Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.


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Masonic TENPLE-Maxini's Floral May Fes-
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WHrTsauRsr GALLERY-Grand Prize fano-
eAAic Exhibition, every evening, this week only.
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MARKRIrlR's Art GALLEY, $s6 TN street.
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First Congregational Church.
Dedication Of the CAarcA-Isstallatioa Of tie
Pastor.
The commodious edifce on the corner of 10th
and G. streets, known as the First Congregs-
tionAl Church, being now completed, was for
mally dedicated yesterday afternoon. The
Of q portion Of the Scriptures by Rev. G. b.
Hubert, OF Newark, ". j., followed by prayer
by Rev. j. w. Chickering, D. D. Rev. j. p.
Thompson, ID. D., LIZ D., OF New York city.
delivered the dcdicasory sermon, alter which 81
Win set my watchmeu" was sung, ana the ser
vices closed with q benedicdon by Father
The examination Of Rev. j. E. Rankin, pastor
elect Of the congregation, previous TO his in-
closed At the morning session, and was reported
in fulf in I AZ STAR OF yesterday afternoon.
ATTN O'Clock p. M, Rev. X. q. Vermifyea
Storrs moved that committee Of three be APP
pointed TO draft an appropriate address, which
snali commend this church to the warm fellow
ship Of an sister churches Of the same denomi-
nation throughout the country; which was
adopted.
The regular installation services were than
cornell by the clerk, Rev. E. B. wilcox, after
which the beautiful anthem, "Praise We the
Lord, was susg by the choir. Rev. J. @. vose.
Of Providence, X. l., read the 9th Psalm and
portions OF the Ith and 5th chapters of the Sd
Epistle TO the Corinthians, closing with prayer.
hymn was sung, and Rev. X s. Storrs, jr., ID.
mon, from the last clause Of the I'm verse Of the
18th chapter Of the LIST Book OF Kings, "And
after the IRE, still small voice." Rev. 8.
S.eet.er OF worcester Mass, offered the install
are the messengers" Rev. 8. II. Gould, Of Hart
ford, delivered the charge to the pastor, and the
Rgh. hand Of tsiloyshiP va: extended by Rev.
people was delivered by Rev. DIR. Bingham, of
Boston, and the concluding prayer was BY Rev.
DIR. Hawkes., Of Marietta, Ohio. The congrega-
ton was dismissed after singing the Doxology,
with the usual benediction.
The Council then re convened, and the fol-
loving report Was made and adopted: "in view
OF the grateful fact that this church, after many
trials, has now, in the good providence Of God,
become united in the choice and settlement or .
pastor, this Council, before separating, would
their confident hope for itsfuture prosperity and
usefulness; and would also most cordially COM
mend II TO the afectionate remembrance and
fellowship Of an our churches, with prayer to
Ged thatthe Divine Blessing may sustain its ef-
forts and give large measures Of success"
asPecial meeting last evening. Private Ad0lph
kneas was promoted TO be sergeant, vice George
H. Walker, deceased. Peter Y. Rossebury was
Isylor was reinstated as a patrolman Sergeant
Moses Meredith, Privates Lawrence ROssiter
Joseph j. Gorden, Joseph b. Walling. w. II. Z.
ANxrRA sAA
II. B. Hickman, and John b. Wilson were dis
missed the force. The secretary of the board
IN the report furnished the press, remarks,
Every member Of tie board regretted the
necessity OF having to Dismiss the above-named
Siaieers, but the act Of Congress organizing the
police force would not justify the board in keep-
for the performance of active police duty
The men named above as having been dis
missed, and Mr. Taylor, were examined with
others about three months since by the surgeons
OF the Board, Drs. Elliot, McKfm, and New
man, and we're relieved OF duty and placed on
the retired list March It'll They were for some
receive, but expected that something like half
pay (S45 per monthly would be allowed them
March resolution was adopted 1ina theirs eiSI ns or
At $50 per month. On the 9TH Instant they went
To headquarters to receive their pay, and find
Lloyd, Wilson, Grant, and waIllng refused TO
sign the roll, except under protest, and the
treasurer Mr.. BURY refused to allow them 50
M
ployed counsel to take their cases into court. On
the 18th instant, at a meeting OF the Board.
Commissioner Chase brought up the subject,
and proposed that their names again be placed
on the roll, and they be paid; aiso instructina
Major Richards TO bring charges against them
Of inefhciency for the past two years. The
Monday morning last, the trial before Commits
sioners Cragin and Hamlink being set for Tues
Lloyd on Monday went before Drs n. s. I linn
coin, j. c. Riley, Thomas Miller, and A. Y p
iarnstt, and being examined, received a certif-
ieaIs tna ~, shey were sound men, fully able to
Surgeons were summoned before the Board. hut
we're not examined, although their certincates
have not as yet determined what further actioT
TO take in the premises
The THIRD Day in tAe Tzirs
Ward.-Yest the third days registration
for the Third Ward took place at the ONCE OF
the Commissioner Of the Ward, X street, neal
the work OF registration was very monotonous
Outside, however, there was some discussing Of
the political topics of the day. A colored porter
versation with Mareellus West during which h
charged that the colored people had been Ie<
IKE sheep heretofore, but would not be again
this time MesGs. John Barker and Hines o,
the Second Ward came up In buggy and the fer
%sg Sseonos eSg,ssd IL n eSRss,.St,op VITA
vas the man who brought on the Plug Ueiie,
from Baltimore in 1851. Mr.. Thomas Burie,
denied il, and Barker reiterated it. and
for q time the dispute was quite lively
The two colored challen9ers kept tally, and
Green, repres entipg the Bowen wing, when he
had . long string Of marks for the whites ana I
shGt one Tor the colored, Was noticed 10 be in :
vesy bad humor: On being asked what was thu
matter, he replied: "My goodness, it's acttins
desPerate." Councilman Bear was in the rooH
acting a. one Of the challengers. One enthusi
astie sdmirer of Mr.. Emery gave out that 4,
sure as God lives, he Could vote for Emery; and
soDe one said he might die before election day
He replied that that was 30, but he would hays
. record on his tombstone that he was AN Emery
man, His opponent saGgested that that would
not count Another charged that Nj Emery
you'd not give work to eolored men, while Mr..
Bowen did; and friend OF the former answered
that he knew NJ Emery employed several col
9red men; but that, excepting his driver, Mr.
Bowen employed none. 4 largo proportion Of
these regiseering yesterday we're old residents
At the close Of the day sc names had been re-
corded-3o white and 10e coloredL nRakfna, with
those ON the previous days. ga white and $50 col
oredLtotal, ,4f3. 80 - - :.
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