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been productive Of injurious effects in the winter
season we can readily deem probable.
The necessity of the change at once per-
ceived by President FILLMoaE, and at his request
the present plan designed by distinguished
architect who was consulted upon the subject.
Mr.. MUD, the Commissioner of Public Build
ings ia prosecuting the whole work in very hand
some manner having the valuable aid of MIR. c. F..
Wood, under whose immediate direction it is being
performed
"Order," who requests permission to suggest that
police officer should be stationed at a certain
place named, where the neighbors are disturbed
and annoyed by drunken negroes and others who
throng the slow groggeries" located there. Com
munications of this kind almost daily received
from anonymous writer's who wish Items to adopt
their structures; but he declines to do He will
do as much as any one to abolish these nuisances,
but wishes others to do he docs in respect to
writing and publishing that is to do upon their
own responsibility. He is ambitious to be useful
medium of Information, but has not bargained to
echo the complaints of persons who fail to come
forward and speak openly for themselves:
Another ACCIDENT by FIRE ARMs.--At about
I O'Clock on Wednesday evening accident oc-
".
sachusetts avenue, that barely escaped tragioal
result. The daughter of Mr.. H. and young gen
tleman who had called upon her were about pass
ing out at the front door, when the latter took
from his pocket pistol, for the purpose of show
ing 1t to her; but just at that moment the door
swung round between them, and the pistol went
of The family Immediately ran out, when the
young lady, desirous of preventing alarm, told
them it was accident, and that no harm was
done; though dnconsciously to herself the blood
was flowing from her side DR.. Howard i'm
mediately summoned, and on examination found
that the ball had entered the left side below the
breast, to the depth of about inch He extracted
it, and, to the joy of ALL pronounced the patient
out of danger!
We base several sage remarks upon this occur
renee. The first 10, that pistol balls are less dan
gerous after passing through thick door; the
second, that gentlemen should not carry concealed
weapons and the third that both ladies and gen.
tlemen are very apt to be deceived respecting mis-
sies directed at them, whether fired from pistol
or discharged from Cupids bow. Touching the
practice of carrying concealed weapons, and the
dangers thereof, speak from experience
II was only day or two ago that we received a
serious shock from the glance of couple of black
eyes that lurked behind thick green veil, and
ltoHi WHICH VIC udfc iol JSI ieSoNeIcu' Act no
LADY, however, suppose that we would venture to
say a word against wells but against pistols,
knives, dirks, and slung shot, we boldly and SOL
EMMY protest, and hope that laws imposing pen
aties for carrying them may speedily be provided
for US, and rigidly enforced.
Postseripf.- Since writing the foregoing we have
been assured by good authority that the gentleman
spoken of above does not habitually carry weapons
and happened to have this in his possession by an
odd chance; and, moreover, that he took it from
his pocket to leave it in the house, in consequence
Of request from the young lady that he would do
so.
The REMAINS OF GENERAL TAYLoR.-The re-
mains of General Zachary Taylor will leave Wash
ngton city, in car furnished by the Susquehanna
Railroad Company, on the morning of the 25th of
October at six o'clock and will reach Baltimore at
o'clock, where Colonel Taylor and Colonel w.
w s. Bliss will take possession of the CORPSE
They will then proceed over the Susquehanna road
to Harrisburg, and over the Central railroad 10
Pittsburg, where they will take the steamer to
Louisville.
We find the above in Of our exchange pa
pers. 1t may be correct for understand that
Colonel Taylor is now in city, and no doubt
upon business with reference 10 this subject. But
it is also understood that the duty Of removing the
remains Of our late veneratcd President will be
performed by his family, and silently and pri-
yately possible. We feel sure their desires will
be everywhere respected.