Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-21

cred in st Peters ParocniaI : nooi houss. on
Oapltol Hill, than was present In that ed n CO
iasi evening to hear lecture on /" temperance"
ny Rev. +. E. Boyle. The well known ability
OF the Reverend lecturer 10 q sufficient guar.
antee OF the character Of the intellectual treat
furnished ON that occasion TO the audience, who
slgnined their appreciations by hearty ap-
pIause.
Last evening, at ST. PauIs Lutheran Church,
1orner OF llih and h streets, DR. Butler, pas tor,
a, the request of the Prohibitory League of this
city, delivered a discourse on the "Ral4t of
Prohibitory Liquor Law 10 the Gospel" The
church was filled in every part the various
temperance organizations beng represented.
Alter reading portions of Scripture bearing on
the SUBJECT, be spoke OF moral su Aston "a being
insufficient TO put down the nquOr traffic, and
while II was the duty of all good Christians to
DO what they could by moral suaslon, IL WAS
their duty 10 urge the passage of a law to rro-
I hihit the sale of liquors, claiming that 1t was
right 10 put down Whatever was evil. In the
course OF his remarks he gave interesting sta
tistiCs as TO the amount of crime ulting from
incompetence. the amount expended for liquor,
and cOmplImentng the Board of Police for
restricting The number of licenses. At the close
of the discourse, Rev. Charles w. DtnnIson, on
behalf OF the temperance people, expressed his
appreciation of what had had been said, and 81
his suggestion the CONGREGATION expressed ITS
approval and Endorsement of DIR. Buffers vie ws
by show of hands. A collection TO aid the
league was taken up. and before the cOngrsga-
ton left number Of signatures were appended
TO petitions TO Congress In favor OF prohIo-
ItOIy law.
MURDEROUs ASSAULT AND RoBEERY.-On
Friday night last, three negroes called at the
house of Mr. Henry Perkins, near Surratt's
Mil. Prince GEORGE county, No, aud inquired
of his wife the wav 10 the main road. lmme-
dately, upon being informed, they rushed
inside the door, one of them striking Mr. Per-
KIns, who was shaving at thu time. knocking
him inssnslhle. At the same tune another
seized MIS-. Perkins by the throat and threw
her with great violence Ia the floor, aud by
Placing his knee upon her breast, aud one
hand over her mouth, hell her until she be-
came insensible. They then ransacked the
house and carried away $40 in money, three
valuable quilts, two Oress coats, one pair of
pants. one vest, one revolver, single-barreled
pistol, and a silk handkerchief Mrs. Perkins
laid insensible for about an hour, aud not until
about daylight on StGrdsy morning was she
suffiCirntly recovered 10 call any one, at which
time she informed n colored man. VINO lives
near by, of what had .happened. Drs Wood
aud Bean. on examining the sufferers, pro-
nounced their wounds of very dangerous
character. Mrs. Perkins had RIB broken aud
was injured internally. No clue has been 90.
tanned 10 the guilty parties.
IRISH PATRIOTS FAMILIES RELIEF As.
sOCIATioN.-1ne regular meeting OF TINS a-sO-
cation met al Carroll Hall yesterday stt-rnu III,
the president, Daniel Grady, IN the chair. Ir
James Byan, chairman of the committee gp-
pointed at a previous meeting 10 MAKE arrange
ments for a ball on the eve OF inauguration
day. reported that the committee had secured
odd Fellows Hall Seventh street, for that
mittre empowered TO make all proper arrange.
msnts for the OCCASION. "A communication was
received from the Washington Circle Fenian
Bro herhOOd, inviting the association to 4 gou.
eTal meeting 10 be held under the auspices Of
the circle. The invitation was declined on b.
ground that the sole ohsact OF the Irish Pam
OTIS Families Relief Association was charity
VIZ The pecuniary relief of said families.
Lows LABOR Decentralization Young
and Robert ii. Harrison We're arrest u on : A.
