Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-13
City Items.

ment of the Presbyterian Church. on street,
under the pastoral care Of Drs Laurie and Junkin,
was yesterday morning dedicated to the purposes
for which it has been erected-a lecture and Sab
bath school room The services were conducted
and an appropriate discourse delivered by DR..
Junkin. The senior pastor has not yet returned
from the country. This chapel is a spacious and
neat apartment well adapted to the purposes for
which it was designed.
In the evening, the new chapel attached to the
Second Presbyterian Church, on New York ave-
nue., was dedicated to similar uses, and by SINH
lar religious solemnity. The pastor, Mr.. Eckart,
delivered an impressive and appropriate address,
and the Rev. Messrs. Smith, Nourse, and Gurley,
with Drs. Junkin and Tustin, took part in the ex-
ercses. This chapel is not 80 spacious as the
aforementioned one, but is very neat and in good
taste.
MELANCHOLY AcoIDENT.-We regret to learn
that at about IL o'clock to-day Mrs. Luxon,
wife of Mr.. Thomas Luxon, blacksmith en-
ployed at the Navy Yard in this city, was fear
fully and dangerously injured by the accidental
discharge of gun.
Mr.. Luxon had just returned from cunning
excursion, and was in the act Of removing the
lock from his gun, for the purpose of repairing
it, Gorgetful, we presume, that there was q load
in it, when it went off, and shockngly tore the
flesh from her thigh. Surgeons were immedi-
ately called in, and every possible aid rendered.
The near approach Of an event ever regarded by
women with terror, adds to the magnitude of this
calamity. Mrs. L. is, we believe, about thirty
years Of age.
nag Our city to-day will be we'll represented
in Baltimore. Many of our citizens left here on
Saturday, yesterday, and this morning, and many
more are to leave this afternoon. The "German
Yeagers" left yesterday afternoon The "Con-
tnental Guards" left this morning and this
afternoon the Chippewa boys leave here to attend
the mass meeting of the Wings in Baltimore to-
night
Bas" Several Divisions Of the Sons of Temper
ance started to Alexandria this morning, to be
present at the presentation of banner to sis
ter division in that city. They made very re-
spectacle appearance.
Bay- Hon. H. Marshall and his family took
leave of their many friends in this city yesterday,
and departed on their journey to the capital of
the Celestials. May they enjoy safe trip and
happy residence among that peculiar people.
Yesterday, about half past seven o'clock in the
evening, gang of colored rowdies got into
fracas, the Avenue on Four-and-a- half street
About fifteen colored boys had been together the
greater part of the day, drinking, and of course
could not part without az fight. In the fracas
John Lee, boy employed by DR.. Washington as
driver, was dangerously if not fatally stabbed in
the side. under the shoulder, and in the back, by
one Jim Bowie. We learned this morning that
of the wounds in the side and back, either would
have have proved fatal but for slight accident
one coming in contact with rib, the other with
the backbone. Four boys have been arrested,
but the principal had not been at noon to-day.
RSya A row occurred last Saturday night be-
tween some young men on the Avenue, in which
young man named O'Neal was dreadfully
beaten. One of the principal actors in this af
fair was fortunately arrested, and held to bail
for court
REPUBLICATION OF QUEENS CHAPEL. - This
venerable place of worship, after twenty years
disuse, was yesterday re-opened for the perform
ance of divine service. Grand High Mass was
celebrated by the Rev. Father Lynch, and the
dedicatory sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr..
MCGUIRE President of Georgetown College. Not
the building only, but the old altar service, and
the other materia used in conducting worship, |
were reproduced, and will continue to serve as
formerly. Quite a large number Of persons at |
tended from this city.-Intetlgencer
The German Yagcrs, Captain Schwarzman, left
Washington yesterday afternoon, in the railroad
train for Baltimore, parading seventy-two rifles.
They, together with the Continental Guards,
will celebrate with the citizen soldiery of that
city, the anniversary of the battle of North Point.
[Rpu6hc.
B6y- The Rev. Thomas X. Coleman, late Of
Ohio, has recently commenced operations in this
city as Home Missionary.
CRY MISSIONARY UNIoN.-We have been fur
nshed with the following abstract of the report
of Mr.. d. NJ Wilson, agent of the City Mission
airy Union, for the last two months namely:
"In the two months ending the 30th of August
1852, have visited 400 families, and revisited
81, making in all 481, including the almshouse,
marine garrison, infrmary, and county Jail,
twice each. / have engaged in prayer in these
places 366 times, distributed SOB tracts contain
ing 4,024 pages, and held 30 meetings. Four
persons profess to have embraced the truth as it
is in Christ Jesus; and in His strength they de-
termine to devote themselves to Him for life.
Two have joined evangelical churches.
al have been constantly encouraged and
cheered by the most cordial welcome, almost
universally extended to me in the families; and
the readiness evinced to listen to the truth urged