yo ubiy on all the mominat.oas e: Cnuaner ov Korpxry at a Caro Taste — ‘TIE EVENING STAR. LOCAL NEWS. one Ares m ke, To-Night. sac Toe John Froucham as Micawter,? in wa suc esful ©. Lickens® grest novel, «David das “Gerald Fitam.urice” ia from Irvhine. Hatt.—Secons grand ball of m C rpeaters Society. renctigesere= Corporat om Afiairs. Voaev or Aturnuxy, Jan. 6—The cha'r announerd that there was a vaeiney in the po- Riticn of messenger tothe Board. Mr. Lloyd Rominated Samurl C. Mills. Mr. Taibert nom- inat d Samne. Barus tr. Tait noninat d Alexander Eaton. The result of the fir t ballot ‘War, Mills 6, Barnes 1, Eaton 3; and Mc. Mi Is Was declared wit ete A communtaton F anaui was received from the Falling; de" for reli fof nit incagnoni, and the organize additional Public Seaools ia use st School District, mmunication from the Mayor, re- bent his approval, the bill ent ded Fe gulate the ass sement for paving t is avenue.” The Mayor still which by its ttle would b scribe a mad: rk SUppowed to to set we amet ditt be Impossible, because ‘gina amoun's have paid. Besides, the assesemeat RoW Proposed to set as was the Inspector of paved carriage ways, © ih section of the act of June 1c, under 156; i conformity with law, ae-ord auee with pr Fred to the Commirt The report of tant of the Washing- wo nik Was referred to the Comittee o1 the van M en presented th tion of William Quigley, praying remis i a fine; referred to Committer on claim of Jen- war, for m shed the poor; ted to Committee on Health. Mr. Flvaps presented the p+ tition of F. Dai- Lockers, for mmprovement of bith stret m Lio N ; Feferred to the ee on hoprovem \. introdu t removing from T of this Corporation. The provisions of the charter ihe Register, aud the power ucils to Temove him for failing to duties wi h thdelity and a strict re- @ interests uf this Corporation, &c., w order an election tw fill the vacane the law of the Corporation of f = bi wader th gers on to Te a-rick t ¥ of this Corpo- $ Ttain times between the 26th of wber, 1867, and the #b of January, 148 to sign, as the law required him todo, 3 Warrant for the ps at uf the eilaries of T= of the hools, for which an duly made, unless upen he illegally and presump and, in expkins- . it send to the ils meeting of the Le fist iia his ¢ utumacy until the hould be wc ur oF discomt tof many poration, and the discredit and then yielded only upoo application had been muse jae Court for a mandamus: and Willful disobedience of law and bligations, in performance of a y ministerial duty, should not be tolerated nrebuked, if the legitimate authority of Torporation is to be muintained: There. f The first sectiv riek A. Bes Poracion be, and Ibe said office of the bill provides well, tue Register of the yy. Temeved fr coud section prov fill the vaeancy ensnming, and to be ot approval of this s Buel section 3 authorizes th | 2. 0 rn oud wt s rs bee ject dand qualified | teen ppon th. hat office.” } Mr Tait moved to Week aud pr: Mr. Moore qaotion. The Regi the people. and t putter for hi- conton wld not be ‘ the bill for one wedings. Id not oppose the F Wns simply a servant of public tuierests should | ¥ Was «matter which | overlooked. The motion was Noyes presented the petition of WS. aderson and others. for grading and paving ieys im square dus: referred to the Com- >on Improvements. Mr. Elyans introduced a resolution requir- dng the President of the Board of Aldermen to netify the variou= parties at present perma- Br nily or temporarily located aud transacting Bexfnes= m the Aldermen's Chamber, that the Poriher use Of the w parties to pisee iron railings ton 4 the butldmng line to beantify their er if necessary and take something off the width of the carria: ws Noyes said b ud fsvor the passage < rad kew cuz the erection of iran ITposes, -even oreven In other cities < wite as our rerly spaceallowed for ornamental rail- was . flowers, &e., y Live feet w fo devote som scorched streets shrubbery, and flowers thiowed of our wide, dusty, mental grass-plais, Mivileges may be waiter taser achane ~ Mesers. El Noyes. Richard=, on, M aud Tarton—=, | ran, Talbert, and maeed. mw the Chums Comuittee, re. | sdversely on Council bill for relief of prted m. Turner, and it was rejected on the third | reading. Mr. McCatbran, from the same com- wittre, reported the bill for relief of A. Fletcher; wade the special order for next Moaday night “werk. Mr. Lloyd, from same, reporied bill for reiiet of Charles Klotz, remitung the tae of | tnpo-ed on him for an alleged