Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-02

TIE CENTRAL Gu2spH9ys.s71he prssen,
shell has been In use since tie frst Organization
OF the Auxiliary Guard, and with all the attempt,
to at IT for temporary prison, Il has never been
since the frst six months Of ne a sue d. sase
place for the confinement Of that cfass of prfson
ers most frequently within lis walls visit hi,
nofning would have convinced any mrrciful leo
lsfaIor Of It's total unhtnezD There Is no DR. n.s
Tom the cells; the privysge Is eHect,d bv deer
1 heavy boxes, with movable covers s,ttjnS ,nro,,
the floor The efauyia arising from thes 4 sicT.
ening, and no sufficient meai.. "a dso5o,t,s .na
keep the atmosphere pure has vet been an, yr.sed
fhe unfortunate lunatic Jasper 4 whosr CO. we
referred 70 Yesterday at the request Of hts FAMILY
WI. were anxlous to send him to tire Asylum,
was retained there all day for want Of q better
place, until the sundry arrsngements could be
naoes Turing the day his madness came upon
and ne tore Oh the covering Of te Privy box
contents so that the stencil was noticeable outside
'he building. Last night, drunken man was
Piaced In another cell, where he removed the
cover OF the box and fell la it, aud the eonse-
the other cells. THIS morning, a. physics Wis
ited Jasper at his cell. and while there passed
which the drunken man lay breathing heavily
ne suggested to the officer that safety quired the
cell to be opened WIDE as left closed the prisoner
In that condition might die. He explained the
a
condition, and the officer took his advice and
opened the cell - -.
In new guard house It would be advisable to
conS"uct AZ least two cells or wardrooms to be
ased especially in safely keepag the unfortu-
hates who are frequently running at large in
drfanged condition. IL Is wonderful that among
sne many who have been taken up as dangerous
iuhatics running 1T large at night and Confined
IN those cells, 50 few have died before the morn
ing. : ~
IELEGRAPH-AURoRA BoRKALIs.-The splendid
exhibition Of Aurora Borealis last Sunday night,
besides Astonishing the wakeful subIunarians.
puzzled the operators of the various telegraph III
" considerable extent, aud PLAYED the deuce
win their messages After batterng ao ainst their
.uoue atmospheric opponent to a very late hour
they gracefully acknowledged Solfernian defeat
and closed their respective lines =
Last hiSht the heavens exhibited a similar APP
pearance, and the presence OF a superabundance
Oh a.n9spheTic electricity has been evident along
an the Lines leading from this city, to-day Find,
ing II impossible to send and receive messages
correctly by the use Of their batteries the ope-
rat RS both here and in Philadel phia, detached
theii oattery conductors and worked their lines
or al least received readable signals by the agency
OF the Aurora Borealis alone as the foliowiny
Operators dispatch will show: =
IL .DELrHiA, September s-Something oc-
CURED thfs morning just ike the affair Of SUNDAY
night-the Aurora. The Western line worked
win Plftsburg, and from New York to Pittsbury,
wl'noqt particle Of battery at either end. Pro-
lessor Henry Of the Smithsonian Institute was D
here Monday to make inc uiries concerning the
phenomenon Of Sunday night, and took the state
nnens OF ali the operators on duty lie appeared
lhucn pleased with what he had learned ."-OPE-
RAIok AMERICAN FELEs OFFICE .. ..
Tne operators in the American Telegraph Office
In this city tried similar experiment on the
ashlnston and Memphis line, and met with
Who now will dispute the theory that the Au-
| rors Borealis Is caused by electricity.
| The GRAND TOURNAMENT OF THE Sons OF
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STRANGERS EXPECTED
Editor OF Star: IL will be gratifying TO the fra
ternify, as well as the public generally, to BE-
informed that per the last steamer from Europe we
nave received advices which lead us to hope that
| our Srand Tournament at Arlington 10 to be graced
oy Tue presence OF the young Prince Of Sussex and
son OF LORD Derby, 1.-THE most mag mi hcent horse
| man IN EuroPe,( and possibly by the Prince Of
Maie' Inc Prince himself is a member OF the
order, while his father, Prince Albert holds the
| exalted position Of G X j. A to the Grand r
Lodge OF London The illustrisus party are ex-
pected to take passage in the next Can 4dian IN
| Quebec by telegraph The favorable reports of
| MI Richard Golden, who recently returned to
| England from dying visit to the United States
anu the Canadas, partly upon bushes, connected
l win tne order, have undoubtedly indured these
inglshed gentlemen TO make the visit In CUES
| ton committee OF six cardiBals-two from
Boston, two from New York and two from Phila-
aeiP nisTaGcom panied by that prince Of gentle
| men, Al Won Buggherammer, Grand Nuncio,
ffom Holstein, and the Senior Rabbi of the nited
| states and British Provinces. will meet at the
Astor House, New York, On Monday next, to make
arran enents for a suitable reception Of the grand
/ party, should they happily arrive Let them be
| received with the honors. Don lUIxoTrE
| TIE THEATRE.-The new play The Cynic,-
-went Off admirably last night at the Washington
Theatre. The company is almost entirely new
To Washington city. II has been selected with
/ good Judgment; better than had been mani.
lested Ia the selection OF a stock conp any for the
| Federal Metropolis for many years previously
We are without space to-day In which to critcisr
| either the piece or the manner i'm wh.ch it was
l performed Both, however, gave infinite salts
| faction To highly respectable audience much
| more numerous than was to have been expected
NJ this season When the company shall have
| performed week or two together, il coptjnui no
10 he attentive To the details Of stage matters H
Will command good houses here even without the
4 aid Of stars.
Tonight, the new piece The Cynic;'-i. to
be repeated. The success Of its representation last
| sion.
BrReLARY.-Last light some person or person,
entered the second story Of Messrs Wilson 4
Barns produce store on Ninth street, near ID, by
placing ladder on a shed in tue back yard and
descending to the lower story They opened tile
desk in the Office, which they supposed conta ned
| the money, but were mistaken In this and II "a
presumed they must have been alarmed, as they
leu thls desk partly open, and did not attempt II
opsn another one which was not loo ked, but which
contained few dollars, and ohly took with then,
an old linen coat belonging 10 one Of the firm.
They subseq uentiy entered the adjoining store Of
| Mr.. Richard Ryon, and here they were a little
more successful, relieving the mony draw Of about
SIS, and bearing their testimony to the fine quality
Of claret keptthere, by taking few bottles Of Ii
| away with tLeun. Their whole procedure, as well
| AZ the small booty with which they seem to have
been content, would indicate that they were not
| amongst the boldest OF their craft
| The REVIVAL MEETINGS AT Wesley Chapel
| last night the congregation assembled In the
large and commodious used by the Sab.
bath school, IL the basement Of the church., The
exercises Were opened with singing and prayer
| after which the Rev. MIR. Williams, of tiiel fsla
densburg circuit, preached a sermon appealing to
| The unconverted to accept the offer OF salvation
After the sermon the exercises at the altar were
begun two Prnitents presented themselves for the
prayers Of the church. and one protested CONVEX.
l. sion.
| Al Foundry Chapel the meeting was peculiarly
| solemn and Interesting. The discourse, mn appeal
1 to the people Of God, as well an invitation and
| e1hortaton to the unconverted, was delivefed BY
II KY II ato Of fha n