Evening star., 1869-10-07
Presbytery Of tho Potomac.


This Presbytery reassembled yesterday after.
noon, and leave Of absence was granted to
Rev. 5. s. Mitchell. The Board OF Educatlon
were requested TO contin ne their appropriation
for the school at Manassas. The BrIdge-street
Church. Georgetown, and the Alexandra
Church Were granted leave to supply their
pulpIts till pastors were chosen. The Com
mittee on Visitation OF Churches submitted a
report; which was adopted, and the committee
continued Reports from minis ters and elders
were then received. A resci utlon was adopted
recommending TO the hberalIty OF the churches
the enterprise Of the people of Manassas.
A recess was here taken till o'clock, and
npon reassembling Rev. T. Il. McFaIls, Of the
Distrlct Presbytery, was invited to sit as a
was received as candidate for the ministry
The report OF the Committee Oh Missionary
Operations was submitted, and sections recon-
mending that lay preachers be not licensed,
striking BladensbuIg Church from the roll,
holding the matter of,employing missionaries
under advisement for the present and taxing
all the churches TO support the church in
reference to the Metropolitan (PresbyIerian)
Church, the committee stated that q lot be.
longing to the church had been sold for
pay the money. Work upon the new church
had, a. consequence, been suspended. 1t
was. therefore, proposed to put the lot again
ne maEst and go On WIN the WORK
baltimore Synod was then read ana approved:
The Presbytery OF the Potomac report to the
SYNOD OF b6IumOre tD8t tQey consist OF eleven
ministers, and have under their care ten
churches, one licentIate and two candidates.
One church which has been previously report.
ed in our connection has been dropped from
our roll, because IL is well.known that IL has
connected itself with a different General As.
sembly. Rev. Thomas q. Murphy has been
received from the Presbytery Of Lewis, and
Rev. 5. =. Mitchell has been received from the
PresbyteIy Of Carlisle. Rev. A. A. L. Taylor
has been dismissed TO join the Presbytery OF
Cincinnati. Rev. E. N. Bosworth has passed
N htC hnn. Do,
has been dismissed at his own request TO loin
The Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. j. =.
Bard, ID d., has been dismissed TO join the
Presbytery Of Lexington. Va. The pastoral
relation betweep the Bridge street Church and
Rev A. A. +. Taylor was dissolved at Mr..
Taylor's request. Adjourned TO meet ctober
Sth in New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
TIE CRANH-BowEN INvRsTIGATIoN-An.
other meeting Of the committee TO Investigate
the charges made against Mayor Bowen was
held in the committee room, at the City Hall,
last evening, the session lasting from hve 70
nine O'Clock, and being the most stormy one
yet held. The examination OF Mr. b. +. Needs
was continued, and he submitted a tabular
statement Of the bids, which Mr.. wilson, for
the prosecution, moved 10 strike out, a. being
in,a1n,.,ia ~ Meeos , cnn,r.ct he beeved 1 .as
by Mr.. Crane. Mayor Bowen was asked for
the contract by Mr.. Holmes, the secrstary Of
the committee. but he declined 70 give It up,
duced, when some very sharp language was
used by the Mayor towards Mr.. Holmes, ana
ne declined 70 give 1t up: t!t is andsr.tood
mat the committee wish 70 submit the contract
TO experts.] The committee had intended to
get through this week, but cannot possibly
make . report on Monday night, ana there e
barely prospect OF getting through by Mon.
DAY week, a. Is 10 understood toat the counsel
Will require two evenings TO argue me evi.
dence.
PAfI1Ts ISSUED TO WAsHINaroHIAHs.-The
following United states patents were issued TO
citizens Of this District for the week ending
October 5th, 1869, and each bearing mat date
Turn table, Lloyd W. Emmart ana Edward ID.
6rimth; refrieerstor, sideoosrd ana room cool.
er, Daniel Z. Somes; air pump, same party;
ink for printing revenue, postage ana other
staDps, 20 a. to secure greater safety and pre-.
vent frauds, Thomas Antiseii.
SALIs cD RIAL EsrATk-9reen and vii.
llams, auctioneefs, have sold frame house
and lot on Madison street, between 9Th and 7th
street west, and n ana N streets north, 70 r. e.
Hewitt for sSlO; also the West 20 feet OF lot "a;
and all Of lot 25 IN Subdivision OF original lot
In square IA, with improvements fronting on
ID street north between 18th and 18th streets
west, to William Kilgour Tor csnn per square
foot.
ADMITTED TO TIE BAB.-Edward SpaldinR,
Of this city, was this morning admitted TO the
bar OF The Criminal Court on the report Of the
committee.
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