National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-14

IHf hAtIN BENNINGh.-1 was
the second day Of the spring trotting meeting
at the Benning's race track. The weather was
fair, the trotting was good and the attendance
mail. There was only one race, that for
horses of the $40 class. There were four
starters aud Maud won In three straight heats.
The following is summary OF the race:
Maud ..:.,...............'...' !
Mount Holly .....................'...'2
Anne Arundel Maid. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4 4
Time-2:ilN, sii; 9:iSiI.
PREPARE THE MARRIAGE FEAsT.-Thc clerk
Of the court has issued marriage licenses to the
following parties: Samuel II. Henry and Mary
q. Hunt: John Harris and jamie Nokcs; Lewis
Mangum and Lima Erhmann: Samuel Jackson
and Zurah Tcnnoy; IT, NJ. DcAtlcy aud Phoebe
J. Raynor; John Taylor and Emily Harper;
Charles Harmon, Of Prince Georges county,
Nd, and Fanny Fleury, of this city; Geo. W.
Harmon, Of Prince Georges county, Nd, and
Sarah Z. Milstcad, Of this city.
The Mt. VERNON sEMrSARY.-The com.
mencement of the Mt. Vernon Seminary, Mrs
j. L. Somers principal, will BE- held In the Nc.
iropolitan church this evening. The following
are the Ave young ladies who compose the
graduating class Margaret E. Clark, Wash.
ington, ID. G., English course; Mabel Eddy, In
aianapols, Ind English course; Mary Stewart
indianapolis, Ind, English course Juliet NJ
Evcrts, indianapolis, Ind. Modern Classical
sourse Carrie Bosanquet ellis, Brooklyn, N.
", Classical course. The exercises will consist
Of selections Of vocal and instrumental music,
Essays, and an address to the graduates by Rev.
D. ii. Tiffany, of New York. There will be
an abundance Of flowers, many of which will
come from the gardens at the White House.
Mrs. Hayes recently paid visit to the Mt.
Vernon Seminary, and II Is said that she con-
sidercd that the pupils were fine lot Of
young girls :" so they will go out into the
world well recommended.
wAsuiSaToS FEMALE SEMISARy.-The cx-
animation Of the Washington Female Scmi-
nary Mrs Butchcr's) was held yesterday at
the seminary building on Tenth street. The
examination was conducted principally by Mr.
Douglass, brother of Mr. Butcher, assisted
by Rev. G. u. Ramsdcll and Mcssrs Conn and
Tilley. Although a number Of the Older
scholars abscntcd themselves on the plea OF
illness, thosc present, as a general thing, ac'
quilted themselves most crcditably, and an.
swcrcd questions In arithmetic, geography
grammar. natural philosophy, etc. taken pro
miscuously from the Textbooks, rs well as i'm
promptu ones by the examiners, in manner
which showed they had been well instructed
The singing and calisthcnics, with piano &C
Compartment, by Miss Ada Conn, were vcr,
good. The public commencement exercises
come OF In Lincoln hall to-norrow evening.
CoeT OF MILE OF PAvEMEST.-Th,
submitted statement Of the Gust Of the pave
meut, which shows, for material furnished
and pavement laid, complete, upon sal,
avenue, rs follows: For 1881 500 superficial
yards pavement laid complete, at 1918 pc
quare yard s296,S19.6s; for 1861 1910
linear feet 5-inch curb set along street railwa,
tracks, at 20 cents per linear foot, $40, 2s3 81
for /, 1911 superficial yards Of hydraulic con
crete, laid one inch below s-inch base, at |;
cents per square yard, S2}s9s; for 2,5Si
superficial yards bituminous concrete laid, a
Is cents per square yard additional price
se<5; for 4O1 2l-l00 superficial yards Ncucha
tel rock surface relaid, (due to change,
grade,) at $3.50 per square yard, I,l6i.62
for ~ 9-l0 superficial yards Grahamte surfac
rclaid, tduc to changed gradc,) at SIS pc
square yard, s5l.3i; undcrpinning l4,63
6-lOO linear feet street railway tracks, u
.O774A cents per foot, 81, 1929; dressing stree
curb north side of avenue, between Ninth an,
Tenth streets, SIS. Total Of final estimates o
Ecuchatcl and Grahanite contracts, 1910,
3sl.86, to which add amounts Of voucher
drawn by commissions, viz: For J. j. Bur
rows, at various dates, S2,3ls0l; printing
proposals and blanks, $3.50; pay rolls super
intcndencr, engineering, inspection, &c.
45,6T3; travelling expenses Of superintendent
&s2b3; repairing Of street traps &C., Sli-
making total cost Of pavement, $3ls, 1913.