National Republican., 1878-04-10
HALLIDAY SCHOOLS.
GEORG ETOWN NEWS.


The board then adjourned.
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
THE whsHrSGToS CITY PREsByTERY |
The semi iamnual session Of the Washington city |
Preshytery commenced last night at the West
Street Presbyterian Church. Owing TO the inclenl.
| oncy Of the weather. the attcnnance was quiet
small. Among the prominent ministers present
were the Revs. y. =, Biuinger. Of the Westminster
church John Chester, n tic Metropolitan Ores
byterianl Church lyron sunderland. OF the Four |
aid.nhAlf Street Church. Washington. and :. ii. |
| Howe, of the West Street Georgetpwn.
Amer the opciIing devotional exercises, Rcv. Mr.. |
| Burgharlt delivered the opening sermon before
the rrcsbytcry, selecting as his tcXw rsum
CNiN. @ and part Of the second we're Oft the f"urth
chapter nf Pauis epi.tle % Timothy. The reverend
gentleman argued that the Scriptures were won.
dcrfully characteristic and cvincive OF Divine
authorship, aud rcbusc To- the brzen ehruntcfy
Of modern inhaeity. twas wonderful work 1i
history, literature. prupheriCs morality, and law,
Rnd because Il cabDiicd the story uf the criss.
lie cgmtendeh that civilization IN hrN hen coun.
tries wHs brought about by the Bib!c. This book
wa being printed AMI published more than al,
other brOks The American Bible was being printed
NJ thsrate of hbrut Que glinutC.
At the close afthc devotional exercises the l'rcs.
bytyry Nns called 70 oricr by the moderator, Rev;
=. IL. 'RnrshaFli, with l:cv, II. +. Bhiingcr stated
clerk. The roll was Ca.,cl and eleven ministers
aud fifteen rlders answered to their names.
Rvv. ). II. Hove. Of tue West street Church.
Gcorsctrwn, was nominated aud unanimously
chosen NJ moderator aii DE- Swcct!uan was elect
ed temporary secretary.
The in "icinror, ReT s II. Howe, announced
that to-isys session would cUmvcn, at nine clock
rhc l'iesbytery would lit uutil twelve O'clock when
a recess wIG!d bC taken until one o'clock, n'er
which Il wUill TCcunvCne AMI continue III session
uutil live O'Clock. Prayer wis Offered by the Rev
Sir French, and the lrcsytery adjouFncd uniil this
morning.
ROBBERY.
Some time between midnight aud daybrcak yes.
tcray morning the rr,taurLnt Of Mr.. D. sullivan,
", Ilr Al, ~ ~ s.tu thief
thieves unknown Rud rrhhc Of twenty five pounds
n Chcwngtp phUcca ll1u7rs ".gAr'. and other VuluS.
blcs besides 81 In cash. They alsu stole n number
Of articles Of wearing apparel. which Mr.. osuii'
van had Mt the saloon. Mr.. OSulliyuu cstimatcs his
loss al between sos and slO. The thieves effected
0 am cntranc" through the blck way, They hsi
j, prei the cellar door oIcn aud tried to get III
barrel against the back door, got the top of the
2 door and to-p away the sIliS OF the back window
: removed the sHSh, and thus gained free access &c
n the premises.
! AN EXCITING CHASE.
Yesterday morning about seven o'clock.
, colurCd man named Gabriel holland passing
. the store Of Mr.. Edward Harris corner of scventl
Il wash.brushcs that were oil exhibition at the doo
and made of with them. Mr.. ]. Miller gave chase
mcnr Frederick street ionE him to the .aton.hnll.,
= and turned him over to the police. Nolund Is HI
:. old UfeuGcr
i THE NEW MARKET.
l. This morning Mr. ". l. Dyer the contractor fo
D. building the new butchers market. will commence
e tearing downlhc old buildings on the site recent
.r purchased hy The Butchers Association on High
u near First strest iO- their new market
q THE CANAL.
,r The water will be turned on all along the line O
" the canal to-day. II will require some i've days /.
A. fill al! the levels when navigation will be resumed
le along the entire line
a THE PILOT LAW.
