Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1876, Page 4

EVENING STAR. WEPNESDAY.......Angust 9, 1876. Weather Probabilities To-day. OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, August 2 1816. In the eastern and middle states, slight eban in pressure, variable winds, shifting Toomeerty or southerly, slightly lower tern- clear weather of lat- LOCAL NEWS. musements, , — Park.—The annual Schuetzen- t. _——__ —_ Condensed Locals. ‘The street lamps will be lighted to-night att In., and extinguished at 10:10 p. m. J.c. Parker sends Harper's Weekly for Aa- sust 19, and the Lakesile Linary. No. 53. — this evening, the Marine band be- ergeged to play at the Schuetzenfest. ‘ker is @gain abead of the mail and ex- press with New York and Philadelphia pa- Pers of to-day. Complaints are made by honeekeepers throughout the District that the visits of the garbage men are few and far between. Large andiences are attractei nightly to the Sommer Theater, (Comique,) acd are delighted with Dick Parker's combination and the “Parisian Varieties.” Officer Ahern poticed two colored men las bight acting in a suspic mancer tn rearof the Baltimore a: im porsult, whe: tebaeen market Th 4 street,” and mare their es ncn echavcne Pemocratic EH: MEETING OF THETILDEN AND HENDRICKS REFOKM CLUB. A meeting of the Tilden and Hendricks Reform Clad was held last vight at ita head- quacters on ith street, the president, E. P. Berry, in the chair, and L.D. Wine Te lary. A French eitizen addressed the ciah, he bad been thirt y years a resi- 8 country, during whieh much of b's time had been spent in Pennsyl- van &nd that districts the people do not keep themsel ard Obte 88 @ teacher of languages, lobserved that in the rural er well informed as to pot PS pers are seldom read ip the cerkn voeated the system Of enlightenment practiced by religious or- ganizations, that of furnishi Political tracts. Send politic istribute them. The ct @ great number of good cew ments would be sent to eve this city during the campsiz - called vpon the cinb to render all the ass! ance possible to the central democratic committee in the distribation of documents. So far only fifteen members had handed in their pames aud addresres; this was not suf- ficient, as there ts much work to do. About @ dozen banded in their names as volunteers and the club adjourned. THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION met last night their headquarters, on Louisiana avenue, between 6th and ‘ith streets. As it bad been given out that Gov- error Gilbert C. Walker, of Virginia, would address the association on the political Issues of the cay, unusnal preparations were made; banners snd transparencies dispiay- ing democratic mottoes were bung on the outer wall; the ball was brilliagtiy sighted, and & jarge number of the unterrMed assem- bied. The «miling face of President John E. Norris beemed with joy as the oid sachems ceme Diing in; Judge Moore's step was uieker; Justice Kobinson’s face was rede jer, ard the whole rank and fle appeared alive with expectancy. The opening of the Meeting was celayed somewhat, in order to oparies id that doen Bive time for the speaker to arrive, during whieh groups colle the ‘ball to Giseuss the Fol! sound of the brought iLem to a @ nete from very much regret that engagement at heme | am pleasvre of addressing your & evening vpon the tssues of the pending ter in the ¢ that pleasur was mantfest- ealied upon their Presidential campaign. he vass I sba Conss €d at thi eha Bext best speakers io spread themselves. Ri Moore led off in the bumorous fine, ard got sli hanes goo i,and was fol- lowed by Representat if Peun- atming ocratic a majority in Novemner than it! for any President. The assoc regaled with speeches by J inton and Messrs. J. MeDowe! and H.T. Burroughs. Tre <peec Robinson was rep with « Quotations and © informed the ai ever done =. B. Ro inal Latin Major Carrington Ts that he fought in twenty-two battles in the ennfederate army, Ferved uncer the immortal Stonewal son, and yet had the honor and glor: comwrron country as much at hear other patr RALLYT ay agal presentatives, the of the House and’ the Estate Poo! Committ: claiming $150,coo damages for injuries & tained by reason of his being imprisoned without cause. The parties named as de- fendants are Michael ©. Kerr, John G. Thompson, John M. Glover, J. D. Few, B. B Lewis and A.H.Smith. The charges in the declaration are that the defendants, on the iith of March, assaulted said plaintiff, and with force com- pelled plaintiff to go from and out of his Gwelling-bouse, situated in said District, Into the public street, and then and there forced compelled the said plaintiff to go in and along divers public streets to the com- mon jail of said District, and then and there imprisoned said plaintiff in said jail, and detained bim in prison there without any reasonable cause w of time, to wit: for the space of forty-five days then next following, contrary to law, bb of Justice | em ae aS IR NN \ | ere will be no music at the Smithsonian | | i | oo 1BE 8C74001 BOARD. The Raid Upon The Teachers. The C€ese of Principal Thompson. A regular meeting of the Board of Public | School Trustees was held last evening at the Franklin building, Mr. Cyrtis in the chair and Mr. Secretary. As it was ex. ted that the cases oj lesers. MeKee, ompson, and other teachers would be dis- A communication was received from the auditor of the District (Mr. Vinson) showing the total cost of the Abbott building, a three story pine room building at the intersection of New York avenue, 6th and L streets north- West, to be 825,711.50; filed. Mr. Reyburn presented testimonials as to the character of Miss Ol) it, @ teacher, which was referred. A communication was — from R. D. O. Smith in relation to water closets. | | The nomination of Kate M. Binndon, act- ing teacher female primary, No. 8, Sfth district; Milton C. Dent, assistant in male rammar school, fifth district, made by Mr. oftatt; and Sarah H. Allen, primary No. 1, fourth aistrict, Amanda Whit+more, second- ary. No. 