Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-14

he lived for many years. There v.s
an attempt made 10 involve some
political adverzries Of Gen. Jackson IN this ct
tempt on his life and Mr.. Poindexser OF hs-
sissippi was particularly regarded by
the press Of that day ~ one VINO
in-tigated the sct of Lawrence. but the
examination and trial revealed nothing
put mat X was the act OF n mailman. Gen.
Jsckson escape from death was pro,idential
The pistols were loaded very hoavny and after
the arrest ~ Lawrence were fired. The caps ex-
ploding ana igniting the powder readily In the
pistol aud senGing BALI through several inche.
OF plank The political excltemont al that period.
when the nghi with the Unit.d States Bank was
al lts height. eAn hardly be imagined nj TIN. dax
Mr.. John j. Sullivan. who IL well remembered
here, had been appointed nv the President ono
OF the government directors OF On. bank and
the Senate rejected him ~ u dad also Mr.
Charles Mscslcster. the father of the late Mr..
laughton, though he had been q director
Tor many years. II stated that Cen Jack
son ssii AZ the time tina, he knew where thss
attempt originated. That he believed Mr..
Poindexter 20 b. such bitter enemy Is evi-
denced by the fact stated IN a letter 90 Dr.
Given wears afterward, where he relates M. en-
trance into the church n which he died a mem-
Der. On forgiying his enemies he foTgavs
George Poindexter.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT OF RANpoLpH
1nsMay. 1858, when Gen. jackson was on his
way 90 Fredericksburg to lay the corner stone
Of the monument To the mother Of Washington.
he WIS seated in the cabin II the steamboat be-
hind table. with Mrs. Thruston. the wife u
Judge Thru-ton. his private secretary. Major
| Donaldson. and Capt. Bronze Of the marin.
corps. The general was reading and smoking
his favorite pipe. When the boat reached
| Alexandria large number Of citizens came
aboard 20 pay their respec.s 10 the President,
/ aud with them was Randolph. who he'd been an
officer ~ the navy, from which, for some r-s-
son. he had been DISMISSED and was seeking res
toration- He advanced towrrd the President as
/ If to address him when hr Suddenly pu; out his
hand toward the face OF the President NJ though
/ he intended slapping him in the face. Cart,
/ Bronze seized him and drew him away, when
/ lsnndolpas friends hurried him out OF the
cabin. The President was ~ confined in the
sea. behind .hc table that he could no: rise
When IL become known on the boat that an At
tempt had been made 10 pull the Presidents
nose, for that the intention of Iandolph
the excitement was intense amt many Of the
crowd started in pursuit OF Randolph He Was
caught ZONE distance from the boat. but was
| rescued by his friends. Randolph had made
| threats against the President and the old gem
eral raid n he had known il was Randolph ne
would have been prepared to defend himself
| The corner stone then laid by Gen. Jackson for
| the monument To the mother 81 Washington
was never raised above ia. ground and
| 10 this day remains n reproach 90 thls country
Monuments fairly spring from the ground 10
commemorate heroes of the wars. bat the rest
! ing place - ths mother %, Washington remains
with bat shabby broken stone 10 mark her
resting place, confirming the axiom that repub-
lies are ungmteful.
| NEWS OF TfTrT YEARS AGO.
lam indebted to Mr.. James p. Tustin for
copy of the Baltimore Sua Of February is.
ls4S The fifty wears that have passed since
then, the most important in our history. have
I 50
Washington and Baltimore tina; the little sheet
seems 20 have been adeGaRt. at thnt day TO
contain the news OF the period. No Geographic
news, but little steamship news and the incl
| dents recorded are mostly local The fight be-
| tween John Tyler and the wings was at is
| height. An extra session threatened unless
| Congress passed some financial measures Of re.
| lief. The Secretary Of the Treasury reports
but e30.ooo In the treasury and a deficiency
Of some $4,000. 600 imminent before the end u
the fiscal year. The House of Relres, natives
refused 10 recharter the hanks ~ the District
| OF Columbia. Retrenchment bills were under
consideration and DR. Gsven Of Mis-is-
sippi and Mr.. Granger of New York
rose TO personal explanations. Mr.. Fill
more participated IN the debate
AID Mr.. Caleb Cushing. Mr.. Holmes
| OF South Carolina moved 10 reduce the mileage
| OF members Of Congress- and Mr. Henry A. Mise
OF virginia moved amendment that no
member should he allowed more ;han one RAJ
ton OF beef and that not roasted. The House
roared with laughter and Mr.. Arnold OF Ten
nessce. after the uproar hsd sabsided. moved to
amend Dir. Nisels resolution "a 10 except the
members OF the corporal's guard ~ the friends
/ Of Mr.. Tyler were called: lost amid uproar and
laughter. amid which Mr. Wise moved to reduce
| the pay of members Of Congress TO - per DAY.
An extract from letter from Mr.. Richard
| Rnsh complimentary TO the chaplain II the
Senate. the Rev. soptimus Tustin. who was
| chaplain to the House of Representative during
the administration Of Mr.. Van Buren and was
| for SIX consecutive sessions chaplain 10 the
| Senate.
BAPTISM BY ELDER KNAPP.
Our old friend Mercury" Mr.. james Laur-
enson. gives his daily letter to the Sun from
Washington and gives account of a gather
ing OF some thousands Of persons at the ''syca-
more" 10 witness the baptism OF twenty odd
persons by Elder knapp. The ice. lac says. WIS
four inches thick and at the conclusion Of ths
ceremony by Elder Knapp the Rev. obediah n.
Brown drove with n mother and her and
immersed them in baptism. He complained in
his letter that the Masonic Hall eKhibiss evidence
of decay. the hall having fallen into the han.is
| OF a creditor, who refused to improve IL. Inst
must have been the building corner q 10th and
| i streets. Prof. Mofitt is advertised 10
| deliver lecture on English Tourists In
America in rcpudiftion Of Dickens,
whose 'Engiish Notes for American Circula-
tion" had been published. The Morgan Rife
men of Georgetown advertise q ball at the
Union Hotel ON Washington birthnigh,. John
Broagham and his wife in The Wonder" and
The Omnibus. and Mai. Tochman delivers Q
| lecture before the Independent Blues ~ Balti-
| more and Capt. Deems and his band gave o
concert. The celebrated case Of Mercer. for tbs
killing OF Heberton az Philadelphia. h. pro-
crossing. Mercer was defended by Mr.. George
| NJ. Dallas. David Paul Brown and other cgi-
nPng counsel and acquitted He Killed h.
berton to avenge tine wrongs Of his sister. The
funeral of Heberton attended by an inn
mense crowd. aud the S-n sev-; They out
ragged ell the proprietieS Of life by their con-
duct On 80 melancholy an occasion
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