Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1872, Page 4

WMPORTANT PETITION TO CONGRESS. _EVENING STAR. of the affidavits pres yesterday, aud the s Mr. Ordway in his car ning, was imticat King that the LOCAL, NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-ni: }e following memoria! was presente liouse yesterday by Mr. Hooper, of Massachu- as referred to the committe pe 2 Cratchett’s hall, on the doth of February last, and that during th concourse of men, pr 21st district, assembled at e being feted ith edibles and lager heer, & person apparently in hese. men were assem- f Ordway, who provided the . Atkinson was harangw' ug them against the reguiar One ot the Ordway endeavored to. p afSant to Ordway by a nd shook a €20 Dill in “his © some of Mr. Oniway's nitly said that he.bad ob- day he saw @ large 4 ornichett’s hall, where they we I freely suppl: and was informed b arge of the teast th: bat they feel a deep inte: ements thereof. t cation ef the capit or nothing has been done towards provement of its streets, 4 ing its natural beauties. apital of a great people no inent place am yeters of the The condition ps has resigned her position is b—afiant met Mr. ‘tes botanical gar- | conversation, during idl that if he could n hisopponents in a fair tight he ha | iniluence with Senator Patte | from his ewn State—to sey will leave Washingten the United S' to which we need not refer led to this condition of the cit idicious advertising is like fishing where | den, and engaged him y remedy this | le pendent territerial Congress grantest our petit Ht place Theodore Thomas’ orchestra will give n Hail on the even- n—the Senator two grand conc imgs of Isth and 19h inate. < were lying iam Smith, in Lis affidavit, testit chett’s hall a! ch, referred & r., has been elec nk. to fil the informed tat Mr. Brown gave hi @ half to gocut anc asines# of a largely ng at night; this was Tuesday, : night, which was ve mails on the > » Washingtoe ¥ in charge of was thereiore ed on and elect 1, leaving Mr. ast season, but those opp oi creating the det y pesed obtained an injunet } ) means the work w 1, and before what Z nor prete eee men voted against elected, and when the "4 mbersot the club left i ents remained behind with Mr. dames Dobson swears that he alzo was trem Mr. Ball ‘factory condition; and now, at the commencement of the second ason for labor, we find the authoritie: an investigation wh prolonged, and out of which, nent, HO good CaN possibly resnit. fore 'respecttully but eartestl aiess to close the pending invest sas it can be done ip | involved, in order that the Board ot y proceed with the improvements or adgment may kave, ed, yet we believe nents commenced will w these same men voting with Mr. Ordw prhoon the electi istice to the interests doen Gee as tered suits for Grace Hurdle Samuei B. Hurdle, prictor and y loubtlesly have oce’ Mesare, Walter d te the comtort, health, and prosper rida «pital of our country. eng = guard the interests etrictions in the ex- e to the arrest of nextent that th her frem sche influence, induced her to act t curess and to bring her companions to his room. Whew there he made the most obscene and in- sulting proposals and filled the minds of the children with the most loathsome ideas. alleged tibel in the sec ”, trustees have exc read of here e part of pro- public improve- and which we con- John Douglas, howed such evidences of € expelled her fro lot her evil intla rt of a procuress that the trustees to prevent the sv induced her to act the bring her companions to bis (Butts’) room.” dens and reg nd ofeers of f pip te serve for the ons homas 0. Hill-, A Prisoxen Wark « t—About 1 this morning FE A ected for burglar use of Mr. R. B. Irwin, and and battery with intent to kil! OF Boyle, wes arraigned in the © 1 -H, Norris appeared for him, ga plea of not gu ment until to-morrow fore his handeutt was next to him, he walked out unobserved, and got away. Robinson is a desperate fellow, and has frequently been before the courts when not doing time in the penitentiary, and it was a few weeks ago that he was released Prison. As soon as Robinson was missed, 1 spatehcd in search of him, and from n reeny from ¢ wry, John Bury: John Lowry; regis William L. Wall, Hungerford, n—Vestrymen, A. N iam Wall, if. ark. Thomas Risbton, lity, acked a postpe hich’ was granted. fastened to the pr: citis’ music store, Joseph J. May, Lewis J. Davis, David Walker, EF. Simpeon, Kelhourn & Latta, S. H. Kauffmann, tT, George E. Davis. e s church, on Easter Sunda’ «d ip cash. towards liqnidating the ss of the church, 31.604 55 ceased to ever pledges are paid im. gation y earibates | William F. Matting'y, Muctariand, Capito! Bil.)