American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-25

PTEMBER Is, l845.
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| iormity and obedience, to the doctrines, dsc-
! pine and worship Of the Protestant Episcopal
! Church The Ltany was then read by Bishop
| Lee; after which the usual examination of the
candidate in such cases was made by the pre-
siding Bishop, and the following impressive
prayer was then pronounced by him: cal
mighty God, our heavenly father who has gj-
ven you Il good will to do these things, grant
also unto you strength and power to perform
the same, that lie accomplishing in you the
good work which fie hath begun, you may be
found perfect and irreprehensbc at the latter
day, through Jesus Christ our Lord -
The Bishop elect was then robed with the
full Episcopal habit by the Rev. Messrs. Nor
ton and Suddards, and the imposition of hands
by all the Bishops present followed. The pre-
sentatIon of the Bible as the only guide in the
exercise Of his new duties was made by the ST.
Nor Bishop; after which, the ceremony being
complete, the consecratcd Bishop was received
inside the chancel and warmly welcomed by his
brethren. The communion was then admins
tered by the senior Bishop to the others includ
ing Bishop Potter, and at their hands it was
Partaken OF by most of the clergy and laity pre-
sent The bencdcton was then pronounced
by Bishop Chase, and the Assembly dispersed,
the chime in the tower at the time rcsuming It's
loudest peas, proclaiming aloud chat the rite
was complete, and the diocese Of PcnnsylYa-I
MIA had again Bishop to oversee its interests
and minister to its necessities.
LATER FROM THE MORMON WAR! |
More Houses Fired The Excitement Spread
ing-RequjsjAon on The military, Sc,
By last nights Western mail we have later
news from the Mormon war, by which it APP
pears the work of destruction is still spreading
in Adams and Hancock counties, III. We ga
ther the following particulars from the st. Louis
papers of the 18th inst.
On Wednesday and Thursday, after brief
warning to the occupants, the burning of the
dwelling houses of the Mormons commenced.
On Friday, other houses were fired. In the
course of the day, committee Of Mormons,
with flag of truce, entered Lima to treat with
their enemies. Captain Newton volunteered
TO introduce them to some citizens of Hancock
county, and did so. They met in council-but
the interview ending without accomplishing
any thing satisfactory, the work Of destruction
was resumed. A letter dated Adams county,
9Th inst, says
On (to-day) Saturday several more buildings
were burned. In passing along road about
4 three quarters of mile distant, about 8
o'clogE, saw The smoke and flames of two
rising upon the air On arriving at Lima,
ascertaned the buildings were situated about Il
mile and half from that place. Many men
a Al,
doors and windows of the houses were filled
with women and children looking in silent de-
spair upon the work of the destroying element
! Where the work Of destruction will stop, God
only knows The feeling is deep and intense,
and the excitement continually spreading. Up
| to Friday morning, as near as could ascertain,
! twenty-thrce buildings were burned Daring
| last night and to-day the number is probably
swelled to thirty, or perhaps more. The party
engaged in the work 30 undisruised, in broad
day light, and apply the torch. So tar no one
has been injured, nor has any property, | was
: told, been destroyed, but the houses, except BY
accident. Sparks from some of tho buildings
tel! upon a few grain stacks which iguited and
we're consumed
The party which first commenced the work.
Of destruction did MOI amount g. move than
twenty Ur thirty. What the number is now
cannot DC ascartanad. The anti Mormous,
not engaged in the burning. are collecting and
preparing TO act upon tie defensive. | under
stood meeting of an'i-Normon: was to be
held at Carthage to-day. What it will amount
10 time will determine. The Murmons are en-
campcd about three miles from where the scene
Of destruction first commenced. Their num-
Der on Friday was variousy estimated, hom
one 10 three hundred, INT an hours time may
greatly swell their ranks, Both parties are
: we'll armed, and all the anti Nlormons with
whom | conversed, expressed the belief that
the work of destruction could not be stayed
until the Mormons were driven into Nauyoo
! Time viii either confirm or negative this be-
lief.
! The Sheriff Of Hancock county had issued
his proclamation calling upon the rioters to dis
persc, and directing 1000 effective men to hold
themselves in readiness to proceed at a mo-
ment's warning to the scat Of war. The st.
/ Louis New Era has the following postscript:
P, S. Since the above was in type, we learn
! BY Il passenger who came down from Warsaw,
on the Bo!ets, yesterday evening" that tho lrou.
bes in Hancock, and the upper part o. tins
county, are progressing with hourly increasing
violence. The anti-Mormons declare they VIII
not stop short of the expulsion Of every Nor
mon from Hancock county. lie reports the
town Of Warsaw in state OF intense excite
mcut.
Eleven O'Clock, = u.
&iHLder!-Farious exaggerated reports arc
rapidly coming in; we have just helrd that
about sixty houses were burnt near our county
line. 1t is reported that the Sheriff Of Han
cock county IS leading panty from Nauyoo to
arrest the anti ornons, Twho have been en-
! gagged in the work Of destruction. Captain
/ Dunn, it is said, is at the head Of some four or
five hundred anti Mormons, from Augusta, who
are determined to protect their friends.
! SORE THROAT We have known several in
! simmons i'm which Tins disLrns.inr cnmnllLnL