The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-24
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1915.

III HusuIniilef-cOuds, sunshine. and
lIy'hg showers. Comparatively pleasant in church.
Inc funeral sermon OF Rev. Charles +. Brown,
''heir iocai missionary here, young man of twen-
lynne years,) was preached in all the Methodist
churches IN the city, day. Attended the sermon
at the Wesley Chapel the church of which C,ook
man, lost ia the steamship President. was. for seve
raj years, the pastor. In this church too hro,b.r
Maffiltt was instrumental in stirring up great rey.
val, when he was Chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives. The sermon to-day, by brother Wilson.
was from Job" know That my Redeemer liveth.'
&c. A solemn and impressive discourse After
the sermon, among the notices he read was one of
rather a novel excursion to wit That on Tuesday
evening next, the full, the numerous, and far as
the ladies' are concerned, the beautiful choir of the
Wesley Chapel, would take an excursion in the
big steamer Columbia down the river passing Alex
andria, Fort Washington, Mount Vernon, Nc, and
returning by the moonligh to the company
a concert OF some of their most beautiful hymns
going and returning Tickets dollar. The
idea is good enc, and our Methodist friends will
no doubt turn out strong IN its support, except such
as may think 1t sin to sing hymns on board
steamboat.
Returning from the Chapel we passed the Second
Presbyterian church, below the City Hall, Just as
the congregation was being dismissed. The Presi-
dent and family were among the first who
out stepped into their carriage and rode Off
Then came Judge Meek of Alabama who APP
peared, In the absence of the company of n lady or
two, to be lost, the lads say, like man who
was sent for and couldn't come" The way, Judge
to secure the company of lasse from the church
is to take one or two TO the church. Bear that in
mind. There among the crowd, tall and thin as John
Tyler, Gold John) came forth Father Richie, with
an easy lookingsgenteman OF perhaps ffy-ive years
at his side. The Imperfect glance we had of his
face led us TO the impression that it was General
Eaton but it could not have been the General for
the General IN his late City Hall speech, scored too
severely certain men now claiming 10 be the ex-
cllglVp IlpmnoratS lphp
tune SAID the election OF Jackson would be a curse
to the country Item, severe as was our recent re-
prlmand of Father Richie, we find we are amply
sustained IN II by the letter of General Jackson to
Major Lewis, dated April s, showing how natural it
is for great minds to have the views of bust
ness concerns, In the abstract.
As Father Richie passed along before us, with
quick, active gait, and cheerfuness of converse
ton becoming man of thirty, could scarcely
realize the assurance that he and the ancient editor
OF the Richmond Enquirer were identical and the
same. He walked without his cane land we sure
that he had forgotten that he getting far into the
Indian summer of LIES decline And then our ho-
nest sympathies were with the cid gentleman,
thought of his aborious life and Of the conspiracy
| al work TO wrest from him his meagre prospective
reward IN the printing OF the House. 1t would be
hard-it would be cruel-it would be unmagnan-
nous, to do so; but there is conspiracy at work
this very end and we torewam Father Richie in
tlme to call the muster-roll Of the next House, and
have every thing under discipline, without the ne
cessity OF more than single caucus. But more than
Major Lewis, and that cruel letter of Gen Jackson
To leave on the records Of history, in one of his
last letters, the declaration that the man who had
done so much for Old llickory's and his own pro-
motion, is a "polltlcal renegade" was very hard,
although MIR. Richie cannot refute the indictment
Better-tar better-O, how much better poor, dear
old father, had 1t been, hadst thou remained at
Richmond, steadfast to the old Commonwealth and
the principles of 90 and 80. @, how much better
There, our good old pappaw, the vengeance Of Ma
or Lewis could not have reached thee, nor the cru
ell recollectlons of Gen. Jackson.
This afternoon, that amlabe and good man, Rev.
Septlmus Iustin, chapla to the Senate, who,
though Presbyterian, is not sectarian, but "a
Christian in principle, and in his associations with
all men OF every denomination, denomination
al all, preached at the new Lutheran Church, SER
mon on the death OF the lamented Methodist local
missionary, Mr.. Brown. Doubtless the house will
be full, for every body likes the chaplain of the Sc
nate, because he is never above the humility, and
never below the dignity ola Christian.
And thus having, as we conceive, devoted the
Sabbath according to the commandment, close
by comforting upon the readers of the Herald the
apostolic benedlctlon;-" The grace of Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all, amen!"
HEROIC SAILoR-The following account of the
rescue OF Mrs Ford and her child from their perous
situation on board the Oraoo is copied from the Port
land Argus OF Saturday last II is illustration
oil the generosity and inrepidy for which the sailor is
noted the world :
After the schooner had been knocked down and the
vessels attending her taken Off they supposed-all
who were alive the Captain and sailor by the
Abraham Heath, were consulting how they should m
age for the night, which then upon them, when
Heath says, he thought he heard faint knocking He
said to the captain There is some alive board
that vessel and here goes TO her. 90 with her"
The boat put back and put him again on board the O.
HIS only instrument was an He descended through
the hole previously cut about sixteen inches square
into the cabin and forced himself into the berth These
he was compelled to clear The cabin full of water
except when she rolled when small triangular space
OF about sixteen inches along the upper edge would be
cleared for moment and give him time TO take breath
In this situation he cut through the partition at the
head OF the berth but found He liz
way through to the foot of the berths through
ANOTHER partition, and still found no one Finding him.
self cramped for want of room in the second tier of
berhs and laboring to extrcate himself he lost hold of
his axe, and it Immediately sank to the bottom of the
vessel He dove for it once found ii, and Immediately
commenced working at the partition at the of the
berth, which separated it from the cooks dish ROOM
small place four feet and halfone way by three feet
and half the other and four and half high Into this
room Mrs Ford had gone to aid the cook keeping his
dishes upon the shelves before he called to assist
deck. When the vessel capsized, the door shut
upon her by the rushing water and held fast; and but
when the partition was knocked open the room was
not more than two thirds filed tn water As
the first opening made, the FIRST sound which saut.
ed the generous sailors ears was the vioce OF the little
boy, saying Mother, see daylight" The next time
the vessel rolled the whole room filled with water
The generous Heath seized hold of them both and after
dragging them through three small openings-sometimes
under water and sometimes above -fnally, at the |
imminent peril OF his own life succeeded in saving the
mother and child and them safe board the
panying vessel AN act of heroism and generosity, |
worthy to be written in letters OF gold, and handed |
down for the admiration and imitation of mankind The
act was more mendable, from the fact that the
generous tar was not hand but passenger board
of the other vessels and volunteered do what all
others shrunk from attempting
IMPORTANT FROM ST DoMrNGo.-We learn from
the Merchants Exchange, by the Amatia. from st.
Domingo city, Jaly 7h that the 10th OF June the Do
mincsn army started from Las Natas and stopp ed at
Commentator, Dominican pos from thence on the
18th at o'clock AM, they marched in three strong CO
umns the first under the command OF Gen f. Allah, to
of the enemys retreat; the second under Lieut.
Pimenter and the third being Artillery with two held
pieces to attack the right under General Duverge
At eight O'Clock on the same morning, the third CO.
umn halted ia of the enemy, forming IN order of
battle and giving time for the FIRST column to arrive and
cut off the retreat of the enemy. At ten o'clock the sig
nal was given and the general attack commenced
The firing cnmmencel at three di1erent nonts at the