—Ver i THE CARNIVAL AND pb Baker, Kebert kK. EF s. & Bates at their 1). F. Hamlink, .. L. Pearson, L MASQUE of Marini sembly rooms, on E street, g, Was as usual a very pleasantafiair. all was not too much crowded for yment, and the company was m: some of our best citizens and their ies. Many of the costumes were of quaint, and some Leng, P. K. Nie William €. Metntire, Theodorus Bailey, Admiral U.$.N., dimes Wortley, 2 of very original, designs, and ereated much © was excellent, and the merry dancers enjoyed themselves to their Quite a nomber of ladies and gentlemen who were spectators during the first vart of the evening joined in the testi the masks had been removed. time none but thes fs mitted to the floes were furnished by: wardens, Dr. W. er, Harry Valk; heart's content. ; Georgetown. Vestryme Previous to that stirmes were ai. Some of the finest costamces . | known cos- Messrs, Marini & Bates were untiring in thelr efforts to contribute to th their guests, and 1op & Dudley, P. HB. PD. Cooke J. Marbury, : neceeded as they always do. 2 on TRAL GRANT AND CoLrax Civn.—A erot gentlemen met at the rooms of the ’ st night, for the rant and Colfax rowne in the chair and rowley secretary. Permanent officers as follows:—A. R. Shepherd, pres’ Smoot, A. K. Law Commission, Mic Oreka Trovre mule a very favorable impression on the apprect: George B. Wilson, audience assembled at Augusta Duckett Marbry Washingt Browne, 0. S. B. Wall and Col. H. A. Hall, vice presi- dents; J. C. Dougherty, secretary; Fisher, treasurer; Collins Crusor, ufiy was elected c the executive committee. Crowley and Wall were appointed = committee to wait upon Mr. Shi form him of his election and request that he i! a meeting of the club as soon as possible. the National The: ared in “+Fortunio,” oc t pleasing extravaganzas. The icce was weil done by Mrs. Oates attendants. and those comical tellows, Messrs. Cr the singing of Mrs. € the troupe was very fine. uses from Martha, Fra Di Peas, oceur in the piece, and were et and spirited manner. € local hits were very good. The cil a first rate notice. Metzgar & Byles, B. A. Kidder, d. McFurlany, JH. Burgess, Messrs. Browne, 1. S. Woedward, Hable Brothers, crge Francis, RA STRIKE.— m canal rece! entered on the wanufacture of brick for the seacon, but some of them have commenced tempering clay pre- pavatory to operations, a few hands bei work. A large number of the workmen not yet commenced operations, but have noti- fied the bosses that they will not work tor les: than fifty cents advance onthe wages of last season, When the prices paid were $25 Most ot the bosses have determ- that they will not give the advance, and hence there isevery prospect of a strike. ‘The work- men do not seem to be united. and last nigh! a meeting they had on the subject of striking was the scene ef several row: Tre BALTINORE AND Pi olive Through the Tunnel—To-day about noon, engi o1 the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, with an open ear, on which were the contractors for the tunnel, (Messrs. Riley and McLaughlin, Baldwin, (of Baldwin & Co., trac layers,) and Mr. John A. P neer under whose immediate supervision work was constructed, passed throu; Yard tumne! to near the corner of /here a load of ties was takenon. The ich extends from near7th to near i2t} hted thronghont, and the substantially laid. —_—$¢ TRE FISHING SEASON promises to be asuccess- ful one, and the proprietors of the various land- ings on the Potomac shores and im the Chesa- peake bay prognosticate that the run and catch will be ‘unusually