Washington sentinel., 1854-05-06
ITEMS OF NEWS.

INCIDENTS OF SATURDAY EvEMNG.-When the
mob set Mr.. Wards's house on fire on Saturday
evening, the irebells sounded, and the Kentucky
and Mechanic Fire Companies were the first TO
arrive at the scene of the confagration. They
laid their hose, but the mob Immediately cut 1t with
their bowie knives, and thus rendered the engines
useless. The Washington and Hope Companies
then arrived and laid their hose, and forthwith
leader Of the rioters drawing weapon, swore
that he would kill the first man that took pipe,
but the threat did not avail Henry Green and
Jacob Bernal took the pipe OF the Washington,
and Dr. William r. Jacob that of the Hope. D.
w. McCarty as chief direstor of the Washington,
protected his pipe, and Henry Smith and Mr.. BLY,
stood below protecting and tightening the hose
pistol was aimed and snapped at the pipedirec-
tor within few feet Of his breast, but it missed
fire. Two or three pistols were discharged, yet
the dauntless iremen did their duty, without
quaing in the midst of ten times their own num-
bers and the flame was soon conquered. The
Washington Company, when all was over, sta
toned thirty men at Mr. Wards house, who stay
ed there all night to meet any subsequent attack
Of the incendares. Ii was ascertained the next
morning that fire had been kinded upon the
carpet in one of the chambers, with view to the
certain destruction of the house, but it had gone
out of itself, thus disappointing the expectations
of the s'bood Louisville Journa I'd inst.
The New THREE DOLLAR GOLD PIEcE.-lt is in
size fraction smaller than the five dollar pieces,
but not so thick On one side is a raised wreath,
formed Of wheat heads, corn husks and the differ
ent grains, embematica Of the agricultural indus
try of the country. Within this wreath IS 8 dol
lars, 1851 On the reverse side is the head of lib
erty, wearing the Indian head-dress of feathers,
and around this head, upon plain groundwork,
reads United States of America"
THE JAMESTOWN has lately arrived at Philadel-
phia after three years cruise on the Brazil sta
ton. On her passage home, she got on reef of
rocks six miles from the shore, and within sight of
the harbor at Pernambuco, and with great diff
Guilty was rescued from this perilous situation.
On board are large number of invalids sent home
from the various ships belonging to the Brazil
squadron. Her officers and crew will be detached
in few days
THE DELAWARE RIVER FREsHET caused the
loss of lumber at Easton to the amount of S30O,OO0
bridge over the inclined plane of the Morris canal,
at Phipsburg, was gradually undermined and
washed away According TO the Easton Argus,
such freshet, involving so great destruction of
property, has not been known in that region since
the disastrous one of ISL.
MARINE DIsAsTER--The Norfolk Herald, of yes
terday, states that Captain Southard, late OF the
schooner Clio, has arrived in the city in state OF
almost entire destitution, having lost his vessel
on Cape Henry beach in a late gale. We learn
that he fell in with the schooner Lodi, in sinking
condition, took of the crew, and laid by the
schooner for some time until his own vessel be-
came AT the mercy of the winds, and was finally
beached and totally wrecked.
Storm AT ST LoUIs.-The late storm at 81.
Louis caused great damage both in the city and
surrounding country, particularly along the hne
Of the Pacific railroad. AT Alton the hailstones
were enormous, and one was picked up measur-
ing seven inches in circumference
SUIcIpE.--A young man named McCormack,
| from Virginia committed suicide recently at Wm
Pattons, near Covington, Kentucky by taking
morphine. He complained fbeing sick, and re-
| tired to his room, where he was found the next
morning, dead
The PRINTERS. UNoN,--The National Printers
Union assembled at Buffalo on the 1st Of May.
| About 80 delegates were present.
Hon JOHN S. PESDLEroN, of Virginia, lste U. $.
minister to Buenos Ayres, sailed from Rio on the
10Th Of March, in the bark Seneca, for Baltimore.