2, fourth district, maie by Mr. Lloyd, were confirmed. Mr. Packard, from the committee on teachers, made @ report in the case of Mr. Lugeubeel, who the committee dropped as @ (eacher of @ colored school in the couaty, recommending the 4; intment of J. M Skipper to the place. The report states that the change is made solely on the gronnd that colored teachers, when they con!d be had, should be placed in charge of colored schools The report was during the latter part of the meeting adopted. Mr. Detrick, from the committee on texi books, #u 1e8, 1 last year, and it was adopted. Mr. Randolph, from the committee on teachers, made a report as to the nomina- tors of Mr. McKee and Mr. Copp, “that g fully considered the evidence in re! be past schoo! rec he eredent! have determived to recommend the ‘ ory N. Copp.” reful consideration they bad cuncinded to 1ecomm ment of Miss Heien J. Day as principal a wf the female grammar school, first district, in place of Mrs. Nevitt. Alito, recommending the appointment of Mrs. Nevitt to the firet feraaie intermediate febool, Eugene D. Harringtoo to a male in- termediate school and Edward A. Paul ase Sisiant tn the inaie grammar school. THE CASE OF PRINCIPAL THOMPSON, Mr. Ravdolph, from the comraittee on teachers, submitted -a report in tne case of Mr. Thompson, as follows: Al the meeting of the board June 26, 1% the romination of John E. Thompson as supervisitg principal of the fourth district Was referred to the committee on teachers. A fuil bearing of the case bas been had, extending through four protracted sessions of the committee, during wbich twenty-eight witnesses were examined and a large mass of documentary evidence filed. Tne objec- Uoers of Mr. Champlin, as member of the sub board of the fourth d ‘tet, to the reap- pointment of Mr. Thompson, and which led to the reference of the case to this com- mittee, were read. |The letter contains the reasons for Mr. Chemplin’s opposition to Mr. Thompson. | The demand of Mr. Thompson for a thor- ough investigation led the committee not to confine the inquiry strictly to the points pre- sented by Mr. C. ip his papers, but to adinit &ll evidence offered, pro and ‘con, affecting Mr. Thompson's official and personal status. Nor was the hearing of testimony in his bebalf closed until, in respouse to the ques- lon of the chairman, he said that he had nothing further to offer. The committee, after due consideration of | @ll the facts, bave failed to reach a unani- | Mejority of the oc fon this | was all pew four years 2 ton of Mr. Thompsou’s and one out | both of which, e on Was thea | Carrington | e | | - | been isoever, fora long space | premises. Tous conclusion. In the judgment of the amities the nominatioa ormpsoa should not be cun- ot John E. e | firmed, end they eo recommend. The undersigned. constituting two of said majority, scbreit ib appurtenances c the Jeifersom but spection of the &2 ture of the ten boys’ s pair at that time. The present cor shows tbat it has bad ve: ° Wilbout going may suflice to ils condit rasts very un- bly with that of the farntture in the departments of Seaton, Wallach and anklin buildings, whieb rnay be taken as tatives of the 1b. other schoo! And this comparison 6 more damaging en the relative ler gth off ime the furnitur nese Several poildings has been in use taken into ac- mpt. The undersigne hearing of the | bauoirgs in order the facts by a perse 7 usion Wh) on of this this furniture wi usage, and r F ayy present muti- ruiture compels as it proves that tae T, neatnes® and care ny sof luis board, and gen- erally upheld Jn the other districts, has not operly enforced here, and that 2 suffl- ciently Vigtiant supervision has not been maintained by the supervising principal over the vicious and _desiractive habits of boys under bis care. For the improper loca- tion, defective copsiruction and inadequate Accommodations of the water-closets the 18 recnired by . With foree and arms | principal cannot be held responsible, and Inat such @ nuisance should be suffered to remain in its present condition reflects no credit vj the loca] trustees. Still, the effects of the indecent violence here so plain- ly sepeuens, and which bave all been wrought within two years, again compel the conclusion that the principal bas failed to TOperiy restrain the gross improprieties of 8 of these seboois while on or about the And from the evidence had u) the bearing we are led to infer that this fail- ure results more from want of tact, plan and etn peed the will of the plaintiff, whereby | management than from inattention or negli- the plaintiff was then and there notonly | gence. greatly burt, bruised and wounded, but was iso thereby greatly exposed and injnred in bis credit and circumstances and in bis rep- It ap from the evidence that Mr. Thompron was placed in general charge of the Jeifersou bullding immediately upon its Btation, and thereby was then and there | occupancy, four years sgo; that @ copy of made to suffer great aitiiction of body and mind, and the plaintiff claims £150,000, and therefore he brings this sui —_+—__—_ ANOTHER FERAUD.—A man of low stature, dark — xiou, and bearing the general features of bis race, bailing from Delni, In- dia, has for more than a month been eity appealing for money and deceiving the unsuspecting. convert in the Lutheran Presbyterian or some other X dia. We have row good authority pour im unworthy spect. Faltimore was the Operations. —-+—_ THE ScBURIZES FEST attendance Yeateriay was t t e Season, and the large crowd e herasetves thor- oughly. Wm. Bebrens. the crowred, and mace tain Vogt, who a resicert © Vere 1B pratxe of The Tyro! created WING CA Officer MeGraw arrested Jon Lewis, who struck James S me, the colored boy, on the bead With a stone while attempt escape from the officer, as stated In vester- day's Stak. Simms’ skvlt was silghtly fractured, but he 1s not considered in a dane gerous concition. Lewis was released from custody on leavirg collateral at the Police Conrt. en ACCIDENT TO A RIGGER.