Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-21
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washington, November 20, 1850.
TIE CITY Councils having by ajoint resolution
requested the Mayor to designate aday of Than h.
giving and Prayer, have approved the act, aud
deem II my duty to give an ofneial announe enent
Sf The , sane by III. my PsSeanaea and recon
FOR the purpose. AI'Ss-F ~ = 10 -s.- - &
The sobservancs Of day Of Thanksgiving at
this season Of the year is sanctioned BY time
Christian community. The blessings Which hs are :
continually vouchsafed TO US demand that we
should occasionally turn aside from our daily
avocations, and, a. 1t were sanctify a secular day
by united and heartfelt manifestations Of graft
t9de, by Prayerful reflection, and by contrite sup
plicatons ''lisf %'-
In order to give due effect and solemnity to the
occasion, every good citizen Is invoked to con.
tribute something Of example and precept towards
tue fuiftment Of the duties which properly belong
to the day; and to this end recommend that the
ordinary pursuits Of business be suspended, and
that all denominations assemble In their respec-
tive places Of worship render thanks to Almig
God for His boundiess mercies, and to offer up
supplications for a continuance Of our civic and
our national prosperity:
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this twentieth day Of November, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty. JAMES 6 BERRKT, Mayor. I
THE VIRGINIA ANNUAL CoNYraxScr IN ALEX.
ANDRlA.-The Gazette Of this morning says: "The
Virginia Annual Conference opens its session In
this city, at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. to-day, at O'Clock, q. m. This Confer.
includes all the churches Of its denomination
within the region bounded on the east by the
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, on the south
by Albemarle Sound, Roanoke, and staunton
north BY the Alleghany Mountains. ltthereforc
includes all Eastern Virginia, with small por-
ton Of Western and Of the State Of North Caro-
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Bishon Paine will p,ostd. TIL. rur,h.y ~
ministe s In attendance will be about one hundred
and seventy-fve. Besides these, twenty seven
lay delegates, under the lay-co-operation plan,
some fifteen or twenty applicants for the ministe-
rial Office, and a number Of local preachers, &c /,
Will carry the whole number in attendance con-
siderably beyond two hundred
Among these are gentlemen Of noted ability,
not only In the religious world, but In the secu.
liar walks of life The hospitality of our citizens
has been freely. rendered to the members Of the
Conference, aud their visit to Alexandria, will,
aonotiesS, De source OF mutual pleasure to our
townsfolk and their guests.
Prehntnary Sermon Of the Confsrsnce-The
Methodist Episcopal Church South, was crowded
last light by most attentive and intelligent con-
gregation Rev. 8 s. Lambeth, of the A ppomat-
tox Circuit, preached a most eloquent and power
ful discourse from the first clause of Matthew XIII
5th, "But they made light of itn The exercises
were OF an exceedingly interesting character, and
Were attended by large number Of the members
OF the Conference.
ODD FELLows' HALL was again packed to suf-
location last night by the throng eager to see the
Immortal George Christy and his famed com pany
OF minstrels. Hundreds went away unable TO
obtain seats, and hundreds more would not go
away but stood throughout the entire evening,
SO Interested were they by the performances: No
better tribute could be paid to the wonderful
merits Of this band. In fact we cannot call to
mind single performer in this company who
would not rank as a star Of the first magnitude in
ordinary troupes. They announce an astonishing
bill for tonight. See advertisement
Bear in mind the " matinee this afternoon,
and also that tomorrow ight Is positively the
last night Of the troupe in this city, as Chrsty is
under engagement to "secede" southwardly at
once. .-- -1r..-s --
OFFICERS OF THE You've MKss CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA The Young Mems
Christian Association Of Alexandria held Its an
nual meeting at its room, last night, and elected
the following officers: President, J. E Chase; LIST
mick; Sd do. John Latouche; 4th do. w. A. Hart;
5th do. J. E. Towson. Corresponding Secreta.
ry-H O ClAushton. Recording Secretary-J.
II. fl Fowle: Treasurer-Wm. II. Fowle. Lii
NJ Stevens, Thornton Triplett, r. M. Smith, d.
Semmes, 8 II. Devaugf n, 6. 7. Baldwin,
Mccormick, r. Bell, IT,, and E F. Wilmer.
THE THEArKR.-The Howard Family are win.
ming golden opinions at the Theater Little Cor
della, particularly, is a great favorite with the
theater-going public, and nightly brings down
the house in rounds Of hearty applause. Tonight
this little musical and histrionic prodigy win
represent Dickenss celebrated character Of Oliver
Twist, sustained by her parents as Monks and
Nancy Sykes The performance will conclude
with the farce Of "The Windmill ;" Mr. Raymond
and Miss Shaw taking the principal parts The
bill is an excellent one, and will no doubt draw
large house.
TIE CONGREGATION of the Four and a hall Direct
Presbyterian Church met last mig ht In the Vestry.
room, for the purpose Of bearing the report of the
m NOR ffna - a..
affairs. The committee reported that the i'm prove
ments upon the church building, pending during
the last summer, are nearly completed, and that
the edifce will be ready for dedication in about
ton services will be celebrated about the second
Sunday In December proximo. The Building
Committee reported that the estimated cost Of the
recent Improvements was about g., 900. 80
MAD Docs RIFK-Seven mad dogs were killed
during the past week in the neighborhood Of the
second toil-gzte on the Plank Road. These dogs
wers all bitten by the rabid animal recently
killed at nv house, and most Of them were at
large when killed The popular impression that
tue poison develops itself In nine days Is entirely
erroneous, and there 10 no safety but to kill Bit
ten dog at once. The dogs all went mad a bout
the same time, and the incubation Of the poison
must have been about four weeks. One man. was
bitten by his own dog. CHAs. G. PAer.
STRKs-Some excitement was occasioned on
the street this morning by the refusal of some
sky LaoVfcto cuipOyco IN ldflnR tne large water
mains 10 go to work. II seems that this months
wages was due on the 18th inst, and not being
forthcoming, thev brought matters to focus this
morning by striking. The contractor immediate
ly made arrangements for iiquidating their ac-
counts and set them to work again with the I'M
derstanding that they were to be paid off at IL M
to-day. hI@ ,
ARLINGTON CLUB.-This we'll Known associa.
tion Of young men bad their regular annual cotil.
Ion party, at franklin Hall, last Monday night
1t was well attended, and like all their previous
entertainments was highly creditable to them
receiving, as 1t did, the commentator of all the
youth and beauty that enjoyed the am pie prepars.
tons made for their pleasure This, we presume,
10 but one OF series Of like entertainments which
the club will present during the season for the
enjoyment OF their numerous friends. = q
Mr. EDITOR Is not "Little Cordelja Howard >,
now performing at the Theater In this city, the
same lovely child who represented the char acter
Of Eva, In the play Of Uncle TOMS Cabin >,
some two or three years since, over four hundred
times In the city Of New York alone; and since
then, With asuccess almost equal, In Baltimore,
St Louis, and other southern cfties? :