Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-28
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CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-Ihe city school board
met last night, Hon {. L. Stuart, president in
the chair 1t ordered that the clerk be a,l-
thorized to grant second permit to the daugh-
building was ordered with view to remedy all
defects, and to make all necessary repairs. A
new clock was ordered for snowden building,
and q small one for Washington school No. 6. 4
number OF bills for work done, &c, by l.. Mans
field, F. Higgins, VIM A. Vincent and others
Triplett was referred TO the committee on COM
plant and grievances.
PRIZE DRILI.-The Red Mems fair was crowd
ed last night, silver cup having been offered
TO the best drilled cadet. Capt. Mushback,
Lieut.. Bryan and Monroe, of the Light Infantry,
were the Judges. aEd a number of cadets in
Guiding Cadets Christmas, Nining and others
of Washington entered the lists. The prize was
awarded to Sargt. w. T. Slower, Co A. of BaIt-
more. This is the second prize drill cup he has
won this year.
PUBLIC SCHOOL HoL1DAY.-The school board
here on the 4th and 5th of March next The
usual February holiday of the 22d was not
availed of this year, and ii was thought that
many of the parents and pupils would wish to
remain up in order to see the fireworks on the
4th, and thus not reach home until a very late
hour so that the next day would be needed for
regeneration.
INAUGUR ATIoE.-More than one-fourth of the
people OF Alexandria will attend the inaugura-
ton on the 4th Of March if the weather is favor
able and means of reaching the city ample but
the present prospect is that the river route. if
not closed. will be much impeded by ice. and
this will keep many Alexandrians at home.
NoTEs.-W. IL. Lee, sent to Jail here for
SWlndiln9 several persons having served out
his term of service, was discharged yesterday
but was at once arrested by \. w. Chapman
constable OF Norfolk, on warrant charging
him with Swindling there. He sued out Il writ
of habeaS corpus, on which he had q hearing be-
fore Judge Meade, who reIaanded him to Gus
tody. He was taken to Norfolk last evening
The post office here was inspected yester-
day by Postal Inspector Henderson, and found
to be in excellent order in all its departments
The mayor yesterday sent up to the grand
jury the case of Julian Della, charged with
shooting in the street at the boys Knight and
Weberte, bail in $3.50 being given-There
were eleven dodgers at the station house last
night.
THE TELI-TALE BELL.-James Coleman. the
cOlOred man who escaped from the officers
while on his way to the penitentiary, and who
was afterwards captured in Baltimore, was
charged in the Police Court this morning with
being a suspicious character. j. +. Wilson, a
dairyman, at the corner of 9th and l. streets
testified that he heard the bell on his money
drawer ring this morning, and upon going in
the store he caught the defendant who was
going out. Officer ShanlS testified as to the arrest
and to the previous bad character of the defend
ant. The defendant testified that he went in
the dairy to get glass OF milk, and denied
touching the money drawer Bells don't ring
themselves" said the judge $50 days on the
farm a small cOlOred boy named Richard
Moon attempted the same thing Il few minutes
later, and he was served the same way.