Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-23
LOCAL q NEWS.
Camp Meeting Corre,p,nd..e..

Camp Meeting Corresppndence.
CAMr IN sHIrLsxs wooDs, Anne Arunas
Of the prices here win interest many Wash.
ingtopians who intend TO visit the meeting be-
foreit closes, and by taking the hint they win
not be found lacking. Board Is from 81 so TO
se per day; canteloupes, melons and peaches,
q little higher than in Washington. Although
there are many copperheads here, they love
they can get, even to extortion; and yet dout
blame them much, for this part Of the country
is made up mostly OF sand, pine bushes, and a
spsnkling OF good Looking Two women %sp. .,
damp weather, we have bat little rain. To-
Gay the clouds have Vanished, and the sun is'
SHINING with,fts usual brilliancy All is dry,
almost to dust, and the katy Lids that for the
past three days have kept up mighty chorus,
nave sunk into quietuds. g -
Inns Tar the meeting has passed OF very
quleuy-Sunday was unusually quiet Tor
camp meeting. 7.es SaE-Es : -
In the afternoon, Rev. Mr.. GLENN preached
a very impressive sermon from LIST John, 5th
chapter and llth verse; and at 9 p. m. Rev. Mr..
Knowles, OF the Maine Conference, preached
from Job, 22d chapter and 2lst verse.
This morning at 8 o'clock, beneath the culver
of the green leaves, and with pleasant breeze,
the meeting was fairly begun-the congregation
gathering around the altar In prayer meeting,
]. B. Morgan and W. T GLENN, each OF whom
made powerful exhortations, and the intIma-
tions about the altar were that the people were
AT .fe Pr oeiock, ReV john thrush, Of Your
city, again occupied the pulpit, preaching
from Hebrews, ID chapter, 18th and 18th verses.
The brightness Of the sun, with the e, aid Of the
ing additional preachers Revs. V. Leech, of
Gorsuch Chapel; A. Habs, Ohas. Reid, B.
Peyton Brown, and Professor Harmon. w.
SALES OF RIAL EsTATE.-Jas. G. Mcclure
& Co., yesterday sold the following building
lots on Sixteenth street between L and M, In
Lot 80, ]. A. Jackson at IS cents per 50 uare
foot. Lot "a, Jas. Lewis, % cents. Lot IS,
ter, 81 cents Lot 81, Danr Medley, II cents s
Lots 80 and 50, Mary Moore, 20 cents. Lot 40,
John Brown, 26 cents. Lot az, John Douglas,
IA s cents W,, Lot a., John Douglas 10. cents
Kennehca, 10 cents. Lot 4i, Jos. A. Simons, 10
cents. Lot 43, VIM Chase, 81 cents. Lots al
and 42, Daniel Medley, 10 cents.
DEATH OF PHILIP HKRBzRT.-CoI Philip
Herbert, of the 9TH Texas cavalry, died at
Kingston, La, on the s3d ultimo, from the ef-
fects Of wound received at the battle of Mans
field, April S, 1864. Herbert, il will be remem-
bered, murdered an Irish waiter at Wizards
Hotel while he misrepresented the State Of
California in Congress.
BOOK AGEN-Joseph Birch, perhaps better
Known as "Shoat Birch" who joined the rebels
at the outbreak Of the rebellion, and who, it Is
said, has been sojourning at LynchDurg Va has
returned to this city with his family. has taken
the oath of allegiance, and processes himself
gladly willing to live hereafter under the old
flag.
SALE OF STANDS IN NARRATOR Satur-
day, three benches In the Center Market were
sold at the following prices One to Daniel
Whalen for S125; two to Enoch M. Morris for
1925. Four years age $50 was considered
high price for q stand in the market.
STATE OF THE THRRMoMHTBR.-At Frank
lin & Co.'s, opticians, No. Pa Pennsylvania
avenue, the thermometer stood to-day at 1
o'clock, SO In the shade, and 90 ia the sun.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Webster, of the State De-
partment, returned from his visit to New York
this morning.