Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-16

The Courts.
POLICE COURT, Judge VIM. b. lSstU-sIohn
Williams, for profane and indecent language,
was fined 50 and costs. MIR. Barrett, the com,
sci, appealed on the aaesticG OF costs.
SENT TO THE REFoRA SCHOOL.
iIner harris, colored boy, charged with |
vagrancy, was sent to the reform school for SIX |
oliver Bride, arrested by Detectives Coomes
and Miller on the charge of stealing piece O..
oiack cloth valued At $50 coats and otter
about $500, was required to give bond. in the
sum of $500 for appearance at the CimiD,sl Court
Mary CLANCY, charged with the theft of a
ted 70 e await the .cson Of sr.Ss inrS
In the case of Addison Be; ,iin charged by j.
W. brow Sow with the laIcery Of furniture, which
dered the case dismissed and the goods returned
to Brown, there being no evidence in either of
tne cases against said B0udin to criminate him.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge wylie-To-day, Isa-
ned a. administrators Of John Cameron-bond
5000. Mrs. Cameron also qualified as guardian
OF the children-bond % 200. Several accounts
A. Waters qualified As administrator Of the es-
tate Of the late John waters-bond $500.
THE GREAT NATIONAL CAMP MBETING.-
Inc correspondent Of the Baltimore Amerfean
says OF the great National Camp Meeting: 10y
Upwards Of eight hundred tents
occn0isd and ts.. shed aad
ranged, equipped in many inst. neg se, wsi ar
emit cooking stoves, pat mt mns ss MM pat pat.
from the Main ,.sb WI beds ass mattresses.
camp char camp sa5les looking s Rssa
stands. r. re have green grocery a nd fuel
delight :, 's water supplies are abundant and
for evening. at Z O'Clock, the bell sounded
:, public services at " the stand" and the
-iousands repaired thither. As tho people were
assembling, several fine hymns and choruses
| were rendered, imparting great pleasure. 1t
| was determined, after the grand preaching of
| the day, to change the order of exercises BY
| ing OF Christian ladies and gentlemen from
| every part of our country oh, it was a won
derful meeting, and closed at ten p. m, when
| all were requested to retire without further
| singing or conversation. So the bell rang and
| all was soon hushed in silence.
| AT early dawn this morning the bell sounded
| for the people to arise; this was generally fol-
lowed by family prayers in the tents. At six
O'clock meetings for prayer and experience
until about seven O'Clock a. m. At m.' Sv
appointment the vast assemblage was summoned
| again to both tabernacles, and to the Will
in tents were also held, and the entire camp
| was one general scene of devotional exercises
ana nne social ent0yments.
| The sermon OF the morning was one of great
power and effectiveness by Rev. Mr.. Belcen, of
| me Association Of Confessional Ministers for
Brooklyn and New York. His text was "I have
not hid Thy Righteousness in my heart, Oh Lord
| have declared Thy name in the great conpre-
CATION" This was q most eloquent DISCOURSE
and was responded to often by Christian
hearts.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, Of McKendree Chapel.
washington, is here. He requires rest, and will
probably spend portion of the month at Sara
toga. He was heartily welcomed by many here
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The FINANCE COMMITTRE.-This committee
Is still in session, but are closing up their BUSH
ness, and will be prepared to make their report
some time next week, and Ii is believed that the
entire amount will be about $500, 600. Among
other bills filed Is that of the Levy Court
amounting to nearly So, 900, and one for coal
Iurnlshed to the Center market, amounting to
SIZES, which seems to have been delivered as
follows: Three tons to Center market, one ton
each to ID. Grice, 10th street and Maryland ave-
nue.; T. Addison, street, between I'd and Sd,
Island; Alexander johnson, s. Mcfarland. 1Z3 i,
street; Third Baptist Church, Franklin street.
between 4th and 5th and p and o; H, o, ,Jobn,
son, l12 9th street, between and X Island: and
one-half ton each to 8. Winslow, POmerOy street:
D. Boston, Vermont avenue; John Randle. S32
Delaware avenue, and w. Nelson nth street.
between and q.
MYSTERIOUS CUTTING CAsR-About half
past four O'Clock this morning, Officers Lewis
and Larrabee, of the Seventh precinct found a
man lying on the pavement, at the corner OF Sd
street and Pennsylvania avenue, with a cut
over the right eye. He would not tell his name
haU