The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-30
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
ATTEMPTED SELr DssrnroTIoS
Sunday evening last Mrs. Jackaon. ffa Of Mr. n.
H. jackson, attempted to destroy herself by
drowning Whilst on board the Glen Cova living
ut the wharf In Rockets, Mrs. j. pulled of her
WATCH and Chain. gave them into the care or Mrs.
Myers. and then jGmped overheard. Fortunately
for the lady. Napoleon DnnnalIy, a lad was in a
small boat near By and with the assistance of Sir
Myers, succeeded in rescning her from wasery
grave. From all that We have been enabled 10
learn, Mrs. jackson has been Iaboring under an
alteration CT mind ever since the burning of her
husbands residence, about ten days ago. when abe
lost portion Of hor household effects and nsr-
rowiy escaped being burned. Her neighbors deeply
sympathse with her in her atIIicticns and hone
that she may be speedily restored to health and
cheerfulness.
SERVICES CT LAsr WEEK IN LssT.-
On Sunday morning last Bishop Johns admins
tered the rite Of confirmation to twenty nine per.
sons In st. James church, and on Sunday night to
seventeen persons In st. Paul's church On both
occasions the Bishop preached, aud delivered af
Ter the administration of the rite solemn addresses
10 those who had thus renewed their baptismal
vows The audiences On both occasions were i'm
mense, that on Sunday night. enormous, crowding
galleries and aisies we'll as the pews in the main
body OF the church, oyeriowing the vestibule and
mission.
The last week of Lent, commonly called Passion
week, and which commentaries the last week of
our Saviours life, will be observed By services II,
st. PauFs every evening Mt five O'Clock on Tues
day morning. at ten. at ST. Paurs; Wednesday
morning, same hour, Monumental; Thursday
morning, same hour, st. sohn's; and on FRIDAY.
being Good Friday. the day which commemo.
rates the solemn and awful event of the Crucifi xon
OF the Sen of God there will be service in all the
Episcopal churches of the city
Yesterday morning there service at st
James, and sermou from the text What is
that to theei Follow thon me;o and an exhortatiop
by Bishop Johns. In the afternoon, there was
service at st. Panl's, and an address by Rev. Mr..
Peterkin.
The forty days fast OF Lent il observed by the
Roman Catholic Church, the Greek Church. aud
the Protestant Episcopal Church in England the
United States, and other countries. st. Jerome
81. Leo, st. Augustine, and other fathers of the
Church of the fourth and fifth centuries regard IL
as OF apostolic origin, though many protesfan.s
are OF opinion that 1t was not established before
the second or third century. 1t is a special an
pnal season of prayer, peniteuce and fasting
which precedes the great Festival of Easter eun-
day, next Sunday.) which commentaries the
resurrection OF our Lord According TO an an
thorlty before US, the word Lent is Teutonic
word; IN German. Lena, (the spring.; in Swiss
Gicns: in Dutch, Lent. Several dervations of the
word have been proposed. Adeluug thinks that
II Is probably connected with the German verb
telf'en ito thaw) Ia English, Lent means the
quadrgesmal last in spring; which, in Italian, is
called qaores'ad: in FreRch, careme, from the La
tin qa,adrdgesin,a
dARRorIsG Mary G.. Null, John No
b!es and Peter Y. Cavedo, charged with tying and
gagging MANUEL SIERRA, in bed, on Tuesday last.
and robbing hin of one hundred and nineteen and
half doubioons-about $1,000 in money-were
again before the Mayor yesterday, but owing to
the absence OF an important witness the exanina-
tion was adjourned until Friday next and the sc
cused parties admitted to bail 10 the sum of $500
each for their appearance. This case has present
ed 20 many strange features from the beginning
10 the present moment, that no one seems to un-
derstand it. Mrs. Null has been keeping public
house in Rockets for many years, and, as far as
we have ever heard has borne the reputation Of
an honest, industrious woman. Young Cavedo is
well known in the city sober and orderly, and
Mobiles stands fair with those who know him
Sierra is a stranger and has yet produced no wit
ness who ever saw him have the doubloons That
he was tied aud gagged in Mrs. Muii's house, by
himself or some one else, there eau be no doubt
but how the operation could have been effected,
without alarming those near him, is little sin ~
lar. If his tale s "A made up one, he has told It in
consistent manner and stuck to it. and there is
no doubt that he will yet prove IT'S truth or faisi-
~. 1t is not for to say whether the defendants
are guilty or innocent, but until stronger corrob-
oratiye circumstances are brought to light than
those heretofore noticed no court Or jury will be
willing 20 attach to either of their the infa-
nay OF felon.
u.
ier before the Young Mems Christian Association.
on last Friday evening, was attended by large
and intelligent audience. The sutiecs, ..Be,luiy
aud the Beautiful treated in d manner at
once philosophical aud popular. The theory Of
Beauty was discussed Historically nnd philosophi-
caiiy, and the illustrations were appropriate in
themselves, and delivered in style most attrac-
tive to popular audience. The various theories
OF Beau'y we're reviewed, aud wherever trath or
error appeared. 1t was clearly presented. While a
just appreciation OF the essential beauty in e1ter.
nal objects was evnced by the speaker the prepou-
derance was given throughout the lecture TO the
qualities in material things, which excite the NOR
al Intellectual powers and more especially TO the
Deautyof mindand spirit. His reference the eie-
ments Of beauty in man, and the Deity Was elo-
quent fn high degree.
His next lecture, which will conclude the pres
ent course before the Association, will be deliver
ed this evening. Let every one, who can eppreci-
ate innocent aud refined enjoyment, hear the lee
ture on "Mirth and the Mirshfui,' and We predict
that they will be more than delighted.