Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-27
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CHRISTMAS AT CHRIST CHURcH-The ce,e-
bration OF this time honored festival at Christ
church, p. E., was OF a most JOYOUS character
and the appropriate style of the decorations
rejected great credit on the taste of DR.. Barba-
I'm S,; Inc choir. under the leadership Of Col. H.
their usual effective manner: No. /, opening
ah.nem, with soprano solo by Miss MacNeai,
Excelsis Dec, with tenor, bass, and alto oblira-
tos, by Messrs. Seligson, Barbarin, and Miss
Dodson, FARMER; No. 4, Te Deum, Gehring;
no. ., JublIate Dec, Selboth, and the appro-
pirate Christmas hymns. The choir consists of
the following: Misses MacNeal and Abbott,
sopranos; Mrs Brice and Misses Dodson and
Moore, altos; Messrs: Jousy and Brice, tenors;
MessIs. Barbarin, Barrett and Orme, bassos
hev. Dr. Williams, the pastor, preached a very
impressive sermon. After the service, Mr. G.
M. Matthew's, of the musical committee, pre-
CHRISTMAS FEAsT.-Yesterday afternoon
the teachers and friends of the Dumbartou M
r. sunday school gave to the children Chris
mas feast. The exercises were opened with
Teading and prayer by the pastor of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Dashelds. An interesting address
was then delivered by the Rev. Julius Soper, q
former scholar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the school
The exercises were interspersed with singing nv
the children, conducted by Mr.. j. Henry Vii,
son. All present, children and friends, were
nj,
The steamer New York, from Phjladelnhia
que mere on Monday last, is stuck in the ice of
Matthias Point. The steamer f. c. knight,
which should have cleared from here on wei,
nesday for New York, is also fast in theice The
wharves here.
PROSPECT STREET, at its intersection with
high street, is almost impossible or uncrossi-
be, and should have steps of some kind for the
convenience OF the residents in that neighbor-
hood. Several ladies have fallen already. and
rhEaT thar, hrnl
A FATAL DRUNKEN QUARRKL-A special
Telegram 10 the Richmond Dispatch, from Hills
bore, y. e., December "A, saws: "At about Q
O'Clock last night there occurred a quarrel be-
tween Green Mayo (cOloredl. his wife, and son
Alexander, aged about sixteen. at his residence
near this place. which resulted in the death OF
Green Mayo. 1t seems that Mayo and his son
were IN town yesterday, and were drinking to-
fether and went home, Msyo being considers-
bly, under the influence OF whisky, when quar-
rel occurred between them, Finally M.vo
taking up bis gun threatened to kill both vile
ana son, but afterwards concluded to use a
cnalr instead OF the gun, with which he deslt
bis wife very violent blow, cutting a consid-
cradle cash in her head. At this bis son to,k
up the gun and ran out the door with it, and it
Is thought he struck the lock OF the gun against
me door, causing the gun to go OFF. the ball en-
tering the small of the back of Mayo coming
out at the lower part of the abdomen and re-
suited In instant death. The boy has been
arrested and confined in jail to await the verdict
OF the coroner's Jury, which for want of evi-
cence have not been able to render a verdict"
lisa CURIOUS FACT, that If the same letters
OIL me same size precisely are painted on two
boards, the one white on black ground. and
the other black on a white ground the white
letters will appear larger and be read at q
greater distance than the black. This is owing
10 whst Is called irradiation Of light 1t depends
on TINS that the impression made on the bottom
or the eye by bright objects extends a little
wider than the actual portion of the organ
S.ruck oy nght' and, invading the space occupied
m 100 Tho I.riah
pear larger than they really are.
"TFE Americas scandal case" as it was
caied IN London, being breach of promise
IGit brought by pretty book,keeRer. Miss
Baltimore, one of the propretors of the ssOigar''
steamers, has been settled. Miss Dredrs AL
ledged that Winans became engaged to her,
ana after some time induced her to become his
mistress, and that son was born to then. b1t.
instead Of fulfilling his promise, he married
another woman. She laid her damages at
$4,000, but the case was COMPROMISED by tina
DEFENDANTS paying 81 500.
ANOTHER GHOST has lizzIed out. The scene
OF Its exploits was in London. Its speciality con-
sisted In making flower pots frisk about the per
Saded premises, beating the inmates over the
head with sticks, and girdling trees in the gar
den. But at length the Rhostly offender was
oyertaken in the person of q servant girl who
had been guilty of series of Iarcenies about
sne mouse, and resorted to this trick to divert
suspicion. And now. by the patent spell of the
supenaiary magistrate of Camberwell, the
ghost is exercised and the handmade is sent "a
Newgate prison.
LITTLE BOYS in Denver hide their skates in
dark rooms which have windows openino ont on
small rear additions to the houses They then
ask permission To go out skating and on heinz
refused cut up outrageOusly, and are locked 10
In the afore said darn rooms. They strap their
skates on their arms and climb out Of the W'n.
dow, jump from the low roofs of the additions
aid alter an hour or two of skating. return To
their cells, where they cry until they are rs-
leased.
ANCIENT TRoY.-Dr Schlieman furnishes the
New York Herald extended report of his re-
searches in buried Troy, where he began 10 ey-
cayate in October last year. He has found a
vases. goblets, &C., and some healthy toa,ls
winch he supposes are at least 600 wears old
sS-La Crosse, Wis, will build a 500. 900 botsl
Ten dollars OF the stock has been paid
SThe coiflure Rachel, who would "not be
comforted," is the latest.
IAN gu GOO bronze group is placed over the
grave OF fortunate infant at Carlisle, Pa.
GAn ex-army surgeon in Loreda, Texas,
month.
sS-Johnson, the defaulting New York sub
treasury clerk, is said TO be ENJOYING his otiym
cum 5000 In the West Indies.
~Mr. w. ID. Keith, late CITY editor of the
Troy wing, has inherited from his father "a
Gently deceased In England, about sl2O ,OOs
A suicidal mania is said to be raging in
az pitrcHt, Uut tucSc VINO Yield 10 IL are
not much missed, of course.
- At the close of a recent sermon by Bishop
Becker, In Newark, Del, four Methodists re-
nounced their faith and joined the Catholic
church.
ga California engineer predicts that in ten
years the whole country will be gridirOned wirh
marrow gauge railroads. The cost OF these ro .,is
he estimates at 50 600 per mile.
- A Boston manufacturer advertises petsnt
shoe that Will prevent horses from ssball,n -
Sp1cer say this Is not new idea, as MIRA s.
bawling.
- Miss CoSbe, an English female adept in
mental philosophy, has lately published long
ana well written articles in two London maga.
zines, In which she contends that dogs as well
as men have immortal souls.
- wedding cards III Denver consist of the
jack OF diamonds and the queen of hearts, with
the contracting parties names thereon: III the
closed.
nSA successful evasion of the Prussisn ,ler
forbidding the display of the tri-color was re-
Gently made at Suasburg by the three Young
ladies' who walked around the streets one
in rah