Evening star., 1869-11-01

nIfss.rt' smonv whom We noticet Geu. Town
send AG.Itant General; Gen. MicilcT. In charge
uf liIbli. buildings and grounds, AM 9th
nr,n,,,1 nc While the general pIa ofthec larsb
n - rot been alters the painters, gasftte and
upholstereTs have greatly improved the in .,rior,
and tiIe consreg gailohn are to congra dated
on having weIlfarnish III and cJinf ,rtili'e
place Of wOr.hip any in this section. The
7, ctor Rev j. aughn Lewis, the wardens and
vestry men. and Mr.. T.. Wetmor the Regis er,
(und.T Whose immediate supervi IN the work
has been dCne) have been cmpl arpt- ii highly
ON the improvements made In the chancel, the
des h. chair. aud railing have been renovated,
yellow mesa"h-. On the W Ill : a repre-
sentation of the Book with seven seals,
with the light ,.i.ating from the centre Of
handsome pee. Of scroll work, while ON II g
ceiling above ~ the red cross o. st. John Th:
dome il, however. the main feature, ani the
frts seo work ON { very justly attracts much "a
tsntiJn. IL il divided into eight panels, on
VIII ch are alternate tlb!ets containing the ten
mman,iIns nts, over which are seven stars, in
qI arter circle, tsymbolical OF he-seTcn wounds
crown 4 horn. aver which IL seen the Star of
Epirhan, II, the iriangles below these panels
are handsomely rainted repre- ,ntatons of
AMI iTanstp'S = .u;@meIted via, scroll work,
nd ON the sa.u-h side of The church is seen t A.
roes, with Eight ra iiating from it. while the
rown of fi.ssTF.> - the opposite sid
he entiTU floor i covered with a red carpet,
which j. = small black figure c. the eros,
hile al Tie f'aws hay ing been grained AMI var
,H ..iiOhS al r.. sme color. In the cheir gallery
thc lin, erpan ha> lad thorough ogerhauling,
az tn ha'ds az Nr. B. Tuily, OF Baltimcrr,
agent o. Erben. q! n. Y. The gas fixtures
Glactured expressly for this church. also attracts
mu.sR attention, being of very tasteful designs.
There - futures of jets, each making
total ~ Il and hen lighted the effect is very
fine. The glass IN the dome and windows Is
French enameled. that in the dome having
tinted IVY vines. The work was executed by the
following gentle men :--FrescO Painting by &.
Carston; carpenter work by J. w. Drane; rp-
hOlsteTi:Ig by j. q. Weaver; masonry by James
Fitzpatrick; plumbing and gas fitting by H. e.
MoGan paing 1s 81 and md sazn9 s SR n Frair
The war,iens II tile church are Admiral Smith,
United States Navy, and Charles Gordon, Esq.
The yestrymen are General y. Micher, Albert
Ray, F. a. Dick, Archibald Campbell, James c.
Wetlnore. w. 5. Huntington and 5. V. Niles.
FIRE AND SINGULAR ACCIDEyT.-Yesterday
morning ire was discovered in the junk shop of
MIR. T.. G. Wheeler. On eth street. adjoining the
the canal bridge, and the Fire Department
sIonded promptly TO the alarm, but owing to the
infiammable nature of the material, and the
peculiar situation Of tie property, water could
not be turned on the tire until ii had well nigh
destroyed everything. Some old fire arms in the
building were discharged during the tine BY the
excessive heat. and q ball from one Of them
struck Officer L. NJ. Sullivan ON the leg above
the knee. The injured oficer was at once con
veyed 10 the Central guard-hOuse, where DR.
Eliot extracted the bali. He was then removed
TO his boarding house, 4S4 Pennsylvania avenue.
near 3d street, and last evening he was ccni-
Portable a. could be expected. though il may be
possible that aInpntation OF the leg will he re-
sorted to. The fire was the result OF ncendiarism.
and the loss will reach $4,000, with All insurance
of 50 400.
