Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1868, Page 4

"LOCAL NEWS. WHERE To mak pUR NEW YRAR’S PURCHASES. All who desire to make purchases for New Year's will find in the Stangs advertisiag col- @mne full iiermation as to where tuey can odiain, om the most reasonable terms, food. clotming, fuel, farmiture, books. tancy articles: ‘the cretal, the orname: articles of tuxury and necessity; ever: thing, in short, which maa Beeds. oF thinks be needs, for bis comtort aad evjoyment. To those colames we refer our readers for information of imterest to them, and will merely nof* below a few of the new s4- vertisements to which we bave net hitherto r> ferred in this column. ‘We are about to enter upon the gay seasoa ia ‘Westinton, which commences at New Year's, and lasts for several moaths, and@ihe indications are that we have never O3d a more brilliant Feries of receptions. parties, and bails than will follow each other in qarcxeuccess'9n Guriog the presemt winter. Jos. J. May & U»., 308 Pa. avenue, be:ween 9th and Win streets, bave made araple pr patiogs to Accommo- date the fasbi nable world with article: esseu- Gal for their teime becomingly attired, aad io- vite attention to ther large s:9ck ot ica Slack and Colered Silks, Bisok Silk Velvets, Pum's inisb Popiins, rm lizthtand dark colors; Lyou’s Sitk Cham Poplins, besutifal Satin Striped Poplins, Satin Serge®, Tied Skir ings, aad Paris Worsted Dress Goods. now sbont to be clos: 4 out atextremely low prices. They also nave Kid Glove Depot, 05 Pa avenue, th si-eete, $15,040 worth of loves, parchased expressly for the holidsys aud the succeeding round of sceis} entertainmen t yourself with « pice pair for your New Yrar’s calls. Motwing so retresbes tbe mind wearled with business cares, sud du'led by the warfare of bite, as a good book, and many troubles have Deep overccme aud many griefs lessered by the communion whicn the pr.ated page en- ables us to holt with the master minds of the world. Books entra the old. and open up ew world tothe young, hence nothicg is ore appropris*> for'a New Yoar’s gift than a mice volume, ci-eiully *elec.ed to suit the taste of the one for whom it is intended. Messrs. Pur & SoLomons have, at their Metropo!- an Bookstore, 22 Pernsylvania ave hee wen Sb aud Wich streets, a great variety of handsomely bound and beantifully ilinstrated Books, and thetr assortment of Ju.enile Books ard Fancy Articles, saitabis for preseats for the bo days, is very complete and exteasive. cilities tor Engraving in every style seed, and those desiring Visiting engrave!, or Cards printed for jew Year calls, will find their styles beaut- ful and iastionable. As maDy of our readers think that New Year's cavaot ve properly celebrated without liquid retreshmen‘s, we believe we are doing «m a service when we advise all who what the poets call the “flowing bow! iar,” “purple luster,” the “brimm.ng goblet,” and many other pretty names, some appropri- e and others not so much *o, tu be carefal bat they drink. It may be all yery. Bice to tae your cider, ard doctor it, and color it, and Mavor it, and call it the “juice of the grape,” bet if dors mot taste so well, and is not so wholesome 3s the apple juice, pure aud un- defiled, such as the pore Clarified Cider, of which Ritzy A Sutwy has just received 20 barrels trom the North, and which is for sale very low rates at his Bottling Depot, 57 <Green street, Georgetown. How not to besick. Instead of filling your stomach with indigestible food and drink, go to Jon W. Luxspox & Co.'s, 53 Louisiana ave ne, between €:b and 7th streets, and supply yourrelf with a good stock of fresh trait zor table use. They have jnst received 150 boxes ct Oranges. 50 kegs Malaga Grapes, and 100 barrels of New York Apples, al! of enality. There is no adulte tis kind. You get what you buy. (Gc. 1 Cheese will do to tie to, when delicacies atui ay disbes pall upon the appetite. The NowtTases Provvcs ComPas). Pennsylvania avenue, between 10th and Lith strests, have just received ©) boxes from Western New Yors which is jest tue thing to give a relish to your New Year = dinner. Astonish your wite by selecting for her a vervicrable New Year's gift. euch aso hand- some Carpet, at W.S. MITCHELL & Co’s,, cor- net Pennsylvania avenue and %b street. over cry & Brothers’ Dry Goods ¢:tablisnment. And astonish some of your humble frends, and at the sametime give yourself a pleasure, | by presenting them on New Year's with a tou Coal or scord of Wood. purchased eithe- of Leason & ULENe, S. P. brown & Sos J. G. Wa. Gi or Wittiams & Joi pisc 3 may te foand by fe. cing to our edvertising columns. Ccorzr & LatiMee have ior sales beautiful | Veive: Mrdaliion U.urpet, almost sew, coutain- ing about 42 yards. Call at their auciioa rooms, coruer 11th street and the aveaue, and are it. Boya geod svit of Clothes tor your New Year's calls of Gzorcrw C. Hexmine 511 7h street. Your table on New Year's will not be com- plete without some of those excellent oysiers which T. M. HaRYEs,suraamed the “Oyster King,” is constant sbment soutt: wis Avenueand 1th sti —_s—— Wasmixetox City Binte Socrety.