Evening star., 1866-08-07
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

NoUss MxS's UHRrsrIAx AssocIATIox.-A
epecla meeting Of the members OF the Young
Mems Christian Assoc atIon was heId ias1
evening at the Wesley Chapel, corner OF Fifth
anc Z streets, A. K. Brown, Il 81, president
IN the chair. The proceedings were com
msneed with prayer and the rea iinr Of The
A1ptures. t- 81 r.
Va communicates was received and read
from the executive committee appointed at TIE
National Convention OF the members held st
Albany, informing the President, Mr. Brown
OF his unanimous appointment by the con ven
ton as corresponding member Of the executive
The President requested that some one else
might be appointed for the Office, as be had
connection with IL. The matter was % ,stponed
further communication was read from the
same committee, calling attention 10 the neces-
SHY OF supporting G new journal which is TO
he published early In September at Ner York
nndeI the auspices OF the Young Mems Chris
tlar Association.
The resi- gn ation. of Messrs. James q. Ames
chairman Of the committee Of benovolence and
T. mcGraw, chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
hotels and boarding houses, were accepted,
and Messrs. Vance and Emory were appointed
in their places.
The Secretary then called attention to the.
neiane holy death OF the late r. q. Bessan, and
that be commiited suicide He then read a
series or resolutions as a tribute OF respect to-
the sympathy on the parr of the members OF
the ASSOCIATION with his fsmIly. The resolu-
uons were unanimously adopted. the members
rising in silence. = HrT
RoBBEp A SLrEPINe CoMRApE.-Sunday
mar named Peter Kelly was arrested by
ofhoer Wallingsford, OF the Third ward for
the larceny of i3 from James McKenna The
case was held for further hearing by Justice
Thompson. Last night the witnesses were in
attendance at the Central Guardhouse and the
Justice proceeded at once to a final hearing
1t appeared that the two men were both er-
ployed as farmers by the Williamson Bros,
near Sandy Spring, Md McKenna came to
the city with load OF wood Saturday and
heiy came With him in order TO have his
pension papers properly drawn up. After
attending TO their business they both got a lit
ue "ooozy About twelve at night they
started tor home. and drove nearly TO Blair;s
1arm, when Kelly took charge of the team and
drove back 10 the Northern Market. MeKenna
lying asleep in the wagon. Kelly turned the
team over TO the private watchman to keep for
nm, ana went on 10 get something to eat He
hao DO money when he came to the city. but
was flush of funds during the night. Mex n
na woke up in the wagon and started for
nome, but discovering that he had lost all his
money while asleep. he informed the private
watebman that he had been robbed. This led
10 the arrest. and the circumstances were
deemed sufficient by the Justice to send 10
court and the prisoner was fully committed.
LAHIEG OF \ CORNER SToNE-Yesterday
aitChooh. the corner stone OF the proposed
church OF the Evangelical denomination on
ON street, between j. and NJ, was laid BY the
pastor. Rev. Jacob HartZler. in the presence of
the members OF the congregation ard a num-
Der OF spectators Tie exercises consisted of
reading portion OF lst Corinthians. singing
an appropriate hymn, ard the delivering an
address. ali in German the members and most
Of those present being Of that nationality This
association was organized ia 1864, and has been
woTshippIpg for some time in Trinity Chapel.
corner OF 9th and streets. The new church
Is on q lot 90 feet inches by 1l6 feet, and will
be of brick, IS by IS feet, the lower portion 10
contain TWO class-rooms and a large lecture
room and above these the auditorium, with a
spacious gallery. Mr. Chas. Just is the con-
tractor, and be expects TO have the basrnent
ready by the lst of November, and the church
completed by January.
CoINCIDENCK-Afe few days ago the house of
Willis Minor, eolored, on n, between Ith and
5th streets. was fired IN several places by an
Ineendiary az an early hour CT the morning
and the families residing there Were sa yed with
difficulty from suffocaton. The day preyious
Mr. Waiter Cadmon and other residents in the
vicinity had been complaining of the row as
nuisance, stating that an intolerable stencil
which annoyed the Reighbors, arose from slops
foul water. &c, thrown INTO the street by the
inmates of this row. Mr.. Cadmon, itis al
legged, remarked that the row was nuisance
and he wouid give $50 to have il burned down
and would bring shavings for the purpose The
renarS being followed so soon by the attempt
10 destroy the house excited the fears OF the
negroes who had him arrested. Although no
one acquainted with Mr.. Cadmon believes he
mad any thing to do with the affair, the fears of
the tenants of the row and the opinion OF the
Magistrate justified him in requiring Mr.. T.. to
give security for peace.
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BOLD THEPT-On Saturday morning last,
Mrs. Cynthia Martin had her horse stolen
from the wagon 10 which he vas attached
while standing in the market alley The thief
deliberately went to the wagon, unhitched the
horse and rode il OFF, seen by a mum per of per
sons who. Of course supposed that all was
right. As soon as Mrs. NJ, missed the horse,
pursuit was made, aEd the thief, 4 negro fel-
low, was found with the animal in Washing
Ton, whittier he had gone. The horse was re-
covered and the negro arrested and taken be.
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place, where he was confined until this morn
ing, when he was taken before Justice Beach,
who committed him for hearing before the
County Court This was one of the boldest
thefts that we have had 10 record for some
ume.-AiezdHdTId Gdzete.
THE CASE OF b. +. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
afternoon at o'clock was the time set for an
examination before Justice Walter of the
charge against b. +. Beyeridge OF having on
the 18th of July committed an assault and
battery on u. II. Painter, the Washington cor
respondent ofthe Philadelphia Inquirer. At the
hour named the accused appeared with MI
Norris rs his counsel, as also two Of the wit
nesses summoned for the prosecution. Mr..
Painter WAS not present. MIR. Norris stated
that he understood that Mr.. Painter did not
wish TO prosecute the case further and asked
that the case be postponed tor one week. JUS
Iice Walter continued the case until Monday
next.
INTERFERING WITH PoLICEMEN-Lately,
the patrolmen have frequently been inter-
tered with in the discharge of their duty,
sometimes by professional rogues, and some
times by persons OF more respectable appear
ance. Such persons are certainly not aware
OF the risk they run. Interference with an Of
ficer in the discharge of duty is an offence SUBJ
ject TO Indictment by the grand jury and re-
cent act of Congress makes the penalty fine
of $50, or imprisonment one year in the county
Jail, or fine and Imprisonment at the discretion
of the court.
The TYPOS Pic Nc, At Analostan Island
Tomorrow afternoon and evening, under the
auspices of the Columbia Pressmen's Society,
viii no doubt attract crowds of visitors from
this city, as it ia conceded that the printers
never fail 10 get up the most enjoyable affairs
OF the Kind, as their lady friends will bear
witness.
THy prc MIC Ton.y The af,arroor ona