—Yesterday morning Jobn Magce, @ rigger, employed at the pew gas tank,on [, between 2d and &d streets southwest, while engaged in rigging ® derrick, fell @ distance of twelve feet, in- ring himself severely. He was conveyed to bis bome, on sth street, between E and F, a Dr. MeWilliams rendered medical at- —— an BURGLARS BaLKED—An atiempt Made by burglars jast night to enter pai horthwest, whea the 2 Ia e pte r Ben, of the bouse 2 attracted the Teeant Perry and Privates Hurst and Mattingly, who were promptly op the spot, but the thier nad escaped throngh whe rear window and out te oack gate. Nothing was missing. k rinied regulations adopted by the sub- rd of that district (one of which regula- tious specifically assigns to the principal of the male grammar scbool the general care of the building) was officially delivered to Mr. Thompson. | |, This was in pursuance of a well-estab- —Lastnight | Siarm | consent of the superin in thts | lished practice in the publiescbools through- be city before the creation of the office laimis now to have bean | Cf Sppervisipg principal, of entrusting to now In the | Tbe sole or principal male teacher in butld- In- | fi es containing a number of schools, ebietly wr pro- | taught by young ladies, the geueral care supervision of the property, especially of the out-door appurtenar ces. | Mr. Thompson’s responsibility for the gereral care of sald building dates, there | fore, from the time the school first com- mereed 31 The fect that Mr. T. has not | teen ustained by @ discordant gub- the past year, nor bad the nt services of a janitor, shoul jury on the count t it m.ght, were indnee the jadge Lhe sentence. her cour the severity ¢ to Ue annual writ. pation of Mr. Thompson's senool +1 shows that the sealed packets conleining tbe questions were opened by the privetpal (or his fon) in advance of the time to | designated on said packets In writing by | the superiptendeot; that the puptis commu- picated with each other while the examina- lion was in progress; that the method of re- Vising the work by an exchange of papers by the teachers of the male and female gram- mar schools, as directed Py, the superintend. ent, was changed curing the progress of the exemination, without authority from the superintendent. This change was suggested by Mrs. Martin, of the female grammar school, becaure she thought Mr. E. Thomp- fon, the assistant, was not satisfied with her marking; that by too liberal marking the average tage of Mr. Thompeon’s school cent.,on 2dmission, above what it oughe thee have been; that the marking in the male = was | mar school of the scooud district (Meta) nouse | was also made by its own princi pal,with the jent first obtained, and the average is twen' then that of Mr. Thom, Ys Rchool; that he (Mr. T.) did not give the matter his personal attention at all. b THE UNION REVIVAL = ag | Well a tm the reliability of the reenlt reacn- At boon to o8y, and was els io Shucit | ed by an examination nis conduetes. Luke sxv..atd texte containing West | The principal fects in fvidence as to the “ready” were read, showing that we shoald | Personal babits of John E. Thompson are be ready to embrace the truth, reaty to work | these, as testified under oath by several wit- and ready to meet death. Several requects were presented and prayers offered. —\_e—_—_ ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.— Yesterday, Mr Herbert was moving into his store, at the and O streets, when, by some the eloxe of | | drink to tntoxteation, and that his indul- ge6ce Is so moderate as not to inferfere with his duties; that in the use of whisky he is poet oy obeying the instructions of pby- There facts, t judgment, present a nape ~ ar tiie case. an sonouor very serious is in loco p , and if ae ae el pSrept is so controlling upon the life of his | | child, the exampie of is equally fo. The babits of teachers, so important @ matier as the use of intoxicating drinks cannot be ignored by those upon whom their fellow citizens have imposed the sworn trust of choosing public instructors for their chil- The piea that the use is so moderate as Pot to disqualify him for his scnool work does not touch the question of the pernicious influence of such an example upon boys. It is not how much he drinks, but that it is his etice to visit public bars,and that his y8 know it. Neither will the actirg under medical prescription avail, be- canse @ man drinking whisky under the ad- vice of @ physician need not, and he cer- tainly would not, unless ® man of social babits, so-called, drink openly at the public bars. When the doctor finds Son pene pur- peer such @ course he generally orders a rs itis very humiliating that it appears in evidence that Mr. T. has taken the social giass &t public bars, not only with members Of ihe board and ex-trustees, who now advo- cate his re-appointment, but with thos wno oppose it. This only makes it the more im- perative for this board to place iiself bs 4 its action In this ease squarely oa the side of ablic morals, and to determine, at least so lar as this precedent can fix it, that the training of our youth shail not be commit- ted to those whose example may in aay wise tempt to ruin. This case bas excited a painful interest not oniy from the tacts developed. but froma the long aud successfal career of Mr. Thompson asateacher. The expectations raised by his former success as @ teacher have not bean realized in his new position of snpervising R neipal, and the committes would will he mantle of charity had hot tais public exbibit compelled by the tudisereet acts of e of nis friends. JOHN RANDOLPH, Geo. W. DyeK. I conenr tn the coneinsion of my assc Measrs. Randoiph and Dyer. CHas. E. Hoy Mr. Lioyd submitted a miovority re " | signed by Mr. Moffatt and himseif, as fol- | lows: The undersigned, minority of the commit- tee on teachers, respectfully repost that after a@ very careful sxamination of the evidence in the case of John E, Thompson, we are un- able to concur in tae conclusions of the ma- | jority report, for the following reasoas: | That the allegations that Mr. Thompson has | pol taken