Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-16


been recently, erected on the Columbian turnpike
near Its junction with the County road about two
mikes fFom-Res hsle faEm,r In, Alexandria county
Va, by the sceiet9 OF Methodists II Is mat
plainly constructed building, Of wood, capable
OF containing an audience Of some two hund red
PERSONS, and was framed in Washington and
transported to the site which was given TO the
Society by Mrs. General Hunter for the purpose
The members of the Chapel held Fair at the
Church during last week, by which they cleared
upward of SeO0-quite handsome sim for the
locality. This sum is to be applied towards de
fraying the expenses of building the church
The members being anxious to pay the debt still
owing the builder invited some Of the good am
ateer performers Of Washington TO give a Con.
cert at the new Church, which Is still unfinished
inside; and accordingly, Concert was adver-
tised for Thursday Qast) night; and several
friends OF the church, to the number Of dozen
or more ladies and gentlemen, proceeded yester-
day evening from this city, to Hunter Chapel, to
lend their voices to this laudable object At the
new Church all was datkwh the party arrived;
1t having rained during the day, and those living
near the place concluding that the affair would
be postponed. Very soon, however lights ap-
peared, and messengers were dispatched 10 IN
form the neighbors that the singers had arrived;
and soon afterward the audience began to drop
In by twos and threes, until quite crowd had
collected together. The lady concertizers in the
mean time retired to the Church gallery, where
they hiled up the interim with the usual tying
up OF their back hair, and adjustment of drapery
The male performers remained outside and smo-
ked cigars, while several persons interested in
the Church; were busily engaged In removing
various "reminiscences Of the late Fair, ia shape
of crockery, tables, doll babies, etc
Al half past the concert began, the preacher
having just previously announced from the stage
that the audience who had got in without the
usual form of depOsitiEg 25 cent piece AT the
door would be expected to pay their money. A
hat was passed round, and the requisite right to
hear the concert being obtained ~ the audience,
the performances Were opened by the national
hymn Let every heart rejoice and sing ~
which was very well rendered by the dozen or
so singers, with tue help of big and little fiddle
and diminutive melodeon. Severals los, duets,
quartettes &c., were performed in very good style
indeed, considering the circumstances
At the close Of the performance, the Choir re-
ceived kind invitation to adjourn to the house
OF Mrs. General Hunter and partake Of a lunch
which they accepted. Arrived at the hos pitable
mansion OF Mrs. H., the company were treated
to coffee, hot rolls, brOiled ham, cold ditto,
picked oysters, coined beef, fresh butter, (such
as we don't buy in the Washington market, }
various kinds of ORE; and, in short, almost
everything in the wsS>of eatables to tempt the
appetite, previously shaCpeneN by iolting ride
over a rough road, and augmented by the recent
performances In the church. While doing JUS
tice to the tempting viands spread before ns, we
could not help thinking, if that was excellent
Mrs. Hunters idea of a lunch, what must her
dinners be? Bidding adieu to the kind hearted
hostess, the party started hOmewards and during
the ride to the city the fun and good humor was
universal.
ROREs.-The press gets bored In more ways
than can be enumerated in hurry, by all sorts of
people, who ask and expect answers to every
conceivable question. The Associated Press tel
egraphic agents are particularly the victims of
these people of an inquisitoral turn of mind
Their Office in Washington, on the night of the
Baltimore election. was the scene of some curious
incidents, one of which we give below
The gentlcmdnly agent, whose time occa-
sious of that kind is far more precious than gold
TO MIN, had just received dispstch of vital I'M
poftance to parties living in Richmond, Va,
who were anxiOusly waiting at tine Office in that
city TO receive it. He had just written il out, and
starting ful-tilt for the Southern office was met
on the threshold of his door by Mr. Bore-rm
who asked, with a countenance expressive OF the
livelieSt curiosity 60 w hats the news from Bal
Nothing sir, of importance, - said the polite
functionary.
50 Isn't there that strange; said Bore-em; al
was just told some astonishing news about the
carryings-on in that city. No truth in IT, Ell -,
- w nat was 1t, sir, il may be so bold 80
Why Sell-em just told me that the Know
Nothings had just murdered an Anti in the most
brutal manner, and had cut OF his head, which
they had stuck on pole, and were marching in
hey," -:
8 have received no such intelligence" said
the agent; "excuse me sir, have an important
matter to attend to, and -.
50 Ha what is 1t; anything bout the riots, say
what's -
htdIIf III Is a private matter SAID the
agent disappearing down the stairway, " and you
must excuse me.
Say; continued Bore-em " can't you let
fellow know what il is,n
Aud the man Of curiosity followed on, intent
on nnding the matter out, and probably succeed
ed-Over the Left
The agent desires to say that he distributes
his intelligence to none but those who patronize
his cthce and pay for Geographic information
The city newspapers do this, aud they get all the
news of public interest from other cities through
him; aud hc recommends that the large family of
boTes who take up so much of his time, when
busy in his Office subscribe to i daily paper and
pay for it, and then read It,
Pretty good advice.
THz RIVER Arrived at the Long Bridge, yes
terday, large load Of piles to be used in the re-
pairs now going on there. At Riley's wharf,
schr. Chief, Capt. Ather, with wood for Riley
The schr. Yankee Doodle, which get ashore at
Holland Point few DAYS ago, was hauled off
yesterday by the James Guy.
The mail boat made her usual time I'D the liver
last night sr.-
The steamer Page brought up this morning on
their route for the coming fair to be held al the
Maryland Institute, three oxen from Loudoun
county, Va, weighing in the aggregate 200 lbs
They were raised by Richard Delaney, and Were
in charge of Mr. Nelson Gibson, himself an en-
teTPrising agriculturist Of the same county II
was Gibson who raised, and exhibited in this
city on the 18th OF March last, the two famous
oxen, Buck and Brock, which weighed 5, 900 lbs
lie has now bull calf, seven months old. which
weigh 80 lbs
The bark Golden Fra, from Alexandria ar
rived safely at baltimore yesterday.
\ vessel, supposed to he Baltimore schooner