Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-07

PREsBYTERY OF PoToMAc.-At 3 meeting OF
the Pre- sbytery, held last evening In the New
YORK Avenue Church, the pastoral relations
between Rev. +. T. Brown, d: d., and the
bridge Street Church, OF Georgetown, d. O.,
was dissolved. Rev. DIR. Tustin was selected
10 preach in said church on Sabbath day, the
I0th inst, to declare the pulpit vacant. DR..
Brown has accepted o cali to the Central
Church, Of Chicago, Ill.
memorial was presented from Gen. Gar.
ripgton, Col. S. L. Brown, Major Eaton, Hon.
A. Chester, and some twenty others living in
the northern part Of the city, desiring to be or
ganized into q new Presby terrain church. The
solved to organize said church on Sabbath n 9th
inst.) at O'Clock p. M, In the school room,
columbia IHstitute,) at the corner of 10th and
M streets, Rev. Or; Tustin to preside, Rev. DIR.
Chester to preach the sermon, Rev. DIR. Gurley
to ordain and install the ruling elders and dea-
cons, and Rev. NJ. Campbell to address the
people.
A DIsoRDERLY HOUSE AND DIsoRDERLY
GATHERING-I4ast night, officers Watts, Voss
and Williams maize q descent upon house in
the notorious alley between E and f and 18th
and 18th streets, occupied by four families, one
of which Is an annoyance to all the rest The
room occupied by Georgianna Morris is about
twelve feet square, and the family consists OF
five colored females, who receive the visits at
night of white and colored men, and their
drunkenness and disorderly conduct is tntol-
cradle. The officers arrested Kate Robinson,
Geergiana Morris, Johanna Ward, Mary Jack.
son, John A. Lyon and Fanny Armstrong. who
were taken before Justice Boswell, who fined
each $40, and required the females to give bail
for peace. The officers suspect that this is one
of the places where soldiers get the drugged
whisky alluded to in the Star last week. The
men taken from the house were we'll supplied
with funds.
PICKPoCKETs AT THE LRvEE.-Last night at
the Levee at the White House, Sergeant Cronin,
of the Metropolitan police, discovered two we'll
known piekpockets In the dense crowd, who
were doubtless awaiting favorable opportu-
Hity to practice their profession. Sergeant
Cronin promptly elected them from the Man
sion, one OF whom became very indignant at
being thus treated, bat he was speedily quieted
that if ne would appear at the 4th ward station
this morning an abundance Of proof could be
brought forward to show what his character
was.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsRs.-Margare
Cruper, assault and battery; bail for court.
w. J. Kershaw, drunk and disorderiy; dis
missed. W. B. Weed, larceny; for hearing.
Alfred Monehan, drunk; SIS. Dennis Hanni.
gan, drunk; dismissed Esther De Camp, do.
and disorderly; 30. Kate Robinson, disorderly
gathering; SO and bail for peace Georgiana
Morris, do $40 and bail. Johanna Ward, do;
$40 and bail. Mary Jackson, do; $40 and bail.
VIM Cunningham, do; $40. John A. Lyon
de-; So Fanny Armstrong, do; $40 and bail.
John Dugan, suspicious character; military.
John Larkins, drunk and disorderly; So
GRANDLARCRNY.-Ysste aftern DON Ger
Miller, of the Second ward, arrested W. 3.
Ward, a soldier, for the larceny of atrunk and
clothing from the boarding house of Mrs. Mil
Ter. The defendant puts in the plea that the
trunk and contents are his own property The
case was taken before Justice Boswell who
held defendant to bail for a further hearing.
THIRD WARD STATION CAsEs-Betsey
Allen, grand larceny Jail for court. J. Irving,
drunk and disorderly; military.