violation of | from the Committee on Schools, | d to be a desire om the part of | members of the Board to act upon = for school trustees to-night. ase of Mr. Clark, whose confirmation bad tern objected to by Mr. Elvans, the | comunitiee bad received a considerable portion | ef the evidence only that night, and had not | hud time to digest it properly tod jastice vo | all parues im reporting for or against the nomi. | 11 it was desired, however, to taice | m at ones, the committee would report | ably "pon all the other nominations, and | the case of Mr. Clark would report the 22 destimony without recommendation. Mr Elyans said that he had preferred the | eba ageimet the gentleman, and as the | ‘wholr of the nominations were postponed on mecount of i, be would like to Nave the com- ‘Tuittee to report to-night. The efficiency of the other trustees was impaired by the im confirming them, and he would Itke to have “he other nominations acted on to-night, and he case of the gentleman referred to, Laid over | ‘9 r further consideration if . He had | wiher evidener to submit when the case comes Before the Board. Mr. McCathran hoped the committer would De allowed ty exercise its discretion. ‘Mr. Noyes said that be understood the refer~ ence was a matter of delicacy so as not w dis- criminate against the gent ted to til bis case could be investigated, but the commitire were prepared to report favorabl on the other mominations if the Board desired Mr. Moor hoped the committee be al- Jowed further ume, 3nd would not be required ‘to report Soe anitnaitons hark and Bas defeat the objet reference. Afcer farther debate, Mr. Noyes reported fa- pt Mr. T. Edward © a «, one of the trustees fr the 3d district, which tiey r ported back with- out iecommendaiiou, with the pap-rs in ois case nominations report'd on fayo-ably were « Conf. med as follows: For seh ol t ustece Fist List tect, Jams O. Wit-on, Jame P. Tas- J. >. Bow! Second Dis ict, Wa. Rh ve, Wu Pox; T Distr ic Ish, W. T. Tohuson; four B i trict, J.T. Caswell, Dr. k. ©. Oro ron, M. Why lt: Sect ryt) the board, stichard u; Treas e , R. T. Mores. mouon of Mr. Richards, the papers in the of Mr. Clarke were then rad, among them atement of Mr. Clarke, ax follow Wasimsotos, Saauary , 1838.—( Neye ty btgay Chorrmam of the Commitee f Pu ¢ cols: Yours of the 3d instant at hand, desi iug fo be inform d in regard to the objection made to ray eunfirmation by Mr. Elvans to the Bourd of Aldermen that 1 refused to permit the schools of the Third District to attend fumral of bis auot, Miss Frances El late teseberin my district; aleo, as to the missal of a pupil named Sulie Mansfiel l, which you have heard com laine! of. I wid reply a= briefly as possible. On the day Miss Elyans was buried I re- ceived a written application for permission ty close their schools to attend the funeral, signed by five or six teachers Th: re was no dispos.- 1 manifested by the schools to attend in a body. 1 ‘ook into consideration the fact that the Schools had lost time in consequence» of de- lay in getting the furnaces in the Wallach Build- ing, which were Worn out, replaced with new on. «and fom ether causes, to such an extent that parents wi re constantly compiaining, aad some, md ed, became so diseatisfied that taey noved ther childra from the public and sent them to privateschools, And, again, Miss uvans, at the time of her death, was an ex- cher, having rvsicned at the close of the son of 18576, and resided in a part of the city so remow from our district (M street north, betwee and luth streets west,) as w Mynuer an Organized attendance of her funeral on art of the schools impracticable. Pur by se reusous J determined that it was better to appoiut the few teachers who desired ty a tend, than to interrnpt the twenty-three schools in my district fora day, or even a haif day, and hence I reiused the request. No other motive whatever prompted tais refusal, except my so- licitude for the progress apd best iiteresis of th: schools, in part under my charge, -Itis a fact well known to the teachers, pupils, and others connected with the schools, that [ entertained the very highest opinion of Miss most e=ti lady and excelient teacher; that our eacher and trustee were always of the most cordial and friendly ehar- ter. If she had been atthe time of her deat, or, in view of her long and fa:thfal service, it she bad resided in our midst. no one would have been more ready and willing than I to have shown all possible respect to her memory by a formal and organized attendance ut ber funeral by all the schools of my district. “Many people (and Lam sorry to class with them many otherwise good teachers) think ita small mnatter to close the publie schools for a day. But when we consider that the schools cost the Corporation about $125,000 per annum, and add to this say $25,000 bore b; books, Ae parents for and remember that there are but ool days in a year, we haye a cost of about $0 pe . To close the schools, therefore, for a day is a loss of $00) to tax-pay- ers and parents, to sty nothing of the loss of ouw day of ti children, witich money cannot replace. 