—The Msagers of this time-bonored association as. sembleg at the rooms of the Young Me: ©hristie a Association on the evening of the 2th staut. There were im atteudauce the Hon. Peter Parker, (president of the board,) and Messrs. Campbell, Zevely, Harkness, Stickaey, wiyne, Leech. Zimmerman, and Fort. Atter tbe reading of the 9uth’ Psaim by the | president, and prayer, led by Mr. Stickney. the former retired to de St Another meeting in perior on in fuod of o.neF of Penueytva- reurement the President mad+ some interesting yemsrks reiative to the “signs of the times,” as audieated by the recent opeuing of the Spanish Mocarehy, with it thirty millions, to Bible among whom not only may the m of the Scriptures be Row entered band American Bible Societies. Also, 2s evidenced im tue recent publication by the Par cuety of ite Arabie translation of the Bacred Word, wherewn it is made available for te colichtenment cf the one hundred aud ¥ millions of ibe race residing betwe=n on the east and Liveria on the west These highly cheering omens iu the moral world the spenker regarded as calling for lively | gratitude. as well as largely increased efforis | ow the part of the Washingtoc Uity Bible So. | emty. A grant of fifty Testaments was made to a Sel Pi eee berth wip a nos street, organized by the Young Men's ieuan Association of East Washiugion. | Proposon offered by Mr. Suckney to aid, by tbe donation of twenty-four Bibles, a new | Nabbatb school at the Woodlawn a, bear Moun! Vernon, was, stier discussion, with- | drawn by bim, to be referred, with the endorse. | of this board. to the branch of the Parent | at Alexandria. | } {was directed that the next quarterly mret- sug of this society be held at the Calvary Bap- tet Oburch, on the evening of the third Sap- bath in Janusry, 1%; whereupon. after prayer, | led by Mr. Harkness, the board adjourned. aoe Tee Case or ua atwrnoon, Captain L. M. Crist, whose arrest | by Detectives SicGowan, Clarvee and Higley tae cherge of forgery was noticed im yester- | ay’s Stak. bad & keiring before Justice ‘Saath, when it sppeared that on Monday the Zoot ea amtion Townsend to Jay Cooke | ‘w the money, maling an appoiut- | ment to meet him that evening or te nest | a receive the mouey, and lives wimeseed the meeting the next tm aad airested Orist. He was held to the sem of S1,0% to sppear for a Monésy. Crist_was an officer di rebelliog in a Wisconsin the war was a clerk in the at, cond Auditor office, from which he wus discharged reduction of force 1m thé office in Seplezer. pamcenestiar= ine) cantante ew te, Mr. F. D. (iacnes tp the ebair, and Mr. S_ 5. Kiley Seere- tary. After @ reconsideration of the vote tiken Peeween 49 Bnd 6 streets, cent Bundred of Bis fines: iresh lot | however, passed in its orgin: | ‘aspirauons | not im any degree discreditable. | fends im this minority undertook, as we firm. eviows meeting. by which the sea of the C. Dulin, * 1 —— Guxnove—M:. Thomas Havenuer, on ©, | rete yesterday, tour | e rezgationsl Chace’) Di calty in A printed address “to the sister churches and the public,” signed by nin-ty-eugut me n- bers of the First Coaztegational Cuarch in this city has just beew jssuicd, so wale they say fist the ecemt occurence am the edu have been mustepresented, wored ihe to come before the pubuo With a plain statemen: of the truth, otaermme ‘O- chmrch amd its pSsior must suffer JOM kuyst wajast aod in. Jericus accusations Aicor wodelag a fow (x0 connected with congregational ism in this cikyyand the church here, . O. Howard, oe seyes months afver its organization, to aid iby Bis mame Sad influcecs, They say (when It was known that General Howart was willing to assume the chief respousidility of mising the needed fuads, it uudoudtedly [ueTrased the interest and the confidence of the ablic in the enterprise; and, besides, consider. ble sums were given through personal (rieud. ship for him. Weare fully sensible that much strength was thus given tw the work inits early stages, aud the only question on this point is, whether the method adopted fur pro- curing the money W&S more successtal in the eod than a more direct appeal from this church toour sister churches would have been, We hink there is reason to believe that if the method originally proposed by the Uongrega- tigual Union had been carried vat, most of oar subsequent difficulties would have been avoid- ed. About one year since, var pastor ——_ a seTmon apoc the colored race, in wi ¢aumivg for taem every right and privilege, Wit" Out di: Guction or exception, whieh other mr enjoy, Aad speakiag ia tae Dighest terms Of the qualities they bid exhibited, espectatly during the war, and predicting that they woald Werk outa pew Sud valuable form of civiliza~ tio, gave it as his opiaion that while they sbould not be excladed from ebw: schools, or any other place, their own highest welfare Would be best promoted by a taiaing so far Separate, as w secufe the develupemeut of taeir characteristics as @ race, aud prod wue African civilization, One knowing only what appeared on the surface, would find it difficult to see why the pastor of this church snouid uot be permitied quietly to express his opinions upon this matter ike any other man, or why it Was necessary to introduce into a churea meeting resolutions implying censare, or why newspapers at a distance from each other should make upon bim a simaltaneous attack, or why sectet meetings should be held here, and a protest against the sermon be drawn up, be printed at, and sent broadcast trom ue Freedmen’s Bureau, thus prociauning to the couniry that there was a serious division in the church, and that General Howard was at the head of a minority organized against the majority and the pastor. It has perhaps, been generally supposed that th rmon was the chief cause of Lhe division in this church, of which the whole