Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-13

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all the leading streets Of the city.
AZ trinity church, in the forenoon, the paste,
theV pr. Butler) preached an able discourse
one anOther's feet" 1'h
A. Wesley Chapel, in the forenoon, the paste,
dress, from the words Of the psalmist Trnst IN
sne Lord and do good, and verify thou shalt be
At the E-street Baptist church, in the evening,
the pastor, Rev Dr. Samson,) in his usual ear nss,
| and acceptable style. preached from LIKE a 10.
:. And when the devil had ended all the tem,pts.
non, he departed from him for a season ,,
Inc outdoor meetings Were well attended yes.
uIuat; AZ 'he eastern section, on Eleventh stree,
"a. Ine intersection of Pa avenue and + street tbs
| nv; MI. Nlchols preached from the text oh
.nJ ,,, ievve thy work." lIab 3, 2,) to large
distributed by the committee of tbe VonnS, NJ,
| charge. '"o i"eeuhs III
POTOMAC BARGE CLUB.-A number of our citi-
zens have formed themselves int, a Climb upder the
ao''e TUE Tor the purpose Of aquatic exercise and
| pressure They have purchased a beautiful baroe
OF forty feet in length, with six oars and finished
anu lulnlsned In most superb style She arrived
i nls morning al GeorgetOwn, from which place
| the club will embark in her this afternoon al five
| O'Clock, and proceed to their new boat-Louse AT
the Ienth-street canal bridge under the escort,
/ Whch has been rendered, Of sTbe Falcon Boat
Club, in their beautiful barge which las SO lone
l peen tae champion and pride of our waters
/ Inc rotonac Club barge was built by Mr.
i nuI parry, OF Philadelphia. who is well known as
tue builder OF some OF the fastest boats which DIV
| on the bosom Of the beautiful Sehuylkiu river.
| where boating Is carried to such an extent by it,
numerous clubs. composed Of some Of the wealth.
Itst ana NEST Influential citizens Of PHILADELPHIA
/ We are glad Ia know that some OF our prominent
citizens have turned their attention TO this pleasant
anu healthy exercise; for certainly there is no city
| IN Tue Union where this exercise Is more needed
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| where There are SD many engaged in sedentary
/ pursuits, ana where we have such a iuaUniicent
sueain as our broad Potomac We hope soon TO
/ SEE our i'otofnac as numerously dotted over with
THESE graceful craft rs may be witnessed any after
| noon on the Schuylkill where they have est,L-
llshed regular navy of row. boats The ceremony
vi haunting Tue barge will take place In Georgetown.
WATCH RETURNs.-West Lockup.-Edward
| Lee, coiored, unlawful assembly; fine and costs
Sol- John Holland, disorderly; do So Fred
| Maharney, col, unlawful assembly; workhouse 60
days, Samuel Harrol, col, do; fine and costs.
| 81; James Bryant. col, disOrderly conduct:
/ wOrkhouse 60 DAYS. James Sumby, col do !: ane
| and costs, 81. Henry Banks colored do work
house 10 days Mary Lluvellin, do; do 80 days
| Central Guard house Saturday-James ste,,-,,t
drink and disOrderly; fine and costs. 80 -. r.
ludleton; arreston warrant; security for hearing
heofse Seele, col, safe keeping. John Semmes,
| col, out after hours. John Sewel, colored. do,
| Henry Cassidy. stealing; Jail. Three dodgers.
i Sunday-Edward Lane, THROWING stones. tne ,nd
costs, S2:l5. Enock Ward do; do 81 is. Lar
| ance Cuinlan, drunk and disOrderly penalty not
entered. Martha Butler, cOlored, fighting: work
house 90 days Rebecca Gronton col do do 50
days Isaac Cant, col. drunk and disorderly; do
/ 20 days. WIN. johnson, col do; do 90 DAYS
Samuel Reeder, col do fine and costs, 80 Is
/ b. F. Duval, do; do 80 days Mary Baker. do +:
do. 90 DAYS. John Jackson, drunk; fine and costs.
s2.l5. Four dodgers.
