Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-27
ThapkSsiyIu1 Day-

| Sabostn IKE qniet prevailed tnrOukh'ut Tue
day. There We're special religious services in
many churches, and the Govern ment part
minis, municipal officers bank, business
houses, DC we're closed. In the attern ron AMI
evening the places of amusement were
| crowded.
| Wednesday night was d quiet one for a
| Thanksgiving eve. There was tue usual q uota
OF Amusement being enjoyed throughout the
city, but it was an orderly character, and the
preservers of the peace had but lille TO do.
Balls were Plentiful, and Odd Fellows; Hall
7ih street, Trades Union Hall, Odd Fellows
Hall, vyyard, Temperance Hall, and other
public buildings, were crowded with large
numbers OF ladies and gentlemen indulging to
their b, arts content in tripping upon the light
fantastic toe. AT the residence of the Hon
Amos Kendall, 18th street, above z, mum bar
| OF ladies and gentlemen, memb Of the Cal
vary Baptist Church, assembled in social en-
loyment, and a very pleasant time was had
Similar sociables were quite numerous in the
OF THANKSGIVING eve. There was the usual
! rants.
At the Foundry IN. E.) Church, Yesterday
morning, Rev Francis S. DeHaas preached n
very appropriate Thanksgiving sermon TO an
oyernowIng congregation.
No service was held at the M c Kendree Chapel
IN tue forenoon, but at night love feast was
held, at which there was a large attend ince of
the membership and many of the converts
during the revival now in progress at that
charge.
AT Hamlne NJ. e. Church Rev. Dr. Green,
OF Fletcher Chapel, preached from lIith and
4 ti<tu ON the lutTOuucUOn OF religion
into politics, and in the course of the sermon
he spoke of the laws in relation to licensing, in
which the religious community took no part In
trying to remodel, and If Christians would do
30, politicians would soon know aud feel their
! strength.
A unio1 thanksgiving and prayer service
was held in the rooms of the Young Men s
Christian Association, over Metzerott Hail, in
the morning, from . to 10 O'Clock. The usual
daily prayer me etlng al o'clock p m.
St PaUls Lutheran Church was open in the
| morning. and a discourse for the times daily.
cred by the pastor, Rev Mr. Butler. At Ok
o'clock, the Sunday schools of this congregation
| had a social reunion at the Memorial Chapel,
| corner of lith and streets.
At the Southern Methodist Church, Rev. Mr.
| Tudor, the pastor, preached, and at the 9TH
street Methodist Protestant Church Rev Dr.
| Drinkhouse officiated
| The churches of South washirgto held a
union meeting at Ryland Chapel yesterday
| morning, when the services Were conducted by
| Rev. DIR. VIVA. Hamilton, Rev b. +. Bttinger,
| and Rev. 6. II. Smythe. The sermon was
| delivered by the last-named, and the singing
| by the choir, composed of the members Of nearly
| all the choirs on the Island, was excellent
The members OF the Baptist churches assem-
| bled In a union meeting AT the E-street Church
| yesterday morning, where a very appropriate
sermon was preached by Rev. T. X. Howlet, OF
| the Calvary Church.
At Wesley Chapel, Rev. DIR. Ames preached
| discourse in the morning Of the duty of
| Christians to the G vernment, and in the even
/ ing prayer meeting was held.
| Outside of the usual holiday religious exer-
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which were conducted by the Young Mems
| Christian Association, was q little episode
| which occurred in Watts Bay, interesting
4 9th and 7th street wharves. About midday the
| Analostan Yacht Club put into the bay in a
\ skeleton yacht. thirty.six feet long by three
| feet wide. propelled by six carmen and cox
\ swain In the stern, who, after q short festive
| sojourn, started for Alexandria. at which point
| they arrived under perIlous difficulties conse-
quent upon the heavy storm prevailing. SO
| great was the wind that the club aud their
Ia of
Alexandria, of the Potomac ferry line, which
| steamer, falling TO strike her berth at the dock
on this side, owing to the heavy wind prevail
| ing, was forced ashore in the hay, and remained
| aground till she was pulled of and taken into
\ the deck by the steamer Wawaset. In the eff
fort TO do so, the ferry steamer struck the
! yacht John II. Sessford, at anchor the bay.
and tipped her over, where she now lies in
disabled condition.
