The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-02
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2stb, 1877.
DEAR Washington cannot be
said to be very hilarious just at present
In fact, if was not afraid 10 say it, should
assert that it was very stupid, and as quiet as
Turkey Town,-when Jeff Scott is at Elk
ton. The President has aroused the wrath
of the boarding house people by his deter
mutation not to have any chunks of natio-
nal wisdom here until the Fall. Every one
who has rooms to rent-and that takes in
nine tenths of the population of the city
set up a plaintive howl on this decision
being made public. An Indignation NEE
ting was held-the average American must
always he happy, hold meeting and
make resolutions 1T was resolved that,
whereby the President has, by defer
ring the assembling of Congress, commit
ted an Infamous outrage on the public in
general, and e'uns in particular: therefore
resolved, that we, the liver fiends and hash
concocters of the city of Washington, do
hereby close our doors on Mr.. Hayes and
his immediate relations
The National Capital was somewhat ex-
ercised during the past week over the ac-
counts, as published in the newspapers, of
the punishment of schoolboy, Frank
Flanagan, by his teacher, Miss Mary Evans,
in one of our public schools The boys
statement is briefly this, that he missed
word in the spelling class; that Miss Evans
struck him across the arm with a ruler and
then elevating her petite foot, kicked him
three times in the side, the trinity of kicks
produced severe internal disarrangement,
hrin ahn
investigation.
The teachers account is somewhat differ
ent. She states that young Flanagan was
troublesome Juvenile, afflicted with the
North American system of sitting with his
feet elevated on the desk opposite that
after repeatedly commanding him to change
his Informal attitude into more becoming
equilibrium, she advanced upon him, and
A..king-gently kicking-him on the most
approximate leg, she thus compelled him
to assume straight-up sitting position.
This The teacher asserts is the entire his
tory of the affair that has sickened the boy
-sickened herself. She is Frustrated with
Il bilious attack superinduced by news
paper attacks, and threatens to sicken the
public if harped on much longer.
Without being acquainted with the par
ties involved, and merely taking the case
evidence am led to side rather with the
teacher than the pupil. At the same time
l serisusly object to lady teachers indulging
in the sinful practice of kicking. Female
teachers are generally young and handsome;
therefore as klckers they would be on the
stage, simply delightful, but in a school
room, where the audience is too young to
be interested and just old enough to be
kicked, they must certainly find themselves
unappreciated, and ought never contract
the habit, unless they are expert at kicking.
OUR NAVAL STATUE.
The monument to the memory of the
dead of the Navy who fell during the rebel
lion, located at the foot of the West Capitol
grounds is now nearly Completed most of
the statuary having been lifted into position.
1t was visited yesterday by hundreds of
people, and comment in almost every case
was favorable.
The growing figures, History and Amer
lea, are admirably executed. History holds
in one hand tablet and in the other a
stylus, while America, who is represented
as weeping, stands on the right of History
with her head resting on the latters should
ers. Both figures front west. Below them,
also fronting west, just above the pedestal,
is a statue of Victory, holding an uplifted
wreath in her right hand, and at either side
of her feet recline small figures represent
ing Neptune and Mars. On the east front
statue of Peace, the same size as that of
Victory, viz: y feet high, will be placed.
She will hold an olive branch in her hand
and will be t1anked by marble representa-
tons of agricultural implements.
The monument, when completed, will be
the most attractive in the city. 1t is about
forty feet in height, and will give the city
another material attraction in the way of
works of art. J. II. p.