BILL JAMES, (colOred,) notorious In the North
ern Liberties, who broke away from the custody
| OF the lntendant Of the workhouse, whittier be
had been committed for sixty days, in default of
payment of 4 fine imposed By Justice Williams
Tor dlsorderly conduct, was captured on Saturday
last by officers Suit and GorInley I'm a wheel
wrig hts shop on Massachusetts avenue wbere n.
had concealed himself. lie was taken before JUS
lice w. again, where he was accused of CARVING
| concealed weapon, in shape Of a decidedly muir.
uefOus looking knife, and the charge being fully
sustained on examination. Bill was sent back 10
work odt some fOrty-eight ddys of the old fine
and sixty additional days on account of the knife
Bill was not merely disappointed TO think he had
run away, he was sgusted; and when he ARR we'd
al the workhOus+ was accommodated with an iron
Chain with glObular ornament attache to il the
winch lac VIII most probably carry about with
him during the It's remaining DAYS of his COM
pulsatOry retirement.
MISSIONARY ANNIvERsARY.-Yesterd after
noon, the Youths Missionary Society connecte d
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| their anniversary meeting. PRAYER was offered by
Rev Mr.. Bates, and an appropriate hymn sung,
when Dr. Gurley (pastor) stated that on that morn
| Ing he had received note from the Rev Mr.
| 6rahbsry, lnlornInS him that, being confined Ia
/ his bed by sickness, he w0uld not Le abl. IN be
present and address the soc-ty ~ lac had confirm
| plated. After the reading by the secretary MIR
| stanley Brown. OF an Interesting ANIMAL report
Mr. Bates, Of the NTH street Methodist Protestant
Church, delivered an effective and pleasing adj
dress, taking for his theme the words OF Cain re-
| corded In the Book Of Genesis" Am | my
brothers keeperfn After the address 4 collection
| was taken up, and the meeting closed
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Stone BATTLRs.-The juveniles have started
again in their Sabbath breaking and head cutting
conflicts, which in times past have cost parents 50
heavily for fines and damages. Yesterday they
\ bad quite a fight near the Tenth street bridge
| throwing showers of stones, endangeriny the
heads Of passrrsby rs well their own Police
Officer Gill, Of the Seventh Ward, ed to
capture two OF the largest, and locked them up in
the guard house, whence they did not come ont
| until their parents had paid 1.-The uttermost far
thing" OF thu tine and costs. TIE police would
hardly in tue harmless sports OF the Juveniles bu;
these stone battles sometimes result in serious in
| jury TO children, and ought to be prevented.
RVER.-At Riley swLarf, arrived this morning,
steamer Columbia, with merchandise for Parker
\ Il Co. p. Thyson, Houghstrtter & Co Middleton
| X Beall, p. White, T.. Hall, Captain d. n IDOrg-
ham, Murray Semmes. NJ. Desmond G. Stott
J. +. Seaggs, w. A. Brown, VIM. Bryan, J.
McIselland. X. Isreal, J A. Bean In the stream.
| between the steamboat wharves and the Long
| Bridge, some ten twelve vessels laden with
| coal, lumber. and wood, are riding at anchor.
| The schooner NJ ott Bedel, from New York arrived
| at Alexandria at Saturday night, and was lowed
| up2o this city to-day. She is heavily freiphted
with miscellaneous wares for Washington and
Georgetown dealers.
THE PUBLIc School EXAMINATIONS will COM
mence on the 2Oth instant, and is to be continued
| from day 10 dav until the 18th of July In the
meanwhile tue Board of Trustees have in course
OF manufacture the medals which are To he award
ed at general meeting Of the schools To take place
1t the Smithsonian Institution. The rewards of
merit will be distributed As follows: A silver
medal To the best scholar In each school or depart
nent one premium in each class for attention and
| Improvements; one premium In each class for ex-
| enplary conduct.
SENT DOwS.-TwO Corporation Migrants fe
| males) were discovered by Officers Williamson
| and Haskell In the old colOred peoples grave
yard, in the ne9hborhoOd OF Columbian College
where they had encamped, and where they We're
in the habit of receiving visits from certain aban-
| dohed persons Of the male SEX. They Were taken
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