Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-01

sermon remarked tina. our Thanksgiving
was kept i'm a time of deep depression, the
real cause OF which was a want OF public
confidence. and that meant a general distrust
as 10 the truthfulneSs and honesty of the mass
OF men. 49, DIR. Chester preached at the Me
tropolitan Presbyterian church, saying that
The dark side of the cloud in our national az
fairs is net owing, as many think, 20 the POI
litical state of the nation, but 10 its moral
state, mainly the weakening of confidence by
the defamation of public and private charac-
ter, and he laid the chief blame of this al the
door OF the partisan press. 49, Rev. DIR. Wills,
at the Western Presbyterian church, preach
ed against political preaching, which was, he
thought, one Of the causes of our national
troubles. ..-- Rev. VIM. Warning. at the 10th
street Baptist church. (cOlored, after referring
chisement OF the colored race, said they have
again been Brought face to face with new
danger. The efforts to carry elections by the
ing, and by murder, rise like a thunder cloud
above our political horizon. II these things
go on they will surely remove the founda-
tons OF our government, but he thought there
was virtue enough in the people to arrest the
tide OF wrong-doing and Injustice.
STABBING AFFRAY-AbOut o'clock yes
terday afternoon two white men named An
thony Kelpey and James Posey got into a
hght on l., betwC EN- ~ and 9Th streets south
west. when Kelpey cut Posey in the side and
thigh with a pocket-knife, intiicting painful
though not dangerous wounds. which W ere
dressed by DR. Hammett- kelpey went to
the first precinct station and gave himself up
stating that Posey might die. Serg
hughes took the matter i'm hand and arrested
Posey, who refused TO make a charge OF as
sault and battery against Kelpey, and the
OFFICER locked them both up under charge of
ARRAY. AT the Police Court this morning
Posey was fined $50 and Kelpey dismissed.
DEATH OF GEN. MCCULLIs-Thism morn
ng about O'Clock Gen. Lafayette McCu!ls
fell from his bed at the Franklin House, No
{MpSSTS Tor
Angerlnan. proprietary. and some OF the
attendants going into the room found him
gaSping for breath. and in n few minutes he
expired. General McCullis halls from
Springfield, ILL.,, and was "a major i'm the
Mexican war In the late war he was a
brigadier of cavalry. He came to this city
on The 2ist of November. having been to the
Centennial, and intended to remain until
after the meeting of Congress.
THE MELTED JEwELRY ON THE b. &P.
RAILROAD.-On Wednesday last the ashes
and loose earth about the scene of the burn
ing of the baggage car of the Boston train,
which left this city on Saturday night, near
Patuxent station, was placed in barrels and
shipped 10 New York in order that the gold
and other valuable metals melted in the
trunk of Messrs. Hawkins. Sloane & Co.
nayb be recovered from il. Before the earth
was taken up some of 10 was subjected to a
washing, and the percentage of gold (sOme in
Jumps OF considerable size) was quite large,
FIREs:-The alarm struck from boy 81
Wednesday afternoon was for fire in house
1907 l. street northwest, owned by VIM. Lin
kins and occupied by Anderson Whitley,
colored. Damage TO house $3.50, covered by
insurance. Whitley's loss to clothing was
s15. .... The alarm turned in from box I25
Wednesday night was for the burning of
carpet and bed clothing in house of N. S.
Whiteside, No. 613 street northwest The
fire originated by the children playing with
matches. Loss S25.
LADIES AND GENTS UNDERWEAR AT
ArCTIoN.-Thos. bowling, auctioneer, will
sell tomorrow within his rooms general
assortment of ladies' and gents underwear
all of which are adapted to the present season
OvERCoATS AND SUITS at the boys cloth
ing house of Il. Robinson & Co, 500 PennSyl-
wanna avenue, next to Williams; the largest
assortment; prices To suit all.-Adut.