7 In regard to your second inquiry, T will say that near the close of last session, Sallie Ma field, a pupil in primary school No. 1, Mrs. Roys wacher, was corporeally punished for misconduct. Her mother, without couplain- her of the yoard of Truste-s, pro- eacher was arreted and Tucker, whe heard ant the case, on the ground that corpore- aj punishment was authorized in the schools as @ means of discipline, and from the evidence in this ease and @ personal examination of the marks or bruises, be did not think the punish- ment had been unjustitiably severe, or that the cuild had been “cruelly beaten,” as charged. ‘The mother, with much feeling, remarked that he would not allow her child to be whipped by ¥ person; that she reserved that privilrge Lhisively to herself. Wishing tosave the we er from the annoyance of beig again arrest and the schools from the moral effect of Such . I dirreted the teacher to dis- mi== the child from ber school. Shortly after- wards I received & communication from a committee of @ lodge of Oxdd Fellows, asking why she had been vd, In stunstance, that the positively refused to submaut = of the schools, and I therefore thought it would be best for the interest of all parties concerned, that the child should m tic tend » public school. but some school where the parent could dictate her own terms. A com- munication was then addressed by the same committee to the Board of Trusters, detailing the faets, and praying their interference, which Was referred to the sub-Bourd of the Third Dis. trict. After consultation, the sub-Board aa. thorized one of their number to inform the said comimittee that the child would be reinstated, provided the parent would agree. that d be sw bjeet to the rules, as all other chil- To this, one of the committes replied, verbelly, that the mother had nothing to do With the matter; that the child was exclusively under the charge of the Odd Fellows. Since then I have heard nothing more about the mat- wer. nor ha the child entered any public school vf my district, so far as 1 ain mformed. ‘ery respectfully, your obedient servant. ‘T. Evwarp Crank.” A commanication from Joseph S. Martin ad- dressed to Jobn T. Given, Esq. making the following “tatement im reference to the case of T. Edward Clarke was then read: On or about the 26:9 of June last, Sarah A. Mausfield, a pa- pilin the Primary School under the care of Mrs. E. Roy, after having been anmercifully whipped by Mrs. Roys was dismissed fom school by Mr. Olark. According to lis own admission she was not disini-sed for what she bad done, but for the action taken by tue mother. The child's father is dead.” A communiestion was next read addressed the Board of Public School of Washington, D.C. by the School Committee of Union Lodge, No. 1, 1. O. O. F., in which the “Gn or about the 27th day of June, 1¢: Emma Roys, who has a nursing babe, } school, as had been her custom, to retire to her house to purse ber infant, leaving & monitor to Watch and report pupils who might break the rules of the school or incur the monitor's dis- pleasure. A little girl, an orphan, named Sarah A. Mansfield, during Mrs. Roys’ abseace, tickled a little girl wext to her, causing her to lxugh, When the teacher returned, she cruelly whipped Sarab A. Mansfield with « ruler. marking and broi-ing her aris and shoulders very much, Mrs. Mansfield went to Mrs. Roys to investigate the cause of such severe punish- ment, and instead of receiving any satisfaction, was told if she did not like that kind of pun- ishment she could remove her child from the school. Mrs. Mansfield then took out a U.S. warrant against Mre. Roys, for which she has been roundly abused by Mrs. Roys’ husband. and called an old bag. &c., and the little girl dismisset from the school.” We addressed a note to Mr. T. E. Clark, one of the sub-vourd of the district, asking if the child bad been re. oved from