Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-06
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

commodious house might be erected, was LAID
in the presence OF several thousand persons,
among whom were q number Of whites
The services were commenced about four
O'clock, at which time there were on platform
al the northeast corner the oIlowine minis
ters: Rev. BENJAMIN Brown, presiding elder;
Rev. Richard p. Bell, pastor Of the church;
Rev John briee pastor Of the Sharp Street
Church, Baltimore Rev. Stephen Tasker, Of
Nathaniel Carroll. Mount Zion Church,
GeoIgetown; Rev. Robert H. Robinson, Ebere-
1er Church, Capitol Hill; Rev. no. M Brown
A M J. Church; Rev. H. Hyland GARRETT
FIRST Presbyterian; Rev. Singleton Jones' and
Church.
The choir. led by Anthony Hickman, was
also seated on the platform.
The Presiding Elder delivered a short intro.
due!ory, after which Rev. n. NJ. Carroll gave
cut the hymn, commencing "Behold the sure
foundation stone,' which was sung in an ex-
cellent manner py the choir. Rev. John H.
BTics, CT Baltimore, followed in prayer, and
the 1920 psiam was then read-the presiding
elder and congregation reading the verses al
ternatsiy. The pastor, Rev. Richard p. Bell,
Tead the lesson, from the 9th to the 18th verses
inclusive, OF the Sd chapter of 1. Corinthians.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. b. Brown, an
nounced the following text. from which he
preached an appropriate and instructive dis
course-Reyelations,2 I'd chapter, 18th verse -
$40 him that overcometh evil will give 10
eat of the hidden mama, and will give him a
white stone, and in that stone new name
written which no man knoweth save he that
nameth II" At the conclusion of this sermon
the choir sang an appropriate hymn while a
collection was taken up.
The metallic box. containing a COPY of the
Bible. Of the Discipline, Hymn Book, christian
Advocate. Methodist Almanac, 1866, names of
all the church officers and of the teachers and
officers o: the Sabbath school. subscribers to
the erection of the church, gold, silver and
copper American COINS, &c, was set in the
cornerstone by the pastor. assisted by Messrs
Cissell and Rodgers, and the exercises were
closed with the ooxoiogy and benediction.
The new church will De Is by A. feet, with a
ground. in which will be the Sunday school
room and several class rooms. The audience
room Will be % feet IN the clear. which, in
ciudlng the galleries, will give sitting room for
nearly leo persons. The general plan of the
church is taken from the East Washington
Methodist Church. The estimated cost of this
present contract contemplates only the com
pletlon OF the basement and the covering in of
the building proper. the amount of which is
something over Sl1,UO0, and the base ment is to
be ready for use in about four months OF the
sum required, over $1,000 has already been
raised, 4 number of societies having materially
aided The work is being done by Messrs
Cissell i Rodgers, bricklayers. and Messrs
Downing Bro, carpenters. The improve
ment Is being made under the direction of b.
N. Mccoy. r. NJ Sanders. c. III. Brewn Theo
Brooks, G. Snowden, Samuel Key, Robert
Boston, trustees, who, with Henry Brooks
John Mitchell, Il, b Ross, L. Dorsey. p TekIe
Stephen Smith. 1. Bond. F. Hail. H SprIges
and IL Il Nugent, compose the building com
mittee.
RESULT OF SLEEPING on THE GRoryp
FLoOR.-I esterday morning. at an early hour
\ eolored man, named Hinton. while passing
through the Smithsonian grounds. was called
oy a girl named Ann Rives. whose clothing
was saturated with blood Upon inc hiring Of
her what the matter was. she told him she had
slept on the grounds the night pre- yous with a
man, and before daylight she awoke and found
her companion lying in pool of blood. Hinton
immediately notified officer Steele. who had the
N ram nA To no Sao0 W.
station. The man gave his name as Levi
Meredith. The wound which resulted in the
hemorThage was an ugly fracture of the head
near the right temple. LII appeared to have
been done with stone. No explanation OF the
analr has been given, but il is supposed
Meredith was beaten and robbed by some
one during the night. Meredith was turned
over 70 his friends, but his female companion
was fined So for drunkenness by Justice Nor
sell.
TIE TEMPERANCE MovEMENr.-Yesterd,v
afternoon, the Washingtonians again had a
meeting at the Northern Market, Mr. John s
Hoilingshead presiding: and addresses were
delivered by Messrs. Vance, Johnson Eleazer
Brown, r. NJ. Bradley and w p. Drew. Quite
number signed the pledge. The Metropol-
itan Temperance Union assembled al the Cap
1tol Grounds, where appropriate addresses
were delivered by Rev. Mr. Gonzalves, DR. t.
q. Clayton, Gen. l.. NJ. Gregory and Hon r
e. Theaker, Commissioner of Patents
The board of directors of the Washington
Clty Temperance Society, incorporated at the
day night by electing Mr.. Asbury Lloyd pres
ident, Mr.. u. Fl. Brooke secretary, and Mr. J.
q. Hardness treasurer. A committee was ap-
pointed 10 look up a site Tor the proposed hail.
masonic TEsTINoNIAL-Agreeabl with a
call OF st. Johns Lodge. No. III, r. and A. NJ
snumber Of members and visitors assembled
at Masonic Hall, Saturday afternoon
to testify their appreciation of the truly Ma
sonic and enereetic services of their ". NJ,
Brother Minor Bawsel, previous TO his leav-
ing TO take up his abode in the distant State of
Texas, which was done by presenting him
with handsome gold watch. of American man.
ufacture embracing all the latest improve
ments. The presentation address was made
by Brother Thos. i. Gardner, ;. w, in a yery
HAPPY and appropriate manner, which was
much emotion, on being the recipient of so I'M
expected a testimonial, after which he passed
around the hall and babe each brother a hearty
farewell.
FIRE.-Ahout o'clock last night fire was
discovered in the frame tenement on Ninth
street, near X, occupied by several colored
families, and owned by Mrs. Henry. The
names spread to two adjoining houses owned
oy Michael French. The first mentioned
house was seriously damaged, the roof was
burnt of, and the interior badly burned The
other houses were not so badly injured. The
houses were all old, and the damage TO them
we learn, Were fully covered by insurance:
but the furniture of the tenants, which was
considerably damaged oy water, especially
that belonging to Mr.. Moore, which was much
injured, was not insured.
HAVING A .sSHIN-DIG."-Sunday morning
at an early hour, as officers Hardin, Luskey
and Halves, of the Fifth Ward, were recon-
noitering in the vicinity of Lincoln depot, they
came upon gang OF negroes, WIN were hav-
ing merry shin-dig, or dance. The officers
notified them 10 stop, as il was Sunday morn.
ine. The dancers said they would, but when
the officers returned by the same route, they
found the dance still in progress, and arrested
thirteen OF the principals, who were taken be-
fore Justice Handy. and each fined O.. All
paid except one, who was sent to the work.
house to render assistance IN the cultivation of
the city farm.
LARCESIEs.-Yesterday, officer Westfeld
arrested Joseph Campbell, colored, tor the
larceny of lamps and tum5lers, the property
OF Edward Abner, of the eth street Park. JUS
tice Walter sent Campbell TO jail for q hearing
Jerry Grant was arrested by the same officer
for the larceny Of apples, the property OF f.
NcCeney, and he was locked mp Il hours.
lABoRING on THE SABBATH.-Yesterday
Frances Mack VIM Andes. and Jacob Or0,,r