The Evening critic., 1883-03-05
EAST WASHINGTON.

Tho services at East Washington churches
yesterday were unusually Interesting aud
well attended. Chaplain Samuel Kramer
preached I'm tho Nnvy.Yard TO a large deIega-
tiOn OF sailors from the men. .Of-war lying
there. A very interesting SundayschOol au-
nlyoisary was held at the Twclfth.straet VI. 4.
Church In the evening. AZ the Fourth.strect
NJ. +. Church holy communion was admins.
tered TO n number OF c0mmunicants during
the forenoon service At the Waugh NJ. L.
Church, Rev. +. A. Dpny, ~ the Wyoming Con-
ference, occupied the pulpit in the morning,
ana nu interesting missionary anniversary
was held in the evening. "rhe Suffering
SayIour' was tho iutereatino tonic nj the I, lat,
ern Presbyterian Church. The prayer meet
ing theme ut tho metropolitan Baptist Church
yesterday evening was "Swenring;" after the
evening service the ordinance of baptism was
administered 70 several persons. A very In.
tere5tins railway mems prayer meeting was
o'clock by Miss E. Lewis.
A dustcovered old man, nearly 10 ycarA of
age, named Felix Murphy, passed through
East Washington this morning, On route Tor
New orleans on foot. He carried an ol grip.
sack, skillet and tin coffee pot swung on tho
end ofa stout stan over his shoulder. In answer
TO the Inquiries of n CRITIC reporter, he said
that he had come all the way from New London,
Conn.,, and expected to reach his destination
before the dth Of July. His wife died at New
London several months ago, leaving him all
alone In the world, and he therefore decided
10 start for New Orleans, whore he has relatives
living. He looks the long journey In tho faco
cheerfully, and says he don't mind walking II
the weather continues good.
Hereafter religious services viii be held at
tho Jail every sunday Mt L o'clock IN. by Mr..
Hilton, the prison evangelist, asslsted by del.
egations OF young folks from the metropolitan
Presbyterian Church Of Capitol Hill. Tho
services yesterday were quite interesting, and
the inmates participated with evident pleas
ure. large assortment Of religious papers
and periodicals, donated by members Of tho
above church, were distributed among the
cells at the conclusion of the services.
Three very. well attended temperance meet
ings were held In East Washington yesterday
At Hams Hall, Anacostla, the W. @. T. o.. held
n large meeting. DR.. q. A. Norton Gnd other
prominent gentlemen addressed the temper
ance meeting at the North Carolina.avenue NJ,
=. Mission and Il union meeting of w. g. T. u.
and Y. NJ. o. A. was held at the Seamen'5 )
Bethel Retreat. Anumber of pledge.sgners
was the general result.
An insane man, named James @. Britt, who
halls from Plttsburg, Pa, was found wander
ing about the streets by the police yesterday
He was locked up at the Eighth Precinct sta.
his wife and is fleeing from justice. He said
"They found her with n bullet.hole through
her head and the pistol In my pocket"
Uncle Alb. Lewis, "old Rocks" is contem
Joining the oyster pirates. Uncle Alb, though
somewhat aged, says he Is "pirate of the
deepest dye"
Mrs. White, the wife of DR.. White, tho chlro-
podist, was buried from the family residence
yesterday afternoon. The funeral was largely
| attended by relatives and friends.
Mr Charles s. Price the popular south
| street southwest, has established branch
| drug store at Lineweaver's pharmacy, corner
| of Eleventh and NJ streets southeast near the
NaVy-Nard, whefe he VIII supply the resi-
| dents with pure drugs and fancy articles a
| lowest prices.
Professor Richard Mccoy, the well-kn0wi
| East Washington dancing master, left las
evening for New York, where he goes to en-
gage in business.
East Washington Business Notes.
| For palatable drinks and the choicest Wand.
| visit Alberto Campbell, at the Washington
| Hall Restaurant. His Old Cabinet whisky Is
| legion in ITSELF
Choice perfumeries soaps and toilet articles
| at Scala's old.established pharmacy, corner o
| Fifth and East Capitol streets. Prescription
| carefully compounded.