Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-19
ANACOSTIA.

The COOP HOPE CAMP MEErINa.-Yesterday
showed the biggest days work thus far in the
GOOD Hope camp meeting, which began August
and will continue two weeks longer. Fully
5000 people from the city and country were in
attendance, dozen hacks and many carriages
plying between the Anacostia street line
and the camp grounds, and all day Harrison
street was alive with humanity hundreds
climbing the hill on foot. A high whitewashed
board fence incloses three or four acres of
ground including the brick church and frame
parsonage, besides the meeting tent and half
dozen smaller tents for lodging and refresh
ments. Outside the grounds the road is lined
for nearly half mile with refreshment stands.
and the first impression on the visitor is quite
like that OF country fair. General good order
prevailed yesterday, though about a half dozen
arrests were made about the grounds by the
police. Rev. j. ]. Taylor preached in the
morning, Rev. George Payne at pm. and
Bishop Wayman in the evening Rev. Cross,
white Universalist preacher, ais, spoke at the
afternoon service. Experience meetings we're
time between the preaching services. A few
white persons. evidently forgetful that they
were on private church property, made some
little trouble by not conforming strictly to the
rules of the camp. About o'clock, while the
prayer meeting was in progress and at its high
est interest, pistol shot was distinctly heard
over the grounds, and considerable stampede
from the crowd about the tent resulted, but
nothing could be learned of the shooting. The
meeting broke up at the close of Bishop Way
mans address at 10 o'clock.
A LIVELY CHAsE.-About o'clock in
the evening Edward Green, a colored man
aged twenty-nine, drove up to the camp
gate with a two-seated wagon full Of pas
sengers. As he had been there several
times before with load Officer MARI inquired if
he had license, and finding he had none the Of
fcer got into the back seat and told Green he
might drive down to the station house. which
Is right on the way back to town. The officer
told him if he would leave collateral il would
probably be all right and "A dispute arising about
gong back for collateral, Green attacked the Of
hcer at the foot of Good Hope hill. In the
scuffie both tumbied out of the wagon and
Green, breaking loose, took to the brush, with
Officer Mari on his trail, which led up the
muddy embankment, through ravines, down
the street gutter and along many byways. The
street was full OF spectators. who enjoyed the
race more than the officer did. for his clothes
had been torn and his suspenders broken. SO
that he was clutching his trousers with one
hand while hustling to measure out Justice
with the other. When he finally caught Green
and, with the aid of a passer-by, dumped him
back In the buggy. the officers elegant Sunday
suit was wlited and he gave vent to pious wrath.
NoTEs.-GeOrge Green, a white boy aged
fourteen, who ID in the employ of Mr.. James
Sanders on Capitol hill, and Garnet Davis. a
coiored boy aged fifteen, were arrested here on
suspicion last evening, young Green having
one of Mr.. Sanders horses and Davis one of
MIR. Suits of the same neighborhood, which
they had taken withou: permission and were
riding over this part of the District. They
returned the horses and were released
Geo. Anderson and Frank Fasnaught were
arrested for profanity at the camp grounds
and released on % collateral each.-Citizens'
association No. meets in the station house to-
night.-The appointment Of Mr.. Geo. F.
Pyles as postmaster at this place was ordered
by Assistant Postmaster General Ciarkson Fri
day and official notice of the change il expected
today. MIR. Pyles will locate the Office in his
dry goods store, adjoining his grocery, on Har-
rison street, and place his niece. Miss McNelly
of 18th street southeast, in charge. Mr. Scott
one of the competitors, has accepted place
in the navy yard. and it is expected Miss Etzler,
the other candidate. will secure department.
position, having long since passed the civil
service examinaton.-Rev. Z. Richardson of
the NJ. E. church preached at the 4th-street
church southeast yesterday morning his place
being supplied by the manager of the tent
meetings in the city.-Rev Geo. Bowman of
the Baptist church is north on a vacation and
DIR. Fernald occupied the pulpit yesterday
morning, praise service being held at night.
Rev. Scott f. Hershey of the Sixth Presbyterian
church will occupy the pulpit next Sunday
evening.-The funeral of Mrs. Matilda
Hughes of Suitland was held yesterday MORN
ing.-Mrs. J. r. Pursell is very low -Dr.
r. A. Pyles has bought Mr.. Rolley Purselrs
house and lot on Jackson street.
Jack Gallagher alias VIM. Arlington, the
pngilist who was shot Wednesday night in
Chicago, died Friday night at the Cook county
hospital. Oliver smith, who did the shooting
is still at large.