proper care of the sehool proper- | ty, as supervising principal of said district, bas not been sustained by any evideuce; but, on the contrary, proof has been elicited | that the school property is in as good condi. | tion now as when he took charge of It as su- | Tvising principal two years ago, reasona- le wear excepted. A persoual examination of Jefferson school building by the committee developed the fact that the desks in the male grammar school, having been in use tea years, are lo better condition than other desks In the fame buliding that had been used only four ears. * Xe fo the water closets on the male side of the building, situated 200 feet iu the rear, it clearly appears from the evidence that the Ss is notin fault for their condition, pasmuch as the janitor is about much of the me doting the school hours attending tolis private business elsewhere. The success and efficiency of Mr. Thomp- Son as a teacher are sustained by abundaat testimony, and are admitted by toe com- mittee and superintendent. Mr. Taompson’s étiiciency as @ teacher was not questioned by the committee. Mr. Thompson's qualith cations as a supervising principal and teac! er baying been proven, at the very last moment an effort was made to attack his | ngly have thrown over bis personal fauits | | ferred to the testimony of ex-Trustee McLel- rivate character as @ mau. A formidadie fist’ of restanrants and principal hotels was | Bir Thompson had been tn all of the restau- Tarts. | Mr. Thompson, in order to save time and | Avollany appearance of concealment, fran kK- ly admitted tnat he may nave, to the coarse | | of a Nife-t nce in this city, visited | ‘lof them, ehietly for lunch a vely denied v! ing them as @ babit for the purpose of using intoxteating | , although a declaration was made itnesses Were present to prove that he ad been In allof these places. Not out of Them was ever asked to specify oue, and the regate of the proof by all the witnesses > night have been in a dozen times within rants or bi last two or three years. © this inay be added the testimony of Mr. te! lantyre to the effect that ke had seen Thompson in past yeara, and much less fr quentiy during last year, going into restan- rants about noon. Mr. Hallantyne does not testify to nie drinking. TI that “Mr. Thompso: irnetees to Visit restauran m, but no word of repro. giv # trustee that the examp for bis pur scintilla of evidence * . Tuompson had uk with Or In tue presauce of his er been in the leas? under the quor. sro rule of the boart tnterdictiog a ateacter f ing @ hotel or salt to conesive y theexample of a irastes ts less important than that of a teacher. In u case of Mr. Thompfon tne evidence shows that, so far from having been reprovet for | bis course, be has been encouraged in it by the trustees. Mr. Thompson having lived forty-five years in this community, where the views in regard to this matter are not so Tigid as in some more northern ciltes, it i bol surprising that he fell in with the cus- toms of the people, among whom he has lived so long. It would not be uureasonable lo expect that those who entertain different views should at least caution aod reprove before undertaking to inflict the extreme penalty for non-concurrence with them. In ali points of morals and practice in which there is any common agreement of opinion Mr. Thompson is not only above re- tnger but is a fit example for the youth of is city. The charge that Mr. Thompson has called boys in school ‘‘liars,” testified to by two or toree er, appeared tobe influenced by personal hostility. is flatly con- tradicted by the testimony of thirty Papils his school during who have been attending the last {bree or four years contemporane- ous with the ee who testified adversely. The staterrent of these pupils is hereto an- pnexed and made @ part Of this report. For twenty-seven years Mr. pine age, nas been @ teacher in the iblic schools of this city, annually receiving from the trustees tic strongest expressions of their approval ‘Wherever the schools are known his name is mentioned with honor. Hundreds of our best citizens are living testimonials to his efticievey. No stain rests upon his character, even discovered by the microscopic inspec- tions of this investigation. Tue charges originally alleged against him bave been Gisproved orabandoned. The confidence so long reposed in him has not been shaken. A}l tLe ex-trastees of the district (with two xceptions) which be bas so long served, with many of his old pupils, representing burdreds more, have testified {n the strong. | est terms to bis eificiency as a teacher and | supervising principal and the alraost unan- mous oésire of the people of that district for bis retention. To remove him would be not orly to dis- regard the wishes of those most interested, bul it would be a blow at the confidence of | the publicin the managemeat of our public | sebools. The minority of the committee, therefore, recommend tuat Mr. John §. Taompson bs | confirmed as teacher and supervising princi. pa) of the fourth district. The reports were laid over. Mr. Dyer, from the special committee to investigate certain charges against mem- bers contained in an article in Tae Stax of June 36th, submitted @ report, which was adopted, to the effect that y had failed to find any foundation for the charges. The charges in THE STAR were that cer- tain trustees bad labored to get a position on the school board to further their own selfish ends. Mr. Champlin, from the speci: appointed to examine into the Cg oe! ferred by Wm. Syphax against —, of the —— —— career lepgthy re; ‘con at the bed LO Dandston in Snete which was adopted. boors, called up the Tecolution offered st the last mestiog © we ution o! n* Packard as a substitute. ‘Tnese resoin " rei Ist. reserted, and an inquiry was made waether | 1 | déstrict being mae with the publishers, the cost to parent would be small. As the book now in use, it is very unsatisfactory. years’ trial we are a four Erooks, Cortie, Datciek, D: ren lovey, Jounson, and Packard—13. N iT iwinton 12, Eclectic 