Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-10


Parish Protestant Episcopal Church, contract
ior the erection Of which has recently been
ma1e with William II. Allen, builder. It IL to
&c putt OF white marble from quarries near
NoSkeysvltie, In Baltimore county, Maryland,
win dressings of Ohio sandstone In two or more
color, from the Massilltsn and Beres quarries,
me me-, pi,nth., steps &c; TO be OF granite the wall
or Hbroken range" The style of the building
is decorated Gothic. The Baltimore American
has obtained from the architects the following
particulars in reference to it:
"The auditory lie 81 \ feet wide By IS feet long,
or 90 feet from chancel arch to 'front.' wall be-
n,nd the organ gallery. and Is divided nse nave nave
the side walls are 81 feet high, and the height
In the center from the floor to the apex of the
ceiling IL % feet: The Pews are arranged in
two double and two single blocks; the center
vestibule IL eight feet wide; the tower porch or
yestibule is "a feet square, In which are stairs
to the choir gallery, which sover the front yes
thule; there is also q west porch. The chancel
IL 10 feet deep; the sscristy and vestry room are
each II by 10 feet. The vestry room is entered
by porch from 12th street. The lecture or
Sunday school room in the basement is SIS by O.
feet, IA feet high; and there is also an infant
echoOlroom and library in the basement be-
sides the apartments for heating apparatus,
fuel, &c. Wide areas will be opened on each
SIDE for light and ventilation to the basement.
Inc tower and spire at the southeast corner IL
ls5 feet high, and the turrer 100 feet high. This
tuTret Is TO be used as a ventilsting shaft. The
the cross.
There are two entrance doors to the center
yesubule, one in the tower aud one in the porch.
There IL an entrance 20 the basement from 10Th
street, and also one from the yard on the west
side; there is also stairway in the tower to
windows on each side of the auditory, with
variety of design in the stone tracery. There
are also "clear story" lights in the timber
framery, and a large window in the front. The
ohancel window is five lights wide, and well
filed with stone tTacery; the tower lights and
the other various small windows are all in har-
m0ny with the general design. The basement
will be light and cheerful. The windows
throughout to be filled with stained glass set in
lead. The roofs are to be covered with slate,
IN selts OF different cOlors and shapes, and to
have ornamental metal crossings.
The chancel furniture, seats and other int
Tior fittings are to be of walnut and other hard
woods. The timber framing of the roof and
clear story is of yellow pine, resting on and
spring from ten iron columns, and ten carved
stone corbels set in the walls. Some of the
spandrils Of the timber framing are filed with
ornamental iron work. The iron columns are
slender and clustered, with rich folisted caps,
with eight gas jets springing from each cap.
The columns and caps will be decorated with
colors to hsrmoniZe with the prevailing tone of
the interior. The chancel arch is formed of
stone. with attached three fourth columns with
rich follated caps, and corbels and arch mould
irgs.
The ven.ilsting shaft before referred to is to
draw OIL the vitiated air from the interior
through air ducts constructed under the floor;
means are also furDisned for taking out the
heated and yitiated air in warm weather bv
ventilators from the upper part of the apart
ments. The windows are made to raise and
lower by means of weights aud cords, and also
some of the clear story lights are made to open
for the purpose of free natural ventilation.
Wafer closets and wash hand basins arranged
in retiring rooms, and at convenient parts of the
day school.
The site is a very commanding one, its eleya-
uon with the great breadth of the avenue and
street and the ample space in front of the build
ing viii, we think. combine to produce an i'm
posing effect, and display to advantage the
"tnetc properties OF the architectural design"
ALLEGED THEFT OF A HORSE AND BUGGY-
very respectable looking man, giving the
name of John Green. was arrested yesterday
morning by Sergeant Frazier and POlicema an
Moore, OF the middle district, charged with
having stolen horse and buggy, valued at
$500, from Majors livery stable, In Washing
ton AT the examination before Justice Hagerty,
Washington NailOr testified that he kept a Iiyery
stable on street, in the city OF Washington
tuesday evening last the accused came TO the
stable and desired to hire a carriage for a few
hours, but did not find one to suit him. Wed
DesdSy morning he came again, told witness his
name was John Huges, that he was boarding at
N1llard's Hotel, and wanted TO hire carriage
for a few hOurs. One of the beet horses and car
Ilages was given him, and he drove off. Ashe
Did not return in the evening, witness went to
Wlllard's Hotel and found a man registered a.
John Hughes; bad paid his bill and departed
witness thereupOn started for Baltimore. As
witness was driving down Charles street yester-
the buggy. Witness gave chase and ordered
the accused arrested. Witness identified the
accused as the man who hired the buggy from
him. Justice Hsgerty, after hearing the evil
dence, directed that the accused be held for the
authorities of the District OF Columbia-Bdkti-
more Sun, this morning.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION night. De-
tectives Sargent and McElfresh arrested a man
giving the name of A. W. TcCarter, at a board
lng,house on 9th street, above G, on suspicion
a ma
said. formerly resided in Alabama, where a
number of The people, ii is said, have reason 10
regret making his acquaintance. On his person
were found papers showing that he had been
engaged in fortune-telling at warrentOn; also a
list or contributors" mostly colored people IL
is supposed. On the way to police headquarters
he Acknowledged that when he could FE beatr
anybody by talking he did 30. He will be held
at police headquarters until it can be ascer-
taiued IL he is waited in Alabama, and if not
he viii be sent out of the city.
ARREST OF Two BALrIMoRRANs.-Yester-
day morning, about IL O'Clock, the room OF y.
ID. Russell, No. COS 9th street northwest was
entered and robbed of clothing, valued at s15
Inc case was given To Detectives Miller and
McDeVltt, who in very short time go minutes)
arrested John Farrell and Charles Lee, two
baltimoreans. and took them to headquarters
and recovered all the goods. This morning a
letter was received from Chief Crone asking the
detectives to look out for the above named men.
as they were wanted on charges OF burglary in
that city. They were taken to Gardner's and
ndu lncil Tor the gallery, after
which they were taken TO the Police Court,
This lie the quickest worked up job on record.
REAL ESTATE TRAssFERs.-Geo. A. Armes
to Moses Kelly, lots q, q and %, Keliy's sub
division of square 912, Al 200; Edward Will
Hams ct al. to Caroline Williams, lin Beall's
ADDITION TO Georgetown, IS 800; Geo. TAYLOR
and wife to Joseph Casey, part lot 80, subdivi-
sion OF Meridian Hill, 81; Chas TAYLOR and
wife to Edward Winslow, part lot 20, block Is,
Howard University estate, $500; Matthew G.
Emery and wife to Cath. n. BOYLE, lot II and
part Is, in reservation No. IL, q. 400; Washing
ton City Orphan Asylum to George Bogus, part
lot 3. square 259, =, 926.7O; James T.. Fitch to
George Bogus, part lot 2. square 259, s5; Geo
j. suter to Thos. j. Sullivan, part lot 3, square
SIC, q, 500.
RECEPTION OF A PAsTOR.-Last evening
Rev. Jesse Shreve, the newly appointed pastor
OF the North Carolina avenue Methodist Prot
estsnt mission, reached this city with his family
TO enter on his duties, and was met at the rail-
road station by committee of the mission, who
escorted him TO the parsonage house prepared
Tor hls reception, where he was surprised to ii nd
bis future home handsomely furnished through
cut. and large number of the members OF the
mission collected 10 give him a cordial welcome.
Amer the Interchange of greetings all were in
vited to the dining room, where a s1-nDtIous
supper bed been prepared by the ladies. After
happy time the company separated.
DEAR SrAR:-You who twinkle for every one,