A. L. Newton, N. Premfeld, Worthington, Kebert F. Martin, B. E, Messer, tainments, without being vulgar. andare worthy H. Fumphrey, onage of Our citizens. - 4 Geo. Smallwood, mes It. Muddon, rge Kothesdale, Kiebard Harris, Daniel Brown, Thomas M. Germond, Levi Brisco, Benedict Barnes, os Millis, - A Rear Forare Sates —Thomas W. Fowler, reet. has just sold fo rs. Litchtield and real estate agent. S02 Joseph Prather Augherton, lots } irenting 369 feet on street northwest, tor the sum of $10,000. Messrs. al street, and ‘am Hensen, James Queen, Daniel Siemes, William Beckett, vas Jackson, ‘ob Williams, W. Hemson, Horace Wilkins, ath streets north sow will build im: Grsx's Son ow Hrs Travets.—Last nighta © central guard just arrived from having secreted himself on a id rode until he was discovered and put eff, when he walked the rest of the dis- tance to this city. is boy applied for I house and stated that he Bad ridge, the engi- 1. W. Mefpturft, i hornton Lewis, los. Parker, Henry Simes, Wm. Nelson, Charles Brown, John Green, M. MeKinzie, James Young, birteen vears of father is a taflor by trade and nildren and drives street east, was Ii, track was found to poor ies V. Atexandet, George Anderson, Warren Choate, Wm. H. Young, 40. Hanson, Wm. Tanney, W. W. Koss, be bright and we Last night Om: ith precinet. m: in Nailer’s A Samuel Burns, Shad of excellent bout the streets for jays, and, with other Potomac fish. med William -who.afew nigh tapped the till of 2 bs Li ——_2—___ Lear Year Recertion axp friends of Lincoln Post, No. 3, G hold a reception and soiree at Mason Temple on Thursday evening of this week, the proceeds of the entertainment to be devoted t: the outfit of a soldier's orphan who has been adopted and educated b: ment as cade! Are WE TO Have 4 CARNIVAL Tuts YEAR? meeting of thore who tavor another carnival this city was held litan Bank—J. W. Thompson Arthur Shepherd con. chairman of &@ committee weeks since to consider the fe ing this celebration, ferred with a number of citizens relative to the project, and find that a li the patrons and subscribers | carnival tund, and citizens Sorree.—Th: x A.R. at the Metropo- in the chair, and Mr. Reser S. Gid- —Vesterday, the case of Barrett was commenced in udge MacArthur, aml is on This is an action tor slander; The plaiuti? charges of him, + He stole $49 the post, and receives at the naval academy ident Grant. The entertatument wil be a very pleasant one. ‘2 FOREPAUGR’s GuEAT a is drawi onder. It comes Bee eee a a little nd. mi 8a) goes sna t nocessary 1d to visit it, we Say go early if you want to see all that is to b: seen. damages lard that Jletendant bad said worth of my lumber, and if old Hunt had his deserts be would be Mevsrs. Ellict and Lovejoy appea len for defend. jury found a verdict for plai = - much in its Fish axp Ovster Mar: Inspector General Gate! ports marine products as fol- 400 bushels of bunches’ her- scription of the citizens ge adopted that a committee the arrival and sale of lows:— Schr. American ereek oysters; small, rtha Wa hington, 1,500 ring: sold at from $ Sloe Name, of a carnival during the —_e—_. A Goop Ozper.—At a meeting of the Boar: ‘ay be subscribed, the was of Public Works to-day it superintendent or foreman will in permitted to have an; ndirect in any ny improvement whic! Any violation of vhe offenders to dismissal. per ti nd. last week im ng: sold at $15 bunches small fish sold at 5c demnations—i#5 bushels = ters, @ bunches fish, 100 herr ——« ‘ommittee will undertake the work of ing a grand ce the said com: ration at the time y interest either direct or ittee to cart upen may have ir Tue Draws on the new lon, Potomac were completed, wit ceptions, on Satur: weighs 21 tonsand the north draw > t being mostly and the latter en- can be worked two weeks the es and foot pasen- si it is estimated vy last. The i ¢ “thie District has | Grand Lodge of Masons ot ict has received an invitation from the Grand | the state of Delaware to be tat | cation of the Masonic Temple at Wilmington, which takes place on the 18th | invitation has been accepted, and the officer- will attend in a body. ———_o——_—_ SMALL-rox.