The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-26
CITY NEWS.


CITY NEWS.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES To-MoRRow.--
The usual religious services will be held in
all of the city churches tom orrow, except
the following special appointments
Seventh-street Christian Church,
Preaching at IL q. m. and 81 p. M, by
Rev. Joseph z. Tyler.
First Baptist Church. h.-Rev. John A..
Broadus, ID. D., at IL a. m. and 81 p. m.
Twenty-fifth-Street Methodist (Oolored.)
Rev. M. Marshall at 8 p. m.
Venable-street Chapel.-At IL q. m.
Rev. L. Wallace. 81 m
First Presbyterian. at II q.
m. by Rev. j. b. Turpin. No services at
night. ~. IA.
Meade Memorial (Manchester.) .)--Service
at 81 D. m. None atnight.
st. Johns Episcopal Rev. John
Collins McCabe, d. D., of Middle.
town, Delaware, will officate in st. Johns
church on tomorrow morning. Services
commence q. the usual hour.
REPUBLICAN WARD MEErINGs--
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONvEN-
TIoN.-Ward meetings were held by the
Republicans in the various wards of the
city last night to elect delegates to the
state convention, which meets at Lynch
burg, August 3Oth. Delegates were elect
ed from all the wards except Marshall.
In this ward the hall in which the meeting
was held was found to be too small to ac-
modate the large crowd in attendance, and
the meeting adjourned without elect
ing delegates, to meet at Asberry chapel,
on Twenty fifth street, next Monday night,
at 81 o'clock, at which time delegates will
be elected The delegate elect are as fol-
lows :
Clay Ward-Hon. j. Amber Smith and
Lewis Lindsay alternates. John W. WOltz
and DIR. Il. Ii. Hudson,
Monroe Ward-Gilbert Boyd and John
+. Brown alternates, G. W. Smith and
L. p. Jackson.
Madison Ward--Judge Alfred Morton
and Joseph Allen.
Jefferson Ward-Conner Payne and l..
II. Chandler alternates, w. b. Brooks
and w. W. George.
jackson Ward--Wm. III. Lester and
Warwick Read alternate, Josiah Crump
and w. j. s. Bowe. The following were
elected members of the city central COM
mittee: w. Reid, j.. Crump and j. g..
Baugh.
CoIoRED METHODIST CONFERENCES
SECOND DAY-EvENING SESSION. -
Conference re-assembled at o'clock, and
after the usual opening services, Rev. Mr..
Marshall gave an interesting resume Of the
operations of his church. Elder J. b.
Hamilton made report of the operations
of the Sabbath-school connected with his
church. The report shows an increase of
fifteen pupils. ~ q
Rev. L.. w. Lee, from the committee on
Temperance, presented report which was
read and laid on the table for discussion.
Mr.. Derrick, in alluding to the report,
delivered an appropriate and interesting ad-
dress, and urged upon the conference the
great Importance and necessity of avoiding
| that position which brings so many men
and women to ruin.
After singing the doxology, the benedic-
ton was pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Derrick,
and the conference adjourned until 0
o'clock this morning.
THIRD DAY-MoRNJNa SESSION.
Conference met at 8 o'clock a. m, Rev.
W. B. Derrick in the chair.
Exercises were opened with prayer by
s sno ieos. "oi W. "'''' "e'
the hymn
| And S put your % % armor % on.'
was sung.
The discussion of the resolutions preyi-
ouslv offered in relation to temperance,
Sunday. schools and missions, was deferred
until Monday next. Remarks were made
/ by the Rev. j. B. Hamilton, and letter
was read from Rev. ShedraclS Jones, who
was unable1o be present.
Adjourned with PRAYER by the Rev.
Robinson Grouse, to meet on Monday
next. at 8 o'clock q. m.
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THE PEEP O'DAY.-There is beantl
full Irish novel thus called. The O'Days that
come before the correctional police judge al
| Odd Fellows Hall nearly every twenty
They are the Dugald Dalgetty's Of th'
lower part OF the town. Their lie 70 nance
is continual broii often getting them lntt
stews OF sameness that tries the nerves Q,
the reporters ana AFFECTS even the pnySlcal