Washington sentinel., 1853-12-17

| Funeral Of Jonas Chickering.- Trinity
| Church was crowded yesterday morning with
nourners and friends, AT the funeral Of Mr. Chick
ering. The genuine kindness Of heart, the probty
honor, uprighness, and public spirit of the de-
ceased had peculiarly endeared him to large por
lion -four citizens, and the general feeling OF grief
at his sudden death, found expression In this last
tribute of respect TO his nanimate remains II
the church could have been enlarged 10 three
times its present capacity, il would have been
| found too small to have accommodated those who
sought 10 be present Summer street, Hawley
street and the corners of Washington street, were
filled with people long before the funeral cortege
arrived at the church. The look Of sadness upon
the faces Of all, and occasionally dropping tear.
attested To the universal grief.
In respect TO the memory Of the deceased, all
the music stores in The city were closed, and the
piano manufacturers all suspended business dur
| ing the day. and employers and men expressed
their sympathies with the afflicted family. Near
| ly all our resident musicians were also present
Boston Post
| Mr. Chickering was a native ofNew Hampshire,
and commenced life as an apprentice TO a cabinet
maker. While engaged at his work, he was acci-
dentaly called 10 repair piano forte. II was the
first instrument Of the kind he had ever seen but
he able, by his ingenuity, TO restore u TO use
| funess. He worked for one year at his trade,
soon thereafter, he entered The employ Of one OF
the pioneer manufacturers OF piano fortes On the
| 18th of February, 1923 he commenced business
with a partner and soon acquired a reputation
which has always been sustained. He was sixty
seven years of age; was president OF the me-
| chancs' Charitable Association. and was also con
nected with many other charitable societies. The
number of hands employed by him was very large,
| and at the time ofh sudden death he was prose-
cutting to completion Of his monster piano forte
manufactory.
Mail Burned I--Great Loss Of Baggage!!-
| About six o'clock on Wednesday morning, car
| containing mails and baggage, coming west, on
| the M. s. r. r., few miles from Ainsworth sta
ton, was discovered to be on fire. The train was
moving at The rate of 40 miles per hour, and with
| in or 10 miles Of Chicago on the Southern Mich
I gan road the alarm bell rang and the train was
| Immediately stopped and every available means
| used 10 extinguished the flames. The greatest
exertons, however, succeeded in rescung but
small portion of the contents Of the car, 30 tho
| roughly on fire had it become before the alarm
was given.
| The inference is that the whole is thus com
| The wind was blowing strong breeze and
rendered the salvation OF mails and baggage lmpos-
| sible. The mail was contained in five or six can
| vass and leather bags the latter suffering most
severely. The car contained some 80 or 40 trunks,
| most of which We're consumed, or so badly dam
| aged as 10 be nearly vaueless.
The agent Of the company at Chicago promptly
4 paid every man who claimed damages for the loss
Of baggage.
The origin Of the fire is a mystery, though there
| is reason 10 believe il was caused by some COM
bnstibles improperly contained in the passengers
baggage. C7ereland Democrat, Dee. 10.
A New Railroad In Virginia. scheme is
/ on foot 10 construct railroad from Richmond TO
/ York river for the purpose OF removing the ship
ping port of that fourishing capital of Virginia TO
the deep water of York, almost within sight Of the
Chesapeake bay, and furnishing a direct commu-
nicaiion with the ocean of only few hours, in
stead of reaching il, as now, by the James river,
one hundred miles long. The distance by railroad
from Richmond 10 Ethan will be thrty-six miles,
and from thence TO the capes is sixty five miles.
The Richmond Dispatch says that only S15O,OOO
1 is necessary to build the road. A convention is
TO be held in King and Queen county on the 18th
| Of December, for the purpose OF adopting mea-
sures 10 advance the interests of the road
1 Cherokee Nation.-The Little Rock (Ark.)
| Gazette, speaking of the visit Of Gen. Twggs to
that frontier, says that the Indian difficulties had
been greatly overrated by the government, and
had subsidized entirely before the generals arrival
| at Fort Smith. The Indians were never more
peaceable, according to the Gazette, than they are
| at present. The men who killed the Adairs had
| surrendered themselves, and were undergoing
trial for the same. The difficulties with the Creeks
had blown over. Ht.
/ An Organized band of Robbers.-The arrest
OF young criminal in Brooklyn, New York, has
led TO the discovery Of an organized band OF young
men, bound together by solemn oaths, chiefly for
| the purpose Of committing robberies and burgla-
ries. young man named Charles Hopkins, i IS
alleged the header captain Of the gang, and
room in State street served for their head-quar-
ters. "A considerable number ftheir implements"
have been captured by the police, and several Of
| the band arrested. siai
Weather and Crops In Arkansas The
Yonng Anaerica, oil FL Dorado, Ark, OF the I'd inst
says:
The fall has been uncommonly pleasant and IA
vorabe for the planters in this section Most OF
the cotton is picked and the crop averages better
than that Of last year. We had fine ram day be-
fore yesterday, which gave MS in the outset some
hopes of "a river;' but these have vanished with
the clouds, and we are again in the enjoyment Of
clear sky and sunshine.
Vessel for Garibaldf.-The brig Common
wealth has been recently purchased by Gen. Carl
badi, Of Italian revolutionary notoriety, and was
on Monday placed upon the scfew-dock, for the
purpose Of being newly copered She is also to
be furnished with new masts. The repairs will be
effected by Mr. J. G. Abrams
I MH- An Indignation meeting held on
Wednesday, night in the park, New York, 10 de-
nounce the conduct Of the mayor in causing the
arrest and Imprisonment Of Mr.. Parsons for
| preaching in the streets last Sunday. About ten
Thousand persons assembled in front Of the City
| Hall where platform was erected. The meeting
was presided over by James w. Barker, Esq,
Mr. Parsons and others. Everything was gener-
| ally conducted orderly. Resolutions were adopt.
| ed denounoing the mayor and taking the ground
that the recent manifestations OF paralily on the
part of the authorities toward Roman Catholics,
this interference with preacher engaged peace
ably on private premises, was an outrage.
&R- The bed-plate for the machinery Of the
| United States steamshp3San Jacinto, was on Mon
1 day cast at the Southwark foundry, Philadelphia.
Over 10000 pounds Of metal were used in its con-
struction. This engine is the first built under the
new principle adopted by the department-the
| plans and drawings being furnished by the con-
tractor, instead Of the plans furnishe by the en-
gineefs in the employ of the government, which
| has hitherto been the cause Of numerous failures
M The Camden and Amboy railroad company
are erecting several large buildings at South AM
! boy, intended 10 accommolate the constantly in
creasng freight business Of the road The length
| of the various buildings will probably be not less
than FIVE hundred or six hundred feet. The com
pany is also continually Strengthening tracks and