Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-14

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TIE CHURCHES Rev. DR.. Hpcott, OF Washing
ION, oscupied the pulpit at the German Lutheran
churcn, on cameron aud Alfred streets, yesterday.
Ksv. a. w. Graves occupied the pulpit OF the
Masllhg ton-street Baptist church in the morning,
filing the place OF the pastor, Rev. DR.. Fiipp6,
who offciated at the list Presbyterian church.
The Southern Methodist church & nd the 2t Presby-
terrain church We're closed. Rev. Messrs Norton,
kerns and Dinwidde are absent from the city.
bury, who died suddenly last week, near Ham
llton Loudoun county, took place from his resi-
dence, on Cameron street. near Patrick, yesterday,
and was very largely attended The Free Masons
or Andrew jackson Lodge. No. 40, A. +. & A. NJ,
met at their lodge room at Q O'Clock. and, accom-
panied by many members OF Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge moved to the residence OF the deceased.
Golden Light Lodge, No. 49,, of Good Templars
deceased, and the Reform Club, with large num-
bars, also united in honorlng the memory of the
deceased; KEY Dr. Pouson, OF the NJ. E church,
0lciated at the funeral.
PRIMARY EXANIN4TION.-last Saturday another
pupil OF Aiexandria's primary street school, whence
has graduated several Alexandria lads into the
peh1tentary within the past few years. was be-
fore the mayer. Willie Hansbury is his name; his
home, nowhere: his ofrense, very slight-throwing
him? He might have sent him to a place where
he would be kept from the streets, taught to read
write ana cipher. and trained TO some Skill in the
use OF MS hands for handiwOrk; thence to 60 into
an apprenticeship to a calling that might lead to
thrift, and would be the certain preventive OF
dishonesty. The mayor saw in imagination Just
such place and regretted that it was not
reality, and the boy went out upon the street
again. A remedy for this state OF things ought not
UNION STREET WoRK--The chairman OF the
committee On streets, who has exercised vigilant
ana skilled supervision over the Union street I'M
proVement says that the work Is now at least half
completed, and while the city appropriation OF
$1,000 Is expended there remains due from the
other party to the work a like sum. Besides Union
street proper, the lower end of Prince street has
been paved and extended, as has been por-
ton OF Fayette alley. New cuiverts have been
put In on Prince and other Streets and cutters
constructed so as to In Ike proper connections at
street intersections. How soon the work will be
completed cannot at this time be definitely stated.
PoLITICAI--SOme opposition to the renOmina.
ton OF Mr.. John S. Barbour conservative candi-
date for Congress has been developed. The friends
OF Major Holmes Conrad. OF Winchester, are press
ing him as the representative OF the valley Coun-
ties OF the district. Alexandria will select dele
gates on next Thursday evening. The 1st ward
claims three the I'd two, the Sd five and 9TH three
delegates. unanimous Barbour delegation will
be chosen. and there seems no doubt whatever of
Mr. Barbour's denomination.
here on Saturday night, gallon coal Oil torch was
upset under car on the Midland track, near the
circus grounds: In the hurry of drawing the train
away away colored man from Lynchburg named Ned
turner had his left hand badly mashed
REPORTERS NOTES.-The bond OF Postmaster
elect Windsor 1872, 000 with d. A. Windsor and
Chas Ford sureties, viii be approved at the Post
once department. to-day and his commission for
Warded on Tuesday or Wednesday, and it is prob
able he Will take charge OF the post Office here
before the close OF this week.--Lancaster Lodge
OF Odd Feli0WS and other cOlOred societies attend
ed to the tomb yesterday afternoon the remains OF
George Thompson, late superintendent OF the Sum-
day school OF the list colOred Baptist church. He
stood high in the esteem OF his aSSOciates.-The
cases at the station house this morning are
as lolloWS: Lewis and Frank Dawson, for fighting
IN market; Robert Conrad, cOlOred, for assault on
MS Wlfe.-Several hands from here have been
employed to work at new canning establishment
near Fort Washington.