Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-30

managers OF this time honorrd association As
s.nolcc at The Iooms Of the Young Meas
th-isris Association on the evening OF the 18th
instant There were IL attendance The Hon
Peter Parker, president OF the board,) and
hsssrs. Campbell, Zevely, Hardness, Srickney,
Bailantyns, Leech. Zimnerman, and Fort
Af.er the reading of the SOth Psalm by the
president. and prayer, led by Mr.. Stick the
former retired 10 preside AZ another meeting in
president WIS called 70 the chair. P-ior to his
retirement the President made some interesting
Iemerks relative TO the .signs of the times, as
indicated by the recent opening OF the Spanish
monarchy, with Its thirty millions, to Bible
cueaianon; among whom not only may the
DISSEMINATION OF the Scriptures b. now entered
upon without hindTance but n is solicited OF
Tie BRUSH and American Bible Societies Also.
a. evidenced IN the recent publication by the
Parent Society of its Arabic trans latlon OF the
Sacred Word " hereln IL Is made available for
me SDlghtenmant CT the one hundred and
twenty millions OF the race residing between
PtEln on the east and Liberia on the west
These highly cheering crnens III the moral
world the sp-aksr regarded as calling for lively
ON the part OF the Washington Oily Bible So.
cIsty.
A grant Of fifty Testament. was made to a
Saeoath school AT The corner Of 1itn street east
and NJ street organized by the Young Mems
Chrlsusn Ascension Of East Washington
proposition offered oy DIR. StIckney 10 aid.
oy ;ee donation Of twenty four Bibles, q new
Saobaln school n the Woodlawn Mission, near
Noun, Vernon. was, after discussion, with.
drawn by HIM, 10 be referred. with the endorse
Inent OF this board 10 the branch of the Parent
SOciesy ~ Alexandria.
IL was directed thar The next quarterly meet
ing OF this society be held AZ the Calvary Bap.
tfst Cnurch, on the evening Of the third SAB.
estn IN January, ls69; whereupon- after prayer,
LED BY Mr.. HARNESS, the board adjourned
IRh CASE OF CART. CxIsr.-Yestsrday
afsrnooB, Captain L. M Crist, W hose arrest
oy Detectives Ic(3cwan, Claryce and B.glev
csys STAR h3d hearing before Justice
Shiin- when AZ appeared that on Monday tbs.
sesetsd sent Hamilton Townsend TO jaw Cooke
co. 10 draw tue money, making an appoint.
nebt 70 meet him that evening or the next
morning 70 receive the money, and the detec
h"s wnsssed the meeting the next morning,
the ssm Of el,ooe 20 appear for a hearing on
Aoncsy. Criet was an offcsr during IN.
r.eellioa in Wisconsin reginent aud after
once, from which he was discharxed On a.
reduction Of force N that once in SEPTEMBER.
SIXTH WARD REPUBLIcAH CLun.-This club
b-ld meeting last evening ONION strsst ess,
between aud e streets south, Mr. r ~
Ga.Hts IN the chair. and Mr.. : ). Riley Secre-
iary. After reconsideration of the vote takrn
President, J. Z. Dulin, Esq, was decilr~
vacant, communication wss received from
mai gentleman rendering hie r. slg nation; which
vas accepted, and Mr.. Charles Champion
chosen TO MI the vacancy BET. II. T. Joucs
was elected Second Vice Prs sident, snd NIchasl
Sinner Treasurer The COMMITTEE on Consti-
tnuon and Bylaws submitted q report; which,
win amendments, was sdopted; and the meet
irr adjourned.
GrSrRoUs--MI. Thomas Havennsr, on G.
ee.wsen 4 and streets, sent yesterday tour
hundrsd OF his fines. fresh loves to the One
oi the National Frcedmen's Relief Association,
- NORTH Capitol street. 10 be distributed amor
he poor. The stores of the once Were netriy
r1nanstsu, and the appeals 10 tle c',y aud Con.
gfess not Yet having been responded 10, this
donation was most cceptable.
AsALrKRCATIoN % THB SrRIKr-A psr-
sonai arerca''o1 too< place yesterday after.
1Oon n fron Of the Metropolitan Hotel. oe-
MI Thomas johnson, which was .oSp mi !
sIop 20 ey ,nslr arrest and subsequent appe ar
anse o io.e Jpstiee Shepherd, who fiasd "a d
u fkelu % for disnxdsrfxs .e,nlf.., - --eN go