couatry has heard with surprise and pain. So far is this trom being true, that we are compelled from our Knowledge of the facts to believe, that the sermon was seized wpon as a convenient Weapon to accomplish that for which the mi- nority bad long labored in vain, the removal of our pastor. For this reason the sermoa and Protest were seat out coupled with te utterly false impression, by whom first produ-rd aaJ spread abroad, we will not here wadertake to say, taai the pastor had opposad the admission otvolored members to ourchurch. Leading members of the minority bave more thaa once declared that (hey cared nothing for the sermoa, that thew purpose was to get rid of the pastor, The difficulty tm the chureb lies far back of the sermon. The chief cause, as we think, of the troubles which have beset us, the one without which no others would bave given any serious emburrassment, is found in the grave mistake made in the beginuimg, wuen it was proposed to rest our hope of oviaining money apon the ersonal influence of a single man. © attribute none but the purest motives to General Howard when, at the meeting of the Congregational Union in Mr. Beecher’s charch, in May, iS66, he appealed to the Unristian pab- lic to give Aim the money to build the church in Washington, as a testimonial, as the peopie had already given money and houses to Sher- man and Grant as a testimonial for tacir ser- vices. We certainly do not believe tnat the ehurcbes and others contributing money in- tended to put this church in a dependent and bumuliating position: aad yet we are compelled to state that, through what appears to us th iDJjudscious course of some of General Howard’ Iriends, our embarrassment in the various steps of this work Bas been yery much what it would have been bad they supposed that the church building-fund was his private Property, to be used for bis individual purposes. We bave acted upon the supposition that the fund ‘Was contributed by the churches aud others to Gus cherch, to enabia it to provide a suitable Place of worship, and that General Howard Was generously using bis mame and in- fluence as the fepreseutaive and finan- cial agent of the body to which be belongs, But it the oificers aad employees of the Freed- men’s Bureau really believe that the building fund wns contributed as a testimonial to Gen. Howard, snd was therefore his private pro- perty, Wey might not think it iar wrong to as- Wwempl to use the whole enter ytise ior Lue &: graucizment of their chiet; aud then it would be netwral for them to organize themselves, with such O.uer material as they couid com- me id, to oppose a majority of tue Caurch, aad re. ove the pastor, if these shoald dere not to be under the exclusive control of one man, or even of adepariment. If thea it were pos able. by direct statement or sKil.ul insimaation so to awaken prejudice im the mind of General How- a°d, and = to poisoa Lis miaa against his pa. tor hat be would become thei: jer, it will Oe seen Bot only that this would be a formida- ole minority, but that the church, with its fivances entirely in the control of one man, and he opposed to toe majority and its psstor, would te placed ia a very difficuitand perious positicn.”* The adress then proceeds to notice their ef- forts toget the names ot the proposed corpora tors cbanged in the bill beture Congress to in- corporate the First Congregational church, «39 tha. the majority may be fairly repreesnted.” They say “General Howard was then C' man of the Business Committe and Treasurer of the Building Funds, aud it was thought he would not desire the bardens of another offi, avd from the new list of corperators uis mame ws omutted, while that of his brother was re- tained. It is believed that no one im the Church bud the slightest objection to General Howard as one of the corporators, if he desired it, and the moment it was known tha’ he did wish it, it was preposed to add bis mame Tae bill form. bat so strong was the feeling in the Caurch, that ou the organization under the charter, after much debate, the rights of the majority were, in good measure, secured. Thechange of names was made, not by the pastor, but by the Congres- siopal Commnitter, at the suggestion of members of thechurcb, who deemed the original bill un- fair. About this times story was setafloat, and secretly circutated through the Church that the pastor was, in disguise, a Presbyterian and would attempt to presbyterianize ihe church, and must therefore be removed. It Was spread somewhat in Boston and New York, and then it was reporied bere taat such ‘Were the suspicious in regard to the pasi Presbs ieriau ‘endeucies, that the churca might jose «Qe confidence of the Eastern churches if he should be retained. The mos: unpleasant feature im the transaction is, that when the report was first started, the Business Com- mittee, of which G Howard was cbair- Mab, and amsjority of whom are opposed to the pastor. wrot» to the Vine-street Ghurch of Cincinnaui. of which Dr. Boynton was pastor about eighteen years, and where the sin of Presbyterianism was said to have been com- muttec, and recerved from the officers a clear and positive denia! of the whole story. This letter wes never communicated to the church and society, and the members of this commit- tee. with that letter im their possession, suffered this charge to be reiterated month after month, aud im their presence, without denial or ques- oR. | After speaking of Gen. Howard im his po- sition