Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-19
THE EVENING STAR,
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsRMENTs. SC, TONIGHT.
NATIONAL THEATRE-Mr. j. W. walIack I'm
bis great speciality ,his evening OF "vac,l" in
BoocicauIt's admirable comedy OF How She
Loves Him."
TkMFkEAsCE HALL-Fourth grand bali of
the Circle Friendship ASSOCIATION to night
ST.. MARY's PARISH SCHOOL, Fifth between
q aid Ia sIrsets--Ladies Fair.
CENTYSARr SERVICES. vas thu
centenary cay AT the Mckendree Chapel, and
an The morning Rev. DR. VIM Hamilton. or
Ky tsno Chapei, preached, taking his text from
Dtnteronomy, 81, q" Remember the days of
old'-and IN the course of hts sermon gave a
history OF the rise and progress of Methodism
IN this eeun'ry THE conclusion of the SER
mon subscription was STATED, which soon
looted up over 800, exclusive of the Sunday
school collection At night q platform meet
arg WAS held, at which Mr.. VIM Thompson
presided. After the meeting was opened bv
Singmg and prayer, addresses were deli vered
by MI. Thompson, Mr.. A n. Smith and Mr.
John Z. Hardness, the latter sketching the
early days OF Metnodism IN this city and the
history of the McKendree Chapel In 1871 the
FOUNDRY was built, and was for long time
the only Methodist church in washin gton
Wesley CHAPEL Was erected IN 1873, and for ten
years worked along with the Foundry In
1882 Rylapd Chapel was started. In 1914 Rev
rs. Evans called a meeting to reorganize a
missionary society at the engine-house corner
OF Sth and STREETS, but failed TO get in, and
those sssem bled adjourned TO the front OF A
carpenter shop on SIN street. above K when
MT Evans preached. This was the starting
point Tor mekendree, and il was determined
10 hold a Sunday school in this carpenter shop
measures were At once taken TO procure lot,
and they Were successfulin obtaining the pres
ent site, on which the church was erected, and
IN 1siJ preacher was asked for. On the 2Jth
of April, of that year, the church was dedica-
ted. and the following Wednesday night the
OF 80
this number twenty four are dead, twenty-fsHr
are sun members, ten have gone 10 other parts
Of the country, and only three have ceasefto
De mem bers Of any church. The subscription
and collection commenced in the morning was
contin ued, and the amounts considerably in
creased.
PROMOTIONS IN THE TREASURY DEPART
NEST-The following prom otions were made
an the Treasury Department from the LIST 10 the
.Seerefarys Office, loan BrancA-George N.
Warren, l. l.. Wells, Daniel Baker and Ed
ward Moran. from Sd TO Atm class. @. l.. BehIe
y "a Hancock, and X. T. ShillinEiaw, from 1st
Fust Comptrouer's O6ce-w. f. Scott. Geo.
Taylor, and I. Brannigan, from lst 10 I'd class
Second COmptroller's OSce-James T. Pike
from ID to ID class; and Edgar stevens from
1st to ID class.
Comptroller of Currency-Edward Myers and
j. w Magrucer. from I'd to Sd class
Bureau Of StdtisticS.-Henry Mark Edgar
Patterson, and Thomas Clear. from 3D. to 4th
class; John Shaw and G.. W. L. KidwelI, from
I'd 10 Sd class.
CAUGHT AND FINED-Lsst week officer
Howard. of the Seventh Ward, made descent
upon colored gambling shop. on L street, be.
tween 10th and 18th, and captured all except
one OF the inmates Those captured were fined
according TO law, and paid the assessment
Ofhcer Howard determined that all should suf.
Ter alike, and yesterday saw the fugitive on the
street and went TO arrest him He saw the OF
fcer and took to his heels, but after a quick
chase be was captured and taken to the Cen
Butler, and Justice MorseII fined hin, IS.
which he paid like man, and was set at
liberty.
GONE UP A6AIS.-Saturday, Off GER Frazier
Of the Second Ward, arrested the notorious
little negro w. II. Gray, more notorious by his
ALIAS, Monk, an aooreviation of monkey The
charge against Monk is the same as on MANY
other occasions, petty larceny, and Justice
Morsell sent him to jail for court. Monk cares
very little about being arrested. IL has been
MS fortune, IN nearly every case against him
heretofore, TO get off scot free, with but light
punishment He IS very little negro. even
for hftsen years, which is the age given him in
the record, but is as sharp as the sharpest negro
till thieves.
CHARGE OF CHILD MUkDER.-Yesterdav.
Sergeant Barker arrested Mary J. Wright a
colored washer woman, residing on the corner
OF ana Sd streets. (Island.) on the charge of
having murdered her child, on which il will
be recollected an inquest was held on Satur-
day, IL having been found in q priyy box She
denied that she had been the mother Of child
but other persons in the neigh borhood testified
that she had been enciente, and On an EXAM
inatior by a midwife II was ascertained that
she had recently given birth to a child Justice
Handy committed her 10 Jail.
A
SCDDHy DEATH.-Yesterday, MI Edwin
faster, young man Of much promise, resid-
Washington, died very Suddenly at his rest
dence He had been complaining for some
time Of disease of the heart, but yesterday
morning he appeared 70 be In remarkably good
health, when some of his sisters left for Church
In few moments afterwards, however he
was found dead IN his room, lying on his face
IN the bed DIR. Morgan pronounced disease
ofthe heart to be the cause OF death.
THE ASSASSINATION CossPIRAroRs.-Ad dis
charged prisoner from the Dry Tortugas gives
some interesting information concerning the
assassination conspirators confined there DIR
Mudd is in good health, and Is detailed for
Is medical attendant upon a number OF the pri-
soners- Spangler is making money working at
MS trade Of carpenter. ULaughlin and Ar
mold are at work At their old employment All
four are in hope of speedy pardon. .
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY-Thep police reports
Tor Saturday indicate that the officers were ALI
employed during the day and night They
report no very serious ofenses, butth Corpo-
ration cases were numerous The cases of
drnnksnnsss and disOrderly conduct alone
exceed one hundred dollars. II is CRAFTY ing
10 notice upon the reports but few of the per-
rnarent residents OF the District.
RELIEF FOR THE SoUTH.-The ladies of the
Southern And Society will give a supper at
Forrest Hall, Georgetown, next "Wednesday
and THURSDAY evenings. 1t is TO be hoped that
they will succeed in their charitable effort and
realize handsome sum for the destitute class
II is intended to benefit. srr-.- -
VIOLATING THE ORDINANCES. = SATURDAY.,
or1eer Strand, OF the Third Ward, arrested
Mary Kelley for selling liquor without Ii
cense, and of1cer Tucker arrested Charles
Haeberls for keeping mis- restaurant open after
hours. The parties were taken before In stice
Thompson and fined $50 each.
CHARGE OF ERArD-Yesterday, officer
Evans arrested John Chism on the charge of
fraud, in obtaining % from Hiram Athertop
BY reprpsen ting that be was entitled 10 paw ON
mis- discharge. when in fact he had been paid
in fuh. Justice Handy committed him to Jail
for court
ON MOTION of n. Thompson, Esq, and after
sn examination by committee. consisting of