The Evening critic., 1882-04-10
EAST WASHINGTON.


"Christ has Risen" was appropriately and
beautifully commemorated In song and story
yesterday IN oil the East Washington
churches. Tho floral offerings In several OF
the churches were beautifully bentting the
close of Easter-tide. Strains OF selected music
commingled with the fragrance of flowers In
adding grandeur 20 the spring.day celebration
Of Christs resurrection. Tho seating capaci
ties Of every church visited by THE CRITIC
were fully occupied.
At the conclusion OF the monday services
yesterday at st. Peters Church, the pastor was
called upon to perform nuptial ceremony,
the contracting parties being Mr.. George Hud.
son and Miss Jennie S. Curtin
Yesterday afternoon the driver OF street.
car sprang of and caught small boy who was
riding on the back step. He gave the boy two
or three slaps, which brought out the latter's
father. Instead OF waiting gore the old gem
tleman thanked the driver, adding, ~ would
much rather have you slap him than TO have
the car run over and mangle him.
The funeral OF Benjamin +. Dorsey, a re-
spected culored citizen, took place yesterday
at 80 p. m. from his residence on Fifth street.
The funeral was attended by Grcon Mountain
Lodge, No. 1,477,G. U. Q. 20. r.; q adetachment of
tho Order of Chaldeans, the Sons and Daugh-
ters OF Lincoln and n detachment OF n labor
organization, in all Of which the deceased had
been n member. A large concourso OF friends
of tho family also attended. Tho funeral
rites were performed at Ebenezer NJ. +. Church
by Rev. Mr.. Steele.
At3:25 a, m. this morning Francis Durvil.
laus, a Frenchman, from Charles County, ap-
Piled nj the Eighth Precinct station for lodg-
ings. He stated that he had been locked out
OF his boardng-hous and had attempted to
walk around the streets until daylight, but
after several hours experience he decided to
try bunk in the station as much preferable
TO the pedestrian business.
Every hall in East Washington win be Gin
operation" tonight, practically illustrating
the fact that Lent is gone.
fight occurred at the corner of Tenth and
D streets east last night between two colored
men, William Bruce and Lewis Jones. Jones
appears to have gotten the worst OF tho job.
ington, Will hold an important meeting Mt the
club-room, Peake's Hall, tonight
number Of beautiful potted plants were
used in the Easter decorations at the Church
of the Reformation yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church was held last Thursday
evening. The report of the treasurer showed
having exceeded the disbursements, thus
leaving n small balance in the treasury. The
church Is entirely free of debt and is the
strongest, numerically with one exception
Of the churches OF this denomination in this
| city-having membership of 420. The Sab
| bath.schoel numbers nearly 600. The retiring
| members of the board Of trustees were unani
| mously reelected.
"Dey say dc Chinese kin live orr cents
| worth OBJ rice day, and dat deys goin' L
flood Washington wild en-
"Dey is Well, jess let 'em cum; and tel
| 'sociations, and now and den tap roost ol
pullets, dey'll starve TO death In dis here city
dat dey will
Miss Ella Waters sang solo at the Fourth
| street NJ. E. Church last evening. This Is tn
first time Miss Waters has performed publicl
| since she has been under the tutorshlp O
Professor Bischofr. Her rendition was exec
| lent.