of treasurer of the Church Building | Fond, having the deed for the ground on Which tbe new church was to be built made out in bis own name, and disclaiming “all im- | putation of wrong motives” in that transac. ton, theaddress proceeds to another matter. and say: “Early i 1567, or @ little before, it was kuown to maby thatacind was formed, com- posed of of the officers and employees of ‘the Freedmen’s Bureau, iu this cry, and em- bracing among otuers outside, several in this eburch who were then, or have since proved to be, active members of the minority, whose pu was to procure the nomination of General Howard either as President or Vice It was thought he might represent ) the Cristian sentiment of the conntry and the , Sympathy for the colored race, which was then trong. The movement in itself bad nothing Generali Howard ever of thts sort, it certainly is But when his ty believe, to obtain the control of the church, @, and to re- ty, of such men's Bu- church, and of some University, ee some ume the question @ few disaffected control or erusha Associ: | of the nts of the 32, Norn Capstot street. to be distributed among | ; aime church, erament coald ©. which Was soon pats arrest and sabsequent appe ar- cee mc peptone 8 rss fined each In 1507, when our Church edifice seemed ve drawing near completion, whe aie eee? was aksent oa his summer f tion stom auy, asthe othérs would have been f tbe mis who were teachers in the 2h prere without consul: 7, OF sult and decide for iterIf, And the measare more onjecitonarte becaas= th supervises th path eenool, and t+ held ra usible for is action, the senool making its nai Feport tothe charch. Nor saouid the General and bis friends think it strange tht some regarded this, Dowever uojastiy,as a first Move on the political chess bourd. Many of these chiidren were drawa away from S| schools of their own, aud now, though the School i under the same teachers, nearly. all these colored pupils have left, thas provia; ones effort was ancalied for and uapata: In Nov alot - Phe men Were of mixed biood and emp! of the Freedmen's Burean, ‘The exauination was'ee far Paes? hor Ro one objected to their admission. F the examination was over a conversation was held in regard to the fatare of the colored race, aud it was ptovably only nat that these men of mixed blood them- selves should express views which looked to- ward the future complete mingling of the races, the merging of one in the other. They were so understood. They afterwards denied that they mentioned anfalgamation. True, the word was Bot used,mor was it needed to express their opinions. The y. present and the pastor, and some white candi- dates, taking each of these colored ms by the baud and welcoming them futo the church, withouta thought or a word of objection from. any one. On the /9th ot November the pastor Preached the much talked of sermon upon the colored race, in which, declaring ia the most explicit and positive manner that the blacks should be admitted, if desi , to oar cburehes, he expressed the opinion that where they had suitable organizations of their own, it would be better for them to unite with their own people. Upon this, two of the colored applicants were advised’ by some of the mi- nority to withdraw their application, and they did so. The woman was admitted as any other person would have been, without objec- had they not withdrawa their application. ‘The wholly untrue accusation was now made that the pastor had excluded colored members from the church, and it was spread indos- triously through the country, with the equally untrue addition, that the sermon was preached toexcuse or defend his course. Resolntions imply ing censare of the pastor were introduced in church meeting; the church refused to cen- sure, but, at the same time, expressed its senti- Ments and thoze of the pastor also, by the fol- lowing resolution: “We hereby declare that the doors of the cuurch sre open to ail true believers in the Gospel of Jesus Uhrist, and we welcome such without distinction of race or color." Neither church nor pas‘or bas ever expressed or held any sentimen's coutrary to this, and yet the war went on, on the false as- sumption that we were op to the admis- ston of colored peopie, and this, in the tac: of public, private, and even official s:atements, On this point we are constrained to express ourselyes plainly and decidedly. We do not think it -yen possibie that any intelligent per- son of tus minority ever believed that th. church or its pastor was opposed to the adm: sion of colored persons. question was, aud is so fall, and so dec tw admit of no mistake. Thecharchand pastor placed themselves unequivocally, and beyond the poswbility of mistake, on the most ad- Yanced position of the most earnest anti-slavery eburches of the land, and any one denying thi: denies the truth. After reviewing the subsequent contentions im the church, they tay: “The excitement under Which some of the members of ths minority Were acting may be judged ot when it is stated that General Howard, in open church meeting, allowed himself, in & most passionate manner, to give the lie three times toa gray-haired man, ow one of the honored deacons of the chareh: and when the pastor had asked and obtained leave to make some remarks on a question, the attempt was made literally to yoil him dowo With shouts ot Questio cries. A large committ investigate and report upon the difficulties of the church. More than once during the labors of