National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-27
GEORG E1OWN NEWS.


Another inmem,, and highly interesting temper
ance meeting was held last night at Forest Hall,
under the auspices of the Georgetown Dashaway
CLUB. The meeting vas opened by tho choir ling.
ing Work for die Night L. Coming This was fo!-
lowed with an Invocation by the Rev. Mr.. ncac, of
the Baptist Church.
Mr.. Berry annuimCed that up To and Including
Monday night ligD l.crSuu- had signed the pledge
nf which 30 were under the age 0f eighteen wears
lie then tuned the meeting over TO Mr.. John u,
Wheeler. president Of the Washington bashnwAy
Club, whu made all Interesting gddrr''. Mr.
Henry Wilson sang the solo The l'rodlgul Child"
which was received with applause. Mr.. Edward
Humphreys spoke with telling effect and gave M
in,ery ting history Of hi- redemption He WIS fol
lowed by the Rev. Mr. Bcale Of the Baptist Church,
I'm nu able address.
Mr. Richard Hazel was, tho next speaker,
ih" sac1rr sang another which was rcrrivcd Wit
aur,au,c. Mr.. Wilson sang in beautiful style the
hymn, Swho.vv,.ccr will"' Applause
JsrcwIlllnms, the orNto.. wa. the TX sITaEGr
and kept hs and.cncc amused With US o''s"ia'
wit and hunOr.
The choir then %sng in an eIsTe"t mHn I
Ing a large number signed the pledge, Miss Lula
Hazel Miss Minnie BUtts. and Miss Eta Mutcr.
bau;h tied on the rcd ribbons
charlie Nye was next Introduced, and was re-.
Gel, ed with applause. Iesaye witt, telling effect his
experience. commencing at the nyc of fifteen years.
Sir. Wil:on sang the colo. While the Days arc
Going BY" duriug which an additional number
signed the pledge, among whom were a number of
ladies.
General Hayward, OF lhllanh, next addressed
the vast audience in an eloquent temperance np-
peal He was followed by Professor II. 4. Gross and
Kew. Richard Norris. The choir then sang Hold
the Fort" during which large number joined the
temperance army. Mr.. Wilson sang the solo Yield
Not IN Temptation" which was finely rendered.
The doxology was then sung the eenediction pro,
hundred aud twenty -tve persons signed the pledge.
LOTT VESSELS.
| The steamship T.. L. Knight Captain Chichester,
ffom New York. arr we'd at her dock Yesterday with
an assorted cargo of merchandise to District mer
chants Captain chichester reports that on the
9th instant at half past nine o'clock a. IN, he saw
small schooner or slopp ashore on Ragged Point
Shoals, Potomac River, with masts and sails gone
| and full OF water, with the sea making n clean
breach over her. lie took her u be MI oystcrboat
| Also about halt way from Port Tobacco shoals to
| Upper Cedar Point he saw sloop mnst out OF
| water with sail attached the vessel lying on hel
beams end and under water. II is supposed that
| they were wrecked during the storm OF sunday.
FUNERAL or. ". DEENER.
| The funeral Of Mr.. J. ". Doeuer. OF the nrm o.
Decner 4 CisSel took place yesterday Afternoon, Al
| four o'clock, from his late residence No li9 Wcsl
street, and was largely attended by the merchant,
present were Messrs. A. II. Herr, William II Ten
ney l. d. Hartley George W. CisSoll, j Il. Waien
William King A; RosN Ray, David shoemaker, ex
Mayor Wclch, John NJ, Waters, James and Rozel
| Wclck W. NJ. Calf, William Lord John Lynch, "
J. Miller, and John l.. owens;
The remains were encascd in a handsOnle CaSkct,
| furnished by Mr.. j. 7, Birch.
The funeral services were conducted by the Rey
| MI Murray, bl Ine OilkTtihs SttcCl N. L, 'nNrcn
assisted by the Rev. Mr. Wilson. Al their conclu
Sion the cnskct was removed to the henrse by the
| following pRl-benrers: A. u, Herr, George W. Cts
| sell \. W Burche llDrdtio browning, J. d. Gathell
ind j. +. Libbey The remains were Inferred II
OsE lIill Cemetery.
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPH.
H. Lake Chicago, ILL.,; William Massey, Philadel
phia are sujourning at the West End Hotel.
4 memorial service. IN memory OF 7. q. Sire
ID. stuart was held at Odd Fellows Hall, BY Ridge
~ Encampmcnt No ), last evening The ceremo
MES were interesting and impressive. The I'm
campment Of United Patrlarchs Of Washington
Paymaster Fawcctt, OF the Chesapeake aud OH
| the employees Of the company OIL the GeOrgelUw
Level for The month Of February. The laborers &,
Gently engaged In removing the mud and oths
dsJris from the bed of the canal were also paid
The water has been turned In the canal atseI
eca and as lar down as the seven locks. The boz
Snyder, which; among others was caught AT ScncC
aged that when the water was turned In the lev,
she sank.
Mr.. d. H. Warner, auCtionCer, sold yesterday 4
| ternOOn, for Mrs. Ann NJ Acton lot 1884, on SCCOll
street between High and Market streets, to Pet
! Mclntlre, for $50.
= Archbishop Gibbons yesterday confirmed nun
her Of young ladies at the convent aud addreSse
themIm eloquent terms upon their religions dutle
GRAIN ARRIvAL8
BIZ ,o"-Four hundred and my bushels =
wheat To- h, D. Hartley.