Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-27
DAILY EVENING STAR.
L0CAL INTELLIGENCE.

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i "a. 30 inundated with the water that poured
J7Ep from the adjoining high land, that fears
.,e entertained for the building. the food
| .,yIng in some parts undermined the founda-
G0ns Of the walls. making large rents frightful
l ., look upon. The National Theatre was
1 Gsewise inundated with the volumes of water
hat poured down from the slope on which it is
buiIt. and doubtless similar results were ex-
,,rieneed by many others in various neighbor-
ioods II is to be hoped that no further dis
i ,..ers will occur, but from the appearance Of
| the river, which has risen several feet, appre-
l bensions are entertained of freshet, In that
l .s<e greater rayages would be committed, but
from he ineness Of to-day, perhaps the Eatef
NAV subside
4 FOy's hotel is in u mora dangerous state tnah
| might be supposed from its outward appear
sDce. The stream of water known as the 1lper,
shish runs ggderneath the building, DecaneSV
swollen with the Fai,, and melted snow and Ice,
that it has undermined the Foundation walls,
and il would not be surprising II tine whole
building were to come down with crash.
Some snch event il anticipated 4, for the build
ing ia closed I'D the inmates having left. the
nroprietor, Mr.. Foy who is sick, was likewise
gbl}yed tc be renOyed. On the eastern side, a
vast rent was made in the wall the masonry
having given way, caused apparently 10y the
fall of a heavy timber bridge over the stream
!, having been Slapped by the swollen waters
large crowd was about the place this morn
irc looking with surprise at the devastation
committed.
oa tho Baltimore and Philadelphia railroad
tbs rails on the ethsr sid3 Of the Susquehanna
have been torn up by the violence OF tbs rush
ing waters, thus preventing travelling. In our
own city and about, we may expect if there
should be further rain much damage.
Oh b,,f
zhoIe row Of houses, likewise are completely
ioodsd. caused by an alley way having been
trcked up, which, by lay, the Corporation
are entitled to have opened, this prevents the
water from running oiiinto street, the conse
ouenee being that the cellars of the houses
abOve alluded to IRE always flooded after
heavy showers but ut present are in worse
pickle than ever before.
1t Georgetown, yesterday, the he rchants
from dangerous positions on the wharyes
and taking every precaution to guard against
the effects of n freshet, which it was ex
pecte1 must take place, as the water and
ice were descending yesterday with fearful
rapidity. Reports from higher up the country
state that the streams we're al swoller, with
the probable destruction OF the bridges
FUNERAL or GENERAL ARMsrRoNG-The
was so generally esteemed during his lifetime,
took place yesterday afternoon, from his late
residence In u street, and was very largely at
tended. Notwithstanding the inclemcpcy of the
weather, forming altogether a most imposing
pageant The c0rtege was composed of long
line Of carriages, and of others, consisting of
General Pierce, various members of the Cabi
net. Senators and members of the House of
Representative, soldiers of the war Of 1912, a
NJ. mar Indy of oil in ha
ofhce ofthe Union newspaper, and large con-
course of other friends and relatives.
The following were the pail bearers: General
Cas-, General Houston, Gov. Dodge, Hon Mr.
Bell Hon. Mr.. Churchwell Hon Mr. Ewing,
Hon. Dir. MeMullen, Hon. Mr.. Jones, of La,
Col. Clemens. General Jessup, General Law
son, and Mr.. Selden.
The coffin was covered with black velvet
silver asuntrd, and on the lid there was sill
yer plate, with the naR,e and age of the de-
ceased inscribed thereon A STRIKING novelty
but Notwithstanding very appropriate, as q
touching token of respect, was the manner in
shtch the coffin had been decorated with
several keeutifpl bouquets of flowers, some
thing more akin to mortality, in cur esteem,
than the ehaplets Of eyergreens, called immor-
TITLES, with which the French people are wont
to adorn the collins and cemeteries of the dead
1t was after two o'clock when the procession
started from the house for the Congressional
burial ground, and some idea of its length ma
bs conceived. when we mention it as fact,
tnaf nea.is all the public hacks of the city
were engaged In addition to the private car
riages. In the evening there was not To be
seen public hack at scarcely any of the stands.
asterday evening the Rev DIR.
Butler preached at Trinity Episcopal Church,
upon the subject Of Dives and Lazarus. The
drift or his discourse was to show that from the
answer OF Abraham to Dives, supernatural
ylsltations and warnings would not be so eff
caclouS in converting as the Gospel and the
prophets He showed that men would not
often be converted although they were thor
oughly convinced of the truth of Christianity !;
bat oeadening thor conscisnces, would reply
to any renonstrance with some casuistical
query. Numerous instances from the scrip
lures were cited, showing that many, who had
actually witnessed the miracles of Christ vet
remained Obdurate. Even the raising of
Lazarus, from the dead, was insufficient to
convert the unbelisying. Even the fact of a
visit from the other world would perpleK still
more the sceptical: on account Of its very singu-
larity, inclinins him rather to doubt the fact
Itself than to believe in the warning.
TIE CRY RAILIoAD.-Tbis projected i'm
proyement in our city travelling is progressing
onward under the most favorable auspices Of Q
successful result. The project, as our readers
are aware, (the news having been given in
Saturday Star under the head of Georgetown
correspondence has received the sanction of
the Georgetown Corporation. The project we
are likewise informed, is favorably regarded
By the Committees of the District in both the
Senate and the House of Representatives so
that some Of the obstacles have been smOothed
down, and We anticipate that any others that
may be raised will be overcome in the like
manner.
ACCIDENT DURING THE LATE SNOW STORM
A young man named Collins, belonging to
Washington, met with serious accident near
South River last w ednesday. He wGs travelling
from that place TO his brothers residence who
dwells in the same county, when endeayoring
to get across a snow drift his horse fell with
him about % feet, fortunately breaking no
bones, but injuring him seriously internally
He was found some three hours afterward BY
one of Mr.. Welsh servants, and conveyed to
his house, where he now remains in painful
though not dangerous condition.
ELIHU BCRRIrT.-Much Disappointing nj was
experienced yesterday evening, by many per-
sons who attended the service ut the COngre-
gatIonal Church, on 5th street. by the non
appearance Of Eiihu Burritt, the learned
blacksmith who, it had been advertised in
some OF the local papers, would speak upon
the subject of Ocean Postage. Previously to
the commencement of divine worship. the min
lister announced that Mr.. Burritt would not
speak upon the subject as it was not, upon
consideration, deemed a fitting occasion. but
mat he would deliver an address at some other
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