Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-12
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.


LIrrd Presbtderidn Church.-This Cdifce was
dedicated to Divine worship yesterday. The ser
ICES commenced Ly the singing of an anthem by a
.,merous and efficient choir, after which a short
AVER wa. offered nv the Rev. Stuar. Robinson,
,,nich was followed by hymn to the TUNE of the
.lebraird Old Hundred, and sung by the choir i'm a
,no,t excellent style. An appropriate portion of
!,rintuTe 9th chap. of I'd Book OF Chronclesl was
men read by the chosen PASTOR the Rev John Milton
ueurv AT its termination, another PRAYER was
ven by clergyman whose name did not learn
n a most fervent and impressive manner. Another
hy,un having been sung, the Rev. Stuart Robinson,
~ Baltimure. rose to deliver his dI,cOurse lie
Elected his text the three last of the 18th
bapter Of Mark. and the first verses of the 18th
iJe commenced by saving that these instances to
no taken together, referring 10 the poor widow who
,br.w IN her Two mites lntu the treasury, aud the
,,r,uIrv OF the disciples, leaving the temple
:. Master. see what manner of stones aud Mta1
landings are here - He stated that this was tie
language OF prophecy well reprOOf; that though
rtr.t, iug As those buildings appeared To be no,
zone shall b. left upon another that shall not be
thrvn down. whilst the widow service of cOnse-
ration would he ever he'd in ppTDctUIity. Speaking
~ ouGuIv the part OF cities the Rev gentleman
.esd the highest economy Is the building OF churches
u,,rad OF pals, Sabbath schools III place of watch
boIsps. Where there Is no church. rugged farms,
crowded bar rooms and other ills VIII surely follow
The Rev. clergyman occupied one hour and quar-
III in the delivery of his discourse, which was re
er IN learning and eagerly listened to by the CON
l,.ro1nn. He concluded hy making an earnest an
1ral 10 trr benevOence by stating that the ediicc
would be- free from lncumhrance on thC liquidation
oscS1O tn 500. A subscription was then taken I'm
auJ literally responded In.
The church Is a very neat and comfortable build
,r and will seat from three four hundred persons
me ffrScn work on the ceiling and behind the pIIp;
crrtlitabr ~ the artist. The entire cost of it,
erection, we learn, Is little over $1,000 which was
,aSpd ty voluntary contributions. 4 church has
llrr been wanting here. there being none, with the
exception ~. the Roman Catholic Church, o. 9TH
rrrci aid Doubt not il Will do much good IN the
t,,..n,claeni Of the ntighhnrhuoG
C.a,u. Cbrnt In thu case ii Mciirarv vs. IIaz
arI the particulars OF which We're given in Friday :.
ST. 4 verdict found for The plaintiff, on SAT
uuI.v.
El-ly " r, Ilhanc; MrKm rnr piantili; Carlisle
ante = Wa'IGc i"r defendants. la this case the
r,aini!f CLAIMS OF defendant 500 for one wears
grIir ot pTri>e= used an icr house. and pIov4d
"a agreement Ia TeGi, ati the Defendant proved
tI1f though hr agreed to the same hr never hat
l.r- roll having refused Ia receive the po-session
10 consequence a., The wafer having been drawn
Tom ,i. canal out Of which he expected Ia procure.
pc and Oh which the premises Were >tualrd bK the
rliu1ti. IN pursuance ut u contract entered into
VIA Ihr ,S authIT!ies hy liz plaintiff. snh which
r,uirrrd Tie q. cHiISr~ Useless To the dftndnt The
counsel UT the piaiHGTt hINfE. brought his Hclint
lot til rent aud occupation OF the premises, the
counsel for dr!"nIini raised a point thai an acton
1r u>-' tiii Occupation coh'd MOI br sustained with
UIt -oHr actual possession al The premises by the
trirud1r.. AID That a the plaintiff had ~ his own
al f.udsTri premises us less Ia the d .,.m,lnt
BE- not entitled - recover, IN which points they
WrT">u-I''n"i. after Argument, by the court, and
T-f,ltrI rendered fer Defendant.
Ellu"r / IIlPrirdt -. Y Boyd Hamilton; for
vi1uIu VI. Daydgc; fnr defendant 'ol. Tlumn>on
tn, vs. acton hTuIgit by the plaintiff Ia re-
.'''' 's pm ~. " ,- pr soy. by nm I" Ii'r
r,-tvrar. The defendant Disputed the pa,u.Tlt or,
Ir grounds that il'r press WI ur!e>s and could
r. ",H'- = d. ''' vi "a ~ 'i'' non h'i: nor
rl,,rr.t fru.:l tn. content. OF wh-Eir a.f.np;qd
l. proved thai he actin. agent of tie !t
1rItnt Colonel fh'mP-'n dl- putcd tile NIGHT OF
IIy pttut:fl rIUr-'! t. rrd the ltl"r in question:
ant IH-l~I~i upon Mi Florence ing Iroi&Ht for
wand p-r-.I.A-N - a NIfrr-t. II hI> testimony was
lt.i- Il ':'- i-rLIr ly the court thai Ilie r1rr
t-uiJ no. %" ddtItt-t a. cNIirH"e. col .njl 1hunp-
-on. - tl- part "i tie defendant then read several
lrrcS- that lad been wrI.tcn by thu plaintiff Mr.
IIrft>hr Y iu foreman Of the rTces room of the
.rru :it Il; the time that the p.rr> ia question was
iuf 40. stated that when n was set Ip IL would MOI
wnfE. II wa found To require some repairs and
havIu. bern taken down was sent 10 Mr.. Monk
-lup ,ur that purpose The press ought 10 have ar
.v.auu February 27th but did not arrive until March
1T /, had b,rsi long me wanted before II arrived
Cul1H' Thompson then Tc;t., over the articles o:
st,r.r rt.is' trtyy,.n the ulrtirS and examined IN,
ulrn-- - 20 whether they mad been fulfilled by The
E.aujiif. namely with respect To the STAG of tine
p.,.,~ aud apgurtenaurr~. The witness ia rrgl,
,,Ied IT,. tit press w. not IN GOOD running O7,,r
and that th-r,. w.t. uu rii'uiry a,lT proyIi.t ~ L.,
-areen-ur- \ verdict WAS found iur the u!gliltIf
damages 500
There being ~ more my tdSfS IL Try the re
''s m"Ln: On acr"nt :" Jus' M"r.rll b"in@ IA