Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-19

NThe alarm soon spread through the city, Iew
hasty particulars passed from mouth TO mouth, anu
the apprehension was far greater ameng 'neso
who had not IN opportunity OF witnessing inc p'o, :,
| the scene.
Thaa was natural the EaI bsng located in one q
the rost denssy Populated parts or our city, with
ma enes throv Of the Arch street Theatre, ana :
nums4 of frans buildings beng in the lmmeolat e
lnegh4erhood, i was feared that no matter now wen
directed the efforts Of the fire men, nor now iioerai
the supply of water they would not be able 70 bound
the progress Of the flames.
Nay more, conflict between the police ana tns
crowd was apprehsnded; and hence, many an anx-
ions neither or susceptible wife dreaded lest the night
would not pass BY without the destruction Of life as
well as property. N .lis. soa.N alo 4tGasl
Soon after 80 clock, the whee building was wrap
ped in flames, which difiused lard light around,
and rowing their red reflections upon the multitude
below, impaired rkabo and fearful effect TO
| the scene Every window yomted forth It's veume
and the roof cracked smoked and Dlaxed before the
progress Of the devouring element.
Ii was a fearful scene and yet we never Witnessed
so vast concourse passive and SO qmet CONSIDER
ing the circumstances Of the case. Inc great maze
rity appeared to be merely spectators, unwilling, by
any movement whatever either 10 increase the exist
| ing, or provoke farther excitement .e4a.
The fire ragged furisusly until all the wood work oil
the building was destroyed The roof fell IN about
ten o'clock; and as the flames subsidized, the ,hrong
gradually dispersed.
At IL o'clock, Pennsylvania Hall was mass Of
ruins, the walls alone erect and standing, and the
noise, bustle and confusion incident TO such an &C.
currcace, became gradually more subdued, as the
hour OF midnight approached.
The firemen were themselves indisposed to perform
their duties.
1t Isl stated that they woald not play drop Of wa
ter upon the deemed building bat made use OF every
exetion to prevent the extension of the conhagra-
ton.
As an indication OF the feeling that prevailed, it is
said that the house of poor widow adjoining having
been injured TO the amount OF some nifty dofiars
collection for her benefit was set ON foot and money
collected to the amount Of four hundred and seventy
dellars.
The immediate cause of this popular outbreak 10
said TO have been the ridiculous and ostentatioss
amagamation of colors in Chestnut street, during the
hours of fashionable promenadng.
Whites and blacks, arm in arm, were thronglng
the streets by Scores whereat the populace became
greatly excited.
Such course on their part was exactly calculated
TO create apopular commoton The result IS fearfai
-aRi deeply disgraceful TO the country
We regret we have not space to comment on this
affair today bat shall do so in oar next.
The GENERAL AssEMsLY.-Philadelph SCENE
converted into regular rowdy city. When scenes
so dsgraceful as the following are perpetrated by
professors of religion who wonder that religion,
beautiful religion the worship of the meek and lowly
Jesus, is brought into disrepute
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States met yesterday this city,
announced, in the 7th Presbyterian church OF the
CITY. After sermon, DR.. Patton, from Geneva, ~
Y, offered some resolutions bat being from one OF
the exciscd synods he wastold by the moderatsrthat
he was not IN order.
Some farther business being transacted, Mr.. Ceve-
could not distinctly hear but understood it related to
the proceedings of the assembly at its last session.
which declared illegal
The moderator in the mean time endeavored to stop
NJ wi - ha had
finished the document and then moved that the Rev.
DR.. Beman of Troy, N. Y, be the moderator OF the
general assembly.
This motion having been decided in the afirma-
tive by apparently very large majority, DR.. Beman
took a seat or station in the bread aisle, and was
sworn in by magistrate or alderman; the clerk
was then elected by nomination and vote after
which a motion was made that the General Assem-.
bly, Of the Presby Church OF the United States
do now adjourn to meet forthwith at the First Pres
byterian Church, mr. Barnes's) in this city, which
being decided in the affirmative, the general assem-
bly,, Or, as the old school party will say the new
/ school, forthwith left the church, and went TO Mr.
| Barnes's.
The old school people who seemed to form
small minority, remained where they were and pre-.
ceeded TO transact their business as II nothing Aad
The Rev. Mr. Plamer of Virginia, was elected mo-
deraior without opposition. This branch of the
assembly then adjourned until O'Clock, when they
re- asse mbled and resumed business.
The two parties are fairly separated, both
claiming to be the General Assembly, and il is not
likely they will ever act together again: when Is
the General Assembly, must be determined by the
judicial tribunals of the country. &C
| n The steamboat excursion advertised for Sun
day next the 10th inst. is discontinued in cense-
quence Of the steamboat Despatch not being com.
pleted. 1n NV sar
DlscusrIss-Thc literary petty larceny creature
who flches matter for that lump Of inanlioR called
the Evening Star, being too mean to employ re-
porter steals and pirates his local reports from thu
Journal Of Commerce and this paper from day to day
This might be endured; but when we see trial lk,
that Of Pat Tracy's stolen from US By the Star,
copied into the Commercial" and credited to III,
Star, il makes our bile rise. We sat that trial out fol
fifteen mortal hours at half past two in the morning
we got the verdict No other reporter present
No other paper published it. The Star meanly stole
tfron us, and the Commercial equally mean, gives
the Star credit for its pllferng propensites. We pro
nounce them couple Of contemplate scamps, anc
hope the public will mark them, that when they sc,
two Other men like them they may avoid them.
ns The young gentleman who bothers us abou
the "Garrick Club" is respectfully informed that tai
| ents il not spelled with two Is.