The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-09
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Progress of the Public school Sys-
tcm-ImprOved Buildings aud an
Advance In Books-More Sailors for
the Navy-PrOducts for the Markets
Arrivals ut the wharvcs.
Tho reports from the different schools so far
warrant the belief that there will be larger
attendance of scholars this year than in any
previous year since tho public schools have
been established In tho District. This graft.
flying enlargement OF attendance can DO at.
OF the District than TO the deep and fast.in.
creasing interest taken by our people In tho
TO know that tho people of our section, South
Washington, arc fully abreast OF those In
other parts Of r,ror the city in
ton ton for The masses, and many Of the
children who in former years wandered about
the streets are now persuaded 10 seek the Gull
ing the thirty years which have elapsed since
free school was first opened In South Washing.
ton fast improvements have been made In
camo the old frame schoohouses and primitive
books (but little advanced from those OF
Colonial days., followed in q few years by
now be pointed oup, and class Of
books suited to q moro advanced
state of culture; and now. We have tho
Vulnerable apartments entirely complete In
all the details OF the most advanced stage OF
modern public schools, and the books used
latest and most improved editions yet placed
before tho American public. CRITIC re-
porter, while seeking school information this
morning, dropped In on Mr.. Burt, the genial
postmaster OF tho South Washington branch
oflcc, In conjunction with which is ono OF tho
Leading stationery stores OF the National
Capital. Piled In among myriad of gram
mars, Biographies, arithmetics histories and
countless other school books lust received was
q patent book,cover made by the Holden
MAJ Company. of Dayton, Ohio.
book and preserve the cover intact for gen
Grafton. The public Is highly pleased with the
novelty and Mr.. Burt says that he finds an
dillon TO tho books are the beautiful cards that
accompany each one. The cards are exceed
ingly delicate in execution. They arc issued
by prominent Eastern firms and are much su.
perior In finish to those Issued by stores gem
orally.
Louis Douglas, a loudmouthed colored ora
tor, was raked In yesterday afternoon by ON
Ger Hutchinson at the instlgation OF Lizzie
Coleman, of the South Washington Buzzards
Roost. Louis was charged with unseemly and
brutal conduct.
mand Of Lieutenant Curtis, Of tho Navy, came
from Norfolk on the steamer George Leary
The jolly tars Will be assigned to duty on the
sea ehortly.
Early this morning crowds OF teams COM
menced running over tho Long Bridge from
virginia. Some few of them were loaded with
wood, but the great majority contained fruit,
vegetables and poultry for tho Saturday mar
ket.
Sixty sheets Of boiler iron were In cars on
tho Baltimore x Potomac sidings this morn
ing. The iron came from Jersey City for the
United States Government and was sent to the
Navy-Yard to-day.
Nine prisoners were landed In the South
Washington Station. House In tho twenty.four
hours ending at 8 a. n, to-day.
Mr.. David Lescallett, of the Baltimore &
Potomac Railroad, left this afternoon for a
three weeks pleasure trip to Denver, Col. Mrs.
Lescallett is now on visit TO Pennsylvania.
Complaints are often made by excursonlsts
of the persistent solicitations Of tho shoe
sinners at the wharves. refusal only seems
TO brighten the intellect OF the urchins.
Harbormaster Sutton reports the following
arrivals at the South Washington wharves for
September 8: Schooner ID. +. Walker, Captain
westgate, 1,O20 tons Of ice for the Independ-
ent Ice Company; schooner Susan Ellen, Cap.
tain Perry, Ill tons coal for Charles ID. Narden
| Co.; barge Mamie Newton, Captain Fltzslm-
mons, 265 tons OF coal for Clark Given;
barge Gratitude, Captain Gunson, DAT tons of
coal for g. 7. sherifr; barge Honesty, Captain
Handy, 253 tons of coal for j. Williams, Navy.
| for Stephenson Il Bros; schooner wicomico,
Captain Greyson, go cords Of wood for II. T.
OF wood for stephenson & Bros; schooner
James A. Harper, Captain Kelly, 10 cords
Of wood for stephenson 4 Bros;
bushels sweet potatoes for W. W. Lelshern;
sloop Lolita, Captain Warner, 1000 melons for
| Golden 4 Richardson; schooner Lizzie Rea-
| gan, Captain Smith, 1000 melons for Golden
| Richardson; schooner Golden Rule, Captain
Wilson, $500 melons for J. L. Clomonts
schooner McMaster, Captain Thomas, $500
melons for VIM. N Evans; sloop Wave. Capt.
Chiseltine, $50 bushels oysters for VIM. O..
Nolan; schooner Independent, Captain Har-
din, 100 bushels oysters for VIM. Q. Nolan;
| sloop Rowing Arrow, Captain Dickerson, 100
| bushels oysters for market sloop Arthur,
| Captain Collision, 100 bushels oysters for the
| general market.