The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-29
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

OrR slRRATu suNMARr.-Easters Sunday
,,,cd clear aud beautiful, and the day
Commemorative Of the resurrection OF our
lord was such as to bring forth throngs OF
rhurch-goers, eager to be witnesses and
hearers ofthe interesting services appropriate
TO the day which were to be rendered IN
May of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal ana
Lutheran churches Of the city.
Easter Sunday Ia the day set down In inc |
fashionable world as the occasion ioI ln'
first display of the spring fashions, anu ,ne
weather yesterday was OF such eharaciur
"a would Justify tho fair bellies oil our GIy
In showing forth to their female acqualnt
anoos INC gnrgcnus costumes and Gloves OF
bonnets' which Dame Fashion has given
ont TO her yotaries as appropriate ior the
balmy days Of spring ,,.,, AIT,
The churches generally were well nlled, |
hut throngs Of visitors OF various ncnomina-
,ia,s attended at the several Roman Catholic |
and Fpiscopnl churches OF the city, and st. |
PanI's Lutheran church. Atthe last named |
mace of worship the exercises were very In |
irrrstlng and impressive. The interior Of
the cdiGCG was decorated with flowers and
cyergreens, and the eloquent discourse OF
Rev. DR.. Butler on the Resurrection OF
Christ" and the delightful music ofthe choir,
pleased and edited all who were present
The Episcopal churches were handsomely |
decorated. and In all OF them the Easter an |
thems were sung. At the Chufch OF the |
Epiphany. Right Rev. Bishop Clark, of |
Rhode Island, preached to a large congrega- |
tion. The services Of the Episcopal Church |
appropriate to the occasion were rendered
with carncstness and fidelity.
At the several Roman Catholic churches
the interior of the snnctuaries were beauti-
fully decorated with flowers; the services
were solemn and impressive, aud the masses
as rendered by the various chOirs was grand
and inspiring.
A, 81, Nnt,bcv'. cburcb tho aacond ,,oss
Of Hummel in was sung by the choir, with
orchestral and organ accompaniment, the
whole under the direction of Rev. Father
White. At st. Stephens church, Haydn's
imperial mass was sung by a large choir,
supported by well selected orchestra, con-
Quoted by Professor George Arth. At 81. |
Aloysius church the music was Of the high |
est order. Madame Kretchsmar was never |
In better voice, and she was ably supported |
by some Of the best vocalists In the city.
Towards evening the clouds assumed n
threatening aspect, and about $50 O'Clock
rain began to fall, which had the effect Of
keeping many Of the religious community
indoors.
At the Metropolitan church Rev. DIR. De
Haas preached to a large congregation.
Al the Thlrtecnth-strcct Baptist church
Rev Dr. samson was greeted with a large
audience, assembled to listen to the ninth Of
his series of dscourscs before the Young
Mcu's Christian Association. DR.. Samson
took for his subject principles of interpre-
tatiou applicable to the illustrative and fgu-
rative teachings Of Christ and his Apostles,
rs In illusions to Jewish and Grccian Gus
toms, and In material and human imagery
rs parallels and allegories by which spiritual
and divine realities are represented. The
discourse was eloquent and elaborate, and
was listened to with marked attention by the
large audience present.
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ALARM or FIRE.-M ten minutes past
eight O'Clock last evening an alarm of Ore
was sounded from box So, corner Of Seventh
and l streets. The engines prUceele |
promptly to the box, but no Que could be
found who knew anything OF an alarm hav.
ing been turned In. As the alarm box Is
within few feet of the door of q hotel, and
~ several persons were seated In the office,
besides numbers Of people passing in close
proximity, II seemed strange to the police
officers and hremen that there could be moth
ing known OF how the alarm was turned In.
No sign of fire being discovered the engines
returned to their houses. Upon inquiry our
reporter has ascertained that the fremcn
were altogether misled, there having been
me- alarm turned In to headquarters from
box W. On the contrary, 1t was box 50,
Smithsonian Institute, a locality just oppo-
SITE from that to which the engines were
sent.
1t appears that Mr. Bishop, one of tho
operators Of the Are alarm telegraph, shortly
before s O'Clock received short" alarm
from box O., corner Of G street south and
Ninth street. lie promptly arranged the
striking apparatus to sound "a on the larger
bells, but the alarm not being fully given he
concluded 1t was false. At o'clock Mr.. d.
was relieved by Mr.. Myers. At ten minutes
past $ O'Clock Mr.. Myers received an alarm
from box So but the alarm was struck as
from box 90, and to that box the engines
.tn1,- . h., II. Al .
Smithsonian Institute was false, having been
sounded by some mlscTeant, who was tam.
pering with the alarm boxes; and the failure
10 strike The proper box made no difference,
but serious consequences might have Oc-
CURED had the engines been wanted in the
Seventh ward. 1t is evident from two boxes
so near together as Ga and SO having been
turned in within half an hour that there are
scouRdrels in the city who have keys to the
fire alarm boxes, and stringent means should
be taken to bring them to punishment.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC SCHOoLs.-A special
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees of Public
Schools was held on Saturday evening; J.
Q Wilson, csI, presiding, In the absence OF
the president, and Mr.. \. P. Pardon secrc-
tary. The Chair (Mr. Wilson, stated that
the meeting was called with a view to con.
slider the matter Of raising money with which
to pay the teachers and others connected
with the public schools. They should he
said, either have money with which to pa,
their teachers, or close the schools at the cnt
of this month. About $1,000 had beer
appropriated for the support of public school
during the present fiscal year, and he be
lieyed only about $4,000 had been draw
and expended. There should be remainin:
about 100000 uncxpondcd Of that amount
Mr.. J. 5. Brown moved that a committee
consisting Of four, be appointed TO make .
statement to the City Councils on this sub