The Evening critic., 1882-04-17
EAST WASHINGTON.
aon, day most calm, most hiighi;

The iruit % This, the next worlds bnd.'
Tho attendance at all the churches In East
Washington yesterday was largo. At a num-
bcr of churches special services were held.
The Mission of the Mt. vernon II. l.. Church
tsouth) held ycry well-ottondod meeting In
Tho evening al odd Fellows Hall. ~. Peters
and 81. Joseph churches had full congrega-
lions at each service. Tho following special
services were heidi
At the TweftAstroet ". E. church, the quar-
icrly lovefeast, beginning Mt z 80 p. IN.
At tho rourihstreet NJ. Il. Church, n young
peoples experience meeting in the afternoon,
followed ~ night by tho revival being con
Quoted ~ Bentley and Jones.
At Waugh VI. e. church, a missionary meet
ng OF the sunday school was held, beg inning
Gt j 80 y. m. very Interesting address was
delivered 70 the society and It's friends by the
Hon. John Hill, Of Now Jersey. The offerings
were quite large.
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth
and North A streets, a young peoples prayer
5oct Of the discourse was Hope"
At the morning service In st. Marks Church,
Holy Communion was administered.
A Gospel temperance meeting, led by Mrs.
Clara L. Roach, Of the W. c. r. U, was held at
the North Carolina-avenuo Mission Church, at
Z 80 p. IN. quite anumber signed the pledge.
Interesting services were held at tho Church
Of the Reformation and Christ Church.
Considerable excitement was occasioned on
tho Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, at IL 80 p. m. yesterday, by fire being
discovered In tho house occupied by Mr.
Schluter. An alarm was turned In, but the
fire was eXtinguished by station Keeper Hen
ry, Or. McKim and Officer Clinton before the
arrival OF the department.. Station.Keeper
Henry sprang upon the red-hot stove, and
with an AK stove in the wall, when 1t was dis
covered that the lathing and ioists from the
floor 10 the ceiling were on fire. By the
| prompt action Of the above gentlemen a serl-
| Gus connagration was averted. The cause Of
| this fire was q short stovepipe, necessitating
| the crowding Of the stove against the wall.
| Damages. $50.
| The Rev. Mr.. Kraemer presided at the Navy
| Yard temperance meeting yesterday after
noon.
The Herdic Company have put in operation
| limo of their conveyances between Eighth
| street and Pennsylvania avenue east and the
| Congressional cemetery, to run on Sundays
| only. This is great convenience TO those de-
| string to visit the cemetery, as 1t connects
| with both the cars and Herdics.
| AT 10 o'clock this morning the full emanci
| patton staff, mounted and resplendent with
| many colored sashes and decorations, repaired
| to the residence of Mr.. NJ. II. Robinson, chief
Of stafr, 313 East Capitol street, and escorted
him to the City Hall, where the procession
| formed. The residence of Mr.. Robinson Is
profusely and tastefully decorated, over 15C
| flags being used for the purpose. East Wash
ington is fully represented in the pro
| cession.
Saturday night a colored sneak thief wa.
| discovered in the hall OF a house on street
between First and Second southeast He wa
| frightened on by n young lady, who was tn,
| sole occupant of the house, the remainder o
the family being at market. Nothing wa
| taken.
| Ground has been broken at the southeas
corner Of Seventh and South streets for tn
erection OF handsome row of pressed-brlcl
| front buildings.
Last Friday night the residence Of William
Donahue, "a Third street northeast, wa
broken into and numerous articles of cloth
ing, ornaments, &c., stolen. Before leaving
the premises the thieves lit the gas and turne
| II under a shelf in such a manner that had I
not been discovered as soon as 1t was th
house would have been burned down an
probably several lives lost.
Jolly tar who had lost his bearings havin
taken too much of the fiery liquid aboard, wa
taken in tow by oncers Fowler and Howe las
night, and harbored at the Eighth PreclnC
| Station.