The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-24
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Sunday night, }
Jan'y. 22, 1913.
MILLER Meeting-A Hoax.

MILLER Meeting-A Hoax.
Sunday is usually dull day here, as you know
but Ia circumstance occurred to-day calculated to
break the usual mOnotony
Yesterday, several hand bills were posted at the
corners of the streets stating, that the Rev. VIM
Miller would preach about the end of the world this
afternoon at three o'clock, from the steps of the
Patent Office Accordingly, about two O'Clock,
men, women and children were seen vending
their way towards the Patent office; when, to the
establishment of every one, it was found that the
authorities had boarded up the entrance to the steps,
in ORDER of course to prevent the expected display
But this did not prevent the crowd from taking pos
session of the place-and Immediately, inside and
outside the paling, there were at least thousand
persons of all ages and conditions in lite. In the
avenue in front of the building, there at least
5000 persons collected by three O'Clock and at
least 600 were negroes in addition to this, every
avenue and street leading to the place, seemed lite
rally alive with men and women, old and young,
black and white. Excitement was on tlptOe
veral elegant and beautiful women of the FIRST stand
ing, were among the crowd-some in The centre of
the avenue, but the majority We're on the side walk
A great number OF Members OF Congress were pre-
sent; and a large number of the most depraved
and abandoned creatures that the city contains.
Such motley group were never collected in this
country before-aud among the men, or rather boys
were set of the most reckless, depraved and aban-
from the rt6dcimento of creation. Such OF
hang gallows looking rascals, perhaps, were never
seen before-nOt even in the Reign of Terror in
France. These, however, were but few ; the ma
ority were highly respectable, worthy, and good
meaning men, drawn thither by curiosity. Among
the Members of Congress who were anxioust to hear
what Father Miller had to say about the end of the
wJild were, Messrs. Briggs, Bidlack,. Sheppard,
Payne, Cooper, Weller, and at least half hundred
others.
When about 5000 persons were collected, it was
bout half past three. No Father Miller made his
appearance; the negroes chartered and showed their
teeth-the ladies' Uttered and whispered-the men
laughed outright, and began to crack jokes--tbe
ruffians began to declare their determination to
take Father Miller to the canal and drown him. and
relieve the emnui of the scene, two three well
dressed men got up very elegant fight on the steps
way-the women screamed and ran anOther-unt
at last, the police interfered and restored order.
At last tall man rose on the steps and sad Seen
tlemen. it don't seem likely we shall see either Fa-
Their Miller this afternoon or the end OF the world
this year. (roars of laughter). But would suggest
that we call on the Hon Mr.. Briggs to address the
assembly on the subject of Temperance" Great
laughter and whorralng ensued. and loud cries of
Briggs, Briggs followed, but Mr. Briggs was non
est There were two or three fights a small scale
then an interval of calm stupidity-every one be-
gan TO look very foolish, and the crowd gradually
dispersed, whilst the negroes laughed most outra-
geousy at the white fok'' who had thus been
most egregiously hoaxed by two little " devils" that
had printed the bills in CT the newspaper offices
and stuck them up at night. What added to the
zest of the affair, the fact that on Friday Mil.
Ter arrived at Gadsby's, whose name being seen on
the books caused that hotel to be crowded to get
sight of him
The report that Mr.. Spencer is about to leave the
cabinet, is idle. VIVA.