this committee the pustor offered through friends to converse with General Howard, ‘With a view to settlement, but the offer wa declined, It was then given out th it the indorse- ment of the sermon by the church prevented the collecting of funds, and if that sancuon could be rescinded, the contention would cease The pastor advised the church to do this, as a peace offering, if it could be conscientiously done, as he was quite willing that the ser- mon shoud stand on its own merits. Ths committee reported this recommendation, With the written sanciion of the pasto and it was adopted: the pastor stating that for himself be was prepared to assert and defend the principles of iue sermon On the ground that it might enable Gen. How- ard to obiain funds and give us peace. the pas- tor favored the rescinding of the church res. olution, and it wss done. The majority and the pastor found that they were deceived. In- stead of obtaining peace by this measure, they were taunted With having Leen eblige: to eit tucir owa Words, sud the impression was epreed abroad that the church mad abandoned we pastor. At the close of that mes and in ihe midst of @ large company of church members, maie and temale, Geu. ‘foward, Tegret to state, so 1ar forgot hicuself ay toad- dress bis pastor ta & manuer that, in our judg- ment, Admics of no palliation or excuse. He ebarzed him with © secting the churcao vy the ears,” amd with seeking to divide it; and then told bim. in ihe igost rude and violent manner, that be thought Bim pos-e:sed of the devil, say- ing, “I believe the Ne | Stag is in your heirt.” The chock which inis scene gave to some thirty or forty witnesses is no: to be described: and it was the more astonish: cAUSE DO provocation was given either by the words of manver of our pastor.” ‘The finencial complications of the canreh are then adverted to at leugth, and iis mone- tary connection with Howard Unive: g be Feiusing *9 pay the t. The address says: “A moeting of the society was called, at watch the treasprer posi- tively refused 10 pay ihe iiterest, but gave the people to understsnu that if Dr. Boyntou could be dismissed, be would pay the intrest, finish the church, #nd pay its cebt. This was atier @ large majority Of ibe chureh and pewholders bad requested the pastor to wiibdraw his resigration. and he had done so, and we leive others to jadge of this attempt t bear down a hurch aud its pastor by the power of money, and the influeuce of a Government Depart: ment. At the close of this meeting General Howard saw fit to use such language in regard 10 our pastor that one of our deacons rebuked him, when he repeated it, and defied the church 1p any attempt to discipline bim.” Tbeaddress then recapitulate the facts and spye: “The great majority of this church, from first to last, have been as well united in’ each other and im the pastor as any church in this land, and we'declare that n ‘itation, strife. or trouble bas ever arisen among us which hae not been directly caused by the persistent efforts of (ucse who have organized themselves for opposition. ifa very few persons, mostly connected with the Freedmen’s Bureau and its Varvous operatons. were vut of the church, we should at once bave peace and union, The small faction whieh in the earlier stages of our lite, disturbed our peace, created ill-feeling and dissension, prevented our spiritual growth, and impeded our prosperity, lad little power except to Keep 1p & continued agitation; but when the aid of the Fre-dmen’s Bureau was obtained, we bad added to our other troubies What appeared to us an organized at- ‘em pt to use our church for the ambitious pur- poses of a few men, who were striving to exalt themselves by the elevation of their chief. We protest against any snch prostitution of a Church of Christ.” Th minety-eight signers to the address close by saying: We represent the sentiments of least “two-thirds of the church, shou: wo Bundred in ali, and more than that proportion Of the congregation. Some of the chureh mem- bers who ave recently come among us, not having bad personal knowledge of some of the facis here stated could not give an unqualified testimony, and hence we omit their names, al- though ibey are in full sympathy with the majority of the church.” A review of the proceedings of the late cx gerie council in this city is appended, with the “charges of the minonty,” heretofore published im our report of the proceedings of said council, and the “reply of the church to these charges against the pastor, which reply the council gave co opportunity to presen:;” of ly it will be remembered we gave a very full abstract, which is referred to in the note Which closes the appendix to the address; ‘Which says: “The report of the ¢z parte coun- cil bas been received. Its statemenis are what mighi be expected from those who heard only one side; they are partal,and unjust to majority and the pastor. We declined of such & council, so called, and se- Lis et : juriadichi lected for a purpose: bat we net only offered to give all needed information, so the iruth as our undoubt- to make our state- RaILRoapd IeTRKEST OF Westsre Mary- LaNO AND The Distaict or CoLumBia.