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steamer Arrow. At 10 a m
CARRoLI HALL--Fair for the benefit of St
Gineent's orphan Asylum
HARKRITER's ART GALLERY, sss 7th street.
SMITH s STRoSG's ART GALLERY, 2I5
street.
DEbicATioS oF THE AsBrRY CHAPEL.-This
church. corner of 1lth and X streets. which has
BET IA rebuilt ard j. just finished will he de,iica-
ted on Sunday morning next AT N O'Clock a NJ
to the service and worship or Almighty God,
Rev. Dr. Hamilton OH heiating. assisted by Rev.
BtnJamln Brown. OF Baltimore. Rev w. V.
Tudor. cf MI. Vernon Place Church, will preach
at B. o'clock p m, and Rev Joseph r. Bowser,
p T., at - p m- This church IS one Of the
most prosperous colOred churches in the District
and was for many years connected with the
Foundry (M. e. Station, Of the Baltimore Con-
ference: but n few years ago the col0red churches
Of that denomination were formed into a confer
ence To themselves The new building Is plain
brick structure, (pre>ssd 'front.' at the intersec-
tion OF the streets named. ana il "a by 81 feet
HE basement contains a lecture room and three
class rooms, and the main audience chamber Is
the full size of the church, z2 feet i'm height has
side and choir galleries, and will seat about
right hundred persons. The church is lighted
from the ceiling and the ediiiee IL now the
mosiel church cslifice Of the colored MethOdists
i'm this District. The building committee state
thai the contractors, Messrs- Morsell and Dear
ing, in completing the work. have not only done
full justice, but far exceeded their expectations
The cot Of the structure from tle commence
ment TO its completion Is al. .Jaj5i, without I'M
Gliding sundry small items; OF which amount
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committee say: MANY of orr white friends 70
gardltsS of denomnatiOnal bias, have csntrih;i-
ted generously To our calls for help, for which
We tender them our hearty and grateful thauks
and hope they will favor us with their presence
10 witness the dedicatory eNercies on the coming
Sabbafh Under the contractors aboye-men-
and W. H. Hines the plantering.
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A SUBSTANTIAL MANIFEsTATIoN OF Syn
rATHY FOR A BEEBAvED FANILY-Shortly
tor -NnO a.alfV n~r.e IN
who was for many years the pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, a number
OF his friends determined to provide his family
With suitable residence. and on the 24th June
transmitted Mrs q. q letter enclosing a deed
for lot IL, in square No. 800 with the brick dwell
ing thereon, together with the policy of insur-
street north, between 9th and 10th streets in
= rapidly improving neighborhood Mrs Cur
ley acknowleged this testimonial yesterday, re-
turning TO the donors her very grateful and sim
eere thanks, in which she says: ..By this labor
Of love they have proved themselves friends of
my lame nted husband. friends mot i'm word only
~ not only most acceptable but most timely for
residence of many years i'm Washington to-
gether with the Protraeted and painful Illness of
Dr. Gurley, had exhausted our private means 80
That the close OF his labOrjous and f-sacrifcnp
hfe found his family not only desolate but desti-
fute, without residence or resources
he donors are James Lenox, A. II. Shepherd.
Joseph Z. Willard, Joseph Casey, Peter Parker,
William Ballantyne, VI. W. Galt. Admiral Z.
n; Stribling, Mr.. LaIner, William Mclean,
Charles Stott. Moses Kelly, Thomas Francis. c.
u. Bailey, Clinton Lloyd, Jamas T.. Fitch.
Henry Day. William Ruggies, j. c. McFerran.
,Iert miah Baker, Frederick Pilling, Thomas
living. jr, Thomas Blag,ien, W. l.. Dodge. O.
M- Wight, III. ID. Cooke, Major General Silas
Casey, Mrs. General W. Is. Franklin George
EoMIy' r.y T. H. Nichols, Lewis A. Edwards, <.
Wales, Mrs. \. j. Hassler John NcKenncv
and d. G. Studley.
