Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-05
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL N e W 8.
Pie Mics, Excursions, &c.

IN the erection of an Episcopal church A.
Unlontown, ID. o., will be given Tomorrow,
gentlemen having the matter in charge ar. a..
tsImined that the rrip shall 4bs en,oyed.
On account OF the lJiclemeney Of the weather
the pie mic OF the Nepitol Hill Presbyterian
Saooath School 70 Cartia Springs, Virginia has
been postponed until "Wednesday next
The second grand picnic of ST. Matthew'S
fulng band Will be given At Abner's, Seventh
street park, TO- morrow.
"A select family moonlight excursion fifty
miles down the Potomac on the steamer Wa
Wasef, Will take place tomorrow evening.
Inc gentlemen having the matter in charge are
some OF our most prominent business men, and
NO doubt the excursion will be a pleasant one.
The steamer Arrow, IN addition to her daily
T1ps, makes afternoon excursions 70 Mount
vernon on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
evenings, leaving her wharf at ~ p. m
The moonlight excursion Of the East WASH
ipgton NJ p. Church takes place this evening.
The steamer Arrow leaves eth street wharf at
64 and Guinand's wharf at ~ O'Clock p. m.
LAYING CORNER SToNE--Yesterday after
noon, the impressive ceremonies of laying the
cornerstone of the new church edifice for the
Methooist Episcopal Church South, now &C.
cupying the frame church on NJ street, near
9th,) took place at the corner of 9th and X
streets, Mount Vernon Place,) in the presence
of a very large number Of spectators. The
cornerstone was laid by the Grand Master of
Masone, Il. II. French, Esq, assisted by tn.
officers of the Grand Lodge, the latter body
and Columbia Communicates of Knights
Templar, headed by Heald's Washington Brass
Band, and during the services the Masonic
choir sang several appropriate pieces Of music,
among others make joyful noise" accom-
panied by Prot Schell on the melodeon. In the
cornerstone were placed copies of the Bible,
hymn book and description Of the church,
minutes OF the Conference Of 1c6S copies of the
EpiscopGl Netbodist. (Baltimore,) and CkTistian
4drocdte, (Nashville,) list OF pastor, local
preacher and stewards Of the church, officers
President Of the United States and members of
the Cabinet.
The Coronation hymn was sung bv the
choir, and prayer was offered by Rev. W.. V.
Tudor. pastor OF the church; after which Rev.
DIR. Samson delivered a very appropriate adj
dress, In the course Of which he gave the fol-
LOVING statement as to the number of churches
in Washington:
In 1913 2l white churches, to wit: 3 Catholic
Episcopal Presbyterian. Methodist Epis-
copal, Methodist Protestant, Baptist Uni
tartan, German Lutheran. Friends. Colered
Churches, Al Baptist, Presbyterian, and
Methodist.
In 1855, 81 white churches Catholic. 1
Christian, Congregational, Evangelical AS.
sembly, 1 Friends, Hebrew, s Baptist. Lu.
theran, 10 Methodist Episcopal, 3 Methodist
Protestant, New Jerusalem, 10 Presbyterian.
versalist Colored churches, 2l-I Catholic,
Episcopal, Presbyterian, 9 Methodist, and
Baptist.
Quite a liberal collection was raised, and
v. III.
of Baltimore, the service was closed.
The building will be 50 by 90 feet in dinen-
sions, plain and neat structure. and will cost
from S15,00 TO $40 GO. Messrs. Morsell and
Messrs Jones and Collins the bricklayers.