—Va Monday night bast Captain Jonn Suford, J D Zieler, PB Kavkel, M. Governear, W. H. Falconer, and J. A. Huyden, citizens of Fred- qtick, Md. accompanied by Ex-‘tovernor Bi iste, arch ‘the ievropeiian oth te ane ty: for the. pur- BAving an ieteryiew with the tenae PB t Washington in relation tothe railroad inter- dete of ous citien, Lastetecing Jadze Wi iby Ce J. Wi Thompsoa, J. M. Bad an interview and tral scomewbere near Harnwvatg. sod & road from Frederick to tap in somew! the two points. The people of Fredert: to co. ve with the piaaees of two cities, and the former will bi from Frederick to the Pennsylvania State line attheir own expense. Mr. Hayden, the engi- Leer who accompanied the party, stated that the road between Washington and Frederick would be about 43 miles, and from the latter Point to the Pennsylvania State liae some 37 Miles More. Tne road trom Washington to Frederick has been thoroughly surveyed, snd there would not be & grade uj it excveding fifty-tor-e feet to the mile, and no curvatures above three degrees. It could be built at a cost of $30,000 per mile, and passing through one of the most fertile countries imaginable, would necessarily be of great interest to both cities. From Frederick to the Peansylvania State line the cost would be but $20,000 per mite, wit no giade attaining over forty feet per mile. with curvatures bot little or nothing. As the peuple of Frederick are powerless to procure a charter trom the Maryland Legislature, in consequence of the Baltimore avd Obi ~ritroad monopoly, they desire the citizens of Washington to ge! charter from Congress, and then they will, to use tae language of one of the committee, “anvest their bottom dollar” in the success of e Toad. The Washington committee cordislly recip- focaied t feelings and desires of the Mary- landers, ‘There was aucther conference of the respect- fve committees of Frederick and the District cities this afternoon, the re-ultof which was that the Washington committee promised to ndeavor to have ratted on the railroad bill w befure Congress & provision incorporating @ railroad trom Wa-uimzton to Lake Erie yin Frede.ick, Me., the route of the proposed road from this city to Frederick bavin, surveyed. The citizens of Maryl propose Ww go (oO Work as soon as the charter is obtained —_—e—— ELEcTIon o# Ov¥ICE28.—Mutual Division, Ne. 2, Sons of Ter, ce, on Monday eve- ning, chose the following officers for the en- suing querter:-—R. H. Jobn Snider, A. H. P. Pillsbury, F. icbard Rollins, Ass’t Con.; James Hollidge, LS; J.R. Wright, 0. Miss M. A. Tomlinso: ; Second. Bellman; Third, Miss Maggie Jon M:.s Georgiana Rees: A. C., Mi we Conductor, 2 ‘M. A. Max. ; Sentinel, Miss Ia ee Musical Di- Tectoress, Miss Annie len. ecto: 19, S. of T., elected following officers to serve the ensuing quar- ter —W. P., Jobn Golden; W. A., R.O. Polkin- Derwan; A. B.S, H. C. S , Jobn R. Knapp; Treasurer, Ge. A ; Chaplain, J G. Smith; Conduc- tor, C. H. Johnson; Assistant Oondactor, Win- field Scott; I. S., Byron S. Adams, U.S. 5.0. Kniffin; Lady Conductor, Mrs. E. McPherson; Lady Sentinel, Miss Ada Thompson; Lady A: sistants, Miss Minnie Kaapp, Miss Lizzie Thompson, Miss Betty B. Adams. Gocd Samaritan Division, No. 1, S. ot T, at the regular meeting, bela last evening, at Sons of Temperance Hail, elected the tollowing offi- cers to serve the ensuing quarter: J. Rankin Imbrie, W. P.; Ed. Bb. Hay. W. A.: J. K. Bridge, R W. A. Gove, A. R.S:H.H. Haz- a, F-S.: John Johnsoa, Treas : Alfred Wood, E. Bangs, Con.; 0. B. Lammy, Asst. Merritt Brown, 1. S.; L. W. Bergman, 0, S.; Ed. W. Roache. P. W. P. The tollowing pag Be ge Were also appointed: Mrs, Mary M. Holt, Mrs. Earnest Minnicker, Mrs. Nellie Wood. lady a: ductor, Mrs. stants; Mrs. Van Beurea, Con- E. Hulse, Sentinel. Frankiin Lode, No. 2, the oldest lodge of Knights of Pythiss in the coan lected the following officers Monday even! Ww. O, Past Chencellor John Schultz; Vice Chance! lor, Daniel Jobnson: Recording Scribe, PG. Cc. ©. M, Barton; Financial Scribe, P G.C. Daniel Carrigan; Banker, P.G. C. Edward Dunp. The three last named were the first ofcers of this institution. Friendship Lodge, No. 8, located on the Island, elected the foilowing:—W.U., Edgar W. Beach; V (., John H. Richardson; R. S. F.S., P. ©. George W. Se . John M. Hinkle. This lodges numbers over 250 members, and is in a flour. isbing condition. Calantbe Lodge, No. 11, K. of P., on Monday vight lest elected Joseph A. Bureh. W. ©.; Jas. Morrow, V. C.; F. E Anderson, Banker: P.C. . G, Dadley, BR. S.; G. J. L. Faxwell. F. S. ©. A Kimmell, Guide; J. H. Bridwell, 1. 5. — Denoho, 0. §. —— WORKINGVEN’8 Union or THE FounTa Warb.—A nu -ting of the board of directors of this Union was held last evening in the Alder- men’s Chamber, City Hall, P. H. Donegan in the chair, S P. Espy secretary. Benjamin Mc- Coy. P. Briscoe,ad J, Johueon were elected as *dditional members of the board, and Mr. Mewoy waselected Register A resolution was offered by W. Bowen,‘-requesting the Mayor im giving out contracts for improvement in the Fourth Ward, to consider the bids of 1 member or members of this board in preference to any ‘one else, in case the work cannot be done by day’s work,” was rejected. This resolution was by Messrs. Johnson, Crane, and others, om the ground that it was too much to ask, and thatevery man had the right to bid d obtain work—the only qualification re- quired being the competency of the party to perform the work. e-srs. Bowen and Cos. tello urged tbe adoption of the resolntion, co! tending that the members of the association ‘were entitled to this work; and also urged that some plen sbould be adopted by which the Members of the association could work. A Te-olaiion was finally adopted for the appoin: ment of a committee to inquire into the expedi- ency of the sssociation contracting to do work 45 iin aszoviation, the profits to be used Teliet fund; and Messrs. Bowen. Talley, Bris- coe, Costello, and Hickey were appointed. —— Tae Liquor License Question.