Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-26

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF DRAWING
AND PENMANsHIP of the pupils OF the pub
lie schools OF Washington and GEORGETOWN,
ISon place this afternoon At the Franklin
buiiofnE, and there was quite large as
semolsge of the friends Of the schools aud
the pupils present. The exhibition took
place In the hall In the third story, and the
center was occupied by stand, on which
were arranged the states of the pupils
SIX nom each school, containing draw.
,,ppgs, from the sample attempts Of
, figures, while on the walls were the crayon
drawines-nine from each OF the grammar
and intermediate schools, and six from the
copy books from each school on exhibition.
Many Of those present were agreeably sur
Prised at the progress made. the general ver-
dict being that the exhibition In point OF
excellence is fully fifty per cent. better than
that OF last year. The normal school room
contained some very fine sketches OF the pu.
pills, and in the grammar school room there
were some finely executed designs. On the
black boards the competition In object and
dictation drawing took place under the di-
Miss A. Wilson, the assistant, aud the COM
mittee. In the first class there were six
competitors-Wm Cohen, Frank Mcdowell,
opd district, and VIM Sharretts and VIM.
Hudson, of the first This trial was in pro-
gress when our report closed.
ARRESTED FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE
FIsHERMEN's WAR.-Yesterday Detectives
Joseph
Sprapsey, OF Maryland, into custody on q
bench warrant issued by the court of Charles
county, Nd, where an Indictment had been
Ionhd against him "a, for assault and battery
and Captnio Joseph Denty. the former OF this
city. and the latter of Alexandria, during the
trouble several weeks since between the tsh-
ermen on the Charles county shore, In which,
IL Is alleged, Captain Spransey took an ac-
tive part with somewhat notorious Quasi
constable named Carpenter. The captain
gave bonds before Judg e Smell for his appear
ance In Charles county, and afterwards left
for that place OF his own accord. He asserts
that he, with his tug boat. were pressed into
service by Carpenter on the occasion referred
TO.
q DECREE OF DIVORCE was made by
Judge Wylte, In the Equity Court Yesterday
in the case of Emma V. Bartlett agt. George
w. BARTLETT. The petition sets forth that
complainant Is resident of this District,
ana mas been for the past seven years; that
the defendant resided in this District pre-
vious to 1874, when he abandoned his resi-
dence In said District, and now resides, as
she 6eileves, In Indiana. They were mar
ried In this city, January so, 1858, by Rev. Z.
r: Gray; cohabited together as husband and
wife for more than five years; have two
children living, and she charges he commit
ted various acts of adultery, and treated her
with great cruelty, and since June 20, 1874,
be has wholly failed to provide for her chill
oren, or In any way aid In their support.
MOTHERS CAN DEFEND upon always ind
and their boys too. B. Robinson & Co, 9O9
pennsylvania avenue, next to Williams. A
large lot of goods just received, suitable for
the warm weather; light lots children's
suits, to IL years; short coats, boys suit
from to Is years; youths suits. from is to
q years. Prices to suit all.-[AdUt.
THE MARKET HOUSE CAsE-In the case
OF Hoffman ct al. against the Washington
Market Company, in which a report was
MED q few DAYS since by the receivers
lMessrs. Elliot and Chand ler,) showing that
they had received s34 600 arrearages of rent,
Judge Wylie has made an order that they
pay over $50, 600 to the company.
REAL ESTATE SALES.-Messrs. Duncan
son Bros, auctioneers, sold yesterday after
noon for Samuel E. Arnold, trustee, the east
half OF lot 4, in square No 107, with the i'm
provemenfs, consisting Of q two story brick
house, situated on X street, between 18th and
18TH streets northwest, to Catherine Brown,
for 80 AS.
DEATH OF VENERABLE LADY.-Mrs.
Teresa G. Clark, wife of John ID. Clark, ESQ.,,
died last night, In the 81 tn year OF her age,
leaving her venerable husband and large
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