The daily gazette., 1879-07-10
A sermen IN sign Language.

tOnuo<1 " Ooei .0uSoe 8uu t00lr IrienO8.
The usual evening service Of the church |
was held BY the Rector and rendered IN |
the sign language bv Mr.. job Turner of |
Virginia, lay and missionary among |
deaf mutes--himself among the class.
After thus sermon was preached from |
the text, alt 20 love me keep INV CON- |
mandments! Yhes sermt n had been |
written by Mr.. Turner, and wss read BY
paragraph by the Rector, Dr.. Eros I, and |
just read in sign language. By this |
means both ClassAs Of the Congregation |
.eould get the beneh, OF the sermon. .Hls |
.sermOn was quito intevesti M and In con-
clu-ion.he! said: ''Permit mention of
claim upon your christian love Of the
Children Of Silence, upon whose ear falls
no sounds, yet whose hearts ara tender
and susceptible Of love, and whose souls |
are as valuable in the sight and love of
Him who created them, ~ the souls of
those who have been blessed with the
usb OF all the faculties" The sermon
then went on TO urge upon those present
the c0rmmendable christian spirit that
would make the christian life OF the deaf
unfortunates pleasant In the enjoy ment
of religious opportunities.
Mr.. Turner 10 very graphic in'the sign
alive and speaking. Many of those pres
snt who did not understand the sign Ian
guage, admitted that they could ga her q
comprehensive idea Of the subject from
his movements alone. He was a marvel
of expression, and to the deaf mutes was
quite tntslngibls. i.''ef
: Afser the service Mr.. Turner met tho
deaf mutes and held sonversation with
them, iu which they all took deep in
ter-st aud satisfaction. i... LIB
Mr.. Turner 10 quita an elderly gentle.
man, but pfessrvss youthful demeanor
that IL pleasant 10 Contemplate. His
work Is : "labor of love" for his fellow
nnfortunates who have been deprived of
the power vfspeech aid hharing. Since
April 18th he has visited twenty seven
places IN the South and gouthw est, and
will visit this city occasionally In the
AssaaIfing an Omcer.
The practice Of many roughs in town
of assaulting polise. officers while in the
discharge Of their duty 10 becoming very
common Of late, and was again repeated
last night. when William Townsend
struck officer Gibson in the eye while re-.
sting arrest, near the Brandy wine and
II appears that about 10 pollock crowd
| Of young men were sittiug near the race
talking noisly, and causing the people
much annoyance. Officer Gibson, who
has been much complained to OF the fre-
quens gatherings there, ,went..fo them and
ably, except one, William Townsend,
| who was under the infiusncs Of liquor,
and who did not 20 until the officers
| Injunction had been repeated several
times He then went to William Bakers
saloon, the "Flat-iron," at Sixteenth and
Market streets, and loudly Knocked for
admittance. A the rr oprietor had closed
for the nIght he refused him adnittance,
but Tow nsend SILL continued the noise
Officer Gibson told him to dssist, but hs
did not DO SO, aud some sharp words fol
lowed; IN the end of which he proceeded
Aftcr brief struggle Towpse hi,
the officer IN the eye, fnflicting quite NJ
ugly wonnd, and then made good his ss
cape. Vt a,
This NlOrning's Police Hear
| ings.
The first csse before the Mayor this
morning, Was q drank, in which the
usual penaltv was imposed.
Richard Paget was next put in the
deck aud charged by j. B. Prettymau
with robbing his store, 2Ooi King street
ofpotatoes, lemons, bananas and pea
! June oath.
The charge could not be proved and
Paget was discharged after several wit
nessss had been examined.
Personal.
Rev. j. H. Caldwell went to Chester
Heights yesterday to attend the religion!
demonstration now being held there. Al
will return on Friday.
DR.. Samuel A. Murphy, principal o
Rugby Academy, left town last night
, and to-day will sail from Baltimore TO
Boston, Mass. He inrends sumnerini
along the Massachusetts, coast, and vii
: spend week with James 7. Fields, y
his county home at Manchester upon th
sea. ... -..,-..-. .........
DR.. John N. Curtis has returned from
Q trip TO Lake George.
Mayor Griffin, Of New Castle, is il
town to-day.
i Anew Refrigerator.
o1 w. r. Woodward, the proprietor o
the "Veivet Club Restaurant" No. 40
n ides of refrigerator by having oD
. made after bis own plan. 1t Is for keen
2 ing oystsrs cool and consists Of
= square wooden frame work with glas!
4 panels in winch tho blvalves are kept
r The top Of this glass Is open, and in thi
Is fitted fat mahogany box in whicl
the ice rs put. Oysters are kept constant
ly cool. ..a.-.
.u, Groembackers.
The Greenback element In city poll
ii IS IL again getting uneasy and dem
!, monstratiOn will take place in the nea
T. future. A. H. Weld, the chairman c
J. the county committee will call NEE
ing before long. That DR.. Welch wi
run for council at the city election,
rumored.
=, VI PainGinE Fire Plugs.
8 The fire plug in front of the DelawaI
q Engine House Is being painted dee
y yermillion-the color Of the company
i "a al pmsnts. The plug In front Of I'll
Rsliance house has been painted greer
which u tho color Of that company
eouiprpepts. Each fire company in th
t city now has = fire plug in front Of 4
n house.
: The Architects Omce.
e The pump house at Tenth and Mark
streets, formerly used In connection wit
the old basin, Is being fitted up As an o
oce for the supervising architect OF tn
1t new Court House and receptacle for th
], working plans. The work is being don
l. bv Mr.. Charles Smith, contractor, OF thl
e city.
Abusive Language.
Before Magistrate Brady last eyenin
II Matte Morris, col, was charged b
" Eliza Hicks, COL, with using vile IN
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