Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-07

baltimore Correspondence.
Doings Of the City Council -Appo;nsnssns Of
School oonmissionsr and Railroad Director
Confirming a 1stake--Arvsst Of Ooss.tsrfsit-
ers-Rsv. Thomas Stockton on President Pierce,
de-, dc.
BALrMoRE, Dec. 7, 1854.
The city council last night appointed John H..
T. Jerome, ESQ.,, a school commissioner, vice Beale
H. Richardson, Esq, resigned. Mr.. Jerome, whilst
mayor Of the city, proved himself well worthy
the confidence OF his fellow-citizens; and his APP
pointment to the important duty of guarding the
welfare Of our glorious free school system will be
hailed with qualification by every friend Of popular
education. The new Methodist Episcopal church
at the corner of jefferson and Bond streets, will be
dedicated to Divine worship on Sunday next by
Bishop Simpson. The new church win be under
the pastoral care of the Rev. Elisha d. Owen. 1t
Is neat edfce
Columbus Davis, a luggage-master on the ac-
commodation train of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, had both his legs broken on Monday night
near Bentons ferry, the western division Of the
road. lie resides at Woodstock, and was doing
well there yesterday.
named Louisa Miller, were arrested yesterday by
Deputy Marshall Kries, charged with forging and
passing counterfeit coin The parties were COM
mitted for a further hearing by Commissioner
Hanna. The spurious coin consists Of dimes and
half-dmes. II Is supposed that considerable
number have been put in circulation, but they are
poorly executed
The Richard O. Mason who was elected, on Sat
urday by the city council, director in the North
ern Central Railway Company, through mistake,
and who resigned the appointment, was yesterday
again elected by the council who seem to be salts
fed that the gentleman, though chosen by acct
dent, will make competent and fithful officer.
The person whom it was first the intention to
elect-Richdrd Mason--refnsed to permit his
name to go before the convention a second time
The affair has caused considerable amusement; and
is considered a very good joke.
sermon preached by the Rev. Thomas Stock
ton, on Thanksgiving day, in the Liberty street
Methodist Protestant Church, has attracted much
attention from, the violent denunciaton which was
poured upon this reverend and eloquent divine by
the editor of the Baltimore Argus who occupies
seat in that church. The facts of the case are
these Mr.. Stockton, in the course of his sermon,
alluded to President Pierce and the anti-American
policy that he has pursued at home and abroad,
as the only blot on the fair fame Of the country
during the past year. In short, he spoke of him
in the same spirit that nearly all men out Of the
pulpit, and even his own political friends in Con-
gress now regard him. On dismissing his congre-
cation, and coming down from the pulpit, the edi.
tor Of the Argus stepped up to him and condemned
his views in most insulting manner, asserting
that he would get up and leave the house If such
language was ever again used in the pulpit Mr..
Stockton, who is distinguished for his quiet and
impressive tone, mildly replied: !" Sir, when en-
ter the pulpit and take my text, do not know
that such an individual as the editor Of the Argus
Is in existence"
Notwithstanding the dull times, stringency in the,
money market, and other discouraging circumstan-
ces matrimonial affairs appear to be as brisk as
ever. During the half year, ending on the LIST in
slant, no less than nine hundred and seventy-four
licenses for marriages were issued from the court
Of common pleas and county circuit court the first
representing the city, and the second the county
of Baltimore.
The United States district court grand jury have
made presentation against the captain of Ger
man vessel, recently arrived from Bremen, for a
violation of an act of Congress- in bringing larger
number of passengers than his vessel was entitled
to carry This is movement in.the right direction
Aside from the inhumanity Of crowding so many
miserable beings into ship as to render it pest
house. the tide of foreign emigration to this country
is sufficiently great without seeking to swell it by
crowding two ship loads into one vessel 1t is high
time some restriction should be applied to this i'm
portation of foreign pauperism and crime, qualities
which are justly applicable to very large proper
ton of the foreign immigrants of the present day.
To use commercial expression, "the market is
glutted." AxrRIcus.