Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-29


by oioie Society will be held in the F;r,t
;e'oyterlan Church, on At street, this even.
| ing, At . O'Clock. The meeting will he ad-
usessed On the occasion by two distinpuished
eWtEScates OF the Bible cau.e-Rev. James n
i aoNelli and the Rev. W. VI Holloway. This
Lat,er gentleman preached last night in the
aoove-named church, and delivered n NJ
aoie and eloquent sermon on religion and the
Bible, and the duty of American citizens 81
| the present period, synopsis of which We nil
give in some other succeeding number of tha
Star, the crowded nature of our columns M
venting us from doing so day. The text
mans, chapter xiii. verse IL. and the snS;a w
matter the Ri BILE and the necessity of its Gff,,
sion at the present epoch of the ,vo-I5
forcibly pointed out-the duty of Ama,;o was
In particular to aid in its circulat;on ar,,oas.
the CROWDS OF emigrants, landing on our shores
af W. w. ia1e OF one thousand per day in the port
81 IN. Nv 1olh atone, was especially dwet upon.
anu the state Of society all over the would r;ra
Tor true religion or for infdelitv maSa i 40
SUBJECT OF comment The discourse was 40
observed before, very eloquent one, and
INelteo the attention of the conpreoat;on
during the whole of its delivery.
CRIMINAL RECKLESsSEss.-Last Saturday
az mid day, some reckless scamp Fl red a GUN
nea'uy loaded with large shot from the north
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chamber window of house on street near
iztn' large portion of the charge passing
through portico which the children Of tbe
family use as their constant play ground t.
Is almost needless to say that such criminal
recklessness should be severely dealt with nv
the authorities The attention of the police
magistrate of the I'd Ward is called to The
| matter. =" 'no
NEW CHURCH-At the meeting of the pre.-
oyterian General Assembly, (OId SchooI1 held
at Buffalo, the Rev Thos p Hunt agent f,r
the Washington Church fund, addressed the
assembly, by permission, and represented the
condition of the subscription at the present
time; he had been in Kentucky recently.
| and had collected there near So. 0O0 ~
had been purchased at Washington for SOY
600, and collection of 30 cents from each
elder OF the church would realize a sufficient
amount to carry out the scheme Oh a grand
and liberal scale
The Committee on the Washington church,
heretofore appointed. was continued. and Rev
Messrs. Gurley and Henry added to it.
| The WEArHER.-We are getting fast into
midsummer. The Thermometer this morning
at lo a m, IN shaded place (he coolest thai
we could fnd) registered 81 degrees Annar.
emily from the cloudy character of the day. it
mlgat De deemed less warm than a sultrier
| Jay, wnen the sun Is in full blaze But we
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when a clouded day is almost as warm. and
sometimes even warmer than a day clear and
bright. A-N
| FIRE IN BALTIMoRE.-On SATURDAY. after
noon we were conversing with Mr. Rodewald,
OF the firm of Poinplitz d Rodewald, organ
builders, of Baltimore, and adm,ing a beau
tful parlor organ, which had just been set ND
IN the store OF Hilbus Hitz. During the in
terVlew, gentleman entered and informed
hlm that his factory had been DESTROYED by
IRE the night previous, and the instr ument be.
fore US was only saved by occupying its p,e
sent position. This is most unfortunate occur-
renee. destroying large amount of finished
work which they had in store. The insurance
will not cover one half the loss. Sympathv
will no doubt induce continuance Of orders
as we'll as reasonable delay in the execution
| of existing contracts.
ROwDYIsM.-It appears that notwithstand-
ing the efforts of the Police, the Seventh Ward
is still troubled by the disorderly conduct of
evil disposed persons. On Saturday night
last, two persons named Cross entered the
house of peaceable citizen residing in that
| Wand and beat him in such a manner as to
render the services of a physician necessary
tor bis safety. Warrants have been issued
but the offenders have not been arrested.
DRowNED.-1 esterday, q colored bow n FAMED
Harry Jolce, belonging to Mrs Elexius Simms,
was drowned while bathing in the Potom ar
at the steamboat wharf We are Informed
that he jumped from the paddle wheel of q
steamboat lying there, and it is thought til at
his head struck upon one OF the buckets, which
caused his death. The body had not been re-
covered at late hour last evening.
!, AcCIDENT-We learn that Mr.. II. Duyall,
a brakssman In the service of the railroad com.
paDy, was thrown from a train while on its
way to Baltimore on Saturday. 1t was said
that his head came in contact with telegraph
pole and he was killed We were told by a
friend of Mr.. Duvall that he is not dead, and
that he did not strike against the pole But
though he was hurt by The fall, he is likely to
recover.
SUNDAY AMUsEMENr-Someyo young ones who
bad nothing else to do, and are not inclined to
listen to good advice from the pulpit, amused
themselves yesterday by going into ths Centre
Market and throwing the butchers blocks and
benches about. 1t is unfortunate that the Of
ficers had left the station house, as some of the
smart boys might have been taught better
manners by the Captain of the Guard
| NEW METHODIST CHURCH-The corner.
stone of the new Methodist Episcopal Church,
to be erected on Capitol Hill, will be laid on
the 18th prOximo.
| OBiioARi-hI DaVld House. one OF the
oldest, if not the oldest citizen of Alexandria
; died there on Saturday last He was, at leas,
, it is said, one hundred years DID, or there
abouts
, AUcrIoS.-At auction, on Saturday, two
three-story brick dwellings on 1 street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth, sold at g, 275 each
. Purchasers, Richard G. Hyatt and William
Combs.
FESTIvAL.-We would remind our readers
that Festival, for the benefit of the Methodist
Episcopal Church south, will be held at Odd
} Fellows Hail. throughout The present week
| WATCH RETURNs.-Elias Harrison alias
Sheppard, free colored, out after hours; fine
and costs. Mathis Slater, do. do Thomas
Parker, do. do John Simms found in stable.
dismissed. Bennett Gwin, drunk, do. VIM.
!, Finn, drunk, do.
COMMUNICATED.
To THE VOTERS OF THE FIRST WARD
Messrs. Editors VIII you allow, through
the columns of your valuable and widely-cir.
culated journal, a small space in which to pro-
pound question or two to the candidates for
the Board Of Aldermen and Council in the
First Ward. The voters of the Ward have too
low