—Five new cases of small-pox ar- reported by the Board of Health officers. One full eruption, called at the Health yesterday evening. Prompt measures were tak bi moved to the hospi and attention will peat staal Reap Silverberg’s advertivement on secon! m. Dickson as the Fant was chosen treasurer of place ot the late W: y with case by one ma: bridge will be open for ‘Tar Wasmixetow City Paresn ho'd their regular spriny Uly’s ehureh, commencing this evenin, k. This presbytery embraces all the Pres- hurches in the District, together wint jjacent churehes in Maryland and Virginia. ARY CowrANy he! 2 the rooms of the Y. M- t evening. and elected the fol cers for the ensuing year:—W. dent; John Mei UMAN HATE, On account of its great demand present style of hair dress, is much in- yciee.” We learn that Mr. C. Baum, hoopskirt and corset manu a orariam. Pie force, Alex. R. Shepher !, icholson, F. H. Smith ital. where proper attendance ‘ve bestowed on him. awis Clephane, W.L J. M. Brodbead, Job bar at the low CRIMINAL CouRT, Judge Cartter—This morn- ing, Henry Jones, alias John Thomas, alias Wesley Thomas, a colored character well kuown police a8 @ hard customer, was arraigned on indictment for a secend ottense of larceny, he baving recently completed a term of 60 days under a sentence of the Police Court, and was convicted. The court seatnced him to three years im the Albany county penitentiary, and the prisoner took the announcement as a matter of congratulation. thankiag the judge ashe con- cluded. James Clark, colored, arrested by De- | | tectives MeDevitt and NcElfresh, plead guilty | to the larceny of $50, andwas sentenced to three ‘ars in the reform school. George Washington, barged with burglary amd larceny, was con- victed, and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. | Washington 's a coal black, bar- ley Jeliow. and was arrested a few weeks since ¥ Meests. McDevitt and McElfresh, on the charge of smashing in the glass of Abraham Bros’ window and taking ont pistols. Joba Keyes was convicted of the larceny of $35, and sentenced to three years im the penitentiary. Alfred Fields, indicted for sasault with intent 1, was gonnd guilty of assault, and sen- three months. r, Judge Wylie. —To-day, Roehe ordér recommitting case to Dahigreen agt. de Overbeck ming sale. Huder agt. Huder et al.; erder dismissing bill. Alexander and Washington R. 2. Co. agt.C. M. Wilkes; order allowing defendaat to Ble cross Bill. Corcoran Chas, and 0. Carol; order making state of Maryiand. a defeudant. Butler agt. Keating: W. Jones guar, order pro. com ed. Roughton ogt. fesso and to take ti stime ischer: order confirm: Riggs et al. age. Hoo: istee to sell Whailc anahan ig leave to tle amoudme: lle: order sustaining demurer aed g bil. Carpenter agi Hxing amount of appeal boi Pouce Cor i Flinn Kelly, assauiton 3 Moses Christan plead: harged with stealing 1si0. Dennis Lonz assault attery on Ell » his wite. pleaded gnilty; tined $10, and placed ander S200 honds to keep tie peace. Starley Lawson, charged with assaak and battery on dane Law- ; bonds to keep the peace required. Edward mith, drunk and pro: fined $3. Wiliam Wallace and Thomas Tack, two young men, pleaded gui'ty to using fou d boisterous lan- Ruage. and were fined beach. Moses Christ- man, charged with car neaster, same offene Jolia MeMahon, drank and profan 453. Lemuel Jones, Edgar Lyons and The- disturbing a in religions exercises; Willia: and Jones aud 1 “ing drmak and profane. Peter Carrico, charged with being an habitual drank. ard; sent to the workhouse fer thirty days, TO-DAY. ‘ms, charged with maliciously break- ing down a fence belonging to Walter H. John- *o Mr. Johnson is the lessee of a house oa I street, and on the premises isa back building, which not being used by him, Sims endeavored to take forcible possession ofby breaking in the ate leading to the vard. on the ground had rented it froma the owner or. triste lease was precuced, from which it ap; d that Sims was acting legally in taking possession; dismissed. Beil Whittington, assault and tery on Catherine Belford by striking her over the head with a board, splitting