school, and why. A copy of Mr. k's letter is herein inclosed.” Mr. Clarke, in his answer bere referred to, suys:—*She (Sally Mansfield) was distai-sed Wy my direction, because the course pursued by ber parent im having the teacher arrested snd dragged before a police court, because her child was chastived for misconduct ard a vio- Jation of the express instructions of her teach. is calenlated to degrade and impair the dis- cipline of the schools. Corporeal punishment, 2s a 7 of discipline, is authorized by the proper authorities in the public schools. ‘Thix parent, by refusing or objecting to ber child | being thus punished, really objects t+ the rules of the public schools, and is not willing to abide by them. She cannot therefore be per- mitted to place her child ina school, the en- forcement of the rules of which, might again snbject the teacher to the annoyance of beng ar and viciously attacked by the public pr Pour. Elyans spoke of the evidently labored attempt of Mr. Clark to palliate his want of soul in refusing to allow the schools to be dis- missed to attend the funeral of a deceased teacher, and said he bad proof that Mr. Clark said lo the lady teachers tha: called upon bim for permission to dismiss the schools and at- tend the funeral, that he had seen the death notice in the papers thé night before, aud had nade up his mind not to allow the schools to be distaissed for any such purpose. He (Mr. E.) said that this compound oftyranny, egotisin, ond cruelty, whose character was iy pitied by bis initial», had in the case of the Guherless child referred to, displayed those characteris. Ues, in dismissing the child from school after ithad been unhumanly panished for a slight offense, just because he did not like the course of its mother. Mr. Elvans also referred to the ‘want of funds which preyented a purchase of premioms by the trustees at the close of the ast ee. said a gentleman purchased a medal, which was placed around the neck of a little girl, the daughter of a well-known eitizen.and she had been deprived of that gift by Mr. Clark, who had it sent to a jeweler, had the name changed, and the medal given to auother child. He then spoke of a scene in an office in the Sixth Ward, where this school trustee and jumber dealer was present, when an old lady sudan old resident of the ward applied for books for her children, when he turned uy her with a sneer and said, “ ilk dress, eo io be for your ordered to be printed and made a spe- cialorder for Mondxy next, and ameaudments were offered by sev bers; Which was aleo ordered 10 be prin’ AU 10:15 the Bourd adjourned, ——o——— Harmony Cricie Masqurnave. night. the grand masquerade ball given Uarmony Cirele—a Hebrew as-oc ose previous & way of balls, &c., haye given th repniation—took place at Odd Fellows’ Hall, vas very largely attended. ‘Th tain twas for the benefit of the new Masonic temple. The ball was handsomely decorated with flags, &c., and over the stage Was 4 circle with the word “Harmony” in gas jets, whil the tine band of vighteen pieces, wader the lead of Shrovder, made delightfal music for the dancers, The ball opened at 9 o'clock. and » grand promenade took place. ‘The characters were of almost every style; nd grotesque predominating. The tchen brigade, composed of two ludies and sixteen boys, under the lead of Kev, J S. Jucobron, ax chief cook, the others att cooks, waiter boys, &c laughter, Messrs. A. Habl overgrown school boys, (whit: formed their parts well; Mr. Win. a well dressed Indian hun was richly dressed ws a b aman, by S. Levi; Turkish Sulina, by Miss F. Frank; “Dandy Jim,” by J. Hadson; the coffee woman and poultry dealer (with ‘live ek), by Misses E. and A, Windheine: cahonias by Mrs. Grabam; Indian chief, (Spotted Tail;) “The latest from Paris,” (long trail and immense bonnet, with huge water- IL) by Mrs. Rosa Blout; the Yankee gal aud Mr. Joseph Freeman aad Mr, Lonis Heimer; iries. by Mrs. H. Adler and Miss M. Hoffman, were. if any distinction could be made, the best gotten up charac in the room. At ILo’clock the word was given to unmask, and an intermission ensued, during which sup- per was served in the adjoining rooms, where Messrs. A. D. Witgleben and A. Abu 5 bles setout with theguost inviting dish: elicited shouts of and J. Lev ts liquors of the choicest bi spensed. Dancing oceupied the balance of the night, un- r the direetion of Mr. us. Hutzler, ballet aster, who, with Messrs. H. Kronheimer, 1. L. Blout, W. Kauflm: iS the Executive Committee, while the