Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-03
LOCAL NEWS.

| NJCAA NEWS.
TBE SUNDAY SCHooI. .ANEIvRIsAHS-Che
convention OF delegates Of the various Sunday
schools to make arrangements for the ami yer.
| sary, liked for the goth instant, have decided
INA. Y. Inc exercises shall take place In the New
| 1erk avenue Dr. Gurley 81 Church, where the
| schools OF the first division will attend; 9th
| street Presbyterian CDR. Smith's) Church,
s1 wners IRE me second division Will assemble; Wes-
rIesby terian, ~ street, fourth division; East
| washington, fifth division; the church In
! which the sixth division usland) shall meet
| has not been determined on.
| Inc hrst division will embrace the schools OF
Union Chapel, Western Pres soyterian. Young
| Chapel, and New York avenue PresbytertaE:
the second. McKendree Chapel, Fourth Pres
] bytsrian, 9th street Meth odist Protestant, En-.
| glish Lutheran, First Baptist. and the Orphan
| Asylum the third, AssembIy's Presbyterian,
Wesley Chapel, Wesley Osapel Mission, St.
| paufs, Fletcher Chapel, and Providence
| Baptist First Presby yterIan, First Presby terlan
Mission, and Newsboys Home; the NTH,
Waugh Chapel, Capitol Hin Presbyterian,
| Washington; the sixth, Ryland Chapel, Cor.
such Chapel, Sixth Presbyterian, Seventh
PRESBYTERIAN, Island Baptist, and st. Johns
| The schools Will assemble at their respective
rooms, and march directly 10 the church
named, where the exercises will consist OF
singing, prayer, reading OF the annual report,
and short addresses. The following are the
hymns chosen to be sung:-s'(ilory to God in
the Highest Marching On" :. Never be
unteers in the Army OF She Lor6,' sScatter
smiles, bright smiles" &e., &c, and "Victory
at Last"
PREsBYTERV OF THE POTOMAC This BODY
mas been In session at the New York avenue
Cnnrch since Monday, and among other basi.
ness transacted was the admission of Mr. Jas
q. johnson into the ministry. The committee
on the Metropolitan Presby yterian enterprise
were directed to report at the next meeting, to
which the consideration of the affairs al the
FIRST Church OF Alexandria were also referred
Rev G M Hair, OF the White Water (Indiana)
Prtsoytery was received as member. The
oody ADOPTED the following resolutions in re-
lation to the national fast:
Resoired, That the Presbytery OF the Poto-
mac nails with unmingled satisfaction the
proclaim alton Of our Chief Magistrate, Presi-
dent johnson. calling the nation to its knees to
bemoan with humble, penitent, and contrte
hearts the sad and painfully mysterious ca
lamity which has befallen us and as also In.
dieating full and hearty recognition of that
experimenting Providence IN our national az
fairs which SO strlkingly characterized the Of
nciai acts Of our late beloved, houored, and
lamented Chief Magistrate. ...
ResoLpsd, That this Presbytery rejoices In
the unhesitatng conviction that this 1tterauce
of our Chief Magistrate will meet with hearty
response In the religious sentiment and feeling
not only OF this community, but OF the entire
natloD, without respect to sect Or denomina.
tion, and therefore earnestly reco mmend to ali
the people under our care to assemble together
In their respective places OF worship on the
appointed day, and hold such services as NAV
be considered appropriate to the sad and mel.
ancholy occasion.
House BURNRRs.-On Monday seret Skin.
pom making his search for the evidence SUP
posed to connect Ben Harrison (who is now in
lali charged with the attemptto burn the house
Theatre,) with other incendiary aud burglary
acts, found a little evidence pointing toward
the origin Of the fire In the alley, between 7th
and eth and M and n streets north, last Sat.
urday morning. The evidence was that col.
ored woman named Mary Ridout. who lives
quarrel with the occupants OF the frame house
adjoining Mr.. Barhes's stable, and on Thurs
day evening she declared that they should
leave that alley. She would make them leave
if she had to burn them out. Friday night or
properly speaking. Saturday morning the fire
occurred in the colored quarters threatened by
Mary. Sergeant Skippon arrested Mary Rid
ont on Monday, and Jnstice Thompson com.
mitted her for further hearing.
POLICE CASES George Jones and William
Calvert were arrested Monday by officer IL
Johnson for the larceny OF black silk dress,
valued at $40, the property OF Ann E. Sardoe
Justice Thompson held Jones 10 bail and COM
mitted Calvert to jail for court.
Yesterday, Michael Kelly was arrested by
officer Spencer fer the larceny OF a carbine. be-
Justice Walter, who committed him to Jail
for court.
A colored man named C,has. Steward was
taken to the Second Ward station Monday nigh,
about II o'clock He had been stabbed In the
back by some person unknown, on the corner
OF f3H and ID streets. Dr. b. Gresner examined
the wound and ronounced il to be dangerous.
PUELIC SCHOOL CoNCERT-The concert BY
the female intermediate schools OF the First,
Second and Fourth districts was given before |
large audience at Odd Fellows Hall night |
before last. There were some eighty misses |
who participated in the concert, and by their |
proficiency reflected much credit upon them |
selves and their musical instructor. Mr.. ]. Il. |
Daniel
Miss Maria Marsh, OF the First district. Nils.
Sallie Dalton, OF the Second, and Miss Lizzie |
Hinton, of the Fourth district grammar ooIs,
presided 1T the piano
WASHINGTON Cry BIBLE Soc1Re,,- Tba
annual meeting of this society was held on |
Monday evening III the 9th street Methodist !
Protestant church, and IL was nHmerousiy at. /!
tended. A committee composed of Messrs. A. !
T.. Wight. Il. Richards, r. T. MorselI, T.. l.. |
Childs and A. Noerr were appointed to nomi- |
nate officers for the ensuing year to report to
an ad diOnrned meeting.
The time for the anniversary was fixed for
May Both, when il is expected that promineat
speakers will deliver addresses.
A RgsTRrcrHp PoL1cRMAN.-Yesterday the
policeman whose beat includes thar part OF |
the county around Tennallytown, reported TO |
Superintendent Richards that he conid no. |
visit hiA entire beat, the military posted in that
locality positiy ely refusing to allow him TO |
pass their lines. The police have always been |
allowed to patrol their beats before this case.
Affairs in Georgetown, |
TIE NEW MARKET.-As the Corporation OF |
GeorgetoWn has decided to accept the New |
Market from the contractor, it is proper time |
10 des cribe the building, which IS certainly |
credi,able to the town and an ornament 10 the !
neighborhood in which il is located
The building is erected on the site OF the an. |
tiouared and dilapidated shed which for many |
years was the town market Fronting forty |
feet on Bridge street it extends 2i feet TO the |
canal. From the Bridge street front, ITO feet |
OF the building is two stories nigh The front |
is OF pressed brick with handsome doorwa |
and Ornamental windows, designed for light |
ing and easy ipgress and egress to and from |
the large hall In the second story, which is ap-
preached by a stairway six feet wide, and |
platform extending right and left. This upper |