Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-08
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


LEcrURE-Last night Professor Johns gave
the last of his course CT three lectures on the
Fast which was mainly upon the Topography
of Jerusalem or the Holy City. This the
lecturer explained and illustrated by a series
of paintings pointing out "a he went along all
the remarkable localities and buildings such
AS the Mosque of Omar, the Holy Sepulchre,
Mount Of Olives the Tomb of Absalom, the
Valley of JehOshaphat, the Pool of Sloan. the
Cave Of st. james, the Tomb of Zaeharia. and
others.
The lecturer gave description Of Jerusalem
as ne found il a, present, during his sojOurn
there, and estimated the Moslem and Jewish
population at about 900 each, and the Chris
tian at 5000. These latter are divided into
different sects. namely: the Latin or Catholic
TIE Greek, the Georgian. and the Syrian. Ii
was, however, exceedingly difficultto obtain
true account of the population, as the prevail
ing opinion among the inhabitants with respect
10 any such questions was that 1T was put by
the Government for the purpose of leyying
poll tax on them He remarked that the
climate in summer was exceedingly warm.
having known the thermometer for twenty-One
successive DAYS to be rs high as ITO degree in
the shade At times, also. when the wind.
called the Simeon. prevailed, the whole
atrpos1here was filed with fine sand giving
the appearance of a thick fog. The commerce
of jerusalem is Insignificant; this he attributed
Ia the Indifference of the Mahometans to
money making. As an instance of this. the
lecturer mentioned, that he had frequently
gone To the bazaar TO purchase fabrics anG
found the stores closed. The next door neigh
Dor. who also dealt in the same article, would
~av that the proprietor was in the country and
y would rstu-c such day ssy1- would nsver
offer himself to sell the article although hay
ing il in his store. With regard TO the two
prevailing Christian sects the Greek ard the
Latin. the former were looked upon with a
more kindly feeling by the Mahometans.
The lecturer then discussed the moo ed
question, to the genuineness of the Holy
Sepulchre, and alluded to the search made BY
the Empress Helena, TO discover the real spot
where our Saviour was buried. She found on
the spot. which tradition pointed out as the
localities where Christ was crucifed and
buried, two heather temples. The existence
OF these temples was a proof that these tw
spots were remarkable.
The lecturer then drew a comparison be-
tween the Turks and Russians, the former be-
ing as remarkable for their liberation. as the
others were for the reverse. This was quoted
from the works of a recent writer, who has OBJ
served that the Turkish Government. in this
respect, is only inferior to that of the United
States.
An account was likewise given of the Pro-
testant mission instituted at Jerusalem under
turer having been appointed architect to build
the Protestant Episcopal Church. This edifce
ne said was built on Il massive arched founda-
ton OF from 81 to ~ feet deep, standing upon
the solid rock of Mount Zion specimen of
which he exhibited to his auditory. The church
itself was built OF limestone. The farther
building was however stopped, after two years
Woik by the turkish Cove rnment. through the
combined intrigues of the Greek and Latin
churches. 1t had, however, been since com
pieted-
Allusion was made to the unfortunate Sc
lection Of the English Government in the fir ST
Protestant Bishop sent there, Bishop Alex
ander, who, being a converted jew had n
moral influence over the Jews residing there
The mission had not been so successful as was
at first expected, because the Jews in that city
consisted Of two classes, those who, being ex-
tremely fanatic had come there to end their
days, and of others who were supported by
their CO religionists in foreign parts.
Inc apparent discrepancies of travellers in
their accounts OF the surrounding country were
explained, and their differences reconcil led: for
example those who saw it in the hot weather
after the harvest had been gathered and when
all vegetation was covered with an impa pabe
dust looked upon 1t complete desert
Whilst travellers, who arrived there in the
spring, were enchanted with It's fertility and
beauty. Mention was made of the danger in
CURED by an American artist who having en-
tered the enceinte of one of the mosques was set
upon by the dervises anl women for whom the
place was set apart, and would have been
killed but for the opportune arrival of the gov
eTnOr. who was passing AT the time. He paci-
ned the tumult by saying that the artist was n
Frank engineer, employed to restore the
buildings.
The lecturer remarked at the conclusion.
that the course had not been SO wei attended
hdI q cd 10.
them at some future period.
RUFFIANIsM.-On Monday evening last,
rome rutfanly fellow committed an assault on
Mr.. Riston, residing on Virginia avenue be-
tween lst and ID streets wounding him very
severely over the left eye with an axe. 1t APP
pears that the daughter of the wounded party
had gone TO al adjoining pump 10 fetch water,
where tho rufian attempted TO take from her
the bucket that she was carrying. The girl
ran and told her father of the circumstance,
who rallied out with an axe, which the other
took from him and left. He, however, shortly
after returned and committed the assault
above mentioned
GEORGETOwy GAS WoRKS-The Baltimore
Sun. talking of Georgetown says: The gas
works are nearly completed, and by Saturday
night, or early In the next week, the good old
town will be handsomely lighted
We doubt very much the fact of the good old
town being Lighted by Saturday night, from
the simple circumstance of no lamp posts
having been yet erected, and conseq uently no
means Of lighting it presenting themselves
WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILROAD
IN TIE Georgetown Board of Aldermen, on F ri
day evening last, the proposition TO grant the
permission 10 the Washington and Georgetown
Company to lay tack through the streets of
this city, was laid over.
are the present and future rates OF paying the
teachers of the public schools in this city:
Present Future
Salaries. Salaries
Principal Teachers Of the
ith district schools.... $500 5000
Male Assistants. 400 800
Female do. ...... 500 400
Male Primary Teacher. 400 500
ZEN leach. (pr m sch'ls) 800 400
Assistant, 2U0 500
iGUNG MES S CHRISTIAN AssOCIATIOy.-W
Gilmore Simms, Esq, of S. C., who lectured
before the members OF the above Association
"n Monday evening, will deliver 4 second lee
tu'e this evening, AT the smithsonian lnstitu-
ton
Earl OF MoUSTCAsHEL.-Ths English peer
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