Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-20
The " sshiagssa Grove Camp Neess~~
A WIT TINE 50 FAR-PRoroerrTox TO COW
TiNuE TEE MEETING UNTIL TUESDAY SRxr-
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soeloek Rev. :. shannon, Of Ryland Chanel,
preached. A meeting Was held again sc g
Oe.oek, and aisk O'Clock Rev. N. =. b. Rice,
o. or, Sfsee ShSreh. preached In the Y. NJ. Q. A.
tsht; arc Two penitents presented themselves.
At the Union tent Rev. Mr. Oooper ~ NcEsn
re Chspel. preached. In this tent a snirised
before the preaching. IL vas condac,ea ~ r..
Richad Norris. After the sermon Eve ,.ens
ttnts were At the mourner's bench, one OF whom
Yesterday Tuesday morning the rain WAS .t,u
falling, and there were some tent holders who
PACKED Uf AND RETURNED TO wAsHTNeroS
m. meeting was conducted by Rev. 8. w.
hedges. OF Annapolis. At 10 O'Clock, Rev. Mr..
Blsek, OF Wesley Chapel, preached. At the 2
Quoted the services At the Y NJ. e. A. tent. and
meeting was conducted In the Union tent nv
Rev: y NJ Green. Rev. W. T. u. Glen, OF SUM-
stand tor sn hour and half on the eitness al
me spirit 70 a. very large congregation. This
was
THE FIRST CLEAR ArrrRNoox
the camp has enjoyed for some davs
Al night the weather being still clear RAv A.
.: owen, OF Union chapel, preached At the
ye viii serve" an old fashioned camp meetiny
sermon. and wound up BY calling for volunteer
Tor Jesus. Several penitents presented them
.elSes ior prayer, and three prOfessed religion.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CAMP
curing the meeting, owing % two half drunken
itApNe the fnseiN In ladies tents. lha
police committee, headed by Mr.. j. T. Mitchell,
each armed with heavy cane, started out, aud
soon had the parties In custody, and escorted
them OF the ground. Yesterday, the appear
ance Of the sun caused the spirits OF MANY 70
rise, and everybody congratulated everybody
that IL had cleared OF permanently. They
were however, disappointed, for towards morn
ing the rain commenced again, and az this
writing, O'Clock q. m, the mud Is deep, and
Is getting more so. Yesterday a meeting OF the
tent-holders was held, and IL was decided %
M nwar
II arrangements can be made with the railroad
and the owners OF the tents. The railroad COM
pany has been heard from, and parties are now
anxlonsly awaiting 70 hear from the tent own
ers. IL likely, however. that IL the rain con-
unues but few viii remain over Sunday. q.
TESTING THE ST. LOUIS SOCIAL Evlt. Law.
The case OF W. q. Elliott against Kate Clark,
an alleged keeper OF a bswdy house in st. Louis,
ordinance now in force there, came IN before
Judge Calvin, of the criminal court OF correction
last Saturday, for prosecution. The secretary of
the board Of police commissioners testified that
Kate Clark had made an application 10 Keen
house for bawdy -house purposes, and that the
permission was granted. The clerk of the
board of health testified that Clark was regis
tered as prostitute and q keeper OF a house OF
prostitution. The registering officer of police
testified that all the inmates OF Clark's house
were registered The women medical examiner
said be had visited Clark's house weekly for the
purpose Of examining the inmates for venereal
diseases, but did not know that prostitution
was carried on there. The defense was hat the
present amended city charter authorizes the
city TO regulate prostitution that the amend
ment authorizing the regulation was suFple-
menta' TO special act and virtually rePealedthe
general state law bearing on the question. The
defense sso introduced an amended city
charter, the social evil ordinance, and the per-
init OF the board OF health. The prosecution
objected 70 the two latter on the ground OF their
illegality, and this objection was argued at
great length by the counsel, lasting till late in
the evening. Judge Calvin took the matter
under Amusement until next Saturday. The
case has excited great interest, the court room
being crowded with spectators.
