Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-20

BhITH's Art GALLEY, 245 street..
HARKRITER's ART GALLERY 4ss It'll street.
BARLow's ART GALLERY, 81 Pa. avenue.
POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN CoIoREp
CBUKCHEs.-Since the recent election here
political excitement has run verv high in some
the erroneous report that in the Second BAPTIST
congregation. Sd street, above III, ". W.. on Fri
day night the trustees expelled from the church
George Moore, minister, who had supported
Mr.. Emery for Mayor. The facts in this case :,
A. stated by one of the Trustees, are that at
CHURCH meeting on Friday evening last, held
AT the Second Baptist Church, George Moore A
member. (he Is not minister,) was expelled
'fcr conduct unbecOming a christian" and not
SMe.sTs B. %ot5n CIa %s5 G. rse G dfSstes'
Nelson, T.. Oars, =. Shan king, q. W. Barnes
did not expel him, as it was not in their power
IL Is also reported that Rev. A. Boulder, pas
tor of the Third Baptist, 9th and sire cts has
been threatened by come Of his congregation for
Republican than Mr.. Bowen ever wss. In the
same neighbOrhOOd the pastor of Galbraith
Shapel, Rev D. p Hamer, who supported Mr..
Emery, has, il Is said, been threatened with the
non-raym ent of salary because of his political
course: AT the Baptist Church on r street,
near Eth, Kew. Henry Bailey has had some
trouble, and several times since the election
have threats been made il IL alleged. against
mn. 70 mob MN, &c, and frequently within the
take him under their protection.
= crowd
the Mayors Office was larger than on any pre-
sious DAY since Mayor Emery entered upon his
duties, and ss usual there were a thousand and
one rumors about the City Hall as TO the ap-
Pointmen's, some having as they Claimed tbe
full list OF commissioners. Among other callers
was Henry Himber, the Commissioner of the
FIRST Ward, who presented his accounts and re-
anestedto be relieved of the duties of that Office
There were. however, other Commissioners
aissT ha ~61 made no such request but on the
ton Among the applicants for the Commits
s,onershlp OF the Third Ward is Mr.. George H.
Boston, an active worker in the late Campaign
VINO a. recommended by the Third Ward I,ab0r
ing Mems Association, as well as some of the
prominent citizens of this ward. There is a rumor
mat w. A. cooper, cOlOred policeman, has the
inside track for the Commissionership of tbs
flfth Ward this morning.
JUICE PURCELL, of the Ornba,s, Fam. =,
thls District, was at the Presidents House this
nioIhln with his yellow hat brushed up to the
ne seemed TO be very happy under the
Impression that the President would not sign the
oil abolishing his court The Bladenshnro
nero VIII, however, find his hopes Shattered
etIVie another twenIy -four hours, as the bill
VII 9e approved and in TIE State Department
pS tnat time. He is getting rsther puglistic
n.oM, ana threatens ali sorts of pet. ona1 chas-
dscinrin 10 newspaper editors and reporters,
IN sna' he : going to resisT ,h his office a,;d
was passed by fraud and declares that it was
not even read before Congress. The Judge also
s say that he has Just whipped the man who
time since, when it viii be remembered the
Judge was dGcked very much after the fashion
IN which Fastdf was soused BY the merry wives
OF Windsor, and for very much the same offence
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TIE THEATEEs.-we are glad to learn that
the large houses which greeted the waIhalla and
B'Oplasuc troupe last week have induced the
management to secure them for six nights
longer. An additional attraction in the person
OF the Persian Prince Sadi D'.Jahna. the man
serIebt, VIII De presented He is said TO be
the most extraordinary contortionist in the
world New tableaux will be presented, and
additional novelties in the acrobatic perforr-
ance are promised. The brilliant prismatic
fountains will be exhibited every night
BIyants celebrated MINISTRIES commence an
''hsst part" will introduce their unTivaled vocal
Guintette, with Dan Bryant and Cnsworth as
lend men, Dan BTyant's ''ShOO Fly" will be
one at the main attractions. The burleslue
opera, Mrs. Lucretia BOrgia, NJ. d., !" will con-
clude the entertainment, and will be rendered
IN excellent style.
An EXCITING CHAsE--AbOHt II o'clock to-
day sficer ROderick arrested Josiah Green,
cOlOred, for the theft of a coat from Edward
Davis, colored waiter az Wizards Hotel, and
brought him before Justice Clark who, after
Tor his appearance al court. After the decision
OF the magistrate Green made for the door and
escaping shot OF down 12fl street at two
forty rate, followed by the officer, who called
repeatedly TO him to stop, but Green kept on,
turning the corner OF g street, and made
straight line towards Champions lumber yard,
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which brought him 10 stand still, and he was
led back to the magistr ate's CO. and was COM
mitted to jail for court Davis was also held to
appear as a witness in the case. A crowd Of
several hundred people collected in a few min
ntes to see the cause Of the shooting.
ANOTHER BOWEN STRIKER IN JAIL.-George.
aiias Sonny Ward, notorious quarrelsome
character Of the Fifth Ward, was arrested YES
terday for assault and battery in two cases on
IT. III. Cristman and Joseph Fox, the charge in
the former case being with intent to kill The
testimony before Justice Handy showed that the
parties assaulted were converting quietly, when
ward approached, saying whats that YOU saw
about Mr.. Bowen" and commenced the as
sa1lt, knocking Cristman down AM; kIckInp him
afterward. The justice sent him to fail for
court in both cpses. Bail for Bowen rowdies Ia
not &c easy TO obtain now as two weeks ago.
n. VI. Z. AIT meeting of the manag gers
OF the \, Vi, Z. y, held on Saturday evening.
the delegate to the Fifteenth International
Convention OF the y. 81. G. Associations, which
meets at Indianapolis on Monday next, was in
struc-Cd TO extend q cordial invitation to the
convention to meet in this city next year. The
egates elected were: Gen. u. %. Howard,
Rev. George A. Hall, Hon. y. 8. Fisher, Will
liam Stickney, +: II. Smith, g. ii. Meryin, Fl.
Warren ChOate, %. Knight, and ID. A. Burr
some Of whom will start for Indianapolis this
evening.
Darn OF STOCK AoToR--Mr. K. II.
McDoaan well known for long while as
STOCK actor Al the Nau0nal Theatre here, died
on Friday last at Providence Hospital after q
short illness. He had been complaining Of
asthma for some months, and on Thursday last
Mr.. Sebastian Aman, at whose house he had
been living, had him removed to the hospital
on entering which he remarked to Mr.. A. that
he would die in two days, prediction which
was verfnec- Mr.. Med. was ffty-six wears old,
and leaves a wife and children. His remains
we're Inferred at Tenallytown, ID. c., yesterday
morning.
BR1AST's MINsTRELs.- This troupe now
STANDS eoncededly at the head Of the minstrel
profession in this country, and their perfor m
znces are just the thing for the warm season,
when brilliant and amusing entertainments are
needed in place Of the "heavy business" The
troupe have for their business agent our old
friend, John p. Smith, known throughout the
country as one Of the most responsible and