Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-20

per'S Weekty for March >
About daVbreak this morning. a cOIOTed
Thief made his exit from the premises OF 20i5
street northwest, closely pursued by pistol
ball. SaluteS Ia early callers has become u
favOrlte pa>timr Of that section.
OHF Public schools at the Paris Ex-
position.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
A special meeting of the board of public
school trustees was held in the Franklin build
ing yesterday afternoon. Mr.. French was
called to the chair and stated the object to DE
TO consider the subject of a representation of
the educational interests Of the District at the
Paris Exposition.
The SUPERINTENDENT presented a letter, sta
ting that the commissioner general TO the
ParlS Exposition Hon. X. &. Mccormick, had
decided 10 have education in the United States
represented there, and ii seemed very deSira-
bic that the District should be represented.
lie therefore recommended that a select com
mIttee he appointed with power 10 take Suita-
bic action. Mr.. Wilson explained that it had
Only 6een decided within a few days that these
interests be represented, and but little time
remained Visitors to the exposition would
naturally look for something from the
Capital, and i would be We'll To have a repre-
s.ntaiinn of the buildings and furniture, aud
there
Mr.. Holland suggested that committee he
appointed To devise means 10 obtain the neceS-
SaIy funds.
Mr. Lloyd referred to the fact that the ex-
ptit>t must NJ met Ill some OIneE way imam Dy
calling on the District Commissioners. Con
ceTtS may be reSOTted TO as before.
Mi johnson doubted if a creditable repre-
sentati0n could be made owing To the lack of
TIME. III II was proposed to send the best
work he did not wish only one set of schools
to be representative It'll district (colOred}
and 9th district county schools should be
represented.
Superintendent Wilson explained that there
need te no extra preparation. the object being
to show what the schools are doing daily. He
further explained that Commissioner General
Met Orlnlck had committed this portion of the
exhibit tu Mr.. Philbrick
Mr.. johnson remarked if Mr.. Phlbrick is
To pass upon the Work then there was little
probability of the work of the Washington
schools going TO Paris, for they all knew that
Massachusetts people could see nothing cred
liable outside Of their state.
Mr.. FTench.-l am Massachusetts man.
and that remark is not true.
Mr.. DAVIS, as Il Massachusetts man. said that
he knew O1 as good schools outside Of MaSSa-
chUseitS as within it.
Mr.. Holland moved that committee of
seVen-One from each diyisiOn-be appointed
TO act With the superintendent i'll taking such
action as they may deem best: adopted, and
MeNSrS. Curtis Reyburn, Browne. HOyey
Lloyd. Carey. Smith, with superintendent
WILSON, ana Cook. We're appointed with power
To nj vacancies. Adjourned.
TIE POWERS OF THE CRIMINAL COURT
Yesterday. George L. Robinson, cOnVic ed
some time since ON IN Indictment for assault
and battery with intent 10 kill, and sentenced
To Jal! for ole year. was before Judge DIN OH
habeaS corpus. and the case was argued by
Mr.. 4: A Bradley fOr the petitioner, and Dis
ITict Attorney Wells for the government. The
petitioner claimed that the statute gave eXcIu-
sIVe jurisdiction Ill cases OF assault and bat
terry 10 the Police Court, and therefore the
party should have been remanded - thai
court for sentence. Judge blln held that the
indictment conferred jurisdiction, and under
the provisions OF section LOS. Revised Sat
UteS. IL was competent for the jury to find the
defendant guilty of a simple assault. if the
testimony warranted il. or of any other OF
Tense necessarily included i'll that with which
lie was charged. He therefore remanded the
prisoner 10 jail
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
A III Stephenson ct al. 10 +. u. Hastead. S,f22I,
sub LOT II Oi lots and ~. SD. S9S. ". +. Mat
tlngly To George Mckimmie, Si,125. lots ~ 10
A. in block 9. Mount Pleasant: Catherine H.
]. sub. Of Girls Portion; Rodolphe Claugh-
ton, trustee. To- John Grinder. $3.50 part lot 2j.
81 IS. Christopher Neumeyer 10 Catherine
Freeman, ,l3t ID, 81 5ts. h. \. Wilson ct
gany, sliG0o: lot y, reservation TO-. Castalia
H9smer to a: II. Herr, s. part lot -. 81.
Snb-lnt h. of lots !. and 8. 81. 30 F. W.
Bergman to Rosa kreamer ct al. s. part
lot /, s'l. 81. ID. B. GrOtf To NJ. ID. Aston,
sou, lot =. So -. CIV. Barry ct al. 10 c. c.
L. Barnard. 5, lot 10, SCI. l94. G. Is. Church
10 C. Allen. =. lots and !. SCI. 4}j. +. W
Bergman 1t n. Ia W. NJ. MuehleiSen. trustee.
=, part !pt ]. ST.. lsi.
TEE WoRKINGMEN's ASSEMBLY met last
night. Mr.. j. II. RalSOn in the chair ReSnlu-
ii0mS offered 10y MI Hamilton pledging the
HI their strike against the merchant tailOrS
were adopted. Mr.. Thomas stated that he had
sent a copy OF the lien laW-read at recent
House District committee, with the request
for lis introduction in the House. The follow
ing committee was appointed 10 urge up n
afs.nNfF
Reynolds. Spier, LandvOight, Whitmore Mea-
ny, Robinson kleiber. kOpp, Cox, Howell and
ward. communlcation was read from the
ing the Assembly TO elect three delegates 10
the Union: referred.
The MURPHY MEErISss.-LaSt night the
Congregational Church was again crowded
On the platform with Mr.. Murphy were Rev
DTs. Newman, Doner, Rankin, Parker and
Evangelist, and Mr.. Cunningham Of Yves
Virginia. Rev. DIR. Newman was the fiji st
SPEAKER, and he was followed by DrS. Parker.
others Mr.. Murphy spoke on The Mothers
innuehCe The overflow meeting was held
al the Nj. T. Church, on OH street CAPTAIN
Silas Sturteyant, Charley Nye and F. +. Muir
ply delivered addresses. The singing va
under the direction OF Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.
LIST OF PATENTS granted to residents nj
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Column
bia, February 9Th, 1873: Charles l. Alexander,
btIt>IoILu L. o>DOTn- ana JOnn e.. Anthony
OF Washington, ID. T.. thill couplings: Robert
W. Oliver, of Richmond. Va, plug tobacco
Christian L. SOelkey of Baltimore Md chin
ney cOwls: William L. Fowler. OF Baltimore
Md, attachment for plOws: Adrian NJ kIoc-
Zewski and Victor KlObaSsa, Of Washingt IN,
ID c. TASKS for cooling liquids. Trade marks !:
A q. Fuller & Co, of DanYile. Va. smoking
and chewing tobacco, cigars, cigarettes. and
snuff
CHOICE SALE.-Attention is called TO the
magnificent collection of Turkish and Persian
goods. Mosaic pOrtiereS and window curtains I:
DaghiStan. Mecca and kelim rugs: Armenian
embTOiderieS, &c. direct from manufacturers
in COnstantinOple and Smyrna, now on exhibit
ton. and Ia be sold a auction OH Thursday
afternoon, February 2lSt, at O'Clock, al Cor
cOran Building, l5th street, near Pennsylvania
avenue.
BLACK CAsHMEREs. black alpacas. m0hairS
cheap; new spring dress goods, just opened ::
SasSl merGS for boys wear, from y cents up ::
.tSe linens, from p cents up: towels napkins !:
.its comnterpaneS, frOEl IS cents up: Sheeting
sotoni - yards wide, from ~ cents up Tow
mn S stdp dry goods store Pennsylvania ave
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