—At the fourth bearing of the case of A. Holsten last evening pefore Justice Morsell, Mr. Hine, the defendant's counsel, reqnested a trial by jury, which being refused, the testimony was pro- ceeded with, showing thatliquors were sold by Holsten sboat the 15th _inst.. t that he kept a which wasa great accommodation to market men In furnish- ing them meals carly and late, After bearing the case, the Justice stated that he did not approve the law that scemed to deny to sach men as Holsten the right to conduct their busi- ness, but he did not feel justified in dismissing the case, because the act of Uongress required that all licenses should be ved. the Board ot Police, and Mr, license. The Susi shopld be taken. Mr. Holsten ee ‘University—Law DgsraBtMEnt. This young and enterprising. institution ts About to add another de; nt of study, for those who desire toenver the law, as will be seen by an advertisment in another columa. The themselves and their brethren the requisite Spel a. a eta eet cep: i. no ood reason why this ebould ‘Bot go on; and this like’ y The reading ‘will be prosecuted after5 o'clock p. m., because of ihe employment of students other~ Wise during the day. —_o+——_- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREX of St Mark's Memorial Chapel, south A street, had a de. pene a ing on Boe afternoon of a, ‘anocent’ ‘Phe Chris:mas troe wes especial Dject 6 ‘attraciion to all, and its fruits ices lucted by the im cl Rey. Ft aed putas ~ ‘is first ‘Onristmes festival of St, Mark's Me. ee Drranrumm oy Mamines- Lact evening a t det marines, the tem, ferycommind of ape R. W. Huntington, lett the barracks iu this ney ond. 400k the for ‘York; for duty the man-ot. vn neyiwaaia Tu® courts. Circuit Cow Judge Cartier —The case of Kenvesy, Nault of Merenants’ National Han t. National Bank of tae Metropolis, 1s ‘s'il! on trint. Fisher.—Thig mora- CrmuxaL Corr, g, Daniel Jaekron. 1 ‘Wanhtn; be ee yel, and it is beleved that they will still able to battle with any weater, ont interruption on acceant of the as the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomic Railroad Company have rohased a v powerful iron ice-steamer, built exclusively to break the ice. and which will be used when- ever required, to go abead of the pussenger acd mail steamers Vacderbilt and Keyport, to keep he track open. Yesterday an oyster boat was towed by the steamtug Ariel up to Riley's wharf, Baving on board aboat 100 bushels of prime oysters for market. ‘There have been no other movements in sailing vessels for soma days. ——2— THE Soppen DEATH oy Mes. Magtin—An dnques’ to be Held.— We stated on Monday after- boon that Mrs. Martin had died rath-r sud- denly, her death supposed to have been caused by an overdose of narcotics, avd to-day Major Richards requested Lieut. Noonan to investi- gate the matter. Lieut. N., atter making in- quiries as to the manner of ber death, has come to the concinsion that the case demands the iu- vestigation of the coroner, and has requested that an inquest shall be held. The deceased resided with her husband on New York enue, near 2ist street, and bad been indisposed with a severe cold and acate pains in her breast. Dr. Ripply, physician for the poor in the First Ward, was calied to attend her, aud oa Saturday prescribed thirty grains ot Do- vers powaer and ten grains of sulphate of morphine, with the proper proportion of liquorice to make ten pills,one to be taken every two hours. One dose was administered on Saturday afternoon, and the deceased im- mediately went to sleep, and her husband aroused her and gave her the second dose sub- sequently, when she went to sleep again, and died before morning. She was buried at Glen- wood Cemetery yesterday, but it is likely that to-morrow the Témains will be disinterred and @ post mortem examination held. —.—— Fimg—Abont 2:15 o'clock this morning a fire Was discovered by officers Calhoun and Grant, in the two-story frame house cerner of 6th and P streets, and an alarm was sounded from box 27, bringmg out the fire department. The house and furniture was damaged to the extent of $2,000, on which Mr. George Gamb, (who has a ten years’ lease on the property from Mr. We'sner,) has an insurance of $1,500 Itis supposed to have caught from the stove in the kitchen, While ttre apparatus was at work some party cut the horses of No. | engine loose and they got away, but were recovered in Georgetown by some of the third precinct officers. —_2—_. Sale or Lowgr Capa Pont FARM On THe Potomac Rives.—The lower Cedar Point farm in Maryland, and situated on the Po.omac river, about sixty-five miles below this city, has been sold by the owner John H. Borrougbs, to Peter Dill, of Georgetown, for 544A), Including all the improvements, stock and crops on the premises. farm contains 400 acres, and 1s improved by a large dwelling house, containing 15 rooms. Dill invends establishing there & summer watering place. ——o———_— REeviaw.—tn the list of directors of the Prov- idvat Ald Socvety the name of Mr. J. H. John- son was ipadvertently printed J. J. Jounson. The latter geutleman would make a good di- rector, but is mot ® resideat of the Fourth Ward, of which Mr. J.H. Johnson nas long bren a resideat. IngvgstT.