Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-18


DAILY EXCURSION 10 Mount Vernon ON the
steamer Arrow, at 10 q m.
MARKRTrEa's Arr GALLEY, &ss TIN street.
SMITH q STROKES Art GALAXY, 2I5 +
street
WESLEY CHAPEL MIssIoN-OI on he Trou-
Died Waters.-Yestsrday, in consequence OF the
pnoilelty given TO the troubles in Wesley Cha
Pei mission, that little charge, located at the
corner Of 9th aud streets, was an object of
Interest, and there as quite q good attendance,
especially at the evening service. Only ose Of
the class leaders was present In the morning,
but n was understood that, with bat one excep.
ton, the i've will sremain In the foldv OF the
mission: The services in the morning. con.
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. j. q. Henning. were
commenced by singing the well known hymn,
"And are We yet alive" &c, followed by
prayer The thirteenth chapter Of LIST Oorin.
thians, commencing Though speak with the
tongues Of men and angels, and have not cha
rify, i become as sounding brass or q tinkling
cymoai." was read as the first lesson, and the
John, which treats of the singular love of
God towards his children. and the duty
having bIotherly love to one another, was
read as the second lesson. The hymn show
HAPPY are They" was sung, after which the
pastor preached from the 18th verse Of the
chapter read as the second lesson INV little
children, let rs not love in word, neither in
tongue, but in dee and in truth I" in the course
OF MS remarks, speaking Of the duty Of Chris.
tlans 70 Zach o;her, and of bearing and for.
bearing with each o;hsr, for they Were uma an
and liable TO err. The pastor, (NIr HenninC.
before concluding. announced that by virtue
OF appoin tmert from the pastor Of Wesley
CHAPEL, be would, as here tofore, continue to
discharge his duties pas tor; and in a few re.
marks exhorted the membership to let bye
zones be byegones, except so far as to profit
from their recollections. The services were
closed by singing the hymn, "Try us. o God,
and search the ground Of every sinful heart"
The Sunday School was conducted as usual
IN he morning and In the afternoon, and the
classes VIII be held "a usual during the week.
The members who have Withdrawn, or intend
10 withdraw from the chuI ch will not probably
exceed twenty. which will include one OF the
class-lsaders. and thus reduce the membership
rom l5O 20 $50, OF whom all but a dozen have
neen received in the church during the past
ihree years, under the present pastor.
RELIeIous-The Forty Hours Devotion
commences at st. Stephens Church ON Sunday
morning next at 10 O'Clock.
Inc Jubilee services at st. Peters (Catholic)
Cnurch Will be observed next month
Rev. Father Wiget ha, returned 70 this civ.
pat Will no, remain here, as be has been trans
Mired 70 Pastoral charge in st. Marys county,
Sister Loretto, Superioress In charge of Prov.
1dence Hospital, on Capitol Hill, Is at the point
OF death with consumption. About three
months since she visited the Home at Emmitts-
burg, Md, and alter returning home she walked
through the new addition TO the hospital, after
since.
At the conclusion of the regular services at
the Calvary Baptist Church yesterday morn.
Ing, Dr. Parker announced the following tele-
gram:
AMHHRsr, MASS. Oct. 1s.-Oheer, and Mem
6eTs Of CalrdTy Baptist Church:-SnalI / com
H me- 1s.. WIN your church November ~ Answer
The above was in reply to cali on Rev Mr..
Earle TO become the pastor Of this church. Dr.
Parker decided the usstion by a rising vote of
MT Earle should begin his pastorate on the TN
(frst Sabbath) Of next month, and he will be
noilf1ed accordingly.
1t is probable that the congregation Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church (islandI will ten
der call 10 Rev. Mr.. Mullaly, Of Tennessee
70 become their pastor. Mr.. MuIlaly is now
temporarily filling the pulpit.
Archbishop Spauldins preached his farewell
sermon at the Cathedral In Baltimore yester-
Gay, prior TO bis departure for Rome and the
Eonmenical Council His farewell - the con-
gregation was very afe ctIpg.
TRADE ON TIE PoToMAc-A New Enterprise
Mr. Crouch, proprietor OF the 9th street wharf,
has rented bis lower pier to Messrs. II ugh
Hamfll * Son, Of Occoquan, Va, who are
having built a new steamboat, which, when
completed, is designed for the river trade be-
this steamer was built at 0ccoquan, and is of
TIE best quality of white oak, with yellow pine
deck II is ninety feet in length, with twenty
Tour feet breadth Of beam, and il TO be dnished
IN the best possible manner, with the view to
accommodate passengers, and for the trans.
Poriaton Of general merchandise. Messrs.
her machinery. W hich is now in course of con-
structlon at their foundry, and IL Is to be fin.
ished and ready for the trial trip in four weeks
time.
The river trade is rapidly growing in import
aree, and We wish the proprietors of this new
line success. In connection with this SUBJECT
we Suggest to the managers Of the street rail-
road whether IL would not pay them to extend
their track down TO the 9th street wharf, az the
travel in that direction Is now daily increasing
The steamer w. w. Colt has changed her land
u n ha
the Baltimore line, is also making 9Th street
her stopping place. As il Is now, passengers
are compelled to walk from the serminus of
the 9TH street cars along by the river bank to
9th street. This IN q very much exposed road
70 the sun, wind, and rain, and very muddy in
me winter season. , II This eanno, be done; the
once; even temporary plank walk would an
swer this coming winter
TEMPERANCE MEErINss.-There was a pub
Ilc temperance meeting in the Park east of the
Capitol building yesterday, under the auspices
Of Howard Division No. z, sons of Temper
anee; Rev. q. w. DennIson, presiding; h N.
delivered by Messrs. George Savage, WiIli,m
ii Chase, and Mr.. Scott. The total abstinence
PIecge was presented, and quite a number OF
The National Total Abstinence Society held
lts usual weekly meeting at Union League
Han last evening. Able addresses were de-
liyeIed BY Messrs. MePheeters, Lockwood,
Higgins, Freeman, ana Miss Haskall. Several
signers Were had 10 the pledge.
81. Patrick's Boys Total Abstinence Society
held their monthly meeting in the basement Of
Carroll Hail last evening. Amendments Were
made 10 the constitution providing for burial
1und for deceased members. Addresses were
delivered by j. ID. Clark and George Savage.
ADDITIONAL JURoRs.-To-day the following
Were selected to serve as jurors in the places
OF those excused this morning: John T. JOHN
son, ID ward: James Wormley, ST., Robert H.
Booker, and John A. Gray, LIST ward; Edward
Cruso and Herbert Harris, ID ward; Edward
Atkinson, 5th ward; Chas. II. Cragin, George.
Town, and Anon Duvall, ith ward. These are
1or grand Jurors, and all except the two last
are colored men, most Of whom were on the
last grand Jury.
For petit jurors the following will be sum.
moned :-Leonard Bailey and Joseph yiunins
list ward: Walker Lewis, ID ward; Enoch Am.
bush, Atm ward; Charles Humphries 5th ward.
Ferry Carson and Henry o. johnson, I'm
ward; Charles +. Moseby, Albert q. Simms.
and James Davenport, Georeetown, an col
ored; and Theo. J. Samuels, Marcus M Vince.
lock, Patrick Quirk, Thomas Gallagher, Jas
4ankin, Jedediah Cuttings, and Patrick Dee,
white.
TIE CoLoRHD PsoPLI AHD PLACES OF
AMusHNNT.-To-day was last week set for