TIE Potomac FRoNT-After the clustering
time OF yesterday along ''the 'front.'" the scene
'.o'er the waters" Is rather placed and pleasing
to the eve to-day. In the line OF steamboat
matters, the steamer Arrow, Stackpole, made
her usual semi-excursion trip TO Mount YER
non and Marshall's Landing, and the steamer
Wawaset, Eawke, left Potomac Ferry Wharf
for Cone River and intermediate landings.
Carriers HkGrf.-Arrived-Schrs.W VIVA. Don
nelly, Hunter, from Philadelphia, with 1871
| tons of coal for A. Wood & Bro; Eldorado
Travers, from Havre.de-G Grace, with Is tons
/ of coal for II. Burgess &c Co Matilda Spicer
Black, from the same port, with coal tor f
| FalcOner. Sailed-Schrs. L wIoiIl, Frame for
4 Alexandria, to load coal Tor Philadeiph ia;
| Milton, Corsey. tor Havre-de. Grace, to load
coal for Richmond.
EiIey's WIaf.-Arrived-SehrsG Geo. Frank
| lin, Cantwell, from Hayre-de-Grace, with lu5
| tons Of coal for 5. q. Magruder; Salisbury,
Parks, from the same port with 100 tons OF
| coal for the same firm; Thomas Harris, Ban
| son; Tennessee, Russell; John Havens, Lewis;
stephen A. Douglas, Lewis; Pocomoke, Cow
| der. Ben. FRANKLIN, Thomas Robert James,
Deges; Packet, Frost; Brewster, Russell; Flag
staff, Hughes; Cuba. Barnes; Job Boggs, Boggs;
]. X. Dennis, Gibbons; Thomas Gibbons,
Trader; James Hooper, DIamont; Splendid,
| Edwards; Dove, Neall; Sally Francis, How
ard; sioop Fashion, Leaven, and sloop Nau-
| titus, Pusley, all with finely favored oysters
| for Turner Il Co, Winfield, Stewart & Co.,
and for maIs-i.
Fopler's harf-Arrived-Schrs. Ida May,
Bailey, from Calais, Me, with lumber and
laths for Mohuu & Son; Tennessee. Knight
| from Yorktown, with lumber for Mohun Il
Son.
| Fay, from Albany, with 225,0OO feet of lumber
| for Mohun Son; Harry, Butler, from the
! lower Potomac, with wood for J. I. HALEY;
| scow Ann Bennett, Bennett, with wood for
| Briscoe d Co steamer Thomas f. Cahill, from
| Baltimore, with hay for the Government aud
merchandise for Washington dealers. Sailed
| Steamer Thos. T.. Cabil, for Baltimore, light.
Berry, Hharf-Arnved-Schr.A Agnes Ann,
Miller, from White Point, with sand for Berry
| LAYING OF A CORNER SroNE-Yesterday
| afternoon a large crowd OF the colored popula-
ton assembled near Lincoln Barracks TO wit
ness the laying Of a corner stone of new
| church, a branch of Israel Methodist Episco-
/ pal Church. 10 be called "rhe East Mission"
! The new church is located a short distance
| northwest of Lincoln Barracks, and very near
| the rows OF houses recently erected by the
| Freedmen's Bureau. 1t will De a small frame
| structure, but very neat In appearance. The
| ceremony was performed by Mr.. John +. Cook
| who delivered an appropriate address. Simon
| and Gethsemane Communicates of knights
| We're present, with Kings Band and the Ma.
| uonai Brass Band, as also Eureka Lodge, No.
/ S, and a large procession composed OF delega-
| tons from the various other lodges in the cIty
! An address was also deli yeIed by Mr.. John T
! Causten, one of the colored members recently
ousted by the Georgia Legislature. There was
| considerable confusion aud disturbance la the
! outskirts of the crowd durirg the evening
/ confined principally To boys and with that
| exception everything passed of quietly and
peaceabiy.
! DESPERATE ASSAULT AND PROBABLE MUIR
DER.-Last evening about O'Clock, while
/ Robert Digs, about 10 years old, quiet, inof-
fensIve cSlOred boy, was proceeding home to
street, near 22d, he was attacked by three
| white boys, (who came from the direction of
| the "WhIte Lott on the walk back of the Pres
| ident's mansion. While one seized him by the
neck another plunged a sharp dirk knife into
his LETT breast TO the depth Of two in hes, the
wound being downwards and backwards, be-
| tween the fifth and sixth ribs, and severins the
! cartilage of the rib the Drpast bona Imu,a