Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-26
GEORGETOWN.

CHBIsTHAs III OUR CHURcHEs.-The religious
observance OF Christmas in Georgetown was
mainly confined to the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. there being special services in but few
others. The exercises indicated in The STAR
OF Saturday to be held at Trinity Church were
duly carried out. Notwithstanding the inclem-
eney of the weather in the morning, the churches
In which services were held were well attended
AT Christ Church, protestant Episcopal,) cor
ner OF Beall and Congress streets, the pastor
Rev. Walter Williams, preached at II a. m.
taking his text from Isaiah, 9th chapter, 9Th and
Ith verses For unto us child is born; unto
US son Is gwen; and the government shall be
npon his shoulder, and his name shall be called
wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The
Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. OF
the increase of his government and peace there
snail be no end. Upon the throne of David, and
upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish
1T with Judgment and with justice from hence
forth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of
the choir, under the leadership OF Mr.. III. Selig-
son, sung an opening Christmas anthem BY Mil
iarde; Nenite, by Seligs0n; Gloria, by Ii. p.
Millarde; Psalm SO, by Mosenthal; Glorias, BY
the same author; HYMN 43, by SpOhr; and Hal
lelujah, from Haydn's Mass.
The Rev. DR.. "A. b. Atkins, pastor of ST. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church, at the corner OF
Potomac and I'd streets, preached a sermon APP
propriate TO the occasion at IL O'Clock Yesterday
morning TO very large congregation.
SECULAR OBSERVANCE OF CHRIsTMAs.-
Christmas was quietly but generally obser we'd
by our citizens. Business was almost entirely
suspended, and during the day the streets were
filled with pedestrians of both sexes. But few
arrests, comparatively speaking, were made by
the police. During the day and evening nine
disciples of Bacchus so far forgot themselves as
to Oyer-indulge i'm Christmas beverages. and in
consequence found themselves booked for a
nights lodgings at the third precinct station
house Some of them escaped with a repri-
mand; and others, whose offences were OF
serious character, were sent over to get their
CHRISTMAS gift from Judge Smell.
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTs.-Yesterdaya after
noon about o'clock officer Sebastian arrested
young man named White for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. The prisoner made no re-
sstance until opposite the engine-hOuse, near
the police station, when he made a break for
liberty. Officer Sebastian chung to his prisoner
as long as possible, but in the struggle slipped
and fell on the ice dislOcating his arm at the
shoulder. He was taken into the station house,
and his physician, DIR. Kleinschmidt, sent for
The dislOcation was finally reduced and the in
Jured officer left for home, where he will
probably be forced to remain for several weeks.
Meanwhile White ran around the butchers
market and thence jumped on the terrace Dor
dering the north bank of the canal He ran
sore distance on the terrace, but when near the
market slipped and fell to the tOwpath of the
canal, about Is feet below where he was picked
up insensible and carried to his residence on
High street. Dr. Williams examined him and
pronounced his injuries not of a serious nature.
Yesterday morning, while party of young
persons of both sexes (all cOOred) were in Mr..
Bankers yard, on 4th street, near the convent,
hiring Christmas salute, pistol in the hands of
Miss ola Williams accidentally exploded, enter.
ing and passing through the left hand of Mr..
VIM. Cornell, sntiicting a severe wound.
Mr.. j. ID. MCGILL, editor of the Georgetown
Courier, will deliver the second lecture of the
Young Catholic Friends course, in tie Old
Trinity Church, to- morrow evening. Mr.. McGHl
is competent to do full, justice to his subject
COVER Go.dsmith"-and an interesting dis
course may be expected. See advertisement.
BANK DIvIDEND.-The directors of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank have declared a semi
annual dividend of three per cent, payable on
and after Jan. 2, 1872.