FoRTr-NINER" IN Towy.-Mr. William
p. Waters, who left this city in ISIS, and was
iting his Washin gtOn friends, by whom he is
held in great esteem. Mr.. Waters started for
California in companv with three other Wash
ingtonians-Mr. II. l.. Williams. now n large
real e. tate operator in San Francisco; Mr.. Levi
Stowt II, who died afterwards i'm San Francisco,
and Mr.. s. Birch. who died on the way, and was
Mr. Waters. on reaching California, went into
business in San Francisco, but afterwards en-
gagged in quartz mining in Tuolumne county,
and has been i'll that business for the last fifteen
years. Like most Californians, Mr.. Waters is
enthusiastic in favor of that State. its climate.
productions, &C., and thinks there IL 10 quarter
of the globe like it.
THE ARLINGTON HOUSE will be opened for
the entertainment of guests, as will lie seen bv
ference TO our advertising columns, about the
middle Of the present month. Having hereto
fore published an extended description OF the
elegant and well adapted building, il only re-
mains now for us to say that IL IL To ne furnished
in scale of comfort and splendor appropriate
to the plan and purpose of the establishment.
aDi that in the hands OF Messrs- Eoesslc y Son
% viii 10 kept in n style fully equal in every way
=, 90 tho, a. "ny bOtei ia the country. Its unusI,-
aIly large propor. " rooms en- sn,ts, with ba.h
ooms, closets, etc. at,.-''sd, must make The
Arlington a great favOrite W." iahiiiieN anu
others desiring the privacy and com. @ W %
well appointed and luxurious home.
The PEILosoPHICAL LYCEUN.--"The Clty
Press was discussed 10y the ''PhilosOphicJl
/ yeeum' at Union League Hall YESTERDAY after
neon. Seven reporters present and fifteen or
twenty philosophers, with Mr.. Burgess III the
chair. Mr.. Watson opened the meeting, and
was followed by Mr.. Wolf. To get the subject
hat .r.as
was offered. Mr.. Cunningham spoke OF the
action of the press in attempting to arTaign Dr.
Boyd for his belief as uncalled for. Prof Doo-
little didn't care for the press. Mr.. John
ODOnovan took the floor, ,ip:ending the press
and reporters. A few remarks were male BY
reporter in advocacy Of the resolution, and.
after some further debate the meeting All
jOurned.
WoNEN's CHRISTIAN AssOcIATIoN.-The
meeting for considering the resignation of Miss
Admiral Lee and for electing a president in her
place was held in the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association OH Saturday last. By q
nnanimols vote of the meeting, Mrs William
StichEey was elected president, and Mrs. Col.
Harris vice president, to I'LL the place male
vacant by Mrs. Stickney. The following stand
ihg committees were appointed IL, ;Lon m, Finance
Benevolenee and EmplOyment-Mrs. ~ &.
Lewis. Mr-s PHO, and Mrs. WaI.cf. I'm "H0me
for the Eallen''-Mrs. Blanchard Mrs. George
A. Han. and Mrs; Dayid Hall. % On Devotional &
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Brown. and Mrs. C.. T.. Nelson. The meeting
then adjourned TO meet on Monday. November
18th.
RELIGIoCs.-Elder j. L. Taylor preached a
sermon of great power at the Christian Church,
on NJ street, last evening, before very large
and intelligent audience. The meeting is pro-
crossing with increasing interest. Christian bap-
tism will la administered i'm the Potomac-at
the 9. Old Sycamore'-this evening at O'Clock.
Rev. Dr. Gray, pastor Of the E-street Baptist
Church, preached to large congregation his
thirtiCth anniversary sermon last evening, it
being his farewell sermon to the E-street Bap-
tist Church, the learned Doctor having accepted
a call rendered him by the First Baptist Church
of Shelburne Falls, Mass. The reverend gem
tlcman chose a. his text Ezekiel, 3:1I.
ASSAULTED HIS DACGHTER.-Last evening,
James jackson, cOlOred, residing on sth street,
between X and y, ON going home and finding
that his supper was not ready, had some words
with his daughter Harriet, and struck her on the
head with hammer. Officer Bull arrested Jack
son, whom Justice Wall held to security TO keep
the peace.
THE NEwcoNE MINsTRELs commence an en-
gagement at the National Theater this evening.
Their troupe embraces some Of the leading stars
in the profession. MIR. ii. Barton, who last sea-
son was so popular at Wallis Opera House, and
who is well posted i'm theatrical matters, is at
tending 10 the advertising business of the COM
Pany.
A1L-IIALLow EvE.-Last evening, being the