Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-30

this amount In much less than year,
The proposition Of the cOmHsIttee was accept.
ed, and The building will therefore be commenced
Immediately. Those who wish to aid the enter
prise are requested TO leave their names with b
a. sanemetz, Pennsylvania avenue, near Thir-
committee was appointed to prepare an an.
swer TO questions propounded by the London
Young Mems Christian Association, TO be read
at the Worlds Conference Of such associations
TO be held in London on the nth Of next Septem-
her.
Permission was granted To the Sixth Baptist
Church TO use the hail OF the Association for re-
llgtous services en- Sabbath and on THURSDAY
evenings.
Permission was also granted to the seEs and
Dsug hters OF Temperance to hold public meet
Il was decided to print the constitution, rules
Of order, times OF meetings and a few general
facts relative to the Association, In a four-page
tract or circular, to facilitate the dissemination
OF Information necessary to secure new members
Rev Mr.. Lyford, the city missionary Of the
Association, made his fourth monthly report.
During June he preached 30 sermons, addressed
meetings, distributed $3.50 papers, rs books,
20 bibles, 81 800 pages Of tracts He had also
distributed 2O0 copies Of magazines and reviews
donated by the Association from their library for
hospitals
The meetings held among the ,eums;ers and
others continue to increase in interest, but Mr..
l.vfofd urges the members Of the Association par
tcullily to attend his appointments and assist in
singing, &c.
n PUBLIC meeting In behalf Of the mission work
was held last sabbath evening In the Dumbarton
street Methodist Church, Georgetown, and adj
dresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Patterson of
CbIcago, PIT Lyford and others.
Rev. ). >. kennesd expressed his interest In the
association. and assured the members Of his de-
sire 10 advance Its tbiects
MI. Miller expressed great regret at the small
attendance at the regular Saturday night PRAYER
meeting and though t4e efforts Of the missionary
Snd al the plans Of the Association would be un-
svslllng " there was not regular, constant and
earnest prayer for Divine blessing.s
Itwds decided to give the superintc ndents of
divisions power to MI any vacancies occurring
In their ruEber
CRIMINAL CoURT-JHdgs C,avford.-Yester-
bav, the Criminal Court We're engaged In the trial
Of Hiram King warden Of the peni,entiary, on
several charges-the first OF which was that Of
1Tauduenty obtaining receipt from X. Long,
icy Tor greater amount Of salary than was paid
Mr. Lon2lev, appears, Is one Of the guards at
salary oil $50 per month, and II Is alleged In the
Indictment that he gave his receipt for that
amount, but did not receive 1t. Mr. A T Long.
Icy the father, testified that an understanding
portion OF his sons salary should be applied In
The settlement Of a bill due Mr.. King
The jury returned a verdict Of not guilty in this
pros. was entered
A third case, charging Mr. King with accept
ing ana transmitting false vouchers, WA taken
up. The Indictment is founded under the Sub.
treasury law, which prohibits any discussing
omcer Of the Government from transmitting a
voucher on which he has not paid the fun amonnt
MI. L. Heise, 10 was stated, had q contract to
Iutnlsh meat 70 the penitentisry, for which he
was paid quarterly; but being In want of M oney
before the bill was due, he took the bill TO MI.
hlng. who discounted II, paving him out Of his
private funds-the Institution then having no
Government money on hand. The Sin was re-
celPted Tor the full amount, and Mr.. King trans
United II IN his accounts 70 the Treasury Depart
ment att end Of the quarter.
question was raised that the Indictment was
imperfect and after an examination, Judge Craw-
I9ta decided that there was no evidence to con-
xct and instructed the Jury to render a verdict Of
not guilty; which was entered
10 the remaining case q solls pros. was entered.
We hear that these cases have been investiga-
Ied, the request Of the warden, by the Interior
Department, which sxonerated Mr.. King
OPERATIONS IN Kline wHIsKY's DOMAIN
McSlOy, Of the Third Ward, sold whisky with
out license for which assumption Of individual
responsibility he was mulctsd In $50 81 fne and
costs Michael Rupel and Frederick Thetrman
who seyerally keep restaurants In Georgetown,
inandment, the specification being, in this, that
they sold tangle-foot and lager on Sunday The
corporation received an addition Of $40 s. to its
monds, Hannah Wilson and Rosa MeIstane an
Interesting trio Of the fair but frai OF
I've, were arrested In different parts Of the Fourth
Ward yesterday, and having looked too long.nt
the bottle, and having become tight Justice
Walter gave them free lodgings In the work.
house. they not having the wherewithal', 70
-Four boys, named John B. Throope, ". Blown
e. Fletcher and l.. u. Bryan, whose ages ranged
from ~ TO IA, were arrested YESTERDAY by ooerf,
enwlGk, Nelly and Hannah, on the charge Of
selling liquor without license. IL appears that
ihcIs boys had established themselves In Jackson
Hall alley, near the Avenue, not far from Four
S SnH sInan street, where they keep a perfect
enncing boys TO the frst steps In ruff When
arrested they were engaged N q social game Of
Sards; The police took the parties before Jus
90 10 ord
Iof several hour, when thcv were released with
sharp reprimand and warning against future
STU. Inc den was broken up. Young America
kkcovknI OF GOVERNMENT PEoPERrY-Yes-
IetoIY afternoon oracer Council found a large
near the canal, which he sefIed ana tooS - thS2
station Afterwards the ofhcer went hscS ana
airessa lula Fleet, Laura Thompson, and Viz.
who was charged with selling The good, Tn.g
were taken before Justice W alter who tn,nJ
the property over 70 the military ana dlsmiaed
che parties with q lecture.
AIA-TIsHr INKsfAxp-we have tried with
much satisfaetlon, the alright inkstand Of n.
Phineas, ~ John street, New York. IL Is Ger.
tainly an admirable affair, 90 contrived that the
INK does not evaporste, and thus does not thicken
ana clog on the pen, and the supply 10 50 gradu-
Suently the disfgurement Of blou 10 avoided
ne Peinees Alright Inkstand 10 for sale az all
ne leading book stores.
sTAnISs Law -ofacer TAFT arrested Joseph
Naaefs on Monday on the charge Of building Q
sable contrary 10 law, and two charges Of keep
Tag livery stable without license. Justice
Clafk nned hin go on the hrst charge, SIS on
tae second, and dismissed the third. Mr. Nede1
Wiz appeal to the City Councils. :. :,
KIcEID BIT RoEsE-On Sunday afternoon a
soa of Dir. John T.. Holland, residing near
MOCK Creef Church, was returning with q
Younger sister frorn meeting, be was kicked by
f-Verai Of Ii. Gits Sroken. tbs .s,,e- ,e--oyviv
e@-szA sizing EiiSsi ea TIE head