Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-29
LOCAL N EW s.

NATIONAL THnArn--SscondA Annual Levee
OF the Knights Templar.
WALL sOPKRA HoUsR-First night of Kelly
ALeon's MnstreDs IN the .9rand Dutch s." &c
programme tins evening.
Paor. SxIrH's Art Gallery, 30i Psnnsyl-
wanna avenue.
METROPOLITAN HALE AND VARIETY THr.
TRl, Pennsylvania avenue, between lith and
18th streets Open every nIght-wIth q first.
class entertainment.
ODD PILLOWS HALL.-Second grand hall of
the Monumental, Pythiap, Pleasure, and
account Of the weather.
PRor. KRIRs SALooN-Grand hop Of Aid
ridge Ledge. No. 3, A. o. G.F.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, corner 10rh and
u streets. Great memory exhibition and lee
ture by Prof Armes.
ORGANIZATION OF THE METROPOLITAN
CHURCH-Iesterday the new Metropolitan
Church was organized, when there was pres
President Grant and family. The pastor
Rev. DIR. Newman-preacheda very appropri-
ate and elegant discourse on the resurrection Of
the church, when about $50 persons presented
themselves for admission, on certificate and
Probation He stated that the mem; ..rs of the
church would BE- divided Tito four classes:
inst those who had certificates from other
churches; second, those whose certificates had
bot vet been received, but were properly
tationi fourth, transient members, or those
persons temporarily residing. accredited men,
eers of churches in other cities. In making
the record OF his congregation he proposed 10
prepare two books, one in which the roll of the
resident members would be recorded, the other
wherein the names of the transient members
would be kept.
The choir has been Organized, with MI John
b. Dawson as director, and Mr.. 5. E. Caring.
ton as organist, and rendered in excellent
manner the Easter anthem al the service yes
terday.
MT David Burr wa. announced Is Sunday
Sc ool superintendent, and the school will be
organized on next Saba tn. The following
were announced ushers-Nesers. G.. H.
Lane, Samuel Fowler, Samuel Norment Mat
thew C. Emory, G. q. Burr. and Thos Berry.
Last evening Rev. DR.. De Hass, who is about
10 leave the city, preached at this church.
which was densely filled both morning and
evening.
This evening a meeting will be held in the
church for the sale of pews, when an address
will be delivered by the pastor. Where two
or more persons select the same pew IL will be
put up n auction and knocked on TO the high
est bidder. The pews in the main floor are
rented al from s2O0 to sI.OOp, and those in the
gallery al an average OF 500
During the morning services yesterday, DR..
Newman said that while in extreme or ordI-
nary cases he had no objections to reading
notices from the pulpit, yet as the press is pro-
fusely and widely circulated, and through IL
the public can be reached he did not deem II
fair to make the ministers advertising mediums,
and he would, therefore. decline to make an
BOARD or TRApR.-A special meeting of this
Board was held ON Saturday evening at their
rooms; the President. Samuel Bacon. in the
char. On motion of Mr.. Metzerott the names
of the members OF the different committees
appointed 1T the last meeting were ordered to
be published. Mr.. w. q. Metzerotr then offered
the following resolutions:
RssOired by the Board Of TrGde Of the District of
Columbia. That we cordially approve and
earnestly request the House of Representatives
t. skec g., l. =
nent OF PennsylvaEia avenue, in view of the
present miserable condition of said thorough
fare and the urgent need of such an improve.
Resolred, That we urge upon the Senate and
House OF Representatives the propriety and
necessity Of so modifying the present usury
laws Of this District as TO meet tie needs OF the
business interests of the community, and suy-
gest the passage of the bill prepared under the
auspices OF this associations; and, further,
Resolrsd. That copy Of these resolutions be
presented to the chairmen of the respective
Committees on the District Of Columbia OF the
Senate snd House of Representatives, and that
a committee Of this board be appointed TO pre-
sent them and urge their adoption.
The following committee was appointed 10
present the views OF the board to Congress:
MessIs. w; q. Metzsrott, Alex. r. Shepherd,
w. b. Mohun. ]. W. Thompson. Il. ID. Gill
man. o. 5 Noyes and Sam uel Bacon, Ctne pres
Ident.)
MI A. r. Shepherd offered the followingres-
oluuon; which was adopted:
RcsoIred by the Board Of Trdf> Of the District Of
Colsnbid- That we respectfully petition the
Senate and House Of Representatives to grant
the necessary power to the Corporations of
Washington and Georgetown TO su bscribe sucn
amounts as may be necessary to aid in the con-
suuction of the Loudon and Hamp shire and
southern Maryland railroads TO this city.
The committee were instructed to enbody
this resolution with those given above, and
present them 10 Congress.
MEETING OF THE BOARD oP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
"A special meeting OF the Board Of Public
Schools was held on Saturday evening IN the
Aldermens cham Der, City Hall, when Mr.. j.
D. Wilson was chosen Chairman the alb
sence OF the President. and Mr.. A p. Pardon
secretary.
After q statement from The Chair that the pur.
pose Of the meeting was TO consider the subject
of raising money for the teachers Of puonC
schools, on motion of Mr.. ]. 5. Brown, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed q committee
TO prepare and present comm unication 10 the
City Councils on the matter: Messrs. s. J.
Brown, VIM r. Woodward, j. q. Dulin, and
The Chair stated that aboat sI6O,OOO had been
appropriated for the benefit of the schools,
while not more than $4,000 had yet been ex-
per ded, and there should sull be 5000 unex-
pended. This amount IL was necessary should
b. brought INTO use, or else the public schools
would have 10 be closed. He urged upon the
committee appointed FOR that purpose to b.
prompt and earnest IN their appeal to tae
Councils for some relief In the way of eb'ain-
ing the funds which have already been appro-
priated Tor school purposes Adjourned.
HAIL THIEVES ARREsTED-On SATURDAY.
morning the robbery of u valuable talma beaver
cloth oyercoai from the residence Of ex.Secre.
rary Browning, on i street, near Iith, on the
previous evening, was reported to police heed
quarters, ana the case assigned 20 Detective T..
W. Thompson. That officer promptly went TO
work and during the evening arrested Charles
H. Smith and Henry Lathrop. colored, on the
charge Of the larceny, and found on the person
OF The latter a night latch key belonging TO the
front door Of Mr. Browning. He also recov-
cred the cost. hiCh. not with Ing Its value
(Slte). had been sold for -. Mr.. Thomson
deserves credit for bis promptness in working
Up this case This morning the parties Were
committed 10 lall for court and the witnesses
were before the grand jury this morning.
TEE FISH SCPPLY.-The receipts of fish
SINCE Saturday afternoon At Johnson's wharf
foo; mp about $50 snad and from 5000 to 1000
herring. thus indicatiLg but little increase in
the run as yet Early sales We're made Of shad
oy the quantlty at SO and SIS per hundred, out
later IN the Gay on Saturday a material de-
cine took place. when shad were disposed OF
AZ sls and >ao, and herring at $40 ard Sf2 per
tnousand- This was because of Sunday inter-
venlng, when no market for consumption could
o. nad The wet murky weather of to-day is
somewhat adverse TO gilling operations, and
therefore no marked change either In supply or
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