WATKRsPoUr IN PBENsYLvANlA.-Ing Civ
ing an account sf the damage done by a recent
rain storm in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania,
the Allentown Chronicle saws: at is somewhat
remarkable that the very hard rain onIy visited
semi circular belt OF territory about a mile
and half WIDE, from four 70 six miles 20 north
east OF TINS city, leaving Allentown with only
usual summer rain. In the afternoon, be-
tween and O'Clock, Hiram j. Schantz, ESQ,
stood above his mill At the head of Cedar creek,
ana without any apparent cause, he was turned
around twice by some invisible force. What IL
Vas he cannot divine, for be felt no wind. A
moment after he noticed a body of water five
or SIX feet high rushing toward the mill from
above, coming from direction where no creek
ran, and which was the water of a waterspout,
which, il is said, descended near Cracersport
and rushed across the fields carrying fences be-
lore IL. lie ran 10 the mill and notified the
hands to open the gates, which was done. A
culyert under the road 20 convey the water 20
the mill was washed away, and about one half
OF the saw-mlll, including the water wheel, was
destroyed. IN the house the water covered the
lower floors, soaking the carpets. The beauti-
ful yard attached is completely ruined, logs
and lumber were washed away, and the total
loss to MIR. Schantz will reach 5000"
TELEGRAPH SUR DEcIDEp-A somewhat in
teresting decision in a suit against the Western
Union telegraph company Is thus reported by
the San Francisco Alta OF the 9TH inst. -" The
case OF ;. ID. Jones against the Western Union
- nuQ IN fOr rfa II
IN The county court yesterday. on the "a OF
March, 1872, Jones delivered an important mes
sage At the ONCE Of the Western Union telegraph
company, addressed to IS. 8. Lake, CentreviIie,
Alameda county,, which he alleges was not sent
IN Its order, and was not, in fact, sent at all.
ne asks 500 damages. The company admits
O'Clock at night, at which time the Centreville
once was closed, IN accordance with a rule Of
the Office, publicly announced. They aver that
the lines were out Of order on the Sd, and that
on the 5th he was notified that the money and
message were subject TO his order. After ar
gumeht by counsel, the court held that the sec
uon under which the plaintiff sought TO recover
provided penalty for sending q message out
OF its order, but there appeared 20 be no pen-
atty for an entire failure 70 forward a message.
he gave Judgment for the defendant"
STABBED TO TIE HEARr-Wkisl1y, Cards, AMI
WOmen.-A murder committed in Harris
burg Pa, about X O'Clock Monday morning,
under the very slightest provocation. IL appears
that two colored men, Robert Williams and
OeSOO oOhen, WIN u OlucfenCe Tor some
Tune, met at the corner of South and Shert
streets, about O'Clock. Both had been drink
ing, and both were with friends. As soon as
they met a wrangle commenced concerning the
Old grudge, when Williams slapped Jones In
the face. The latter, who is a desperate man,
stabbed Williams In the right side with pocket
knife, the blade penetrating his heart and
causing almost instant death. The wound was
terrible one. In the excitemen Mt Jones made
his escape, but was discovered a few hours
secreted between the floor and the
ceiling of his residence, when he was arrested
by the police, and is now in prison. Whisky,
cards, and women are the incentives which led
TO this murder. JONES' the murderer, is a des-
perate villain, and has already served twelve
years In the Eastern penitentiary fof highway
robbery and manslaughter.
GEORGIA PATRONS or HUsBANDRY-Ranre-
sentatlves OF the patrons Of husbandry OF the
Georgia state grange met in Athens on the I4fb
inst, the number of delegates present being 81
A correspondent Of the Savannah Adverfiser.
and republican briefly sums up the results thus.
,Ihe number OF oranges orgsni zed today h 9s.
Great enthusiasm In the order Is manIfestsd
ADO much important business has been trans,
acted. Among the items are the appointr--.,,
81 committee OF three 70 report at the Cc,,sAr
meeting on the practicsbility Of zsrahlisbtne
ss "a .ne state Of Georgia in the Interests of