—Yesterday, Dr. W. W. Potter, the Coroner, held an inquest on the body of the colored man. Moses Tuaraer, whose sudden death on Sonday night was uoticed yesterday and after a post mortem examination a verdi. of death by the rupture of a blvod vessel of the brain wes rendered. Marnrep.—Christmas Green. of this city, and tori popular proprietors of ° the married iu Haltimore to Miss Emma ‘Alice Howlett, of Maryland. The happy ceaple lett for Minnesota to be sent for turee weeks, when they will return tothis eity. y HALL.—Theie was another large audienre ty witness the performance at Canterbury Hall Isst_ nigh! of course the prominent fea:ure, bat are other performances which add to the gen- eral eajoyment of all who psironize the cstab- lishment. ———. Messes. Gr Rasone & GLEND . BROKERS G-street woart, furpisb us with the following telegraphic seports of the Scranton coal sales in New York to-day: 10,0 toms lamp, 84.17% to $4.75; 12,000 tone steamboat, S457% to 18.000 toms grate, $4.15 to $4.8); 10,000 tons egg, 84.02% 10 Bie Seaaeete BaeTagpy.—Yesterday, Lientenan: Austin arrested G. L. Austin on the ebarge of being the father of the Rachel Evans, and justice Lynch requiced him to give security to indemnify. ANOTHER SUDDEN -JseaTH.-A (German, onmed Huthmather, residing ou Pennsylvania Avenue, between 12th and Eth streets east, died very suddenly last night, aud to-day an investigation is being beld. a THE Concert of the pupil School will be re this evening, ‘school will reopen Monda; of the Colfax The CITY ITEMS. JUST RECEIVED FOR GENTLEMEN, new goods in new styles of Overconts, ready-made, for $20 and $), Garmeats for reptiemen made to or- der expeditiously and in superior style, at Geo. ©. Henping’s, No. 511 7th street. Strangers are required to make deposits on ordered work. TO ALL Epiccres.—i have received to-day fifty barrels Cherrystone Oysters, and five bar- rels Lyon Haven Bays, aud five barrels Saddle Rock, and will receive daily those choice vrands. 1 am also prepared to furnish two hundred galions large Norfotk Oysters daily. 1 am determined to keep a large pupply on bevd, im defiance of the blockade of the river. Giye'me a call, and you will go away satisfied. The old Iron Clad is stil at the front. 3 T. M. Hanver, eg CAREIAGE SLIPPERS AND Socks, to keep the feet warm when riding, 20 and 25 cents a pair. 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DORE’S (GUSTAVE) ILLUSTRATIONS, Including all his New Works, just issued, form with *Elatne,” ” apd * hae vo. extra e' ALSO, UNIFORM op! TE THE HUDSON TAYLOR BOOKSTORE. (ESTABLISHED 1848.) FRENCH & RICHARDSON, cem4 334 PRNROTLVABLA AYRSUE. GEORGETOWN. Affairs in Georgetown. Sartor Reat Extave—Thomat Dowling. soid the (wo-stery frame house of Hesewsah Millar No. 58 Gay street, ‘With lot #2 feet front amd 120 feet deep, to Wil- Liam King, for #4409. No toll will be charged unui notice ts given the public through the papers. GworerTows arp _— Rye Ed m ‘of the directors of this pike wil beld at Puree’ house, on the Virgian mde, on the location of the proposed road. Kiver Frowr.—Entered—Steamer Jobu Gib- son, Winters, trom New York, with merehan- dixe, for District merchants. Georgetown Advertisements. ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auc'r.; Georgetown. HOUSEBOLD GOODS, CLOTHING. Ac. AT aveTio) G, December sist, RAY NOES Hor store. Mo. 124 Bridgewtreet S ienge hat or on . re wtreet, Goccs, comstetin of re a T OBACOCO, SNUFF, SEBGABS AND Pipgs. TOBACCU. 9,000 pounds, consisting of mp. Fi cb 000 Of various «ives. a of Pen which is put up and stam, according to Te- (uirements of fue late Inv’ of Congress’ 1 PRUE. 5 ol 1.500 pound: im bottle.1 1b pac suttable for retaili, - b CARS. 15% 800. (varions brands,) st $10, $15, #20, $30, $40, $60 and GH0 per M. PIPES. 150 boxes Scotch end other Pipes, different styles. at &: 7B per box Jail” of which 3 ules street, under the 2, $3 and Mreonte Hall.) Gecrcet eon! 1) Ge owe. Ge 8 im SetwVAMES WALLACE QELLING OFF AT BEDICED PRIC! TO SS CHANGE BUSINESS.—The andersicned be- ing abe ‘hange winews, will, til the isth day of -h mext, offer their entire Men Sheeting, ) articles; torether with all gone» usual'y found ia ® Dry Good Store; will be a J Shaan ‘MATFIEUD & BROWN de 12-1m___ Bo. 121 Bridge st, Georeetowa. = GOL’ , LICEN| S. Bo TS belage steeds > joney advanced on ghandiee. to any amouvt. ‘snd for Sha cold, Business strictly coundent! ony CLOTHING, &. OVERCOATS: OVERCOATS: LOWER THAN NEW VORK PRICES: Elysian Rine—The Latest. umm. Bilge, Diack and Brown Beavers 6 rows, Canary. obi iar BOYS OVERCOATs, 95.50 TO 815, Comprising CHINCBILLAS. WHITNEYS. MELTONS, BEAVERS, SATINBTS. m An inspection of Stock is respectfully solicited. A. SAKS & C€9., CLOTHIERS AND TAILORS, aeb-t 9 S17 Sevenre Starer. REMOVAL. DEVLIN & CO., Have removed to 276 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Second door from Kirkwood House, and have ‘dded t> their ai LARGE ASSORTMENT OF MATERIALS POR CUSTOM WORK A choice variety of CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BoYs, Of New Styles and Choice Fabrics. SPECIALITIES OVEROOATS, $15 and upward. PEA JACKETS, 12andupward. ¢e31m AND YOUTHS’ DRESS AND SCHOOL CLOTHIBG. A large stock jest recetved for FALL AND WINTER WEaR. STEPHENS & Co., 310 Penasyivanta eveane, on -tt ‘Det. Sth and 10th strocts. (Baocessar to '. Lowpon & Oo. CITIZENS, ARMY AND HAVE MBROEART TAILOR, Brown's.) ines” 'me308 Foam. ovennn To canrsmrens amp BuILpEns. FOB SALE CHEAP" EX LOTS OF 6,000 FEET aND UPWauDs,