Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-01

NoIIcR.-District of Columbia Advertisements
70 be inserted In the BALTIMORE Sun are received
n and forwarded from THE STAR Once.
RELIGIOUS The churches were well attended
Yesterday
from Mark Is, to IS The speaker compared the
sorrow Of the church of the preceding days with
the jov and rejoicing Of Easter While they had
wear. vet none Of those were so dear to the Chris.
tian's heart al the day upon which their Lord
and Saviour arose from the tomb. Upon other
DAYS they celebrate facts but upon that day they
commemorate the foundation Of religion itself
Upon the scenes enacted upon that day was
founded their whole faith and bore Of eternal life
There might be differences Of opinion with regard
to philosophy and science, but with faith there
could be no difference of opinion. The fact If
Christs birth. miracles and crucifIion was estar-
lished not only by the word of inspiration. but
even oy his enemies, and the very acts Of his muir
derers to deceive the people only made his
divinity and their crime more apparent.
M,thodit Protestant Church, Ninth street
The pastor, Rev. r. Light Wilson, appeared in
the pulpit yesterday morning and conducted the
service. He has recovered from a brief but severe
attack Of Illness, superinduced by exposure in
travelling TO and from the Conference at Newark.
The subject Of the discourse was from the text OF
list Peter, 3,5. At night, Rev VIM. B. Matcbett
Of New York. a minister of the Baptist denomi-
nation, and editor of the Baptist Waterman, de-
livered an interesting discourse from the text Of
DIR Matchett, formerly pastor of this church, but
now residing In New York.
ST. PaKPs LHfheras Church AT the evening
service, Rev 6: Butler, pastor, preached from
PHILIPPIANS 3.S. The discourse was brief de-
lDeation OF the character and life of the postle
Paul, and presented him a model, after which
all who professed to be striving for salvation
should copy. At the close Of the discourse the
Communion was administered according to the
form Of the church, to large number Of commu-
Bicants.
ST. MatAsps High mass was celebrated at
gregation, to which Father McNaily preached
upon the resurrection. The choir, accompanied
by full orchestra, sang the fine mass by Andre,
in fat At the close Of the service the hestra
performed the grand march from Taunhausen,
with much taste.
McKsndres Chapsl.-Rev. w. NJ. ID. Ryan COM
menced bis service at this station yesterday morn
ing, and preached from the text ID Timothy 1 10,
an Interesting discourse, appropriate to the day.
DIR. RYAN has been for two years the pastor Of the
Navy Yard station (EbeneZer, } but was appoi nted
TO this chapel at the late Baltimore Conference.
Assembly, CErrch Rev. 7. B. Metals, of the
Baltimore Conference, preached In the morning
text. St John, 10. At night, the sacrament of
The Lords Supper was administered by Rev. DR..
Smith, assisted by MIR. Metals.
Wesley Chapel Yesterday morning the Rev
Mr. Kellen, Of Cal conducted the service. dis
ccursiBg upon the authenticity of the Scriptures
frcm the text of I'd Peter, II.
VI. Z. ChWeh SoUth.-The service of the day
VITO preached in ths morning from Romans, 4 IS.
AT night from Matthew, 3 l,2.
Ftrst PTes5yfsriaH Cbuch-Rev DIR sunder-
land preached from lst Samuel, r. ,i6.
ANOTHER Row AT The PEsIrxsrrARY-"Gusn
HstSfsT gets Shot.-Another attempt made
by the convtcts in the penitentiary to escape
Saturday night last, which was fortunately SUD-
pressed by the guards. IL seems that about L.
o'clock on Saturday night some twelve or fifteen
OF the prisoners who occupy the hospital wing of
the penitentidry and Of whom four notorious fell
lows named "Gus" Heisler, John Ray, Henry
Williams and one Price were the ringleaders,
esSayed TO escape from their close quarters by
picking hole through the wall of their cell.
The plan bad probably been arranged some time,
and the prisoners must have felt extremely san
Eulne OF success, as they did not scruple to an
oounce during the week to the Warden that they
Intended TO leave on Saturday night One of the
gang took occasion TO tell this to the Warden in
Dragging tone, as IL to defy all precautionary eff
forts on his part. The Warden did not, il seems,
the guards concluded tn w>trh ~ tho attempt
would be made. They accordingly secreted
themselves In the north prison yard after the con-
viCS had been locked up for the night. About
III O'Clock they heard very distinctly the sound
Of a Chisel at work in the wall overhead, and
before long discovered that quite a large hole
had Deen made at the side Of the window, large
enough for man 10 pass through readily. The
hole was stopped up with pillow for the sake OF
Appearances until the crowd got ready TO make
cseaf descent. Presently the pillow was with
drawn, and rope made Of bed blankets
thrust out, and one end made fast to the window.
In moment Heisler made his appearance at the
hole, and creeping through descended rapidly to
the ground, and by the time he touched the
ground Ray appeared at the hole and began to
descend. The two guards instantly fred upon
the men, one Of the discharges from a musket
loaded with bucksho. taking effect In Heisler's
leg. Ray was not hit, and took the back track
towards bis cell This sudden checkmate put a
stop to all further attempts at escape. Hesler
was not dangerously wounded, and will soon be
well enough to make a further trial of his skill in
climbing down rope. He Is in for fifteen years
for killing young Marcellus Stops Ray is well
known in this city one Of the notorious gang
Of burglars which committed such Wholesale
dePredations some years ago. Williams was a
partner with squirley Barrett. In the murder Of
the unfortunate Reeve Lewis, and Price is a
western mail robber.
ORPHANS CoURT-On Saturday, the business
before Judge Purcell was principally Of the ordi-
nary Characteristic fling Of petitions. the presen-
tation and passage Of bills against the estates of
various deceased persons, In process Of settlement
report from the administrator upon the estate
of the late John Little, relative to the sale of a
slave, was overruled upon the ground that IL was
vague and indefinite. IL was ordered to be
amended TO show the date Of sale, the name Of the
slave, and also Of the purchaser.
The case Of the Mcintyre estate was called and
begun, Dir Davidge, for the heirs, reading the
petition and statement setting forth that the late
Alexander Mcintyre died possessed Of certain
property, among which are mentioned certain
negroes ana bank stock. The widow was ap-
pointed by the Court the administrative and in
the return Of property made TO the Court this was
returned under protest In the administration ac-
count the administrative failed TO charge herself
with It. The petition asked that the account may
becOrrected in tnis respect before being passed by
the Court. MIR. Bradley responded for the admin
tstratrx, claiming for her sole right TO the prop
erty referred TO; It's settlement upon her and her
children by former husband, previous TO her mar
Rage with deceased; and that the deceased never
had, nor pretended to have title to the property.
The Court ordered that the testimony should be
taken and written for confederation; which was
begun, and will be continued at the sittings Of
the Conrt until concluded.
The NEW MAIL AsENT.-The following letter
was handed on yesterday morning to Mr.. r. w.
Bruce, the newly appointed mail agent on the
- Orange and Alexandria Railroad, by the post
master at Madison Run post office
- MARCH 81, 1861.
Ma. BRUcE-Sn: IDasmuch as you have been
put In the place Of Mr. Joshua p. Taylor, as Route
Agent on the Lynchburg and Alexandra Rail-
road, by Black Republican Administration, and
a. there Is no fault alleged against said Taylor,
these are therefore TO advise you TO resi- IN imme-
diately in his favor, a majority Of the people
al fb,I .oft A.N..- a.