5, lank 1. Mr. Detirick called vB resolution re- ported by. the committee at the previous meeting, that Swinton’s geographies be, and the same are hereby, adopted for use in the ublic schools of the District of Columbia From ‘and after the commencement of the next ensuing school year, in piace of the books in the same study now in use: Pro. vided, That onc eae + Ri goon ag ll be made necessar: parents or pupils in con- sequence of thts change in text books, and Sees ies; which was agreed to, and thi o> ot raaulted: 8) that pupils having the proper text-books | heretofore in use shall not required to purchare others. Mr. ae Moved that the subject be postponed for two weeks. Mr. Dettrick argued that there would not then be a quorum present. ‘The resolution was adopted. The resort of the committee on teachers, Tecommending the appointment of Mr. Hen- ry N tog: Bg rincipal of the first district, ib place of R M. McKee, was taken up. Mir Rey burn objected to the change, and after calling atteution to the fact that the Superintendent bad never made any report against Mr. McKee, he moved to invert tie name of Mr. McKee in place of Mr. Copp. Mr. Dyer said the action of the con Lae was wholly due to the fact that they nad found one who, in their opint would ati | ~ the place better. The testimony saowed that | he was not fitted for a principal. ‘The report was adopted. The report recommending the appoi of Miss Day as teacher of the fern mar schcol, in place of Mrs. Nevitt, called up, and Mr. Reyburn remarked that the only ob- Jecilon was that Mrs. Nevitt was near sight ed. Heasked if it was anact of justice to ment | n- was | } Mischarge @ teacher for this cause, probably occasioned by her labors in the schooltroom, defect of vision is to be turned out, there are others who are fit subjects; that mauy teaci- | ers, and some of the girls in the normal sel 1 have defective visiod. As to her lack of discipline, It had been shown that but one case of this kind had occurred, aod here jan as to the character of the schol. Mr. - said that the committee, uncer the testimony, could not do otherwise than they bad. While he had sympathy with both Mr. McKee and Mrs. Nevitt, his oath required him to do his daty, and he had acted sviely on the evidence under his oath. The motion of Mr. Reyburn inserting the pame of Mrs. Nevitt was lost—yeas, Messrs. Brooke, Brooks, Ferguson, Jobasou, Ryder, and Reyburn, 6; nays, 13. The report was then adopted. The report as to the nomination of Mrs. Nevitt (to an intermediate school), aud Messrs. Harrington aud Payl for teacher- Ships was adopted. The report ou Principal Thompson's case | was taken up and Mr. Ryder moved the | i] | adoption of the minority report. Mr. Moffat moved, as it was getting late, to postpone action for one week; lost. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion of Mr. Ryder, and remarked that in doing so he was aware that the subject had been invyesti- gated. He referred to Mr. Thompson a3 026 | to whom was due the credit more perhaps than to any other man of bringing the public | Schools up to their present position, and he (Mr.T.) could point with prideat many former pupils who are now active business | men or are filling useful and honored places society. As an evidence of his success ni the Knowledge of !t among the people he had only to refer to the fact of the almost unanimaons request of the citizens of the #th for bjs reappointmeat. He had watched the investigation closely, and hat failed to sce where his eff nad been impeached. Turn.og to tbe report of the superintendent a8 to Visits to schools in the last annual report he read that of 3,513 visits were by Mr. Thompson. He urged that the dereliction of duty was on tue partof the | janitor, and as to tobacco spittle being on the flocr he thought thet it nad been clearly shown that it was placed on ihe floor on Friday bight at the meeting of the debating society. The other charge is asio bis taking a dribk with bis lunch. He asked was teacher to be heid to astrict accountability and botbing to be said gs to the trustee's ac- | Uon in such respect. There was more respon- sibility on the trustee. Here is # gentiewan | who over aquarter of century had been | engaged in the exalted occupation of a teacber now to be sacrified fora little tobacco Spittie, and !t bas not been snown with sufficient clearness that be is responsible for it. Mr. Hovey said the board requires the principals lo supervise tbe grounds, and as to how he has fuifiled his duties he would refer to the report of the comuatitee on prop- | erty. It seems to be forgotten that, althouga Specific charges had pot been made, com laints had been made against bim, ant ast year, for some of bis misdeeds, he came Within a single vote of being dropped. The committee before making teir report had visited the building and found that the prop- erly bad not been taken careof. The water closets, which were placed in good repair only @ year or 80 ago, were broken and di- lapidated on the boys’ side, while the girls’ apartments are in good order. The seats had been cut with knives, and there was other evidence of want of attention. The chair- man of the committee on property estimates that it will take #1,000 to place the property in repair. He did not believe that it could be done for less than $1,500. He referred to the charge made that one of the trustees had given away some of the property, and he de- boty = State that that property was at the ui lding. Mr. Li = ®aid that Inspector Plowman bad sta’ that he found the property in question at Mr. Sam Hunt's shop, and Hunt stated that Champlin had given itto him, and that Plowman would swear to it. Mr. Hovey remarked that it wasat the building. Mr. Hovey, with a face livid with jon, continued at some length (Messrs. Pac! and Detrick giving him their time) to berate Mr. Thompson, ing that he had not | fulfilled the requirements ofa principal, that ee nis school 32 per cent. too » &C. . p motion of Trustee Liloyd,the considera- ton of the report was postponed till