Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-05

THE COLoRED HIGH SCHOOL CONTROVERSY.
Messrs. John Ii. Brooks c. b. Purvis and James
II. Smith, the coored members of the school board
have addressed letter to the District Commits
sioners In relation to the action OF the board OF
school trustees in not renewing the contract with
and continuing Miss NJ. J. Patterson as teacher
in the public schools and principal OF the high
school OF the 18th and sth divisions. The letter
states that the reorganization OF the high school
had been subject of consideration for the whole
OF the last school year. it having been concluded
that the best interest OF the school required the
TO have transferred Miss Patterson to some other
school would have caused the removal Of some
other teacher Nothing more the letter states, was
done In Miss PattersOn's case than was legally and
morally correct, and all charges to the contrary are
false Reference is made to the fact that Miss Pat
terson during her term OF service has received
$16650, and that three members of her family have
been employed as teachers In the schools since
1863 receiving an aggregate OF more than s33, $50
as their compensation, and two are now left receiv-
Ing an annual aggregate OF 81, 400.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwsle: L. G. Marlni, repair
and build brick extension three stories high, DO
by 60 feet roof covered with tin &C. for his hall on
+ St, between 9th and 10th SITS NV. Wescott &
Wilcox, repair brick 1907 Pa. ave. NV; $3.50. C. c.
McAyOy, repair frame 1908 oath ST. NV; $780, S. p.
M1ckum, repair brick 1903 H st. NV; $500. j. w.
Willis, erect two-story frame dwelling, Sharon
Hill, county, 81 200.
superintendent w. w. GOdding has TRANSMIT tied
In duplicate the bill for support OF the INDECENT
insane for the quarter ending June 30, 1884
ExcursiOns.
The steamers Lady Of the Lake and J. W. Thomp.
son, OF the Inland and Seaboard coasting line
which have been in Baltimore for some time, have
returned, and are again on the line between this
city and Norfolk. They have both been thoroughly
overhauled, carpeted and painted, and newly fur
n1shed, and had new boilers put In, greatly improv-
ing them. Mr.. Samuel NOrment, well-knOwn
business man, now has the management OF the
line.
The Young Ladies' Missionary society OF the
Hamilne NJ. f. church will give an excursion on
the w. W. COrcOran next Monday evening.
The steamer Arrowsmith runs to Colonial Beach
Saturday afternoons. returning Sundays
Inc steamer W. w. COrcoran makes daily trips
TO Glymont, stopping at intermediate points.
The Mary Washington runs to Occoquan Falls
shat Hall and GlymOnt sundays
Among the many attractions OF the excursion to
Monte CriSto tomorrow will be the presence OF
selada and Signor Deli 'Oro. The excursion VIII be
the event Of the season.
For q good days enjoyment go down On the
Cath0lc Union excursion on Tuesday next
KILLED ON rHR RAILRoAD.-Brazel White. q
colored man, residing at Monticello. just outside the
city limits, was struck by passenger train On the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, about O'Clock this
injuries
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS At CHICAao-The members
OF the Columbia Democratic association will be
well represented at chicago Some OF the members
have already gone, and others viii leave this eve
ming and tomorrow. There win be about nifty
representatives at the convention.
SECOND MARRIAGE AND SECOND DIVORCE
The case OF Henry G. Shock, the young man In
Philadelphia who remarked his divorced wife and
who is son of Commodore Shook, ex-chief Of the
bureau Of steam engineering In this city, as men
toned in THE STAR q few days ago. came up In the
for q second divorce. The answer OF Shock admits
both marriages and most OF the statements made
by the wife, but says he left her account OF ind
ing suspicious letter In his Wife'S handwriting.
TH8 CASE OF THE CARHLESS JURoR.-In the Cir
cult Court, Judge Hagner, this morning. Mr.. j. g.
Bigelow called attention to the case OF the Juror
august Beckman) who was fined $50 for contempt
OF court, as mentioned in Wednesdays STAR He
said Beckman was poor man. and that 1t was
through ignorance that he had taken the course
complained Of Judge HaGAeF said he would con-
kdeE the case,