FEMALE FIGHr IN A HACK.-About half
past one O'Clock yesterday, two fair In habitant
OF 537. located IL the sacred precincts of Flew
enth street, near the canal, named Clara and
Anna, got into a fight in a hack while return
ing 10 the city from Crystal Spring, and so des-
forts 10 separate them of the driver and an In
dian Chief, who, il appears, had been their
companion during the night. In this dilem.
ma. the hacknan very sensIbly drove them to
the central station-house, where they were sooh
deposited in places Of security, so tnat neither
could get 10 the other. Upon driving up to the
station hoUse, the belligerents We're at the
helght OF their misunders anding, and scratch
ing and tugging at each other with such feroci-
~ as 70 make the HAIR fly and greatly damage
hne bonnets and dresses. Anna was prostra-
ted on the floor of the hack, with Clara on top,
pounding her about the body and face, while
the bronzed warrior sat upon his seat contem.
plating the spectacle with the most philosoph-
ieal composure. He had made one attempt to
separate them, but, proving unsuccessful, had
determined TO let them fight it out on that line.
Waterfalls, ribbons, laces, &c, Were scattered
profusely about the hack, all of which were
collected together and transferred TO the sta
uon-house for restoration to the owners, as
soon as they became sober.
BREACH OF PROMISE CAsR-WIo IS the
Jiltsd One The Boston Herald says: 'sOur
Courts are likely to have an interesting breach
OF promise case this fall, in which the plaintiff
is Washington gentleman. The case is SAID
10 be an aggravating one-as such cases us ually
are, II we may believe the story Of the az.
grleved party. 1t appears that the young gem
tleman IN question was engaged To q young
Iaoy resident about twenty miles from Boston.
The engagement ring was given, and the time
liked, when the lady thinking that a lover IN
Boston, on the principle. doubtless, that q bird
IN the hand was safer than one in Washington,
accepted the former, promptly married him,
and al the same time retained the latter's hand.
some picture, his diamond ring, letters, pres.
enis. &C. contrary TO the usual custom in such
cases made and provided. Now the Washing
ton gentlemsn's anger knows no bounds al such
conduct, lille his position has been mIsrepre-
sented in the premises. He feels himself, he
measures, not IN a spirit of revenge, but TO
show the public Of town of Essex County
that he is more sinned against than sInning''
OFP FOR ALBANY.- Yesterday afternoon
Warden Huestis, accompanied by Messrs Russ
and Armstrong. of the Jail guard, and a suffi-
eient posse, left for the Albany penitentiary
win the foli9wing prisoners, sentenced al the
ofenses;-Seth Lansford, grand larceny. John
d. Preston, horse stealing, three wears each:
James Z. Smith, do, and Henry A. Rettet, for
gerry, two years each. fwbites:) Anthony Been
dy, horse stealing, Robert Lane, assault and
battery with intent 70 kill, James Lawrence,
grand larceny. Henry Willis, burglary, Har-
net Hills alias Mary Jones, grand larceny, two
years each; VIM. BROKER, assault with Intent
10 Kill, felght years; Sonny Gibbs alias VIM
Dongans, same ofense, five years; Jos Smith,
larceny, second offense,) one year; Samuel
Anderson and Martha Taylor, grand larceny,
one year. There are six or seven under SEN
tence TO Albany still in the jail, one OF them,
Henry johnson, convicted of larceny and sen.
fenced 70 one year, Is sick; and in the cases of
others there are motions for new trials pend
lng &c: There are now seventy-seven prison.
ers in the Jail.
TEE GRAND EXCURSION TO FREDERIcKs.
BURG-ln consequence of a mistake in the ad-
yertiserrent many persons have had an erro-
neous impression thar there two excursions 10
Fredericksburg, Va.-one to-day and one to.
morrow. The only one 70 that interesting and
ancient city so far advertised In that which
leaves here tomorrow. IL is a family excur-
SION, and those who participate in il will have
an opportunity Of Seeing the tomb of Mary the
mother of Washington, and MANY other inter-
esrng relics Of the olden time, as well as
Marye's heights and the battle fields where some
Of the hardest fought contests Of the late war
took place. Then,too the excursionists TO this
historical locality, Will have the additional
sratlfioation OF helping a good cause, as the
Proceeds will be applied 10 aid m building an
Episcopal church 70 be erected In Uniontowp,
Good music will be provided, and refresh
menfs furnished At moderate prices The
steamer Express will leave ner wharf AZ the
foot of Seventh street. at half.past ten a. m.
The excursionlsts Will arrive in Fredericks-