fined £3. Frances Porter, charge a bawdy house on i ixty days in ja Olds, a tail, ng Mau, charged with stealiy gold ring, hy forcing it off a young lady's told bow it was, and sald Rey- in the habit ot deing such things. He Was fined $10 and costs. Frank Munroe and August Selke, assauit and battery on Henr: Horbert; fined S10. Charles Ready, charged with making ats$or personal violence te Elizabeth Keady, pleaded guilty and was placed under $200 honils to keep the peace. William ting and Lewis Sims, loud) and boisterous talking at the cireus groun tined $5 each. James Henry, drank and profane at the circus grounds. James persisted in saving that he “never cussed a oath he was twenty years old;” fined $5. Mary Nugent, charged with vagraney; workhouse 60 days. James Mat. hews, public cursing; 83. Henry Turner, dis- and drunk, fortcited £5. Geo. Curry, «stones in the street; tined $5. Jere. Johnson, drunk and disorderly; tined $5. H.C Hull, charged with fast driving on M street: fined $20. Oscar B. Chissmond, charged with assault and batteryon Wm. Henry Chissmond, Lis little son, by tying his hands together ani whipping him severely with a large leather strep. The boy did not appear, and the mother stated that he would not appear, that he would Tun aw irst; that Mr. Chissmond frequent} whipped him * v1 oman flesh to bear, an bis son had bec: + tid and foolish in conse- Fay of it. The otense on this occasion was that the boy had told his iather that he had been to church, id the father contended that he had not been there. The boy not being present, the case was dismissed. Don Carlos LaRue was arraigned on the charge of keeping a gift enter- prise on Pennsylvania avenue, between 24 and streets. His business consists of putting up packages of candy, which he sells for titty cents each, every other one of which he announces contains @ greenback of the denomination ot fitty cents, one dollar, or two dollars. A post- ponement of the was asked, and the judge xed the bonds at $2,000 fora hearing to-mor- row. ——— How a Detective Took a CHANCE IN A RAF¥LE AND Won.—.3 1 w days ago a person called at the detective office, and representing that he was getting up a raftie of a fine pistol, silver mounted, in a substantial case, with a shoulder strap, to be disposed of for the relief of @ widow lady, one of the officers took a chance, paying £9 cents. This morning the “fly” re- ceived information that his chance was the lucky one as also the pistol in question, which turncd out te be a singie barrelled one, out of repair, with a wooden nipple, mounted with silver (two half dimes nailed to the stock,) en- cased in a canvass bag. ee AcciDENT.—While some laborers were en- gaged on the excavation through &th street, near the river, this morning, a bank caved in on them, and one of them, a colored man named George Washington, had his right ankle dislo- cated, which caused him to have spasms. Dr. C. Hemmet was promptly in attendance, and what he could to relieve him. The con- tractor, Mr. Gleason, had the sufferer removed to his home, in the ailey between 3d and 4 streets and Pennsylvania and Missouri avenues. eee ESTATE oF THE Late Ww. S. HUNTINGTON. In the Probate Court to-day, Judge Wylie ordered that letters of administration on ‘the estate of Wm. 8. Huntin is- sued to Mrs. Fann: 5 ntington—bond $50,600, z —— a ALASKA DIAMONDS, French gilt, tortoise shell and jet jewelry, in all the spring styles, received at Prigg’s jewelry store, No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue. All the sets in this store have fine plated or gold wires. —_.——___ A Card. Mr. Eprror :—I see from the card or N. G. Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Rep- rescntatives of the United States, from New Hampshire, in your paper of yesterday that he says that he has hastily glanced over affidavits presented by Wm. A. Cook to the Senate com- mittee. Wm. A. Cook presented no affidavits I handed them to Col. Piatt, who presented them to the committee, as appears from the F seb gerconl ings of the committee published on the tirst page ot Bio paper of yesterday. I presented them to refute tke position taken by Mr. Ordway, and be Thad been assailed by this man ‘from New Hampshire at the previous meeting, and beceuse the committee allowed me todo so in answer to his affidavits. They would have been read if the committee had not adjourned when the hour arrived for the Senate to go into ses- sion. Scheie Recent onpontnss are sworn to and s responsib’ and ‘cannot be set aride b: the statements of" aman as Ordway, that are a mass of jury. The thieat to prove them so before courts don’t alarm me, nor‘anybody else. the big man from New * < with his threats and not show, as he ge does, the white feather. It is someth' to bave the fellow wince so terribly, but have occasio: a 534 # done with ine him ; am ul fore intend to Keep ment. He wo this = “S2eeare 7 Blue-eyed folks rarely have spoplexy. S7 Victogia thinks no harm of Sunday trave!. Po is ipaaima a thief associations in s7-Fifteen boys and one wa juent hunting scene in Iowa. _ oe vag tamer eae cn ee &7 According to the Chicago Post Tweed will goto Saturn when he dies, so that he cau join one of the rings. v Decline ef the Old Sports GOUDS. A disconsolate Georgetown Advertisements. <The Fifth Avnual Mecting #f the SVR BU iLbINe A ROCA ATIOS getow n will be hel at Lang's Hotel. VIEVENING NO XT. faro-pank r was heard ta. — remark, yesterday, at Chartey Godfrey's, on E JUST REC There was Morrissey’s furniture, at what i commonly called Mettin, ; Kidweil’s drug store, soid last Monday morning, lumentably, for $3,000, when it e | Dick Merrick, ten rs faro bank, over 2a, IT? . will be held for WILLEN M KING, Seo'y NCERT YOR Tit AND MLUINER PHO AND THREE B GLOVES. .n Wh at gure of $390.” Nimes have indeed changed in Washington in | First, Horatio Bolster, who the sporting we; had Jost ap in: S IN GREAT Vaui ay be aticipat Then Jack Meta: nis Barden, and fil square of the spot wher the pavement within a Of course, Bolter was acyuitted, the District of the manag-re Dick Harrington | ate because of bix avewed hos . While A. B. Williams, whe lent partner of the District Attorney, decended Darden is now i jM. B. WHEATLEY s Johnson, the son of the iate Pres Darden was a gambler, tolerably tuil of © very fortunate at the bank be shot MoCarthy. PS AND BUTTONS. FRINGES. be received from that certain skuli-wounds which have used for MALY Years to come. CLOSING THE © Atte? the Dard Dlers meant to have ne more fore would bring no more rev r & serics of raids we the present tim © open at the ‘The only result ot this, however, secms drive “the boys” in ¢ NUN mnt he. TRENS, 615 B3rn fr ing or Dr-ing TH OF NEW YORK Hale NGRESSIONAL BELLS. that the gam- p pt Seturday, when itwil pen antilss pom & RY THoMas powLs cRY, FANCY fe ae. On THURSDAY Arrtl 4th ant nere~ | ete the legat MESE AD 506 NINTH STUART, BETW FEN E AND FRIDAY MORN 0 athaal 10 KL et street. a large ney aid bry Goocus THOMAS DOWLING + UNDERWEAR In the old day » when statesmen ing houses we and roulette bel: of the banks were large. his «fice to Prospect + ct and Lingan streets over Kidweil's store, where the furniture we off so cheap, m. these rooms, of which I shall bi ever retired from business with game had dropped to nothing. It cost © th to keep up the supper table and pay for e, and the interest in fancy games hi Morrissey got tired of «npporting such an unprofit@e house. Mr. Marvin and all his him long ago that there was no £0, to save rent and to stop paying g attorneys, the boys (Su ccale and Retail f al NM. KING, Irs, FINE GROCERIES, TEAS. & proprietors of Barwe tvered in any part of the District f CORNER NINTH AND F Tare ct from Paris « BALLS, PARTIES, &e. the prosecutin mean to shut up general: Having, according to t! $3,006 blackmail mon promise was afterwards shamelessly broken, and the moncy not returned,—all the big tei have gone out. George T. Parker, who had put up $1,000 to save himself, has closed his estab- lishment, within three doors of Willard’s. Jolin ngleton, who says he gave 21.5 to the legal Ting, has closed his plac Avenue. Kobert Teel, on 6 oniy $250 to t Mettinger’s place lost $2,000 in th satisfy the greedy mercenaries of the law. T