Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-14
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ARREST or INcRsDIARIEs -Fearf,a Com.
fsssIoH "A short time ago a young man .n.a
Clsiborn Wilson was seen by soma of the man
bers TO enter the Columbia Engine House. and
take therefrom ball of oil wick. That night
an attempt was made to fre the stabl, of IN,
Follsnsoee, on capitol Hill north, and on the
members Of the company. The Coinw b;.n.
had been for some time on the watch for ,ha
incendiaries, and this furnished a olue A..
cordingly, Mr.. John V. Bryan, an active mann.
Der, Went afeer Wilson, and finding him on
Saturday night, directly accused him of IN.
late lDcer dfar1sus, when, in alarm. he OWNED
to being participant in the crimes, naming
Claiborn Mocabee, John Merriman, Jas. Bui.
yer: and Geo Todshinder as accomplices.
Mr.. Bryan, ON this acknowledgment. imm..
diateiy' WITH Messrs. James A. Brown, James
Lowe and d +. Beers, took Wilson before
Capt Birch. Here he confessed to the MT.
having set fire to some dozen places on n a
Hill, two on the Island, dc. Amen, ,h..s
were Pe',ibone's ice-house, McGregor's stable
Ga coiored man, Coston's stable, the Goyern.
nent stables, and other property. The "a.
suit was bis committsl, at his own rsouest "a
a states witness against the other marty
PONCE ofncer Wollard, with a portion of the
[atch, promptly started in pursuit of the of.
'fenders, and succeeded in arresting all of them
lef; the-city. -,
Merrlman, Bulger, and Mocabee, gave bail
further examin alton of this seeming whole
sale lncend1 arism will take place before ,Jus.
tce Birch tomorrow. The agency Of the
members OF the Columbia Fire Companv in
ferreting out the gang is deserving of ALI
praise, and the officers and watch are entitled
to much credit for their prompt action in ar.
resting three OF the party accused, as named
above.
SERMON on THE EASTERN QUEsr1oS.-Tbe
Rev Byron Sunderland, having delivered
sermon recently on the Eastern Question"
some gentlemen who heard it have requested
copy for publication, and the result is the
appearance OF pamphlet Of some twenty odd
pages, OF the beautiful and remarkable terse
address which he delivered 1t is full Of fine
passages, and discusses the question of the az.
tinction of Turkey, in q Christian point of
view, oy the other Powers, and regards that
event as on the eve Of accomplishment The
text OF the discourse apparently is in the fol-
loving quotation made from Cumming"
which the eloquent speaker amplifies in elo.
quent terms: . The time for blottipg out Tur-
key from the map is at our doors. The sure
word OF prophecy is stronger than the com
blned meets OF France and England On this
text the speaker wsaves an argument to SHOW
the enlarged effects Of true Christianity in its
progressive course among heather nations,
and especially on Turkey at present.
We do not altogether agree in its views, espe-
Nclally as 70 the speedy downfall of the Otto
man Empire, and yet its fate is discussed with
. zeal somewhat akin to that of the early Cru-
saders The discourse made quito sensa.
ton at the time of its delivery, as local mat
Ter of general interest, and its presentation in
pamphlet form to those who heard il, and
other citizens Of Washington, must prove quite
acceptable, whether its readers agree with its
sentiments or not. To Col, II. Thomson. W.
McLsin, Campbell, Leo Coyle, W. Pres.
ton, }. Wiley Edwards, Samuel Il. Valley,
Solomon Foot, and T. j. johnson, are the pub-
lie indebted for this interesting work. who re-
quested il from the reverend author for pub.
llcahon. We give below the peroration as a
specimen Of the composition:
III then, amid the outward repose and the
inward tranquility, We shall be able to digest
in our inmOSa souls the faith of the religion
OF Jesus, Its great princip Piles of life and hap
plness, OF increasing excellence and final per
lection; II these, We shall be able to inculcste
upon the rising American mind 80 as to give
uem an lndelibie stamp and controlling i'm
press upon the buoyant and elastic genius of
the nation, then will that mysterious Hand
which Is stretched out on all the nations be
laid to soothe Us amid the rudenes, and the
Ioughness Of this strange probation. 1t will
come to battle our aching temples with the
cordials of friendship, to nerve our hearts with
new courage, and add wings to our feet, that
We may speed away upon the race of humani-
Tvs deepest wants aud noblest aspirations and
most lllustrious destiny-the race whose start
Ing point is here amid the shifting sands of
hne-whose mighty goal is there among the
stars Of Eternityn
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PROPHET CONE TO JUDGY ENr ON THE
WEATHER We take from the Inteligencer
the following predictions concerning the kind
OF weather We are to have in Washington
during three days Of the balance of the cur
rent month. They are by Vermont meteor
olosist, who asks the people of Washington to
test them by the weather we are to have in the
three days IN question:
August 2l-Monday Fair and warn. wind
Sutn, fresh, At noon southwest; bank of
clouds all along the northern sky, thicker in
Southwest six p m, wind round again to
south; bank spreading south, and much light |
ring to the northward. The vortex passes the |
meridian at 2:30 p. M, in latitude ~ deg. If
me passage Is made in the 4lst deg there will |
be sqnau from the northward this night If |
above the 42d deg, as calculated, the wind |
Will still continue southerly.
August 22-Tuesday Overcast from the |
H"oiu, tne tcnuency Will De 10 blow from
tie northeast, and by evening the southern
sky will be filed with heavy clouds and much
hshtning visible; wind northerly all night.
August 23-W ednesday.-Clear in the
north bank of thin clouds on the southern
nonIon; fine evening; bank disappearing,
VIVID northwest; much cooler
Ill you be kind enough to observe the
weather on these days and note how much the
Prediction Is In error Your attention is par
ucularly invited to the fact that this ia a des.
oendlng vortex, first, making line of disturb.
alee 70 the northvard and the next day 10 the
Suthward. of this fact there is no doubt. il
hPouttrs; although the latitude calculated
may be In error a whole degree
:" Another fact wish you to notice ia that
toe wind blows towards the storm, both on ap-
preaching and departing. Under the storm
II Is often variable, but squally. l ought to
remark tn the principal line Of distur bance
Is nanked On each side by a separate band of
lighter clouds With clear space between.
ms must not be mistaken for the line of HEAVY
cumuli under which the hail and wind are %
formidable. If the passage was central at
W ashington its course could not be go satissac.
torily determined 80
8 I think you will have a hard souall from
the northward on the evening mentioned. and |
contin us northeast blow for nearly day"
UNJUsf REFLECTIONS on THE SCHOOL TRrs.
rEEs.-A writer in the Baltimore Clipper this |
morning, who thinks that Something is rotten
In denmark" can find the rot by looking into |
ns own bosom. He attacks our excellent
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