Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-24

! DsasAKer PROM rHs NAVY YAaD-A
/ received by the Ordnsncs Bureau o. tne
| Navy Ysrd, was ordered 20 be en.Jrcs1 this
mtrning, and the men are being noahe<
nus siernoon that tee'r ser vices vii be no
longer required after the Sst instant II Is
thought by many that Secretary wslies
bss deemed It bss duty under the retrsncnm sni
resolution OF Congr to eurfsn :he force.
The number to be discharges in tns ordusac Sc
ent employed,emorae 70 from the laboratory,
depsr tmeDt il i43, over half the force 8: pres
IA from the gun carriage chop. ~ from the
that 10 the other departments those 70 be dis
charged Will be notified in the course Of q
! few days, eut as some OF the shops have eAen
working with the smallest possible number OF
hsnds. " il thought that the dis .harge on tue
3lst, will not take of more than one-fourth of
1 the numbe
! Considerable feeling was occasioued in the
yard yesterday by the FORMULATION Of an or.
| der 10 nave the muster rolls OF the worEmsn
/ called each evening upon their lea wing work
aod tnat the hve minutes time. (vbict for
Years has been allowed the workmsn general
yJ to prepare 70 leave work, might be allow
| cd 10 the smiths and psinters-to the drss 70
| ex'ingush their ftes. ana 70 the latter to re.
turn the paint kettles to the shop In one OF
| the shops rule has also been promulgated
/ that the workmen shall not hold con vsrss.ion
| together during working hours.
FIRE AND AooIDEsT.-This morning sbou.
house belonging to asd occapied by a roior.d
| woman named Luciuda Ford, on the por:n
side OF q street, between ID and 4th streets
an ana ~ u 9u,sHiy sprssd to me sdjoinins house,
eupied by q Mrs, Burns, and also comma ami.
Gated 70 house on the east side, occupied and
owned BY co'ored womaa named Eliza
Smallwood. An alarm was at once sounded,
and the apparatus of the city well as OF tue
Government department was quickly on the
ground and at work extinguishing the flames,
y1h .nh hn6 49,
furniture was nearly all saved, as also the
surrounding property, which 1t one time
wac In considerable danger. Mrs. Ford has
sn Insurance OF x6D0 on each 81 her two DO n ses
which will probably cover her loss.
As Columbia steamer, No. }, was on the
way TO the ire, and crossing street north al
North Capitol street, Mr.. Noble Basset;, the
fireman, was Jostled from the engine, ana had
bis head badly cut, as we'll as being otherwise
injured
Just as this alarm was being turned in. the
wires were broken on Oh street, near l.. by
tree which had been cut down falling on It.
THE PoToNAc-Ihe channel Of the Poto.
mae, pronounced open yesterday, was again
prevent the AlexandIia and Washington ferry
steamers running to-day. The wind 10 now
from the South, and the prospects favorable
for speedy and free course.
A. Riley's Wharf, yesterday afternoon, the
schooner Ocean Wave, Capt Neaie, arrived
from Havre. de. Grace, with 100 tons OF coal for
Laurie: From the same point the scooners
samuel Thomas, Capt. Parks; Pokomoke,
Capt Trader; and Camp Nero, Capt. Swan,
were tugged down on their way to Cone
river.
The sooner Mary Jane. Cant. Roxveu
from Britton's Bay, with wood for market
and schooner Van Zant, from Baltimore, have
arrived at fowler's wharf since our last re-.
port. The latter vessel wae in a sinking con.
ditiop. and had 1t not been for the cargo of
WOOD she had on board would dou btiess have
sunk The schooner Baxter is at Alexandra
with msrchandize for the Washington and
Georgetown Ice Go.
THE CHURCH OF THE INcARNATIoN.-This
beautiful little Episcopal church, situated at
the corner Of N street north and 18th street
weai, ID to be dedicated this evening. The SER
vices, which will be interesting in the highest
degree, will commence at half. past seven
O'Clock, and IT is hoped and expected by the
al parts OF the city will grace the occasion by
their presence.
Considering the limited number and means
OF the persons composing this organization.
the edifice they have built IL q credit not only
TO themselves, but to the whole city, and is on
Its merits one Of W hich our citizens may well
be proud In addition TO its bean lies of archi.
lecture, II has been appropriately decorated
fer the Christmas season, and when to these
attractions is superadded good music aud en-
teItaining addre sses, we know NO more suit
eve than IN attending the dedicatory exercises
DOUBLE PRKsHNTATIoE.-At noon to day
me clerks of the Record and Pension Bureau
surgeon General Office, presented to MIR. J.
Price kepneI, the worthy Chief CLERK of the
Statistical Subdivision, a full sett of .Uham-
beTs Eucy cloppdia," consisting OF ten VOL
umes, handsomely bound. Mr.. Kepner has
organization. The customary manner OF pre-
seniation was somewhat modified. Instead of
speech making, the volumes were presented
with letter containing the autographs OF each
clerk.
At The same time Sir. A. b. Fiumer, Chief OF
one OF the eenons In the Record and Pension
most agresably surprised oy Christmas pre-.
ent from the Clerks VI mis- section, (presented
by MIR. ]. HYDE In the shape OF a magnif-
cent China Tea Set and half q dozen heavy
SOLID Silver Tablespoons.
THH DEMOLITION or THE PENrTRNTIARY
BuLDINe.-At the Ia;e City Hail meeting TOR
the relief OF the poor, Mr.. VIM. u. Wise sus-
Arsenal PenitentiaIy building could be given
10 the unemployed poor, il would oe OF great
service to them at this Indictment season when
Mr.. Wise mas waited upon General Ramsay
commapdaRt at the Arsenal, in reference 10
the matter. General Ramsay stated that he
could take no stepsI in the matter until after
the slh OF nexi month, the time when the three
month contract OF MIR. Stockbridge for doing
The work expires. At that time il is probable
that an arrangement can be made for giving
bursement OF from $4,000 10 Sl5utQ in this
way would avert vast amou Mt Of distress.
A FooT RACE by LAMP LIGHf.-About
O'Clock last night, two gentlemen, while en-
gagged AT an evening party near the foot Of 9th
street wharf, made mp an impromptu foot
race at one hundred yards, which il was
agreed should Instantly take place. Accord
ingly the party and Their friends repaired to
River street. between 9th and 10th, and the
distance being marked Off, two referees Were
appointed. each of whom took his stand and
held lamps 10 guide the racers. Near the close,
one Of them ran into wagon OF the Washing
ton and George town Ice Company, which
barked his pedal extremities aud caused him
TO TALL and lose the race. The wager was
small, though IL was contended for with As
much earnestDess As II IL had been of vast i'm
poriaDce.
CBARGRD WITH DREAMING OrKN LETTER
Uficer Nelson took into custody yesterday ar.
ternoon soldier named Joseph Housspger,
charged with breaking open letter which
had been entrusted 70 his care hy a fellow
soldier pamej Harvey May. The accused was
taken before Justice Hazard, when II was
stated IN evidence that May had had 3 ssslight
misunderstanding with a Miss Mary Birch,
and in order To conciliate matters wrote her a
letter OF ''soft contents STRENGTHENING the
same with an enclosure OF eight dollars. THIS
epstle was placed IN the hands OF Honsehger
for delivery but Miss Burch denies that the
money was In the letter when she received IT,