The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-23
Local Matters.

The REMAINS OF Mr. CALHOUN were, before nine
O'Clock yesterday morning, removed from the
vault and conveyed to the Senate chamber, and
thence to the steamboat, in quiet and unosten-
tatious manner as possible. Some twenty car
riages more formed the procession. The COM
mitees Of the Senate, of the South Carolina Legis
lature, of the Councils of Charleston, and Others
will conduct these remains TO their last resting
place. Al Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg
and Wilmington, there will be solemn pageants in
honor Of the iustrious dead. At Charleston and
Columbia, in South Carolina, very ample prepare
tons have been made to receive and consign to the
tomb the body Of their great and honored advocate
and statesman.
AN INTERESTING MEETING of the Sunday School
Union Of this city was held last evening, and an
able and highly favorable report read.
The STEAMER THOMAS CoLLyEn made an expert
mental trip yesterday afternoon. large number
Of gentlemen were. by invitation aboard 10 witness
her working, and all were highly gratified We
heard the opinion very generally expressed that
Mr.. Collyer had done himself great credit in the
production Of such boat. She was not put to her
utmost speed, though we thought part of her trip
brisk enough. consuming but thirty minutes in
her progress from Alexandra to Fort Washington,
eight miles, and the same length Of time in her
return-sixteen miles per hour. Her hours of arri-
val and departure may be learned from the adver-
tisement.
Tar FIRsr METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURcH,
NAVY YARp.--The Rev. MIR. M'Celland has been
assigned to tho pastoral charge of this church, He
on Sunday morning delivered his salutatory SER
mon. The injunction OF his text (Thessalonians,
v. 6, "Let us watch and pray') was impressivcly
inculcatcd. Mr.. NC, though young, is eminent
ly practical, devong himself to the earnest incul-
cation of truth, and its application in the forma
ton Of character and the regulation OF conduct,
rather than 10 the oratorical Establishments that
often tempt men, in the pulpit, TO forget the
dignity Of their theme and Office, and descend TO
the ornate frivolities Of fashionable eloquenoe--a
practice as absurd as would be the attempt Of an
artist TO bcautify his portraturc Of the rainbow by
attempting TO introduce new combinationso OF color.
The congregation, yesterday, was large, and evil
IDENTIFY were pleased with their new pastor.
THK DUEL THAT WAS NOT DuEL.--We thought
were done with this subject; but, as friend of
of the parties desires US TO copy the following
from the Union Of Sunday, we of course checrfuly
comply with his request:
"An article appeared in the Republic Of yester-
day respecting a personal difficulty between
Messrs. Green and Barbour, of Culpeper county,
Virginia, in which several errors occur. Mr.. John
G. Greene IL not a candidate in Cupeper, although
he is a relative Of Mr.. Jones Green, Mr. Bar
not arrested. Mr.. James Barbour was arrested
shortly after reaching the city, and the authorities
believing that one Of the parties had been arrested
were lulled for about an hour-Mr James Barbour
permitting them 70 believe that he was party in
the affair, in the hope that the real parties would
eudc search. Mr. Green, however, was subse-
qucntly arrested. Mr.. John $. Barbour, jr., sue
ceeded in evadng attention and only left the city
yesterday morning, after being advised that Mr.
Green had been bound over"