to-night. r. Brooks said that while the condition of the building may be to some extent chargeable on Mr. Tuompson,some of the re- sponsibility belongs to the tor, and he therefore offerea the following, which was adopted : Resolved, That in view of the evidence elicited by the committee on teachers reia- lve to the condition of the Jefferson school building and school furniture in said build- ing, and also the condition of the out houses aud privies for the accommodation of said building, tbat the committee on property be, and is bereby, instructed to thoroughly examine into the causes for this condition of the public property, and whether or not the janitor of the building has faitufally periormed his daties. The board adjourned until this evening. ———_-—_— THR BoARD OF HEALTH met last eve- ning, and Mr. Marbury, from the sanitary police coromittee, reported that the commii- lee and health officer had a consultation re- garding the pound service, and had agreed Vod.spense with the clerk of the pound. It wes aiso decided to pay the pound- master at the rate of 1.25 per day for each day — employed. The report was accepted. Prof. ele fps Kora pace < por at the powers and jarisdiction the Board of Health are ‘condaed to Wash- ington and Georgetown. The statement of | the mortality of the District for the week ending July 29 was submitted by the regi trar:—Tol deaths, 93; male white, 12; fe- male, 11; male col ; female, 7; minors— male white, 9; female, 13; male colored, 17; The of death is~ causes i 5 Soe, 2 week. popu- births was 18.489 Ymnale,'aby female, Te tag health’ were then re- 'm. H. Bobost Spplied for the po- sition of medical sanit . Letters ere from Drs. » Leech a: Brackett, expressing their desire to continue a8 physicians Adjoi ene | of the lightning vei | Deener, Cissell & a a a cere EE ee THE COURTS. THE uwe-Bye bas P LICE CoURT—Judge Mills pro tem. somewhat ‘abou! To «y, Robert Sherlock wae Gned 5 for | Turkey, ard thus bow its street ovine. = McDonald, same be :, Sines it ts announced that the 32 naa Morrison, *‘gentie Anna,” | vroarious drunk last night, aut was | more threatening every day, idewn for 35 this morsing. John D. | War bas ass new interest 10 tae exes Walisce forfeited cilateral. Patric Car- Civilization. Now if this feeling shoul pre Tan, same; John McDermitt, do. Daniel ee of Zar. Bradley, do. Catherine Burress, load on 8th €vozantebui ‘tom!-Luki, and if General street southwest; $5. Mort Harris was seat | Starokanstantsinevielskitoviteh takes the cown to the chain gang for vagraucy. Joho | Smith. affray in the county; €5. Jonna Sal- livan, forfetaed. Sarah A. Smith, assault on M: E. foet farm of Josephine Y« T7 the A oun, coun ; Sivor'es for each ‘apple or tatriy dave ia or or io jail. Wm. Daniels and John Cohen,charged with affray; Daniels forfetted collateral, and Coben was dismissed. Philip Hi forfeited. Peter Lusby, assauitoa Wm. Green in the county; #25 or sixty aays jail. Also, charged with makin, ta to Alfred Rollins. Peter is a hard case, and © the court required him to give $300 to keep the peace or six months in jail. Joseph Wilson, alias Wilkins, assauiton E iward Dickson; $10 and costa. Joseph Wiikerson, ee, charged with assaulting and felon- ous $3. on the corner of 2d and B streets on the night of July 14, and the latter askel wit- ness for & chew of tobacco,aad was told that he bad Love. Wilkerson then Knocked him down ard rifled his pockets of all the money he bad, =3. On cross examination witness owned that his business was writing for a policy cftice, and that the money he had lost Was Won playing policy—that he was on his pa robbing David Thomas, colored, of | jomas testified that he met Wlikerson | ihe Wasbiugton House, tne head- | querters for tue policy shops, when he was robbed. Auotber man was with defendant | at the time. This statement was corrobo. rated by another colored man named Johan H. Br was uear by and saw It. No ere}, aud the coart seat the *# lo the grand Jury, fixing the boads at ) GEORGETOWN. ACTION OF THE WaTER Renr Commit: | Tkk.—The committee receatly appointed the town meeting held at Forrest Hall, co: sisting of Messrs. Wm. H. Tenney, Riley A. Shinn, J. M. Stake and Jos. Liobey, meton | i tow ction Kgainst the water rent of George- at the earllest convenient date. Mr, r | Thomas Orme was appointed collector to | aud remarked that if every oue who has a | solicit funds to defray the expenses of the suit. THE STORM YESTERDAY — Two Vessels , Struck by Lighining.—The storm was feit with | unusual severity in Georgetown yesterday, especially on the wharf and along Water | street, several men there feeling the shock seosibiy. A horse near | r Welch's lower mill was knocked down by it, and the masts of two schconers—the R. H. Sherman, Capt. Martin Wilson, and the Mary P. Hall, Capt. 8. Laxe, lying at Ray's wharf, were struck and shiv- ered. Fortunately no lives were lost. GRAIN MARKET.—Schooner Kitty Ann, With 2,000 bushels of wheat to Hartley « Bro., sold to arrive. There were no receipts rege al today; by rail, 500 bushels wheat 3 er. MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE —Small offer- ings of 700 bushels wheat, with es Of 80 bushels at $1.25, and 111 bushels at $1.26, were ail tne transactions on ‘change to day. —_—_—_—_— ALEXANDRIA. TERIAL aT WEST END.—A large number of sons Were collected at Catts’ Tavern, ai est End, last night, to witness the trial of &@ warrant against Mr. J.T. Hunter, charged with committing an assault on Mr. Harrl- son Emerson some days since. It seems taat the parties, who are old neighbors, had a quarrel about an alleged trespass o: some | geese belonging to one of themon the garden paich of the other, during which it is claim- ed that Hunter beat Emersou in the breast with a stone, causing him to be confined to his bed for severul days. Justice J. Owen Kerby tried the case, acd fined Hanter 320 and costs, avd bound him over to Keep the peace for twelve months.