Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-30

{tCofresponoencc OF the Evening start
NEAR HAnovsR owTroH. Aug. 3e--Editsr
Stnr !. On account OF the dana ness OF ina
ground accustomed BY the rains Of ~ edn esdav
night, the public religious ser vices dU -,nr ~
tsrday forenoon were confned to the tents
In the afternoon, at 8 o'clock, Rev Atkins. Al
the Hoistein Conference, preached; subiecf.
The suffering OF Chris. ana the eiory maj
should iolow, founded on LIST Peter, l chan.
lltn verse, a very instructive and encouraging
discourse At ~ O'Clock Rev. B. 5. Hirhlev
preached from St Luke, Is chap 3lst verse.
altef which the meetings were ad iourned 10
me 'en;s, and were continued with slight in
PERMISSION until daylight, ct which time the
people were assembled At the stand ana were
addressed briefly and earnestly by Rev j. W
Sali IN charge, when the exercises Of the
camp were closed with the benediction About
O'Clock the people parti cipating In the meet
ines, formed procession ana ma rched asound
the enclosure formed by the tents, singing
some OF their soul.inspiring songs.
The meeting was quite success 10 our
Southern Methodist friends about SO perso MS
mace profession of religion. Excellent or.
Ger pre- vailed throughout the entire meeting.
The Methodist Protestant friends commence
meeting N the same ground 10. day, and are
an ticiphtiDg good time. b.
DEATH OF AN oLD UiTIzEN.
mas been received here of the death, at Noun.
tam Top. Pa. of VIM. A. Bradley. ESQ !,
whese memory is identified With the history
OF this city He came here small boy. short.
ly after the removal OF the seat OF government
TO this city, and has ever since continued to
reside here. For many years he held pEomi-
neat positions III our commu unity: as q bank
offlcer from runner to the president OF the
Bank Of Washington; as president OF the Pat.
riotic Bank; IS Mayor Of the city, aud. lastly
as the presIden of the Franklin insurance
Company. He was % years old. and went in :
to the mountains OF Pennsylvania to inytgor-
ATE DIS waning strength. and until within
few days before his death his friends had good
reason TO hope he would soon return strength
ene0, and prepared for the winter. He was
attacked on Monday last with diarrhaa, and
sunk under il, and at four p. m OF Weines-
day, the 2oth inst. expired. His remains have
been brought to this city, which was his home
tice Will be given of the time OF his funeral
Al meeting of the Franklin Insurance Com.
pany this morning, OF which Fir. Bradley has
been airecter Tor forty nine years past, the
following resolutions were adopted
Rcsotrsd, That in The death of W. A Brad.
ley. Esq. our late President. we have lost au
able, vlgilan, end successful officer, whose
intercourse 9Th our customers and ourselves
was ever marked by true pollteness and con.
siderate kindness.
That society has 10 depiore the loss of a
member, charitable, hospitabie, and liberal
OF citizen who. by his ublic spirit and eGter-
prise, al an early period contributed largely
TO the development and Improvement OF our
city.
That We respectfully Offer 10 tie family of
their bereavement OF one who. IN every doTnes
tic relation, was faithful, aztec tioEate. and
devoted
That these resolutions be recorded in the
lonrnai OF ibis com psuy. and copy. signed by
the acting President and Secretary, be sent To
the family of The deceased
Mayor Waiiach has called especial meeting
Ct the ClS Councils TO -morrcw atnoon 70 AXE
appropriate seton in reference 10 the death OF
MI Bradley.