Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.
AMgsEMENTs TO. MIGHT.

II,
FoRD's THEATER.-Miss Laura Keene In
SAe comedy, "She Stops to Conquer" the
performances concluding with the farce of
"The Hole in the Wall"
GRovKRs THRATBR,-aAladdin. or tbs Won.
derful Lamp" with magical Illusions, songs
and ballet Reduced rates of admission to all
parts OF the house.
OxyoRD.-First week Of Cooper and Fields
IN aoaluon TO the entire stock company in
new OIL OF ballet, songs and burlesque, con-
oinolng with side-splitting afterpiece.
CANTERBURY.-Last week OF the winter
season, and first night of the comic pantomime
OF the "Persecuted Clown," together with
novel programme, including all the favorites.
Entire change OF bill every night.
MECHANICS HALL, Maryland avenue, near
Sd street Complim entary ball for the benefit
OF disabled soldier.
TEACHERS INsTITUrR-The regular meeting
OF this institute was held Friday afternoon, in
the room OF the Second District Female Gram
mar School, miss Boggs,) corner of 10th and
L streets. The exercises were of an unusu-
ally interesting character, being opened by
some excellent singing by the pupils OF the
First District Male Grammar School, under
the direction of Professor Daniel. Mr.. s. John
Male Grammar School and while he has neg
1ected none of the branches OF education usu.
ally taught in these schools, he has taken pains
to have them instructed in music. the young
ladies Of MIR. Daniels classes must look to their
laurels, else the boys Of Mr. tThomosn g school
will win them. Then followed class readings
by the teachers OF the Second District, and the
reading OF Longfellow's "PauI Rever's Ride"
by Mrs. Olmsted; after which Mr.. H. Richards
conducted exercises on the elementary sounds,
and gave brief lecture on the subject OF
English Grammar, closing with illustrations
OF the methods of teaching denominate num-
bers, in which Messrs. Wilson and Robinson
participated.
ISouRsT.-On Saturday afternoon, Coroner
Wood ward held an inquest at the Quarter
masters Hospital, on X street, on the bodies of
VIM. Mathews, Thomas W Smeet, Peter Camp
bell and - Lamberson, who were killed by
the accident near water station No. 4, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on Fridayafter-
noon, and verdict was rendered that the de.
ceased came to their deaths on the afternoon of
Baltimore and Ono Railroad at water station
No, q, by collision between two trains, the
one stationary, the other approaching IN the
rear, the approaching engine said to be No. 100,
and that the evidence before the jury points to
carelessness on the part OF those running the
approaching train as the cause of the collision.
The jury also find that the deceased were poor
men and had no property.
The engineer OF the train running into the
train on which the deceased were has been sus-
pended by MIR. Smith, Master OF Transporta-
company.
meeting of this Presbytery has just closed.
Rev. W. W. Campbell, pastor of the 9TH
street (Island) Church, was elected pastor for
The following resolution, offered by Rev.
DIR. Tustin, was unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That while the Presbytery OF the
Potomac deeply deplore the calamltles
which the existing civil war has brought upon
q portion of our countrymen, and earnestly
sympathize in their multiform sorrows, they
cannot, as a presbytery and as individuals,
repress an expression of their unfeigned graft
tude and uRdissembled joy at the recent tri-
umph Of the national arms.
Rev. w. Y. Brown and Elder Heron were
appointed delegates and Rev. MIR. Mckee and
Elder Robert Bell altern ates, to the next Gen.
eral Assembly of the Presby terrain Church,
which is to assemble at Pittsburg in May.
The Presbytery adjourned to meet on Tues
day evening In the First Presbyterian Church
of Alexandria.
A SUCCESSFUL YRAR.-The Ninth street
Methodist Protestant Church completed the
selection OF its officiary last night, and entered
upon the Conference year, 1865, untrammeIled.
The report Of the financial steward for the
past year represents it as the most successtul
yeer In the existence of the Church Notwlth-
standing the difficult circums tances which
embarrassed churches generally, the church
lifted the debts with which IL was encum-
bered, and starts on the new conference year
with a pleasing prospect of usefulness. The
stewards elect for the ensuing year are messrs
Lewis Blackiston, willard Drake, John r
Lashorne, Jas. Croggon, and W. q. Llpscomo,
Jr.
BAPrIsMAL Last evening. the
CONGREGATIONS of the L street and Calvary
Churches united in the first named church in
very impressive religious services, which were
conducted by Rev. Drs. Kennard and Gray
the former preaching an excellent discourse
and the latter baptising seven candidates, thres
young men and four young ladies
Yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Bouldin, OF the Ihiro
{colored) Baptist Church, on L street, admin
istered the rite of baptism to two men and Ave
women in the Potomac below the eth stree
wharf, attracting large concourse OF spec
tators.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT GIEsBoRo'.-1es
terday being the first Sunday since the fall o
Snhr andf no N NJ :
having by proclamation requested the citizen
of that State to unite in returning thanks u
God for the recent victories, it was day o
more than ordinary interest at GieSboro, ant
q large crowd from the city attended tae ser
vices. Rev. b. b. Emory read from l2lth ant
126th Psalms, and Rev. B. F. Msrris preached
very appropriate discourse from the It'll
verse Of the Tooth Psalm.
THE EAST WASHINGTON SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNIoN-Yesterday afternoon, meeting of tn
above Union, which embraces East w ashiag
ton and Waugh Chapel Methodist Episcopa
Sunday Schools, Christ Church, Protestan
byterian and East W ashington Methodist Pro
testant was held in the East W ashington Meth
odist Church, the church being crowde
throughout. John o. Hardness, Esq an
others made appropriate addresses, and tn
schools sang number Of hymns In pleasin
manner.
PERJURY CASE Alberta Creak, coIored
was arrested Saturday by officer Hilton, upol
charge OF perjury. Inc case was heart
before Justice Miller, when it appeared ii
evidence that the prisoner had made oath tina
woman named Elizabeth Augusta, wit
whom she lived, kept bawdy house. Upo
this oath the justice issued warrant, an
Augusta was arrested When Alberta wa
called TO testify she refused, and denied tha
she ever made the oath. Justice Miller bel
her to bail for court.
BALL.-The CLERKS in the Quartermaster'
Department give ball tonight al Odd Eel
lows Hall for the benefit of Mr.. j. b. Baker, @
Captain Moore's office, recently drafted. TIL
arrangements are such as to insure great sue
cess, and the popularity of those engaged il
the undertaking cannot fail of rendering tn
ball one OF the most pleasant of the season.
BACK AGAIE.-Malcolm Wallingsford, for
mery clerk In the Interior Department, VIII
was one Of the first to go South at the break
ing cut of the rebellion, has again made nj