Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-23

nAE PRIMARY ELECTIONS To-pAy-The pr,
Ssnan eseGuons IN the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth. and
gates TO the mavoralty Convention comss ofP
t u .he ourth Ward there is warm contest he
tween the Magruder and the Berret forces tn,
are as follows: ii' Inc ucheu
p-uasr"deT DeIegates.-Edward Simms. M V
King. p"'e' oefharo nays, L. ii
Bsrrst Delegates-wm.H Fl. Ward. las Eno,,s,
| Brooks ~ '''''''''u' FRANCIS
In the Fifth Ward the voting was quite livsl,
pp 70 'ne Time the Star went to press, the follow
berret Ticket throughon.-For Alderman
| w. Z. Huntington 'n-N
For Common Council-Thompso n Van Res
WICK, Id r. French, John w M "A Wm r
Wallace, VIM. A. Mulloy, Thomas TbornIa a,,' L
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENT F.. beers, Dennis a.,
| iinhh' TeoFge Barrett, Thomas o PRYOR Wu 7
WI neatisy, VIM J. Mccormick, Geofge Richard
| n, Deie9a'es- Thomas Hutchison Michael Duffv
fmlP J. Ennis, John Missimer. James Colamap
o,,a Ne same ticket as above given, save the dele
| ga,es TO the Mayoralty Convention ia tmnninn
| thereto 'o' oeiesa'es attached
Ant.Bsr Delegates Thomas H. Robinson
erty. Geo v w u,t geo NJ Oyster, Hugh Dough-
out Berret ticket: " " "iSA
For Alderman-Gsorge A. Bohrer.
TT f or Common Couhcil-John Russell, franklin
| H. Oter, James W. Robinson
| For Delegatfs-F. s. Walsh Lawrence Tueu
| james Il. Boseau, Nathan Lewis
The anti-Berret ticket for delegates to the Nav
| crafty Convention is DIS follows
| Fer DISQUALIFICATION w Miller Huob
McCani e., Charles Miller, Jr, Joseph c. Brooks.
| Granderson s. TansilI
| MISSIONARY INrELLIGENCE-Rev A r. n,
| oaniss, who has just returned from China after
seven eve, years missionary labor: preached in the
rlas. DaPtst Church OR; Hill's) last night to
| large audience. He first showed the condition of
the heather among whom apostolic missionaries
| nts, Went Iorth proclaiming the gospel They
ma Jewish merchants and traders residing in
| most Oh their large towns, who had built syna.
| gogues and made many proselytes to the Jewish
| faith. Thus all idea of the true God had been
very generally disseminated among the Greeks
and Romans. These Jews and proseIvtes from
| their previous knowledge Of the Old Tsst,mant
| were prepared to hear something about thu Ms
sian, ana II convinced that Jesus was the looked
~. ~. were prepared to make efficient labor
| eis IN propagatlng christianity He then showed
| that missionaries in China instead of meeting
| WIN persons acquainted with the Old Testament
ana PREPARED to hear something about the Mes
| sian, met wild people knowing nothing of lew
| $50, ureek or Roman history, ard who look upon
us as outside barbarians, who come to China tn
GET those necessaries of life which our own conn
Try ialls to afJrd. After showing the dttculties
| under Which modern mss onaries labor no St.tod
| that some thing had been done in China A GOOD
| foundation had been laid. At Shanghai there
Wene @W converts; at N1ngpo POO or 800; at Fun
| Clau they had recently been blessed with add
| dltions at Annoy they had been greatly blessed
/ dnu hdd upwards of 5UO converts Among the
i natlVe converts there Were some good preachers
| Inc speaker here exhibited a rusty LOOKING old
| household god which had been worshipped in
the family of of his native preac hers for the
last two hundred years. Mr.. Cabaniss has native
| convert with him. who was catecbised after tl,e
| ssrmon 10y Rev. Drs Hill and Sampson. The an
dlence was deeply interested in the exercises.
IL Will De seen from advertisement in anotbe,
ooiGhn .Ha' Mr. Caol9iss gives his first lecture
| THIS evening. 23d inst. AS these lectures wer.
| delivered to crowded houses i'm Baltimore th.v
WI, no aou1t prove equally interesting here He
| lectures on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the
| E-street Baptist Church to the children Let ali
| the juvenile community attend who wish to learn
something about China and idolatry
| FIRE, AND ALARM.-Between and 0 O'Clock
| saturday night an alarm of fire was given I'm the
| eastern part Of the Fourth Ward which called ont
.ne nfeinen IN the direction. The rain was de-
| scendlBg about the time, and it being discovered
that the alarm Was false, the tirenen returned 10
| their quarters. About the same time the lamn.
black factory at the foot of Twentysecond st west
Was discovered to be on fire. The proximity of an
| abundance OF water and the PROMPT aid of neioh.
| Dors saved IL from destruction. 1t was supposed
| the fire was caused by lightning. We re assured
by one of the prOpretors (the Messrs w ison) that
| the damage is trifing, and will only cause sus-
pension Of business day or two for repairs
| Ing on Capitol Hill which can very nearly
proving fatal to one of the parties concerned II
| appears that about 20 O'clock one of the We rk
,nen, named kody Craven, engaged on the Capt.
| capitol street, received dangerous stab in the
breast from sharp pointed knife in the hands of
| some person with whom it is supposed he get into
an alteration. DIR. Mccoy promptly attended the
| sufferer, who is not yet altoge,htr out of danger
The aiteT cation it is stated the result of some
heated discussion about the mayoralty.
| IAN EXCELLENT PHorOG have rs
| ceved from Whitehurst Il Co capital photo.
graph of the National Rifles Capt Shsffer. as they
apPearsd IN fnn dress uniform just previous te
| tnelr departure on their late trip to Richmond
| The National Rifles look well everywhere and
| Whitehurst has done them full Justice i'm trans
| IeffnS thelr Sood-looking figures and faces tc
| paper.
| THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION of the Christ Church
| Sunday school at Alexandria, came OFT on Friday
The exercises We're very pleasant and entertaining
| ana Were witnessed by d large number of parent.
| and friends of the scholars The address was de
| livered by Rev. q. II. y orion.
| WATCH RETURNs.-Peter Douglass col drunl
| and disorderly; fine and costs, Sl15. Gilbert Cur
tbs, do do; do, "a Is. Two dodgers were ac
| conmodated. Patrick Rlan, drunk and disor
| DERBY; workhOuse 90 days.
CRACKER HALL" containing about 2G5 acres
about three miles from Alexandria, on the Noun
| vernon Turnpike. was offered for sale at public
| auction on Saturday, and bid in at S2S per acre
| by MI George Barton, of New Jersey.
BEAR IN MIND the postponed lecture of the Hon
| Chas. Eames this evening before the WASHINGTON
| Art Association at Willards' Hall 1t is EXPECTED
| to be a rich treat in its way
| DAN RICE'S "GREAT SHown is coming as will
| be seen by advertisement in another column ani
| will open in this city on Wednesday with al
| entire new outfit and increased attractions
ARRIVED at Carter's wharf, (late Young Car
| ters,) foot Of Thirteen-and-a-half street. schr b
l.. F. Murphey, from Philadelphia, with 95 tom
| of coal, for u. F. Kidwell.
| LOCusTs.-The Alexandria Gazette saws: "Thes,
destructive Insects have made their appearance IN
| small numbers in this neighborhood. In som,
cases hogs have been killed by eating them"
The HARMONIC AID BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, o
| Georgetown, announce a grand picnic at Arlinp
| ton Springs, on Tuesday, the LIST day of Nav