Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-08

THURSDAY, Dec. q, 1854.
James RidgewAy, ESQ, Of New York, was adj
lnitted an attorney and counsellor Of this court,
No 4. Gray p. Webb q al, PLANTING in error -.
Polly Weatherhead, lessee, was argued by Mr.. Gil
lett for the plaintiffs in error
" No 9. NJ. Bayde plaintiff in error, o.. +. Din.
fresno, was argued by Mr.. Janin, for the plaintiff
in error.
No 8. l. w. Raymond, appellant, u.s. William
tyson was argued by Mr.. Lord for the appellant
and Mr.. Cutting for the appellee.
An AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED IN Ars-
rRIA.-The New York Courier has been informed
Of the particulars Of a case in which naturazed
American citizen has been imprisoned in an Aus
trian fortress, and sentenced to ten years labor
upon the ramparts for apparently no fault of his
own. The Courier says
Martin Speer is a respectable naturalized citi-
zen Of the United States, of German BIRTH but
fourteen years resident Of New York, where he
has been employed by Messrs. Benjamin Pike 4
Sons, as painter Of screens for magic-lanterns In
which art he Is superior hand. To perfect him
self in certain branch Of his calling he went to
Europe In july, 1858, and visited Hungary while
there, in order to make inquiries respecting the
character and connexions Of a Hungarian refugee.
intimate connection with his family. For this pur-
pose he bore letter of introduction from Zagony
10 his pretended connexions, the contents of which,
as II was written in language unknown TO him,
can only be conjectured from the fact that pre-
sentng the letter he was Immediately thrown into
prison, tried, and condemned to ten years impria
onment at hard labor, without permission to com
municate in any manner with his family and
friends, nor with the American Consul BY means
Of anote dropped upon the road, and fortunately
found by some one who conveyed it to the Ameri-
can Consul he contrived to communicate his sittl-
alton to his family in New York, who now await,
in the deepest distress and destitution, the result
Of their repeated appeals to the American govern
ment"
Mr.. Marcy promised in May last to g investigate
the case" but, as far as known, nothing has ever
been done. The Premier is too busy with his
own schemes Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to plague himself
with such trivial matters
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THE AMERICAN ARCTIC Recommendations
fears entertained for the safety Of the Grnnell
expedition under DR. Kane When last heard from
DR.. Kane was at Upemayik which is within the
Arctic circle, and in latitude about rs degrees
north; he then was on his way to Cape Alexander
which is in latitude about N degrees north, long
tude about rs degrees west, and intended to pro-
coed thence az far to the north as the ice would
permit and then make his way by land toward the
long and anxiously sought geographical pole of our
earth. The great flow of ice which marked that
season may have opened the way and tempted him
north, until his stay was unduly prolonged, and he
found on his return the Advance frozen in, and all
possibility Of his present return cut off. The sup
position that DR.. Kane had gone south to the Back
River region, and there discovered the remains of
Sir John Franklin, receives but little credence, and
the above is believed to explain what is now sup
posed to be his position and condition. In view
of these facts it Is proposed to send another expe-
dition to the rescue Of DR.. Kane.-Bdlt. american.