Georgetown establishment has gone the way or Slay: ith and the Ave- FOR TUE BENEFIT @F SH To be given at MAS: A Kon the evening eir own account, paid vooment The Ball will open at 9 rade a Directors and Lady V are requested 10 amee Commitice of Arratgemente, Rep Pat &€bron | EAP YEAR RECEPTION AND SOIREE — da of Lineoin Post, No ADIES, ATTENTION! ~~ 8. HELLER, 725 Market & Wishes to call your sidantion te on hand « complete « BAL COLE acd Warn f h street and the street, was sharp legal Blueskins. be devoted to T 8, 21—m or from the Commit __ Phairman Committ a. CHARITY BALL. nue, exists no more. GEORGETOWN. A New Prrspyterian Caveca To re A cailed meeting of the Bridge street yterfan church was held last night at West strect chapel to take action relative to the builhng of @ new church in some eligible up- town lecality. The meeting was well attended. ‘Nourse was elected moderator and Joseph A. Williamson and William L. Danlop secretaries. After full discussion by Messrs. Beall, Curtis, Ramsburg, Dunlop, Moore, and others, it was resolved, almost unanimously, to immediately undertake the work. The stimu- motive to this prompt action on the part of the congregation was the hope entertained by a large number of its members that if their pastor was to be assured that by the building of @ new church presbyterianism might have a tair field in Georgetown, which it present, with an antiquated church at a remote corner of the town, he m: draw his resignation. committee, he soon appeared, and stated that this prempt and liberal action of the people had led him to reverse rey tion of leaving the: pastor and the apy tecs to carryout FIBST ANNUAL BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & DISTRICT OF COLUMBI Tobe given at MASONIC STATIONERY, &e TEMPLE Y, April 2,15) EVENING OF TUES! Music and Morale. Cox's American Trade "i ett! « Shadow of Dante Fielés’ Yesterday with Av ble Lee ®y H.R. Hawes job Labbe hard Cul gen. Townsend, « Frelinghuysen, Genersi Parke, Mr. John © Harkness, AG The Consequenth Jevon's Theory, L™, OF New SHILLIN: Con Ne Poor Mixs Finch. B: Recellections of Past Life. By nion in Ireland—Switt, Flood, ‘$2. ight be induced to with- ‘elng waited on by a BovKS FOR Tak Pa. A 0 J. Brown, jous determina- ehugh Coyle, remarks of the intment of several commit- Project, the meeting, at a x Tue Potomac Boat Ccvn are buildin, addition to their boat-house, 40 by 23 which, when completed, will be used as a store- ate belonging to members of ‘he addition will probably be finished 1N.—The canal boat Radolph Herr has | arrived with 2,200 bushels of wheat and 100 bar- rels of flour for Wm. H. Dougal. The canal boat J. N. Thomas has arrived with 1,000 bush- | els of wheat and 2,500 bushels of corn for J.G. | Waters. The canal boat E. F. Wheeler, brings George Waters 3.474 bushels of wheat, andthe steamer New York, from Philadelphia, brin; ‘to ’ The sales of wheat yesterday were | 1.0 bushels of strictly bushels at from @1.76 fo 1.95. . B. McGuire, Mr. JH. Bradley. jr. Tickets, $10—sdmitting cue jentleman and two * nie ti ‘kets, $5. Can be obtained npon appli- on to either of the managers, 78 By the author of “ B Translated from ei conts & Pearl. By Mortimer Cotlive. jt re. OF The Onteaats. Price 73 conte The ig Malle A Lea! in the St house for private SPRING. si By Colonel Cumming, GRAND OPENING Mercersville, Md. Can the O14 Love? ow to Live on a Dime and a Half e Day A Quarterly Retrospect 1,290 bushels, SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING At $1.88, and ENING OF A NY = ND BLANK bOOK BA’ MM it fai TSE ARR Cae) wae ae BINDING DONE T Lat 'W STATIONERY sTURS UFACTURY. NG. PRINTING arrived last evening with A. STRAUS’ 50,000 feet of yellow pine lumber for E. Pick- | AKRIVAL OF STEAMERS.—The steamer F. Popmines Cipthing' Howes, Kuight arrived to-day trom New York, rict. merchants. steamers New York and Columbia—the former from Philadelphia and the latter trom Balti- more—arrived at Hyde's wharf last night. MisstnG ScHOoNER.