Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-27
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- GEoRsETowS, Oct e6, 1857.
hnumerous concourse Of our citizens assembled
at the Bridge street Presbyterian church yester.
day afternoon TO participate in the anniversary
meeting or the Juvenile Missionary Society
The exercises were opened by singing by the
choir Of the church, and prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Murray, Of the m. r. church
Master Joseph Brown, the president OF the
society, then addressed the cong repstion and hi,
co-la6orers an the good work, exhorting them TO
renewed efforts and more zeal in furtherance OF
the cause in which they were engaged
Quite an interesting report of the operations
ana OBJECTS OF the society was then read by Mas
ter William Nj. Tenny, It's secretary. The society
was founded many years since by the Rev John
B. French, then a teacher in the Sabbath school
and preparing for the ministry, and novg a mis-
sionaty in China. IL now numbers i0e members
$50 toward the support of missions For several
years the funds OF the society devoted 10 the
education and support of a Chinese bow, under
the Rev. Mr.. Happier, at the mission school in
Canton, Co whom the name Of II T Berry was
given-the name of one of the former pastors Of
the church: They have now selected as the OBJ
Ject of their charities Choctaw youth, whom
they have had placed in Spencer ACADEMY To-
Gated in the Choctaw Nation, and the funds of
the society will be devoted to his support and
education.
After the reading of the report the Society and
congregation were addressed by Revs Messrs
Brown, Suffer, Murray and McMahon. The ad-
dress OF each OF these gentlemen was very an ,li
cable TO the occasion, and were listened k, ,s;,s
profound respect not only by the adult 80, 10
by the entire Juvenile portion of the Gongreu,.
ton.
There could not have been less q
TO eight hundred children, from H. d;Fssn.
Saobath schools OF the town, pre- sent who ore,t
ly enhanced the interests of the mesting H. 50
ing IN the most exquisite styl e. several yeIv ~
ty pieces e'' w.
After the children had sang. the Choir and AN
gregation united in singing the DoYoiogT 80
Az nen,,rn with the B-nediction by Rev
Upon the Whole we have no hesitation in .s,.,D,,
that u wa, by far, the most inteIestIng Inae,ins
,n a9e A'"" we hEve ever had the pleasure OF al
for sorse time past we have been trying 70 So
cettaaR 'he reason why wharves for The H.,
e"' .. TWO nave not been supplied with oysteT, :.
NeH @ formerly. On Saturday last the c,ntain
% QUE OF the crafts trading our port LET a., inro
eao secret lie informs us that certain lavle,s
r sons, hving contiguous 10 the wharveS were
an the regular habit of going on board of crafts
trading I'm such articles, and plnndering them =,
pleasure, of such articles as they mil f.n,,,.
In some instances they have carried their viIlany
so far as 10 fasten the capta IN nd crr>y nm in th
| cabin, and then plumber the vessel Of sncb ,rti
c!es, and 10 any amount that might satisfy their
| own peculiar fancy. Such viIlany deserves the
seyerest punishment, and honest persons LIVING
la the nei bbor hood shoud e lust fed i'm ,akin
the law into their own hands and visiting SIM
offenders. " VI
Several of our extensive coopeJipg ext,hli.h
ments have been compelled, by the pressure of
the times, to discharge many Of their hands I'VE
necessity which has
PEELED these employers to adopt this course We
fear that IL will be likely TO result in NO small
amount OF suffering among the families Of those
discharged, as their wages the hest of times was
barely snfhcient TO enable them 70 support them
selves and families decenlly.
We are becoming little anxious 10 see those
angels Of mercy, the ladies OF the Female IInion
Benevolent Society, going the rounds Of their
mission. From present Indications we fear th.t
their excellent services will lie more neccssary
the ensuing winter than they have been for many
years past. The large number Of worthy iodi
viduals who have been thrown out of emnloy-
ment, who had made bat little preparation for
the future support OF themselves and families,
and whose wants must be provided for, will
doubtless draw unusually heavy on their means
We hope, therefore. soon 10 see them PREPARING
fer tie emergency, and that those Of our citizens
who have Of this worlds goods TO spare will
contribute 20 the utmost OF their ability 10 the
funds of this excellent Society
Arrived, the schooner Henry May, Watson.
Philadelphia, with 2i6 tons coal TO w H. Cooley
K Co. SPxcr,ToR
GEORGETOWN, Oct %, 1887.
The alarm Of fire Yesterday was caused by the
roof Of the dwelling Of our late fellow-citizen
MIR. II. Smith, situated on the Heights taking
fire from spark from the chimney. The fire
was soon suppressed.
There beiag no shipping demand in our city
for -four, the only sales making are 20 the home
trade. aud Of limited character. The suSpen-
sion of shipping operations has been caused
chiefly by the article ranging in price as low in
New York as in Georgetown. Small sales have
been made since our last at IS 25 for good stand
ard bands Red and white wheat Of good quail
tiles 81 0jasSi IS
Arived-Schrs. Congress, Crouch, Salisbury,
1910 feet lumber 60 r. Wbeatley; TrOpic, Hoo
per. salisbury, Il, 600 feet lumber to T. Pickrru
Co; also. several river crsft with wood. :.
4 ID, HAMMACk's RESTAURANT,