, 1863-02-19
Communicated.

L0i&o1e %A1Eaf,b AiaDuHt.
In the dispatch from Cincinnati, in your pa-
Per yesterday, I think your correspondent does
injustice to the memory Of the late Nicholas
Longworth, the millionaire Of that city. 1t
the time resided In Cincinnati, {ulany years
since,) Mr.. L. was known to Ills friends as q
man Of charity and bcncyolcnce; only his
charities were not Of the ostentatious c}aarac-
ter His wife and daughters were, with his
consent, his chief almoncrs, and it is well
known in Cincinnati that they faithfully per-
formed the trust; they sought ont the needy
and the suffering and relieved them. Though
Mr.. Longworth did not found or endow Col
lege or Hospital" his wealth is In good hands,
and I bare no doubt will hereafter relieve the
necessities Of many private sufferers through
the same method Of unobtrusiyc charity.
. Respectfully yours, ". Il s.
TIE CELEBRATION OF ASH WEDNESDAY,
Yesterday mas Ash Wednesday, the first day
Of Lent. It is called Ash Wednesday from a
custom which still prevails in the Roman Ca
tholic Church, Of sprinkling the head or fore
head with ashes. The name Of the day is a
memorial Of ancient mourners. To roll ones
selfin the dust, to cover the head with ashes,
was, in primitive days, regarded as mark Of
profound grief
The season Of Lent lasts forty days, md is
regarded as preparation for Easter, and as
time specially set apart for repentance over
the sins ofthe past year. 1t is thought that
the forty days have reference to the Sayior's
forty days fast in the wilderness, to the forty
days Of the deluge, the forty years wandcriugs
Of the Jews, the forty days granted to the
Nineyites for repentance, or tue time spent In
f,stlng by Moses and Elias. Ash Wednesday
is tho forty-sixtH day before Easter, the si1
Sundays which intervene between It and that
festival not being counted MS a part Of Lent,
nor observed us fast days. In Catholic couu-
tries the allowance Of the kind and quantity
effood for Lent is regulated by the Church.
Eut notifications arc made in countries where
the climate and habits Of the people render
| their observance injurious to health, and dis
pensations arc frequently granted in favor Of
| particular individuals. In this country the
use of meat is allowed several times week at
the discretion Of the Bishops. The Protestant
denominations which recognize the season Of
Lent, leave the manner Of observance to indi.
yidual judgment.
The day was very generally celebrated yes.
terday in the Episcopal and Roman Catholic
Churches Of the city. The audiences were
very large, and the services deeply interest.
ing.
Exum1T1or.-Thcrc will be an exhibition
and concert Of the Park Avenue Mission Sab.
bath School this evening, at the Jefferson
street H. E. church,, between Madison and
Washington streets, commencing at seven
and one-haH o'clock, precisely. The cxer
cises consist Of original and selected pieces
solos, quartcttes and choruscs.
Bor LosT.-Addison B. Case, q young Lac
ten years Of age, left Ills home, 155 Quincy
street, Tuesday night, since which time ht
has not been seen. He had on q grey round
about, light pants and a cap trimmed will
grey fur. ANY person who can furnish tntor
nation Of lis whereabouts will confer afavol
by leaving It with Mr.. Case; at Room IS Lar
mon Block, or at Root 4 Cady's music store