Reception Committee consisted of Messrs. D. 8. De man, S. L. Hable, D, Kauffman, and G. Eise man. —« AN ArrraL ror THe CreTan Rervorrs. Hon. J. RK. Doolitie, President; Rev. Gi. W. Samson -y; H. D. Cooke, Treasurer: bon. S. . D. Gillett, P |, Execu- tive Committee n to Fepresent the need of suffering Cretan women and children, and to sclicit contributions for their reliet, have issued a stirring appeal on behalf of the destitute Cre- tan refugees, and all persons willing to aid in this work of christian eharity, are invited to meet at the house of Hon. 8. ©. Pomeroy, No. 0 H street, near Vermont avenue, this even- - Donations may be left with H. D, Cooke, Esq., at the First National Bank, Fifteeath street, or with Hon. A. R. Rangab», Minister from Greece, No. 252 @ street, corner Fifteenth street. ——e—— Fixx.—About seven o'clock last night, a va- cant two-story frame house, on the corner of ‘Tenth street east and C street north, the proper- ty of Mrs, Mary Baldwin, a widow iy, Was deatroyed by fire. ‘The fire originated in the ret, and was the work of an incendiary. e hook and ladder company, aud Meigs, Rucker, and Columbia engines were promptiy on the ground, and, assisted by Lieue tenant Milstead and his reserves, did all roe could to subdue the flames; but without avail. ‘Loss about $1,600. —__—e—— National Base Bart CLus.—Ata meeting of the National Base Ball Club, held last even- pr Todd ae whieh porns on See sylvanin avenue, the following officers were elected: President . P. i; First Vice Preaident—John D. Patten, jr; ita Lowry nig ber, Caplan Geo. Wright tao oeger S A wae ‘A. Sample; Kecars or Dasrarats CuaRacTars rrom THE JAU—Tuy Break, Gut of am “iron isd” Cel. —Last night three of the prisoners con- fined in the jail prayed the utter wor ofthe building as u prison by esa on@of the iron-elad celle “tion 0f the thicd stery. They were Jomph Gient, Wm. H. Elroyd,and Bektet © the two former being under charges far burg: lary, God the latter ur an assault with intent kill. Being looked upon as do-pertave char- acters, they were placed in the iron-Tud, that teing 1: garded as the eafest ceil in te build- ing. ‘The sides and floor of this coll are iroa- cased, und the top was arched over. and above the arch Was heavy two-inch planking, These prosers baying by some meas got possession vf «cold chisel last night, cut a simall hole h the arching of brick, and then sawed out the planking, the &perture being a surpris- iugly small ove for aman to crawi through, not tring move than (2 by If inches. Having e Eb, they got into the lolt and mde their eye” in the wes! wall, and ning a rope made of bed-tickiag, lowered selves to@ shed over the west door ot the tadicing, and easily making their way over the wall of the yard, were soon free. So quietly had they performed their work, that the escape wits not Known until some tiine after, when the guards went their rounds. It issuppored that it was between | and 2 o'clock when they left the premises, Joseph Glenn was committed to #81 om the Mth ot November last by Justice Cull, for attempting to break inte the hous. Mr. Wilner, on Onpitol Hill, for which be was Tested by officer Bluett. Elroyd was arrest. +d by officers Howard and Rossiter en the 25th of June last, and committed by Justice Harper ran attempt at burglary. He is about yeurs of uge, and only s few months prior to bis committal bad lett the penitentiary, where heserved a term, Chaney was committed on the jeth of December by Justice Backey of Georgetown, He belonge two Williamsport, Maryland, and is a canal boatman, The ebirge him is assault and battery with imtent il! Ben). Whitney, colored, whom he at- pted to drown in the canal, Warden Huestis and his offierrs are in pur- + Wit of the Lugitives,and itis to he hoped that they may be Overhauled and meet their justde- certs, ——— SALE ov Reau Messrs, Kilhourae & Luita, Real Estate Rrokers, corner 7th and F streets, have made the following kates of ral estate, Lot i, square 101%, corner ith street eustand E street south, to Edward Whitiny, at ive per foot, Prue house and lot oun New York avenue, between 4th and Sth streets, to O. C. Moughton, for $2,900. Three-etory prick house and lot on Ist street east, between B and C sireets south, to Mra, Morrell, for #600 cash. Lot ss, square 1018, on Lith street east, between D and E streets rovth, to Robert Owen, at We per foot, Lot 9, square 1054, £0x100, corner D street north and Mth street exst, for

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