The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21

Of Warrington, and that the individual having thu
largest number Of votes aha be declared and sustain
Cd a. the Wing candidate.
Resoiped That two individuals be appointed by
TINS meeting from each ward 10 receive and count the
Mayor
And accordingly the following appointments
were made:
DR.; Magruder and r. W. Bates, for the First
Wallace Kirkwood and VIM. II. Gunnell, for the
Second Ward
J G. Hardness and J. C. McKelden, for the Third
Ward
James Adams and Daniel Romans, for the Fourth
Ward
Thomas Blagden and Thomas R. Riley, for the
/ Fifth Ward
Dr.. Noble Young and John Davis of Abel, for the
On motion of Walter Lenox, Esq, it was
| Hesoired, That the above named gentleman be re-
TO assemble together Tuesday the 26th inst
~ O'Clock atthe City Hail. for the purpose Of ascer
tanning and declaring the result Of the respective ward
meetings. and that they certify and publish the same
IN the Wing papers of this city.
On motion Of George Sweeny, Esq il was
| h!esoired, That the Wing voters here assembled
pledge themselves, individually and collectively, 10
discard personal preferences and cordially unite in all
far and honorable to the election of such
candidate may be nominated by the majority OF
the Wing voters in the city for the office Of Mayor, in
the mode indicated in the foregoing resolutions.
hesofred, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the National Intellgencer, Madsonan,
| and Native American.
s. H. SMITH, Chairman
Wa. BRADLEY, Secretary.
INoENDIARIsM. days ago il was stated
in this paper that brick building situated in
the Second Ward of this city, near the canal
bridge on 18th street, had been discovered 10 be
In flames, and that il was generally thought that
that fire was the act of an incendiary. We now
state with much regret, that on last Saturday
morning about 2 o'clock, the city was thrown in
to alarm by the tolling of the fire bells, in conse
quence of its being discovered that the Lookup
House in the Second Ward had been set on fire.
1t appears that some person had thrown guam
tity of shavings over the wooden fence which
encloses the lock-up-house, and set fire to the
former, which soon blazed out and ignited the
building. Such, we understand, are the facts of
the case, that no room is left for doubt that the
lock-up-house was wilfully set on fire. Neither
does there seem to be much room now left for
doubt as to the three other fires which immediate
ly preceded that of the lock-up-house, being
caused by some diabolical persons, either for ma
lice or mischief We mean,
LIST. The destructive conhagration of the Ma
disonian and Democratic Review offices.
Cd. The house belonging to Mr.. Ingle on Capt.
tol Hill.
Sd. The brick building near the canal bridge
on Fourteenth street.
We notice these incendiary and atrocious acts
with sincere regret, while at the same time we
cannot help expressing our establishment that no
reward has been authorized or offered by the City
Councils or the Mayor for the discovery and APP
prehension Of those guilty persons who have
been engaged in the preparation of such heinous
offences We presume that the City Councils
would only be performing an acceptable service
to their constituents and the community in
which they reside, if they would take some i'm
mediate action upon this exciting subject. That
midnight incendiaries now infest our city, we
have too much reasont to apprehend. That some
prompt, suitable and energetic measures should
be forthwith taken to bring those incendiares to
condign punishment, is no more than we may
reasonably expect from those who are delegated
to watch over the interests and welfare of their
fellow-ctizens. Under similar circumstances in
which our neighbors of the Monumental city
were unhappily placed not many weeks ago, their
Chief Magistrate issued his proclamation offer
ing one thousand dollars reudrd for the dis
covery and arrest of certain incendaries who
had set fire to several valuable buildings, and de-
stroyed considerable property in that populous
community. Is it unreasonable then to expect
that at least some notice may be taken by our
City Councils, of the alarming and repeated in
cendiary acts in this metropolis Mar. Int.