Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-13
The Public Schools.


held last evening. Mr.. Grswold the newly APP
pointed member from the sixth district and
Messrs Lovejoy and Farley. reappointed meml-
Ders. were present. The board organized by re-
electing Mr.. G. NJ. Matthews. president. and Nj.
e. b. Rheem, secretary. resolution was
adopted that the committeesremai as at present
until the president announces the new commit
tees through the papers. resolution Ofthanks
to the president. Mr.. Matthew'S and tho retiriag
secretary. Mr.. Brooks. Tor their services last
year was , adopted eo:an'eatlon .,s %as
hitting a letter from Architect Clark.
accompanying specifications for the high
school building; referred to the committee
on buildings with power TO act. Applications
for teachers positions from +. E. Stebbins and
Ellen p. White. and for janitors position from
". II. Guy. were referred. The resignation of
Carrie Z. Church, teacher in the first division,
was accepted. The committee on buildings re-
ported that the plans for the new school build
ings in the second district had been approved by
Them and the board confirmed the action of the
committee. The committee on supplies made a
report on school furniture for the new buildings
(as published in The STAR Of yesterday which
was adopted The committee on accounts was
directed to consider and assign the salaries
OF Janitors of the several school buildings
MI. Farley moved that the names of E. n Boze-
man and Il. il. Matthews on the list of teachers
elected at the last meeting be dropped. After
some discussion the subject was referred to the
sixth division sub-board. A resolution was
adopted that the committee on accounts consider
the question OF allowance of pay to jantOrs for
rent. The committee on buildings was directed
to report to the Commissioners the repairs needed
10 the school buildings during the vacation, and
were given power to act.
Divorces Granted.
THE BUCKLEY CASE.
Yesterday it was briefly noted that Judge
Wyle was engaged in hearing the case of Vim.
buckley agt- Caroline NJ. Buckley (nee Sparks),
who were married in New York City in 1865 and
have resided here since 1872. At the conclusion
of the hearing Judge Wylie made decree
dlVOrclng the parties. In addition to adultery
charged with George W. Black last fall Mrs. b.
was charged with adultery with F. Swift. at
New Rochelle. n. Y; but Mrs b. denied the
charges of adultery. Although the proof of
adultery was not positive (the testimony of the
husband not being admissable) the court thought
that enough had been proved to warrant the
divorce and granted it. The defendant noted an
appeal.
WEBSTER-wEBSTER
Yesterday afternoon, Julia F. Webster was
awarded divorce from bed and board of her
husband James E. Webster by Judge
Myfe and given the custody of the children.
dney were married in this city in 1859, and lived
a@reeably together till 1870. when he began to
drink and has become an habitual drunkard
she charged that he became ill-tempered and
abusive; treated her with great cruelty, and
Iilaiiy furnished no support for the family. The
court directed that a decree be prepared
MORRIS-MORRIS.
A decree Of divorce was this morning granted
Amelia Ann Morris from the bonds of matrimOny
with Lemuel Norris Plaintiff i'm her bill. filed
July last. sets forth the marriage under the
name OF WEIGH. at WOOdville. Prince Georges
county, on December 9th. 1872 and her residence
IN this city Immediately thereafter. and she
charges that in December, 1876 he deserted her
and has not provided for her support, and that
he left here for Nebraska
YOUNG-YOUNG.
decree of divorce was made TO-DAY in the
case Of Sarah +. Young against Edward l..
Young. who were married In this CITY, October
18TH. 1869. She charges that some time after
wards defendant began to drink: that he threat
ened TO shoot her. drawing a revolver and aim
ing it at her; that having been a clerk in the
Internal Revenue bureau. he was DISCHARGED in
june 1870, and did nothing to earn a living till
March. 1878. nor has he contributed to the SUD-
port OF herself and child up to the present time,
he is government clerk.
THE PIERCES DIVORCED.
Also. to James II. Pierce from the bonds of
natrimOny with Elizabeth S. Pierce. who were
lawfully joined in marriage in Mississippi i'm
lS64 He states that having made over his prop
erty to bis wife he came here in 1877 to accept
office and since has repeatedly urged defendant
TO come here and resume her marital relations
but she has refused. An incident in this case
was the production of a copy of the bond given
oy the contracting parties at the time of mar
riage as an earnest that there was no legal i'm
pedlnent in the way of their marriage
Alleged Swindling by Forged Checks.
DISMISSED CENSUS CLERKS EXPLOITS
A young man named J. Bryant Smith, who
has been a clerk i'm the Census office and living
at 2O7 street northeast, is reported as having
gone from the city, leaving behind a
number of unpaid bills due several persons in
that section of the city, with whom he
settled by giving worthless checks. pur-
porting to be signed by VIM. Stickney Those
who accepted these checks are Messrs. Dellwig
Il .McCauley, grOcers, corner I'd and streets
northeast, who took a check for ESQ in payment
Of bill of s3S. giving Sl2 cash in changes Mr.
q. Reynolds. keeper of a drug store near Messrs.
DellWig Il McCauley, who received a similar
check of Sl2 for a bill incurred by Smith of
s.. 20. giving the change; his landlady, Mrs.
Palmer, to whom he gave check for 500: ]. H.
Gheen, livery stable keeper on ST., check for
so. These settlements of his accounts by
check were made after banking hours on Satur-
day. and OF course the genuineness of the checks
could not be ascertained until Monday by which
time he had left the city for parts unknown. 1t
was then discovered that the checks were
forged. Smith was discharged from the Census
office on the Sth instant.
The Courts.
CIRCUIT COURr-Judqe James.
Yesterday, Mackall, jr., agt. Redeem: excep-
tons to awards sustained motion for Indictment