—| Gazette, 8¢h EGYPTIAN WHEAT FROM Years O.b — Waiter L. Pe: growing in the yard of his ho g Of stalks of Egyptian wheat of @ beaatiful Shape apd flue grain, with remarkably weil filled heads, hat is most remarkable about it is that the seed from which it sprang were found in a mummy case at the | Smitheopian Institution, and had preserved thetr vitality for three thousand years. Mr. Penn will test the capacity of the grain for four when it matures. THE CRARGE AGAINST THE Rev. CHAS. KiNG —The grand jury for the couaty court of Prince William ‘yesterday found an to. Giciment against Rey. Charies King for an unlawful assault upon the person of Mr: Aun L. Story. Mr. King demanded anim. mediate trial, and in deference to his wishes Lie Jacge xed the trial for to day. THE CONTEST over the election of chief evgincer of the fire department between Mesers. Leadbeater and Hebner, ts to be heard on Satarday next before C. W. Wat- ties, eq , who has been chosen referee in the Case. Meanwhile ihe sevlor warden will t.ke command in cas t, New GUSBOATS FOR THE GERMAN ‘aVY.-The German ironclad ganbdoat expe (Wasp), woich wes lanucbed oa tae 6th of July, 18 the first of five such boazs whieh are being built for the German ad- miralty at Bremen. Theobject of these ves- s¢is 18 to defend, 'n connection with torpe- does, €xposed parts of the coast aad moutas of rivers, and to escort small expeditions to the vicinity of German harbors. It was considered necessary for this purpose that they should draw but little water, that they could be easily manceuvred, be tolerabdly rapid, and carry a gun capable of penetrat- =. very thick plate at a great distance. ‘be Wespe is 43.5 metres long, 10 65 broad, ard itedraught of water is 3.1’ metres. At | the bow, where it would have to encounter an enemy, it is covered with an iron plate 200 millimetres thick. The deck is also plated to @ thickness of 80 millimetres, and Une vessel is built in water-tight compart- ments, with a double bottom, so as to avoid the danger of being sunk by the enemy’s ehot. re are two engines, together of 709 horse power, and the boats bat the shield. The Wespe is to make its first trial rip next October.—[ Pall Mali Gazette, CABLES FOR THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.— The cotls of the preliminary three-quarter- inch cable for the suspension bridge over tne East river, between Brooklyn and New York, have been shipped from the works of Roebling « in this city, and have reached New Yor They will probably be stretched across the river early io the com- ing week. The cables for the foot bridge, also manufactured here under the supervis- ion of ope of the assistant engineers, are ready for delivery as soon as required. The first cable will bée placed upon large drams on the topof the Brooklyn anchorage, and after the end has been carried over the tower it will be conveyed over the river by a sloo; or lug, over @ large palley on the New York anchorage, and the end carried back aud united witb the other, thus forming the first continuous rope, as “traveler” for the cons veyance of the larger cables. All the wire for the construction of the bridge is to be made at Roebl iv; Trenton True Ainerican, ErFrcrs or DULL TimMgs,—To-day all the mills of Fall river cut down ten cent. in the wages of operatives. Much dissatisfac- tion Is felt by bands, and although but c ratively is said it is easy to see that the feeling 1s intense among the operatives. Manufacturers say this cut-down is their only alternative; they must eitherdo itor close im The Sprague mil!s in Cranston and other parts of Rhode Island are either closed or running With small help. At Bal- Ue the mills shut down Saturday night, and 1,000 operatives were thrown out of i eo pected " ment. It is ex that wil Monday tight last, and resolved to pray an | | Hotei. field with the irregular troops of Petrapavi- ovekaiokaterinaogransk aod invades the Mutessarifik of Butsche'jeboghasttach!iden, then we will begin to thiok there is business on hand. S7 Miss Fonnie Meyers advertises th \t she is “the supreme fayorite #.. gem of we American stage.” &7A Chs: Jemont ( Mass.) minister refused to Marry, & young man, & member of nis church, because his betrothed was not a pro fessed Christian. 87 Two Chinaman convicted of robbery in Sacramento, offered to provide substitutes to endure the Luprisonmeat, as is the eus- tom in thelr own country. S7 Mrs. Jane Grey Swisshelm writes @ wild, dramatic letter to show thai @ canny tchman, deing an leduigent habaad wou & payer of miliiver's t for a sty French wife, became the iyoamite feud. —_—_ CITY ITEMS. One More Carorianate Almost every aay tu Suicide of some poor u bas been enfeebled vy « earthly horizc from the untold and i this cruel complaint the most depressing mapity. it is cosm no country is exempt no family free from its baim tn Gilead; it cor Peruvian Syrup. Fo tering its biessings a) bly, Do disease whict tu the shape of the rs it has been seat~ sk AMP le by the Peruvian psia. Tne most inveterate isease have been completely medict imony Of many of our first - Corns Removed Wi hout Pain Bo the patient can walk with ea diately. Bunions, Club aad inv Vascular Excrescences ete treated at Dr. White's vlishment, Peprsylvania avenue, opposite W Fee, 1 per visit. Hours, 3 a.m. to €p.m. Estabiished in Washington in 1861. ———_ From ® Weil wa Clergyman WasHinGTON; D. C., July 13, 1576. Several yeurs ago wi ister to seamen, traveling by la water, andfconsequer Uy exposed, I much at times from bad digestion ana {ts accompanying symptoms. On tne recom mendation of a frieud [ tried Peruvian Si Iam happy to say that it reileved me of worst features of the disease, and I shali ever feel grateful for the benefits I have derived from this simple and efficacious reme ty. 7,31,2; CHARLES W. Denison. —oepemanens POPULAR IMPROVED SODA With grano- lated ice. KOLB’S, Corner 7th and K streets 7,20:1m oe J. e BANKERS, 1416 Pennsylvania Avenue, pay 6 per cent. interest on deposits, On demand. Special rates on time eee paid January and Joly yanle jeposi ts. or cred 5,27 ,60 ——__*—_—_ CATARRH, discharges from the nead and all other chronic diseases