Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ntlu dt hlCntnOnu, virginia, made full
OF its proceedings. Various subjects had been
considered, such as the nature and classes Of
members, the best plan to secure larger attend
schools PRAYER meetings classes for
improvement, the relation Of the Associations TO
churches, &c. In all the discussions of the Con-
the conclusions arrived at were unanimous This
was remarkable in body of young men from New
Hampshire to Florida.
MIR. Miller gave his impressions of Ricbmond
and the great success Of the Young Mems Asso,
citation in that city. He had visited that place
eighteen months before, but now found il had
large and delightful rooms, a valuable library
and was doing much good. lie noticed at the
Convention the great feeling of union and of spi-
rituality amorg the members.
MI > h Dung spoke of the unbounded hos
pitality OF the citizens Of Richmond and said
they treated him as well as II he had been long
absent son and had just returned to his home. He
said that the proprietor of the Exchange Hotel,
John p Ballard, had entertained all the delegates
, for day, entirely free of expense, which was
PIecedented liberaity. Mr.. Young spoke of the
friendships so soon formed between those who
had been entire strangers to each other, of the
deep religious impression created by the Conven-
ton, and of the renewed determination made by
every one who there to do more for the cause
of Christ and their fellow-men
Mr.. III. b. Richie confirmed the statements
made as 10 the great hospitality Of the people at
Richmond, and the good effects of the Conven-
ton.
Mr.. w. J. Rhees said he felt it was n great
honor to be one of the delegates to such Con-
ventiOn- He had attended the first at Buffalo the
second at Cincinnati, and the third at Montreal
and gave the impressions he had felt at each place
The one at Richmond was eminently character
lied by spiritual and devotional feeling, and by
practical results. At no previous meeting had
there been so much accomplished in the way Of
definite conclusions. Ii was the settled opinion
that the Association should aim principally at the
religious improvement Of young men, to rescue
them from ruin, and that all other objects were
secondary or less important.
Mr.. Wight, in behalf Of the members of the
Association who had sent the delegates, expressed
his deep qualification he had felt at the reports
made by them, especially that the feeling was so
decided in favor Of greater activity and less for
show and appearance He thought much had
already been done, but that it was experimental,
and that the true object of these associations
was better understood and appreciated.
Rev. Mr.. Butler in stating his pleasure in hear
ing the interesting reports, hoped the Association
would take new courage and 90 on. The scenes
lately occurring here were enough to alarm the
patriot and christan these disurbers of the peace
all boys from II to ~ years Of age, and some
thing meSt be done for them; great would be the
man who could devise plan for rescuing these
youth
Mr. Richard, felt convinced that Bible clas.
must be organized for just these young men. and
offered the free use of a room in which to hold it,
II the rooms Of the Association were not thought
large enough
The President informed the audience that
number Of ladies had engaged in an enterprise for
the benefit Of the mission schools and other oper-
atioAs Of the Association. Ii was to give a floral
and strawberry festival in the course OF week or
ten days. There would be three ladies from each
church in the city to act managers. public
meeting OF ladies interested in the subject would
be held on Friday afternoon at o'clock at the
First Baptist Church, Tenth street, between F.
and F.
The meeting then adjourned after prayer by o.
c. Wight.
TIE ELECTION RIOr.-William Farrell, who
received ball in the head on Monday, died this
morning.
George W. McElfresh is yet living, and is in
charge Of DR.. Nav, who thinks he NAV survive
should it prove that the ball which struck the
back Of his head bounced out instead Of entering
lie is but Is years OF age.
Col Wilson IS not vet dead, reported about
town, and is in fair way Of recovery.
The body Of Colonel Deems has been taken to
The - Kibbey mentioned among the wound
ed is, we learn, neither VIM. b or John B Kib-
hey, Of this city.
The - Summers is neither Owen or Jas. IL.
Summers, Of this city.
c. c. Human was shot, standing in his own
door, three doors below the corner grocery
wound not severe.
Among the victims by the riots prior to the call
in,, out Of the military John Conner, residing on
Fourth street, was dangerously wounded by
shot He is attended by DIR. May.
Lieut.. Larned, we learn, was the officer in COM
mand Of the Light Artillery on the occasion of
their visit here They returned to Baltimore yes
teIday afternoon.
The brass swivel taken by the Marines from the
Plug Cglies, and which the sympathizers Of the
latter have Professionally insisted was unloaded
had its charge drawn from il about five O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon at the City Hall by direction
OF the Chief of Police. 1t was composed of eight
pavement stones, large number of rife balls,
back shot, swan shot, &c, weighing altogether
between ten and twelve pounds,
THE RIvER.-Capt Mitchell, of the steamer
Powhatan, reports the lower river as being duller
than asy previous season within his experience
Just below the Long Bridge, and opposite the
farm Of MAJOR TochmaR Mr.. Stuart continues the
fishing 81 eratiOns, and Is making from 50 to 81
nar 81, lal
ana 30. h, ring.
The Seventh street PRESBYTERIAN Sunday School.
nanberin, f-or three to four hundred persons
went 10 Fort Washington from the Pages wharf
al O'Clock this morning, under charge of Mr..
Ballantyne, superintendent. The excursionists
went down on board the barge g. w. P. Custis,
which was kindly loaned the Sabbath School by
George Page, Esq. They were lowed to the Fort
by the steam propeller James Guy. The pro-
cesds Of the excursion are To be applied to build
ing school room for the use of the church
Travel by the river route seems to be increasing
The Baltimore had upwards of one hundred pas
sengers for the South on her passage down this
morning.
The steamer Alice Price was sold at auction
Yesterday to Mr.. Shinn, of Alexandria, for ST.
At the coal wharves there is only thirty tons of
Cumberland coal left, which has been sold To the
Potomac steamboat company: The scarcity of
Cumberland coal is severely felt by all the deal
ers, who are daily missing heavy sales.
THE "PLCG U6LT'' STMPATHIzEKs held
SOFT Of = meet ne By moonlight alone'' unadver-
tised Indignation Representation" on one of the
City Hall steps last evening.
some DR.. Clayton presided, and made speech,
"a did EG-CollectOr McCalla and II. T.. LOyd,
Of the Seventh Ward, in which they abused the
city press, the Mayor, the police, the military,
the Government, and, in fact, everybody who took
sides against the Plug Uglies and their abettors
on election day.
One Of these speakers did a very unkind thing
in thTusting his clenched fist in the faces of some
a. ffe hna of b.in
IN bringing on the Plug Uglies and shouting
- muIdererJ-r-s,i with a mcleod dramatic trill ON
the r. That speaker evidently knows - what's
what" though il may have been a chance hit
Councilman Lloyd advised the party ''to pre-
pare for the next attack, - and there an uian-
imOuS response of ''we will Undoubtedly this
Is better than To depend on Baltimore auxiliaries
who take TO their heels in the honr of trial.
A committee was appointed consisting Of Gen.