Ia nd Hay
OF the second precinct, charged with stealing a
barrel of coal oil from the stOr. OF Thomas
Murlihy. The accused wera arraIgned for ex-
animation before Justice Thompson, when ~
was developed TINT the robbery occurred a few
minutes before the breaking out of tna fire on
. street. between 10Th and 1ith streets, on
Friday night. and that the two men stole rhe
barrel of oil thinking II whisky, aud after
considerable tTou ole rolled il TO an old hAId,
wh"n 1t was tapped. the mist k diz coverrt,
No The prize abandoned. The Justice com
n'it- the parties for trial and restored the oil
- the owner.
IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-Polrer Of .Vqyixir5tes
20 IssHe BTI'S IF Attdchms at-A case OF impDr-
IiBcr 20 magistrates caHe before the supreme
Court OF the Distric' on Saturday relating 70
their power TO issue writs OF attach ment
Justice of the Peace had issued a writ OF a.
-arl mont 10 subject the credit OF judgment
debtor 70 the pay mant of the jUdglnst agaIu>,
him I lie defendant brought the case oafDr.
the COur, bv writ Of csr'trtri. and claimed tia,
Justices of the Peace had no authority 10 Issue
writs of attachment. The wit was dismissed
Oh motion of Mr.. Hine, on account Of inform Al
Ity. The Court (Chi-f Justice CARTER ex-
pressed a de rided opinion that JUSTICES of tue
Peace bad no authority or power 10 issue grits
of garnishmelt
TIE CONCERT YOR THE Poor TONIGHT
The concert for the benefit of the poor. which
takes place al Metzero't Hail thIs evening. will
no doubt b. one OF The most pleas ant ent.rtiin-
ments of the season. Among tn- singers i
some of our bes amateur musical talent, wIo
have Volunteered iirIT SERVICES aud q, the K
peuses Of the concert are paid by he commit
IT,, composed Of wsll-known citizens. every
cent contributed q Ill b. given to tn pJor
Great taste has been displayed in preparing
the programme, and il Is to be hoped THAI every
seat IL the hall will be occupied.
N
TIE SoUTH WASHINGTON SUSDAY School
UsIoS.-1he union net at the Baptist church
Rev. Mr.. MeadOr's} Yesterday afternoon atZ6
O'Clock, and Proceeded IN a body 10 the Pour
and.a-half Street Presbyterian church, fRey
Dr. Sunderland's) Mr.. Patch, the superIn-
SFdent OF the lasI-named school presided, and
appropriate addresses were made by R-y Dr.
Hamilton, u. q. Wight, Esq, Rev. Mr.. Bit
finger, Rev. Mr.. HIbbard, aud Rev. Dr. Sun.
derland, and appropriate hymns Were sung DIV
the union ard by the Sunday school and ms.
sion Of the church.
ELECTION or OFpICERS-A- The regular
monthly meeting OF COLUMBIA Typographical
Union, No. 1OI, held sn Saturday evening. the
fOllOviI g-n ar ed gentlemen we've elected as
oHlcrTs TOT TIE ensuing SeSr.-Presifpni,
Thomas Rich: wee President, Samuel Z Rob.
ertsoG; Recording Secretary, Young Lanktrea:
Financial Secretary, r. W. Kerr; Treasurer
Vim. X. Mclean Clerk, Walter c. Hunt.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Louis Fechiig. The Union
IL now in prosperops condition, having about
five hundred members.
hRRHsr OF PICKPoCKETs.-BillyF Fitzgerald
and Prank Fitzgerald, white Boys, have been
arrested by the detective corps of Washington,
charged with robbing Mrs Charles Thompson
of $50, and Mrs. Rodgers OF $40, and in con-
nectlOn win the above The police OF Baltimore
have been ielsgraphed 70 arrest another sus-
pected youth, named William PAYNE. These
boys have but recently oeen released from the
wOrkhouse of Baltimore. and have been in con.
slant attendance al auctions, where the above,
win many other Tobberies, have beea perpe-
tTated.
THROWN FROM A HORsE-Mr. Thomas
Brooke, residing AZ Bladensburg, was thrown
from his horse while on his way to this city
on Saturday morning and sustained severe in
jUrlss. He had proceeded but a short distance
from home. ard was riding quite rapidly when
his horse slipped and fell, MI Is. being thrown
with great force on the ground, where he re-
manned unconscious for while. He was as
sisted 10 his home and received medical aid
from DR.. keech, and is, We learn, doing very
well.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Saturday night about
eleven O'Clock, Charles H King went into the
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