Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-28

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BAIrixoHr, December Is, 1884.
Up To a Late hour kst night the expected steam
er with later adyices from Europe had not reached
New York, and our merchants, who are Influenced
by the tone Of tho foreign markets, were disap
pointed this morning in not finding four days Ia
ter IN their papers. General readers, who are
Watching with interest the progress of the war,
were also disappointed that there was nothing later
from the seat Of hostilties. Speaking Of the war,
am reminded Of the fact, that very great re-
vulsion in the public sentiment, touching the same,
is taking place in this community Sympathy for
the allies has almost entirely given place to disgust
for the policy adopted by England in trucking to
Austria, Ian alliance with that despotic Power,
being justly regarded as demonstrating that the
English government has no sympathy for the OPP
pressed and down-trodden nations OF continental
Europe. With all the antipathy entertained by
Americans for Russia, unless am very much mis-
taken, the defeat of the allies before Sebastopol
would now be hailed as good news by large ma
jority of our citizens
The recently organized Dimesaying Bank Of this
city, promises TO prove most useful insttution To
. large class Of our citizens, by encouraging and
fostering habits Of frugality and leading them to
save the smallest against seasons Of adyersty
and misfortune. There are now some eight hun
dred depositors Of sums varying from 10 cents to
500; and there Is no doubt that, ere the present
season Is over, many win have cause TO rejoice that
during the summer they were induced to Law by
In small sums, that which will now prove their on
ly refuge from actual want.
Baltimore is infested just at present with more
than usual number OF burglars and thieves; and
their presence s almost daily andnightly evidenced
BY numerous bold depredations on the property Of
our citizens. On Monday night the grocery store
Of Justis Keefer, at the corner of Chatsworth and
Saratoga streets, was broken into by burglars, who
after searching the lower part Of the house, pro-
ceeded to the parlor over the store, where they
obtained 81, 500 that had been placed in drawer,
and then took their departure without alarming
any Of the inmates Of the housed This robbery
was kept quiet by the police for day or two, in
hope Of being better enabled to trace the perpe-
traitors but 50 far the vigilance Of the officers has
Deen unBucceSSful. r &s.
Late last night two Of the city watch endeavored
to capture two suspicious characters who were dig
covered in the act Of climbing over the back wall
Of the Howard Bank, on Wagon alley The gen.
try, however, were too swift for the Charles and
evaporatcd in some Of the dark alleys in that neigh
borhood. f
The long vcxcd question of the water depart
ment in the city council has at length been finally
settled by the passage Of the ordinance, and now
nothing remains to be done but the mayor to sig
nifty his approval and make the appointments which
the measure calls for. eas
The Young Guard, Of Richmond, did not ar
rive here until last evening, much to the disap-
pointment of our military men, who were on the
look out for the visitors by the early morning train
The Law Greys received the strangers at the Cam
den street depot, and escorted them to Carroll
Hall, where bountiful repast awaited them, and
where they were introduced to most of the officers
Of the city military.
The weather still continues unsettled here, with
prospect of more rain Our streets, for two days
past, have been in wretched condition for pedes-
trans, somewhat to the disadvantage of our store
keepers dealers in fancy goods, &c. But notwith-
standing the unpropitious weather and the tight
times am glad to say tolerablc fair business
has been done by retail dealers-rather better,
all things considered, than might have been ex-
pccted. ~ ANERIcUs.