Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-16

main on H, between Seventh and Foufteenth
nneeS. MO, the joint resolution authorizing the
S cnase Oh a lot on Louisiana avenue between
~, n.n and Tenth streets, for pipe yard and for
IN: erection of a new guard house; agreed to-
And the Board sdiourned.
THE You've MExs CHRISTIAN Assocr.rro,
htid an unusually interesting meeting last eve
ming. X C. Fox occupied the Chair, and DR..
M Grimes was appointed Secretary. in the alb
sence OF the officers. The delegates to the Troy
convention was then called on for reports. -
49, =. Knees stated that to him had been
assigned the business proceedings and statistics
ne refe red to the fact that there were nearly 300
ueisgates at Troy, from twenty different States
ana several from the British Provinces Never
hao 20 able, enthusiastic, and earnest convention
OF young men ever assembled. Its presiding Of
ncer, GEORGE II. Stuart Of PHILADELPHIA was inst
tne man iof the place; admirably fitted for it, and
interest Of the meetings. He then stated the ac
ton taken relative to the "Young Mems Christian
Journal" the organ of the confederation had
cep, me, 81 monthly continued at 50
ior on tne spot VI the proceedings Of the conven-
non, LOW copies Were subscribed and paid for
Eve HsrE sntng done was prompt and bust nesslike.
mond. Va, and it was desired to hold the neYt
convention In New Orleans. Mr. r. spoke of
the dificulty he had to continr himself to one
point, ne could not refrain from abiding to the
unsurpassed hospitality Of the Troyansenor the
devononal spirit which prominently character
lzed all the sessions of the Convention. He also
read several of the resout 'ons adopted.
.: hichard L. Morsell then addressed the
meeting In regard to the devotional meetings of
the Convention-speaking first Of the spirit of
love and christian union which prevailed. He
was NOT Person easily excited, but he would say
IN al ms HE ne bad never experienced sucb n
thrill OF excitement aud enthusiasm as when tbese
;So young men, grasped each Others hands for the
last tline on the closing evening, and sung the
hymn, SAY, brothers, will you meet us,n AZ ali
the prayer meetings there was no DELAY. NO pausr
some one was already to engage in the exercises
Mr. M. also alluded to the nagn' ficent entertain
H me ana hospitality OF the Christians in Troy
He thought that Brother Miller. of Cincinnati.
VINO led the singing, was perhaps not even second
to Brother Stuart who presided in giyinU interest
iOa tns Convention Every one felt that he
lndeed tnc complication Of devotion and entbusi-
asm, without any show or ostentation. He had
MIR. o. c. Wight fketched the Journey to TROY:
the arrival OF the delegates at PhiIade phia where
they held meeting and received large access; on
OF numbers; of the tri p across New Jersey where
the cars resounded with praises to God; OF the de-
nghtul sail up the Hudson. the Mountaineering
Pfayer-neeting held in the moonlight on the up.
per ueck OF the steamer, DC. He then passed to
tne excursion To saratoga Springs Ten cars were
chartered expressly by the Troy Association for
the delegates and friends and about i've hundred
went; assembling at Congress Hall, they sang in
the immense ballroom the HYMN, Blow We the
trumpet, blow" with an effect such as hr had
never known before. After rambling over the
ing all the sights, they had a sumptuous dinner.
In everything, however, there was perfect propri-
ETY., and the happy union CT Christian principle
and social pleasure. On the bin Of fare, which was
long ana fich, there were Scripture notices and
above all, NV neither We eat or drink or whatever
We do, do all to the glory of Cod Returning to
Troy, the delegates sang in the large depot the
hymn Blest he the tie that binds, - and were
then dismissed, after the most pleasant excursion
perhaps ever given.
DR.. Johnson then stated that he had been in
philadelphia at the meeting to hear the report of
the delegates there and he was prjeyed tn see tbc
difference in the interest IN the religious commu-
nifty In this city: In Philadelphia the largest
church was filed to OVERLOOKING, and such
meeting as was held he could not describe. After
all the other delegates had spoken Mr. Stuart, the
president. went over the ground, filling ND every-
thing omitted. DR.. J. wanted the people in Wash
nStcn 70 near these stirring reports and hoped
there would be another meeting. to hear from the
delegates who were absent at this
On motion the " Revised Articles of Confeder
alton submitted by the central committee were
considered and unanimously adopted
Permission was granted to the Sabbath schools
of the First PRESBYTERIAN Church to meet In the
rooms during the alteration of that building
1t was announced that Mr. Metzerott had Kindly
granted the use OF Philharmonic Hall to the Asso-
citation for its Mission Sunday school which had
been Obliged 10 leave the hall of the Franklin En-
CINE Company, and more teachers were asked for
Ai'e' oeNo'iohai exercises the meeting adjourned.
FiRK.-This morning, about twenty minutes to
four O'Clock, Mr.. Mulloy. the Waterman on duty
at the machine shop of the Capitol Extension. dis
covered fire issuing from the rear of the black
smith and finishing shop lust over the boiler
He ran into the shop and discovered that by reason
OF the wooden building around the spot bein,r
saturated with Oil, the fire had gained too great
headway to he extinguished without aid and he
gave the alarm. The companies Of the fire de-
par.ment FASTENED to the spot, but though they
worked hard to save the property, in half an hour
the machine shop, containing the valuable lathes
for turning metal, and other costly machines the
smith shop and its contents, and the stone saw
mill were entirely DESTROYED Great difficultv
was experienced In obtaining water the fire-pIutr
near tue machine shop failing to operate for Il
long time. The buildings themselves being only
rough frame structures, are hardly worth place
in the estimate Of the loss. the machinery being
the loss In fact. No certain estimate has been
made. and the opinions Of persons protesting to
know the value of such things are various fixing
the loss at 81 900 to SIS OO0 The origin of tho
fire Is doubtful. Some being satisfied that 1t was
an incendlary act, and others, with more proba-
bility. atributng it to accident, fire having been
discovered near the same spot upon former occa-
sions The loss to the handwriting mechanics
and la6orers employed in those shops, near hum
dred In number, Will be very great at this time
depriving them Of work. The laborers were en-.
gagged this morning in collecting the material
and parts Of the machinery which, being Of metal,
were only slightly damaged by the fire.
MARRIED AT BRowS's HOTEL Rev. Dabnev
Ball, Of the Wesley Chapel, yesterday afternoon
joined in everlasting happiness and wedlock, Mr..
c. ID. Fogg, Of Virginia, and Miss Carrie E. Joy
OF Vermont. The happy groom Is a rich old
widower. with six children, and the bride pretty
miss OF romantic eighteen, who has Just com.
pletsd term rs governess In the house of the
groom, and was on her way To join her relatives
IN the Green Mountain country in company with
him, when, on reaching Washington thew con-
cluded to get married AS they arrived here ON
Saturday night late. no license could be obta ned
until Monday, when the legal forms were gone
through with as above stated
PRIVATE PLEASURE TRIP.-A month ago
company Of eleven ladies and gentlemen of Buffa-
10, N Y, started upon pleasure trip to the South
t,king novel mode Of travelling. They have
large coach ike an omnibus in which they travel.
and carry with them tent sufficiently large to
accommodate the entire company and camp out
much after the gypsy fashion, though i'm better
style. They arrived near Bladensbnre a day or
two ago, and pitched their tent near the toll gat.
Yesterday and to-day they have spent I'm visiting
the public buildings and seeing the sights i'm the
metropolis 1t is the plan of the company to spend
ten months in this trip, and they design to win
ter at some point on the Gulf coasts p,
THE OLD GAME.-The boys on the borders Of
the city have recommended the practice of robbing