SaNFn
about1 O'Clock, officer ID. j. Cunningham, Of
Georgetown, while going his rounds noticed a
man acting very strangely on the west bank of
Rock Creek, just below Paper Mill bridge anil
approaching nearer found him attempting to
butt "a fence down by repeated blows with his |
head. The man as soon he discovered the Of
hctr ran Tor the creek, and got out to waist depth
before the officer could reach him. and vould /
have gone ont further had he not been caught |
IN time oricer Cunningham compelled him by /
main force TO come ashore. when the man struv-
gled terribly To get free, clutchng grass sticks
aud anything within his reach. He was over
powered by the officer finally with the assistance
The station house in Georgetown where
an examination Of the contents of his rockets
revealed his name as Edward A. Wetmore a /
clerk IN the Third Auditors Office residing at
the corner of New York avenue and 10th street
While at the stati0n-lrOusc he preserved n sullen
''sme amor and "onld net opsR his lips in answer
To any question. Lieut.. Kelly was
IN regard 10 the matter. and soon after a friend |
III. NetmOre's went over 10 GeOrgetOWn and 4
brought him to his home in a carriage. 1t ap- |
pears that Wetm0re. who is about twenty-five |
years OF age, and very respectfully connected. |
has been quite i'll fer some time with fever and
this morning. while in a temporary tit of aber-
ration cT mind from its effects, rose early and
without the knowledge OF his friends wended his
way 10 Roek Greek, where he was saved from
aeedcntal drowning, as above stated.
TIE RABBI III. IL. SNEERsoHS, of Jerusalem,
Who delivered lecture on the Holy Land in this L
city in the latter part of last Spring win deliver
course OF three lectures in this city, under the
auspices OF the Independent Order b Mai B'Rith.
The first Of this course will be delivered at the
eth street Synagogue on Sunday November Ith,
Ist9 at O'Clock T.. m, and will treat of Hebrew
Machpelah, and the manner and customs OF the
Hebrew and Moslem of that region. The lecture
viii he presided over by Hon. 5. $: Fisher, and |
We would recommend large attendance, as the
kabbis lectures are famous for their accuracy
and insfructiyeness, and have been 50 endorsed
by the press of New York and other cities
wherever these lectures have been delivered
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DELEGATES To THE MARYLAND BAPTIST As
eOCIArION--The First Baptist Church of Balti-
more has elected the following named members
10 represent said church at the convention which
meets on "Wednesday next, the 10th instant, in
Georgetown, ID. g.: Rev. j. w. NJ. Williams,
her, It. ", Patterson, John Nicklas, j. Mckim
Marriott, joseph b Thomas, jr., John McFad-
den, Samuel Dryden, y. ID: Spilman, X. Z. Lee,
w s. Young, W. Hobbs, G. W. Stidham, w. IL.
Marriott, W. Ross, j. johnson, and Alexander
Geddos.
MAsoNIC.-The follpwing is a complete list o
the officers on the Grand Lodge Of the District Of
Columbia for the ensuing Masonic year: q. Mas
ter, X. B. Donaldson; ID. q. NJ, j. III. Russell;
Sr. q. W., G.. B. Clark; .Jr. G.. W., NJ. T.. Baxter;
q. See, ". ID. Larner; G.. Treas, G.. Cammack;
g. Nis- and Sec, j. Daniels; q. Chaplain, Rev.
w. v. Tudor; q. Marshal, D. Tyler Powell; Sr.
q. Deacon, j. H. Mills, jr.; Jr. q. Deac N, j. j.
Callahan; G.. Sword Bearer. W. j. Stephenson;
G. Pursuiyant, =. N Thorpe; Grand Stewards,
w. Middleton, X. w. DOxnman; q. Tiler, L.
StOddard-
THE PHILADEPHIA HoNICIDE.-On Tuesday
night Dete etiye Miller, Of Philadelphia, arrived
IN that city with the two prisoners, Chas. Smith
and Wm- Cox, arrested that morning by him
and Detective McDeyitt ON the L. $. steamer
Tallaroosa, at the navy yard in this city, being
charged with the murder Of Peter yerheiler, Of
Philadelphia. corOner's inquest was held over
the remains OF Eerheiler ON Wednesday, and a
verdict returned that the deceased came to his
slsath from blows received at the hands of the
above named sailors, and they were committed.
GAERoTING-An unsuccessful attempt to
garrote young man was made on Eighth street
about O'Clock night before last. Luckily the
attacked party had the presence Of mind and
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