Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-19

rev min uses after IL 0'c'ock to-day. stable.
rear of his residence, on g str.er, between iSrS
and 18th streets, South Washington, was disco W.
cred to be on fire, and an alarm being sounded
f ire box NO; ls co. corner Of llth street Add
on the ground. Mr. Murphy's horse And car
rage was got out safely, and 60 promnt was
the hre MISUNDERSTANDING three streams 90
the nre In live miDut after tho alarm-the
stable and contents were not entirely con.
sumee. The loss to Mr. Murphy Is about
sIOo, and it is supposed the fire was caused by
some smali children playing with matches
The apparatus had Just extinguished this
nre when an alarm was struck from box So,
no. rs engine. house, by omcers Roth and
Leeon. The apparatus was quickly at the
scene OF this fire, Bigh's stables, at the corner
OF l2th and q streets north, being Joined here
oy the steamer Henry Addison. OF George
Town, which made excellent time. This fire
originated in the sheds east Of Carroll Hall,
and north Of the building owaed by MIR.
=. = Gardiner and occupied by Messrs.
Crown Co., az coach factory, and there
is but little doubt but that it was the work of
incendiaries. The shedding was quickly de-
stroyed and the IRE communicated with the
windows of Carroll Hall, and also with the
coach factory on the south, but by the prompt
action OF the f1remen the flames were soon ex.
tinguished. The flames spread very rapidly,
and fremen, police and citizens had hard work
in getting out the carriages, &C., in the yard,
and also aided in getting out the mate
rial in the carriage factory. horse be-
wod Ssse IN ,ns
flames had 1t not been for the efforts Of Mr.. W.
A. Simpson, formerly OF 40 Hose, Of New York,
who s In getting him -, o1s but NOT
Bl}Sh estimates his damage in harness, shed.
ding, and to the building at about $l,1OO;
MessIs Grown Co. gin carriage stock,) about
5000, and MI. GArdner, who owns the building
occupied by Grown Co., about $500.
THE RIVER FRONT. OCTOBER 19.-Harpey's
1rF A rri Gfoor -
from Accotink, with wood for Harvey, Clarke
and Given; steamer Virginia, with wood for
market
Carriers horf-Arryed-Schr. Oregon
McCrocken, from Nanjemoy, with wood for
b. F. CLARK. Sailed-Schr. Edward Thomas
Capt. Cook, for Elizabeth river, Va, with
Wilson, sailed from Havre de Grace, 18th,
bound here with coal for Geo. Bogus.
CToach's Whcf.-Arrived-Long On
tario, Walters. with lumber from Acquia
Greek, for BletZ & Co, and Lindville & Co.
Stackpoie's Who. f-Arrived-Schr. Bussley
Kelly, from Gardner, Me, with 406 tons ice,
$500 boards, 1000 feet Of lathes to Kennebec
Ice Co.
SjItA Street Waarf.-Arrived-Steener Ex.
press. Capt Nickel, from Baltimore, and in
termediate landings, with merchandise pro-
wood to b. F. CLARKE, sloop John Harding,
wood TO Hunt; schr. NJ. Munson, Dayton from
North River, stone for G.. G. Wilson; schr.
Sontherner, Adams, from Chickahominy
Megan, with burial corps to Blackistones
Island; steamer Express, Nickel. Baltimore
and intermediate landings.
The celebrated cigar boat Preston, butt at
Charleston by the contederates, and after the
nder Of that place brought to Washington
Navy Yard, having been purchased by Mr..
VIM. Knight was brought to the foot of Thtr.
reeuth street yesterday afternoon, and will bs
msde into two long boats. ~
The arrivals of oyster boats are quite nurner.
GUS at Rley's Wharf brisk trade is being
driven, The rulinp nTjppS from rpnfS ~
81 per bushel.
The ARSENAL BUILDING IMBRoeL1o.-Mr.
Stockbridge. the contractor for tearing down
the arsekal building for $1,000, appears to
have abandoned his contract, as nothing is
now being done there. The only work done at
all has been the tearing down Of two inside
walls. OF no great dimensions. The attempt to
make an arrangement by which Mr.. John 4.
Elvaps should stand between the contractor
and the colorcd men employed, trustee
for their payment has failed. Mr.. Stock
bridges idea was to reserve Sl,50O for him
self from the contract price, and then divide
So GO amongst joint stock company OF fifty
(i9 colored persons and himself) who should
do the work. Mr. Eivans obje cted, that Mr.
Stoekbridge, by this arrangement was getting
too large share OF the price, and proposed
that he should reserve $500 for incidental ex.
pepses, and divide $1,000 amongst the Joint
stock company, including the contractor This
the latter declined to accede to, and Mr.. Ell.
vans dropped the matter. 1t has now been
proposed aside from Mr.. Stockbridge's con.
tracf,) that the colored men of the city should
undertake the work themselves; they having
proposed to do the work for $50 Fer day and
find themselves.
CAPITOL HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Ground has been broken a. the corner Of 4th
and b streets south, for the new Capitol Hill
Presby terrain Church, and In course OF few
weeks the cornerstone OF the new edifce will
be laid. The church is to be Of brick, and will
be great ornament to the neighborhood which
is rapidly improving, and will be neat and
substantial for Of
which is S35,000
On Sunday last at the missionary meeting OF
the SUNDAY School attached to the church. the
pastor, Rev. DIR. Chester, brought forward a
purse containing four dimes, four half-dimes,
eighth cents, and some other coin which he
stated was money raised by himselfand brother
when bcys, (about 80 yesrs ago. for the mis-.
sionary cause, and the house having been
burnt down, this money was found in the
ruins 1t was proposed that this should be sold,
and il was thereupon put up at auction, when
portion Of IT was sold for SIS, some of the
pennies bringing a dollar each. This SUM
added to the usual collection, increased it to
SAB.
PRoTRACTED MRRTING.-At the East Wash.
ington Methodist Protestant Church, in charge
OF Fey.J. w. Charlton spirited revival has
been in progress for two weeks past, and quite
number or penitents are nightly at the altar,
and number of conversions, among them
some OF the first citizens OF the East End have
been reported. A very fine meeting has been
commenced at the Island Baptist Church, in
charge OF Rev. q. q. Meador, which promises
to result in the addition of q large number to
the membership, and the meetings are MI htly
becoming more and more interesting.
t..T r.
TERMINATED FATALLY.-Hesterdaya after
boon, The colored man Jacob johnson, who
was enc Of the three caught under the em.
bankment in the morning on 18th street, above
Rhode Island avenue, ian account OF which
was published in the starr died from the ef-
fects OF hrs injuries. making two victims of
this accident. Hugh Adams, white, being killed
outright at the time. Taylor, coIored, who
was slightly injured at the same tina, is doing
we'll at the Freedmen's Bureau Hospital.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO
K1LL.-Y-sterday afternoon Officer Conway
arrested Washington Meredith, colored, on the
charge OF committing an assault aud battery
with intent to kill Charles Cihoe, and be was
axe n before Justice Walter, who committed
him 10 jail for court. Meredith was amusing
himself by throwing stones with a Sling and
struck Canoe on the head with one, injuripg
him SO severely that there il danger OF fatal
results. fs..r .-fIr
AMPUTATIoN NECRssART.-The boy of
Mrs. Ellis who fell on Saturday last from a
tree at Kalorama and broke an arm, will have
to submit to an amputation to save life, as
modification has set in. The operation
will be performed at his mothers residence on
22d street near 1, this afternoon, by Dr.. w. o.
Baldwin. assisted by Dfs. Maury and Rey-
burn. ,s -.-rf