The national Republican., 1867-09-09
GEORGETOwN NEWS.

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TIoSAt REPUBLICAN, from and after Augu,tl.
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
GRAcE CHuRcu.-Yssterday morning arac,
Church was we'll attended, and the services were
conducted by the rector, Rev. J. Eastburr
Brown, who took for his text Matthew, II, O.
"Why stand ye hore all the day idle.' The
reverend gentleman said God requires Us 10 give
q reason for our conduct. To be swayed By
others, without the intelligent consent Of oui
will, 10 to unman ourselves and commit sin
against God. We have q reason for what We do
In worldly matters. Some Of the excuses men
make why they neglect to attend to the interest
Of their souls are that there are so many different
religions that they know not which to adopt
This Is not good excuse, for there are not SO
many religions as the opposers Of truo religion
would make; they need only to select from those
who take the Bible, and from II learn what the
church Is, and those who adopt . certain church
and give TO the Bible second place. The diff.
ferent denominations Of orthodox Christians
must not be called different religions. Want Of
time Is pleaded. This Is tho poorest excuse
possible, for from the time whom Arst We knew
we were sinners to the present wo had no time
for anything else till this all.importsnt question
was settled. Seek frst the kingdom Of heavon,
&C., has never been changed. II did not take
long for many Of whom we road In the Bible to
De COnNcTtous huOtueT oAouto u Wuut Ot lucll-
nation. This Is the TRUTH but II should not be
offered as an excuse, because whom We do not
wait for inclination In other things, but act
from q conviction Of tho necessity Of action,
surely we should not wait for inclination In a
matter more important than all else beside.
Some give as an excuse that they have tried and
failed. II they arc not now trying with all the
heart and mind, this cannot bo accepted as an
excuse, for God never said Seek 20 my face In
vain" Have you made QUO honest effort during
tho past week TO save your soul2 Believer,
what have you done In the week now gone with
Its record into eternity; what have you done TO
save q soul from hell, and bring 1t to tho rest
and glory Of heaven
At night, the text was James iv, 7: "Resist
the devil, and he will hte from you
FRE.-At 23 minutes to l o'clock yesterday
morning an alarm Of FIRE was sounded from the
station here to police headquarters, whom 70
was struck. The alarm was ocoasioned by fire
discovered In frame shed used for storage pur-
poses, and owned by Mr.. Z. b. Ba rrett, on Con-
gress street, adjoining the canal. The shed was
entirely consumed, and the flames extended to
the roof Of the story brick warehouse Of Mr.
Bassett, but was subdued after the partial burn.
ing Of the store. Tho steamers Hibcrnia and
Rucker, from Washington, were promptly on the
ground and soon in service, and to which fact
may DO attributed the comparative unimportanoe
Of the FIRE, as the steamer Henry Addison, Of
Georgetown, and the steamer Union. Of Wash.
iugton, were engaged at the time in pumping
out water from the outletlock at Rock Creek,
for which they had permission from the authori.
ties few days since. The ire was the work Of
an incendiary, and Mr.. Barretts loss Is estimated
at about $500, which Is fully insured.
A BALTIMORE POLICEMAN ON A srRER.-A
man who gave his name as James Garvey, was
arrested on Saturday afternoon by Officer War
wick, charged with being drunk and disorderly
at the old butchers market. He was arraigned
before Justice Buckley, whore 1t was ascertained
he was q member Of the Baltimore police force.
The Justice, in consideration Of the bad example
set BY this conservator Of the peace, fined him
So SO, which he was unable to pay at tho time,
and was locked up until yesterday morning
when some Of his friends paid the fne, and Mr..
Garvey was allowed TO depart sober, II not
a wiser man.
STEALING FRUIr.-A batch Of colored scape-
graces, named Jacob johnson. Clinton johnson,
Joseph Young, James Jackson, and Amos Jen.
kin.. sspts.sd the sssdsn q Sssrstary o H
the luscious fruit Of bis trees, without let or
hindrancs until discovered BY the officers, whom
they were pounced upon and brought before Jus.
tice Buckley. Being Of tender ages tho Justice
ordered them to bo locked up for three hours as
punishment. Secretary Browning, we under
stood, has been frequently troubled Of late, by
the dopredations of juve ile trespassers on his
premises.
MYSTERIOUS Yesterday after.
noon Officer Volkman arrested shabbily attired
parsonage who appeared to have seen better
days, aud took him to the station-house, where
he refused to reveal his name. Tho officer says
he has been watching the movements Of the man
for two or three days past, and has observed him
going into houses and begging. He told the
officer at one time that he was connected with q
bank In Washington, and at another time that
he was attached to Q circus company, and was
clog dancer. The mysterious individual was
locked up to have hearing before Justice
Buckley.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. - Tho market for
grain on Saturday was moderately active, and
wheat was firm, with an upward tendency. The
receipts were 8, ,O36 bushels wheat, 1000 bushels
corn, and l,234 bushels oats. The reported
sales were 800 bushels fair red wheat, at 81 49,
900 bushels good do, at $2.3lj 6l0 bushels fno
do, at 50. .42a2 A, and small lot of inferior at
So per bushel. The market for corn was hardly
so firm, and 900 bushels good white changed
hands at 81 per bushel. Oats were in good re-
quest, and the entire offerings Of ,234 bushels
found buyers at 5Ot cents per bushel No -four
offered, and market steady.
TREATED TO PoUsD CAKE E-oficer Tampie,
few days since, took a share In mammo;I /
pound cake, which was rafled at the picnic at
College Villa on Wednesday last for the benefit
Of the now Catholic church to be erected at
Tennallytown, and being fortunate enough to
win 1t, cut the cake on Friday, and presented
slices to the members Of the police force here,
which were duly acknowledged and dispatched
with much satisfaction.
FEsTIvAL.-To. morrow evening festival will
be held at new Market Hall, under the auspices
Of the Union Benevolent Association Of George.
town the proceeds Of which Is to be applied toward
the erection of suitable home for INDECENT aged
women. This praiseworthy undertaking should
receive liberal encouragement, and the ladies
having the matter in hand will gratefully ac-
knowledge any and all donations for the object.
ENGAGED IN A STONE BATTLE,-Theodorc Lee
and BENJAMIN Nailor, two youths, were arrested
by Officers Sherwood and White, on the charge
Of being engaged In a stone battle near Bryan:
town, on Sunday week. Justice Buckley required
them to leave in his custody $3.50 each for the
benefit Of the corporation.
The QuARRIEs Tho several quarries along
the canal are now in full operation, and boats
and scows constantly arrive with gneiss rock,
consigned to Messrs. Bowling Stake, and red
stone from Seneca for the Smithsonian lnstitu'
ton and Mr. Henry D. Cookies mansion, now In
course Of erection.
DIsoRDERLY AND DRUsK.-Nine arrests were
made on Saturday night by the police OF persons
charged with drunk and disordsrly conduct on
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