Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-30
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DIpICATIoN OF A SABBATH SCaoOL ROOM
The dedication of the sabbath school room Of
the Dunbarton street Methodist Church,
which has just been repaired, took place on
Sunday afternoon al three O'Clock. There were
present in the pulpit among others Mr.. Nc
HMs onrsyn, PssR.sr OF the Church Rsu I: +,
the western Presbyterian Church. Washing
ton, Rev. b. Peyton Brown, of the Foundry
N. +. Church, Washington. and Mr.. Slime
metz The exercises were opened with sing.
ing by the school, after which fervent and
appropriate prayer was offered BY Mr..
Nourse. The Rev. 3. r. Brown then addressed
bath schools as great means OF moral and
religions improvements, and speaking of the
improvement of the room, the walls Of which
are beautifully frescoed, and the wood work
being in the rear, while on either side of
which are two rooms. one to be occupied by
the male bible class, and the other by the
female bible class The whole IL separated from
the ain room by partition com posed of sIass
doors, and 60 arranged that the three rooms
can EASILY be converted into one If desired
Tns Rev ! n; 0oomo r.. next addressed the
upon the financ ial condition of the school.
collection was then taken up and handsome
sum realized. The benedIction was pro.
nounced by Rev. L +. Morgan.
TOUGH CUsToMRR-Omcer James War.
wick was yesterday looking for q man along
the canal who committed breach Of the peace,
and who he was Informed had gone aboard OF
his search a captain upon one OF the boats
upon which he went, named John Swain, met
him with "What DO you want" The officer
explained his mission when > replied III it
were id niger you would not look q step
for him." Mr.. WArwic x paid no attention to
this remark but confined to inetitute his search,
when s. turned to him and ordered him of the
boat, be chad no right there The officer re.
piled that he had q right to search for a pris.
oner upon any mans boat and would do so,
at which s.. who is large, heavy built, stout
in strength he overpowered the officer and
three times nearly sUcceede Ia thro wing him
into the canal, and probably would have done
50 had not the officer in self defence struck
which completely subdued him. and he
consented to go to the station house, bleeding
like an OK. He was brought before Justice
Buckley wno after hearing the circumstances,
said he would have to fine him SIS SO. S spoke
up, in a tone of contempt, elf 1t had been a
d-n niger you wouldn't fine him cent He
then pleaded that he had no money. where
upon the Justice said he would commit him
to the workhoRse, "to be chained to the floor,
ana to be fed on bread and water s. did not
like this, and thought perhaps he could raise
that though he had treated him so bad, he
would 60 for the money for him. Said JUS
tice Buckey.-':Waita moment, have got this
commitment nearly written, the workhouse is
offered to raise the money forthwith, which
he did, and was dismissed.
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures: 223
bushels Of oats. Sales: LOCO bushels of oats
to be delivered one week from date at GO
cents per bushel, and 900 bushels OF yellow
corn at Si.10.
THE CANAL-Twenty-f Ave boats have ar.
rived since our last report Thirty-th three
boats have gone out. Business continues to
be lively. Bad whiskey was the cause of
general disturbance along the canal yesterday
evening; two men set to and had a lively fight,
then one armed man got into a rnmpus, and
it is said he came off victorious. He downed
bis man, then gaining possession of q stone
wanted to kill him, because he was a Mary
land man, and horn in Baltimore. A boy and
a woman got into a fsticuf and had q lively
time of it for few moments, the boy finally
came off victor and then declared that he could
whip any woman in town"
THE PORT. The steamer Philadelphia,
Fuitz master, with cargo from Philadelphia,
has arrived. Also, the schooner Izet q, Eaton
master, from Bangor, Maine; the steamer Col
umbia. Harper master, and the steamer Kenne-
bee, Wilson master, fl ON Baltimore.
THE BRIDGE STREET. PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.-Workmen were engaged this N o. IL
ing in constructing a new frame picket fence
in front OF this Church.
DIsoRDERLY.-Thos.M Manning, arrested for
disorderly conduct by Officer Harper, came
before Justice Buckley this NOR ming, and was
fined 1915.
A NEW BRIDGR-Workmen commenced this
morning to tear down an old bridge ocross the
Canal, near the foot of Fayette streets, where
more substantial one is to be built and COM
pleted in q few days.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From Rays Docks,
1850 tons; from Borden Company, $50 tons;
from the Cumberland Company, $50 tons.