curet. Doctor Hartiey demands no fee until the best denee of success has been realized from his treatment. Office 8/9 9th street n. w. 7,5,) een A SKIN LIKE MONUMENTAL ALABASTER may be aliained by using Glenn's Sulphur Soap, which does away with the necessity for sulphur bat Try it ladies. Itisag uine beautiGer and very economical. Depx Crittenton’s, No.7, avenue, New York. HIST To THOSE PREMATUSELY Gea use Hil’s Hair Dy 31,m,W, Purst-class Scouring Dy A. Fischer enlarged his estab removing to his new building, % uorthwest, three doors west of 9th t very near his former placs. By promptly adopting the latest improvements, whether of American or Europraa invention, he is enabled todo any work in a manner not t be equaled by thse Lol possessing Lhese ‘a cilities. Ladies dresses cleaned and dyod wit being taken apart Crape Velis refinished nice and cheap Travelers leaving the city can have wort done on the very shortest natice. Prices lower than ever before, to suit the mes. AMUSEMENTS. I ECTURB AT LINOOLN BALL BY AN OLD s ABOTIO EXPLORER dé aud W Captaia of per i ject e Ope: Him, Wii etve full descrip: r Monster the Deep, the Polar Wb they foed thelr yourg # thereto yoni babite, b and many other thi the Great Sperm Whale, an? Diegrams of tha Polar anil appertaint tbefr food The Lecturer b tots entect, and bes wit amas, nly master 3, Moet ntlemsn ug by the Holy Writ that neh ang’ 2 ab yeC 8 o'clock sbar} id Indy, 80 cenis. 1 whale did swallow Joi Admission, 50 cente: g SCHUETZENFEST CONTINUED MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNES- DAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 71x, StH, 9TH, LOTH AND Lire. sugd 6t COMIQUK, E TuEarEs. pom Feet, OPEN THE YEAR BOON». Performance EVERY NIGHT. Mat‘ace f» Gea gud biigten EVERY WEDNESDAY TURDAY AFTERNOOS. FIRST-CLASS LN SVEAY ASS* ROY Variety, Drama, Buriesqus asd Jomedy. pov"8-l> i ant OLD at On Exhibition {Naw No. 456 aud Sue 439 77H St. ( 7TH Sr. aT MARERITER’S, No. 432 %th street, between D and B streets, cicht doors above Odd Fellows’ Hail Cholce Oil Paintings. Engrs :ings, Also. stect of Paper Ha: Shades. Pictures, Frames. Picture sels. Rings, Nails, &c., in the District. ‘ERM &7Pleare remember Name and Bomber a7l-ly “EXCURSIONS, PIO NICS, &c Sompay EXcO — ware ere - VEENON SPEINGH, ‘whore bo tox! be — ‘will be sold on es the first trio can AF 4 of charge, Be{reubments, tu- cam be had on the ‘Persons wishing to ® pleasant day in ee eee cap do 80. jy18-3m YORUM BUBEAU EXOUBSIONS, ON THE MABY WASHINGTON. SoNPsT.Excussion a tet at or socet’Besemion, orig he | _yitam to DILL's Potemsc. THU MSDAY yast 10, IS76. Bigd street wharf et 7 = 5 iy will be to n D®* Goons ‘To enabie us to close ont our stock of the very best manner ho . Blankets, &c Re, alcely leaned Care'ct ontil nested, Work seat for and without extra charge enywhere in the District—re- colved from and retnra, by mall or expres treet, Georgetown. D Pest Ofce Omce’ howrs—7 8. m. tw Tk p.m; Bat SUMMER RESORT: PRE evens mJ und: Ho MID OL jorstened has leased this th Virginie; § te oftaste4 te + #) miles from’ Washington ©} ee-borg, ard 8 miles from the wn has effected anoed by the n. Lnck end any Water tc ate sages, Free ride to tbe Springs + be Kept to Dest at Lir- J tear stached) and the charges will JOSEPH &M. PATI ruin TEL /6GAN OOUSTY. W. Va, t anepioes ate monntaia ride from Was Bessecer > % per Douth, , » ans 3520-2m Berkeley Springs, We Va. PEs850NS DE-Ikiae To co To woo! P ENON Seuivos” 7° - HOUSE. CAPE MAY.N.J., Is the most moder and best furnished Hotel at the Cape. Terme 3 GEO 8B. DYER & FP . remons: Bouse, this city tetore. ws OF the Sree DOINT LOOKOUT. ‘SKY 8 COUNTY, MD. SUBF BATHING AND OUEAN BREEZ: HOTEL AND COTTAGE PLAN iT LOOK OUT, at the cc row rr Bay the most leasent Summer Besort o Chesapeske or Potomac. For health and bss no equal, p tng Oli the advan’ Bathtog «ihe oe th 23 and the Potomac I? miler ei, aud the Hotel ant Cottages a tew y of the beso, res © Ooran Brere ton per y Mary W B isc VERMS TO WaMiLt F Chilcren under 12 years mod servants baif price, Addrees FH HOU Sika Laké B¥ace, 20TH COUNTY, N Biss uiticent Seaside Ho ning "250 gas, Water, and ail the mode. 5 < Ample capacit) for I Onmor P beste without ww where ke Lotel is 30 foct from the bea: be a iTyeerd op the coast whites te er lake is within 9% tthe ve iutand, abounding ip Geb aud spvendid for od sailing t band «f muste will beta art-cdance the semsuu (fon Warm Sait and Fresh Water Bathe fe the butiding from New York . ars from thoat chance :. ply at the St Ciena Mul, Phim Aicnmonth Hotel & MCKINNIE, Prop tetors WM ririy. of St, loud Hotel, briladeipiing SRY Mckixs §. of Depot Hotel, Fort Waves Se habia Espanol. S7-A Sine livery in attendance for use 3-00.30 6 He lad. ; I guests, Befitted tast fal) with er ee MER BOABDE! Ast of June to the 2th of . Ho extra cold baths, nor for use of new ten-pin BESS MAKING, TENCE, }, CLOAKS, Bre., Ladies ® Perfect Fit sugt-im SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING! AT REDUCED PRICES. FEW OF THOSE SPRING OAS4. @% SUTTS leit to clove out tor G18 at A. STRAUS’, LOL Penns) ivania avence {INE WHITE MAUSEILLES AND DUCK VESTS scld regardless to cost. A. STRAUS. TRE 2% Cass SUIT down to OU. 1018 Pennsylvania avenve. IOBT-OOLOPED CASS. PANTS at 94.50 ane ‘$6 that sold for BG and $7. A.STLA TS £5 SOK CLOTS DEESS SUITS ro- duced to @15. 1011 Prnrsyivacia svenne, pur OASFS. $6 SUITS on hand yot are to be suid for 912. 4. *TBAUS. GREAT VABISTY OF colore and sizes, far $3 cad ace OFS’ FINBOASS SUITS @7 and @ward 612. a. STBaUS. Ama LINEN AND MOHAIN DUSTSBS at reduced prices. 1011 Peunsyivauia aveage. /OUTHS’ FINE gu sUr eolli: for 61, Y A. BTBAUS. = — cheated BGLISB OU FCK 048s. ; de SUITS to be die J pean pe Bien en. lvenia svence. YT iL SUITS, ot ot A. Boreatee°? = Cprrnzsrs ors. ose. ans less than cust. SW Oass. SUITS for @¢ ot a. ASSI aBD Exiiigiin sla tthe Seated proee, Exe ea aa of age,) eu. 1011 Yaseen et A BRSREREE AS eee yeeros OnSTEENEE'GY SUD EOS ERS?” Wt SUGEV A hae A. STRAUS, t-te _ 1011 PRBNSTLVABIAAVeNTS cozks