N committee Of cnptsins OF schooners trading q
7! GoOrgetown waited on the Committee on CImmerr
Of the House Of Representative, yesterday mOrmin
,e n reference ~ repeating the law rcSHriiny rIn'
lie pulsury pilOtage. Captain French Il !lrcs,ed th
u committee on pnrt Of the captains aud owncrs q
?. vessels in advocacy Of the repeal Of tho law, MI
e the committee promised to give the matter the
~ ~ attention.
r. Entertd--Steamer c. q. CrGnmcr. Cranme
T. ESh2Td Vel %iM S'pa to T"hSS shaon GSs %issI
or rhii6dypha, with coal y Clark Given. sch3on,
SHnn G. smith, Banks, Kennebcc River. with iG
he Morton Morton Philadelphia with gas pipe to wasl
d, inGton Gaslight ComWny. Schooner Waite
Richmond with coalto Washington Gasltght Con
=; TGarrirt-sehooner Alice Bell Cannon, Kenue
Id bee River, with Ice to Great Falls Ice Company
u. GRAIN ARRIVALS.
an an BIZ rirsr-Schouner Kitty Ann, LaycOck, Alcxal
dr!a. with 2DpD bushels of wheat To- L. b. Hartley.
al BY crHdi-S1b bushels OF wheat tJ. G. Il J.
ID Waters.
FISH WHARF.
III at the h,h market yesterday. Tailor. sold for 81.
~ "a per hundred and Herring At so per thousand.
he GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHS
m The schooner Ameroil, from Savannah, Ga vi,
lumber for the new Georgetown College buildiu
n which has been ag1Iulid on the ban for sever
he days past arrived al the High street wharf yu.tc
10. day morning
John Thomas the colored boy who was arrests
for committing rape on little girl four years ol
,, in Ge0rgctlwn, last Monday, had II preliminal
", hearing III the Police Court yesterday, After lca
hv lug the testimony Of Dr. Shcckells, who nttcndC
~! the child, aud several other Witnesses the Gccus,
nd SlTG.
, MIR. John J, Knox has been awarded the contra
~ for hauling lumber from the whaEvcs 10 the ne
iOl The proIncted meetings were continued Ia
- night AT the DuubnrUm street NJ. L. Church. II
NJ congregation was large. aud Charley Nye made q
W, eloquent aud effective eNhOrRton, followed by Il
sH Rev. Richard Norris, pastor the church. Sever
ne pwscntcd thcpl.evcs al the altar for prayers. II
ro' meetings will he continued throughout the wee
~, and tonight Charley Nye aud several others fro
os Washington will he present and address the co
70 The old lumber used by Messrs Cochran & Hu
r lingsworth Ia raising tho houses on Bridge sire,
lhl after the grade hud been changed by the Board
~ Public WORKS was sold yesterday afternoon by
'' Thomas DIwing a,rihIie auction, to Mr.. sawy,
III. for $50.
nS' T. lin1eton, ofPeoria ILL.,, is among the guests
z! the West Eud Hotel.
The Bordcn Mining Company yesterday unloa
ri cd four coal bouts At their docks which arriv,
hu Monday. These are the lirs boats that have be,
ne discharged this season.
es pose placing telephone on one of the police tel
10 graphic instruments In the collectors Oilcc tn
re end Of thc.ne TO connect with the first lock, NJ
to this end have erected poles along thv line
on Cumberland II the experiment works well
HaI. the trst lock- tho telegraph will be extended
D! Cumberland
~. Hotel Arrivals.
mn 81. JIBas.-A WiCkersham, Philadelphia Lui
Tor New York; l. Gagnm, Ohio NJ En6s Pa: Miss
I Im MckinSie, City: II A WuIling AMI wife, Md; W
~ Tuppcr, New York: e G. BuIlersion aud wife, N
III York; ShRrpcSs New York; q DANES, MHss; )
Lee, Md; { NIirshum ohio: + VI Mcmillan, Ohio.
Green, Onto. e r. Howell, New York; + Rahbe
nj ii \ Hunt. Nps & + Ward ant WIFE. Conn;
r, ,im Ashby, Va; I'm Iesch Xm q II HnuI!mgom,, Md
ON ErwhaIl, Mnss: II Mumccilur, " Va W Ken
smith. rhilndclpaia; Is j Shnfer New York; t
rh. Dnugherty Nd: Evans, Ctncinnai. OHIO;
Of Wood, Va; J T. Huyt, CunT IL MOnnlt, Va !
sci vIisDli. S"w YORK; y Spinu,r, Mass q, Odu,
for Mass q " Thompson, snn Francisco Butterht
lrs. and wife, Phai"nhia u q luterhcld rhiladrIpl
nc q II Huntiugt N, sd; r AbprCrUmbr, Md II Mrrl
re- New YOfR; Nj Sc'ailer, Va; p + Clarke and wi
rld Penn
Enprrhil.-J B Johnson, New Haven, Conn: ]
Met lnrJ aud family, New YORK; II " Malcolm, "
,.i York: ! q PnrkGT,pn, Baltimore, Md W lIurl
20 New York; Mrs Wharton aud rh i til, NJ