Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-10

Amusements, &c, Tonight.
National Theater.-"UncIe Toms Cabin"
7Tse0ter C5Daiq'le.--Varieties.
Condensed Locals.
From j. c. Parker we have the New York
papers in advance o. the mails
S:r6e. lamps w be lighted tonight at II
midnight, and e-ltinsuished at AIS am.
Psi Master b. F. Fuller of Acacia LODGE
No Is, +. \. \. NJ, was presented with a hand
some past masters jewel az a meeting OF that
ledge last night.
AT meeting OF the Columbia CalCSs last
night several new members were elccic /. A
new uniform consisting of gray cadet jacket,
pants to match, trimmed with red cloth, aud a
red cap, was adopted. This organization,
when complete, viii constitute Company C.,
District of Columbia volunteer militia, lSt req
ment.
The delegates from the various mechanical
department of the Washington maynard met
last night at odd Fellows hall, on Sth sire ct
east, Mr.; Phillip CaywOOd in the chair, and
VIM. Robinson secretary The committee t.
wait upon the House committee on labor and
education made report OF their conference
with that committee.
Mr.. Joseph Howard. an old resident OF E st
washington, while driving his wagon We ter
day. was seized v it'll fit of apOpleXy, and was
conducted to his home, where he now lies dan
gerOuSly ILL.,
All the police stations now have telephone
communication with police headquarters
III VIII he seen by the announcement else
where that the asst evening exhibition OF the
C0rcoran Gallery for this season takes place
About L O'Clock last night fire was dis
covered by Officer Drane in the alley between
1st and I'd and ID and streets, which was
found to have been Caused by lime and hay
thrown into manure box. 1t vas eA n
SuiShed before much damage was done.
Ab"ut l2l2 O'Clock last night Officers Hurst,
Slate and JeifrlcS took in charge Andrew
Jones, an insane cOlOred man, residing at Cos
street, and the first named officer had his
hand badly bitten by JOnc:, who was locked
mp at The SIth precinct station.
Must The Public Schools BE Closed?
AS may he supposed, the statement in yes
3eTday'S STAR in reference TO the probable
closing Of the public schools, is causing no lit
lie anxiety among the teachers. parents aud
pupils For some few weeks past some of the
teachers have been apprehensive that they
NOnId not be able to make the full year. but
have been hopeful that some arrangement
would he made. Some of the teachers are the
sole support OF families, and it would cause
some suffering II they We're at once deprived
OF employment. When the allotment was
made for the present school year the trustees
10 be ON the safe side. did not contract With
Abe teachers tOr whole year, bat for eight
months, having III view the limited amount
appOrtlOned.
THE SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE CLOSED THIS
MONTH.
Calling at the District Commissioners Office
this morning our reporter aScertained that the
auditor has been requested to at once report
The condition of the school fund, and also the
amount OF funds received from taxes and dur
ing the course of the day il is likely that the
Commissioners will determine what they can
ito. 1T Is safe 10 say that the Commissioners
VIII De enabled 10 furnish little more money:
probably enough to keep the schools in OpeTa-
ton tJr the remainder of the month. and one
thing n least can be relied on: that in case it
rs necessary to close the schools at Ieas1 ten
days notice will be given.
WHETHER THE SCHOOLS WILL BE rim
THROUGH MAY AND JUNE,
VIII depend on The amount of delinquent taxes
paid. Unless the taxes come in more RAPIDLY
than they have for few weeks past the Com
q ill in of +ha,,,
DblgatlOn to pay loan Of $4,000 to the gov
eminent To close the schools in a few weeks
The Commissioners are exceedingly anxious
that the schools shall continue 10 the cO~9 or
the year and if Obliged for want of funds to
do away with any of the departments under
them, the schools will be the last 70 be dis
furbed.
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS
AS there are In the schools the children of
some twenty i've or thirty members of Con
gTeSS besides those of a number of officials OF
The government who are not to be regard d
as citizens here: aud in view of the further
TACT that tWO-thirdS III the pupils are children
OF non taxpayers, il would appear that it is %
little as Congress can do to make the aDpropli l.
alton Of $500, which has been asked for.
THE WORKINGMEN's ASSEMBLY met last
night, Mr.. John w. Reynolds in the chair
and Mr.. q. I. L. Taylor secretary. Mr.
Thomas, from the judiciary committee maize
adverse report on the question of apprO
priating money to purchase 800 copies OF Sena
tor SargentS speech on the Chinese labor
the table; adopted. Mr.. Hamilton from the
special committee having charge of the sub
Ject OF apprentices, made report in the form
OF bill TO be urged before Congress reeulat
ing the employment of apprentices The
report was laid over for one week. Mr. Fl I'M
ilton submitted resolutions indOrSng the ac-
non OF Hon. ii. b. Wright, OF Penn, in intro
ducing bill TO issue greenbacks TO carry on
needed public Improvements, and denOunciny
The members who objected to the censidera-
ion OF the bill. In advocating these reSolu-
flOnSr Mr.. Hamilton alluded to his remarks
made before the TailOT'S Union in relation to
an, The impending crisis, for which he had been
freely denounced. He reiterated what he
had said then, that their is a crisis
impending III this country which the
bill offered by Mr.. Wright is best calculated TO
avert Unless Congress does something in the
way of appropriations to set the wheels of en-
ferprlse and progress in motion, this impend-
ing crisis is Very near. He hoped the next
Congress would be wOrkingmen'S CONGRESS-
Considerable discussion followed for aud
against the resolutions, and they we've hnally
laid over for one week.
Mi. Armstrong moved that committee of
three be appointed TO procure statistics of the
number OF cOnyictS confined in the various
state prisons. and the products of cOnyiri
labor: adopted, and the chair appoint 4
MeSsrs. Armstrong, Chappell and Ramsay as
the committee.
Prior to going into private session, a com
mlttee on organization was appointed, consist
ing OF MeSSrS. Spier, Barker, Taylor, McDJn-
aid and GARRISON.
ROBBERS AND ROBBERIEs-The dwelling
houses of Andrew ROthweu and Mr. Brown
IN the same neighbOrhOOd on street, between
6;h and It'll northwest, were entered through
the basement windows last night. the prem
Uses ranSacked, and considerable siverware
Jewelry, &c., carried of About O'Clock
this morning Officer Breen, of the fifth pre-
cjnct station, noticed two cOlOred men going
through he alley in the rear of the National
theatre, from the direction of + street each
having filed bag. He halted them and they
tried to escape, one succeeding but the other
one was himself bagged. The bag contained
several bottles of wine, a jimmy, a bottle of
whisky, some tea, soap, butter, &C.. and at
me stati0n,house pistol was found on the
prisoner He gave the name of Ashley Jack
son and was locked up. About $50 O'Clock
This morning Officer j. A. Smith frightened off
thlei who was operating on the show win.
dow OF H. Z. Stevens No. jO9 Pennsylvania
avenue. He had succeeded in boring a hole
Through The wood work. Officer Middleton,
OF the hrst precinct station South Washing
lngton, has arrested sam Matthews, alias
Sam Patch, cOored, having in his possession
twenty yards OF white lace for curtains Snr
posed TO have been stolen. He was locked up
on suspicion.
LONsDALE CAMBRIC very cheap: caSsimeras.
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