Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-11
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
G ORE spoadsacs of The Sin,

GEoRGETowN, August 10, 1857
The new African Methodist Church, on BealI
street, was dedicated yesterday, with solemn and
impressive services The congregations I'm The
morning and afternoon Were so large that they
were compelled 10 have services in both the body
aud basement Of the church At the same time. In
the morning, the Rev A w Wayman and i 4
Hurbert, of your city, preached; in the afternoon,
At O'Clock, the Rev. A. w. Wayman and p
Tinney, also of Washington, preached and in
the evening, az O'Clock. the Rev. w. A Grimes
and :. G. Speak, Pastor of the Church, conducted
the services. Collections were taken up during
the day, amounting 90 the handsome sum OF
SOL So The ed'fce, we have heretofore re-
marked, is very neat and airy one, capable Of
seating comfortably about five hundred persons
One OF the most attractive articles about the pull
pit is a large and handsomely bound copy Of the
sacred scriptures presented TO the CONGREGATION
by the venerable DIR. B. Bohrer Fl.
Persons living in the neighborhood are loud in
their complaints about the great noise which they
say is kept mp nearly the whole Of every night
about the stables on Montgomery ST. near Bridge
We would advise the occupant 20 see to the evil
ia time, lest the aggTieved give him some trouble
about the matter
Notwithstanding the dampness Of the earth,
large company OF persons are in attendance al the
pic mic of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society,
IN the College grove.
Our Roman Catholic citizens generally mani
fest much regret al the removal OF their pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Sciampi, who has served them, we be-
lieve, but a single year. Notwithstanding his
sally popular, and his gentle and alecsionate dis
position had completely won the affections of his
congregation. lie goes to the College at w orces-
ter, Mass =.
The health Of our city continues excellent. We
hear Of no fevers of any description prevailing or
anv other sickness Of moment At the present time
We learn that there has been recently much
OF the dysenteTy aud diarThRa among the hands
engaged upon the wateTworks, caused chiefly by
the too free use OF vegetables
The barque William Chase, Capt. Dorry, is
now receiving new miZzen mast and other re-
pairs preparatory to her European voyage.
ArrivalS.-The steamer James Guy toved mn
this morning the schooner Isle Of Pines French,
from Philadelphia, with 23O tons OF coal TO Bar
ron Slower; schooner Aid, Kenly, Philadelphia,
80 tons coal 10 Boyce 4 Donnely; schooner Tropic,
Hooper, Salisbury, lumber TO Jos. Lib6ey & Son
packet schooner RingdOve, Donoho, Philadel-
phia, 10 Hyde & Davidson; steamer Columbia,
Harper, Baltimore, to the same. The Guy lowed
out this morning the packet schooner Hamilton,
Hopkins, of the Messrs. Dodge line, laden with
foTir for New York
Small sales Of -four continue TO be made. at
. 50 for standard brands. There is but little
wheat arriving, selling at 81 IS to 81 GO for red
and white of good qualities. Our millers have
been thus far this season obtaining most OF their
supplies from Alexandria. Query, why don't the
growers send il themselves directly to our mar
ket, and pocket the advance on prices themselves1
Corn 70 - cents for red and white. :.