—The schooner Zayla left jaine, = 2d ultimo, with a car, of potatoes and plaster, ned Waters, of this city, and ae Sot been heard from since. As it is now one month since she left port and it requires but from five to fourteen days to make the passage, it is believed she is lost. It is reported here field ef ice soon after leaving Portland, and the probability is that she went down. possible that she was crippled and put in at some port for repairs. ALEXANDRIA. Manive Casvattres.—The steamer Vander- bilt, on her way up from Aquia Creek, was run inte, about three o’clock yesterday eveni Fort Foote by the schooner America, , bound to Baltimore, and had her ngway doors carried e Be] her bowsprit and had to put back to this city for repairs. The schoo: Tennessee, which arr.ved up yesterday, encoun- Hon her last tri; "s Point, and Fresx Fisn.—The receipts of tish at Fish- town since Saturday have 600 shad and 1,000 bunches of rock and pe The herring sold at trom $14 to $21 per thous- and, the shad at from $23 to #31 per hi the rock at from 25 to 41 cents a bum perch at from 5 to 20 cents per bunch. Numer- ous visitors were at Fishtown them many persons from W: R place presented a lively sppearanee during the —Gazrtte, last evening. BEN Under National Metropotitan end vest door to a merchandise 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, between lth and 1th streets, COMPRISING THE LATEST STYLES OF MEN 8 DRESS MEN'S DEE. “Ths firmof ALEX. K. SHEPHERD & fits » mmatued Consent. ihe pherd, withdrawn o. x this day dine: MEN'S RUSINES3 SUITS, MEN'S BUSINESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ PRESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ DRESS SUITS, YOUTH BUSINESS SUIT YOUTHS’ BUSINESS SUITS BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, OVS’ EVERY DAY SUITS’ BOYS EVERY DAY SUITS. at she was seen in a berd. Thomas M. Sh: Williem P. Young, ALEX. Bg. shEPor Talk wtthense tmmncdinrcly” ‘urgeons. and th wsauds re from Sam. to Visiting patieu's con Gand S p.m BTA specialty of Black and Biue DIAGONAL COATS, with Vests to match. SA Splendid Line of French, American Light CASSIMERE PANTS some with ‘Vests to match. 87 An immense variety of BUSINESS PANTS, from $2.50 to $5. ness at office dences except bet Fee NEW YORK A fow packages of FINE FRESH NEW YORK BUTT Jus received and for sale by down the river. her foremast car- en 23,000 herri: S7OALL AND EXAMINE. sp elds 348 Canter Barta sterday, among — ington, and the A. STRAUB. 10 Northern Market. Capitol etreet FUL DISCOVERY oF Residence 212 Ka. HE MOST w. CITY ITEMS. New Goops.—Boys’ Derby Snits from $6.50 ul from $5 upward. A fine assortment ef Boys’ Blue Suits, hand- somely made especially for me, from $12 to $15. ‘One Price Only. ©. Dr. S. D. Howe's Arabian Milk Care Por CoxecMrrion, Cures stacy Coughs v and Colés in afow houre Mowe’s Arabian Tonic Blood Puritier able. cleanses the system ot al it right square up, and makes pare, i Debility.” “Lost Vitadity.” i . ‘th street N. W. = Cokus, Busioxs, BAD Naiis, &c.—Theus- at Dr. White's establishment, Js purely ve purities. bul rich blood. broken down constitutions, 1 lenge the Neneceenth Century "0 find its equal. worth ite weight in gold bottle; or six botties for $5 ail by Oras, Stott CEES ed tn ye ands are relieved IMMENSE STOCK. BEST MATEBIALS, BEsT STYLES, BEST WORKMAESHIP, Tue National Savines Bank, N. Y. ave. and 15th st., pays 6 perct.ondeposits. 2t3.14t16 street, between 7th and Physician for Ladies. Dr. Leon, 711 I streets, Consulting LOWEST PRICES. -- x % Suanes & Se , 04 ad Feanaytvan' aw Wenand Boy GENTLEMEN'S SPRING OVERCOATS, FINE SPRING SUITS, SPLENDID BUSIBEBS COATS, BOYS’ BROWN 8UITs, BOYS’ DBAB £UI78, BOYS’ BLUE CLOTH SUITs, BOYS’ BLACK SU:TS, BOYS’ FANCY STRIPED SUITS, AND ALL OTHER VARIETIES. SPRING STYLE PIECE GOODS fit CEDAB GBOVE VINEYARD. seer eerre DO, Many, 3 first. ‘ians and connoisseurs the Distr R4 - itis ALIDS who quires BALL & HUME. Fine Grocers. Wi RRO LBS anger guarantee entire roeren stimulant, Soyer sale by. So NVELTIES OF DESIGN. S7 EXCELLENCE OF WORKMANSHIP. S7-SUPERIORITY OF FINISH. —_——_ HABLE Fashionable Tailors, CORNER 71rz AND D STS. SHINGTON STRAW HAT EACRING ESTAR Mis-es’ Straw Hi et ished. to well as new, in all! be Spring styl