Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CIIf INTELLIGENCE.
KusxxI's orxsA Tsours--s. The l4ss time
We shall have the pleasure Of attending the de-
hghiful concerts given by this troupe no more fol
along time, as they leave our city for Alexandria
where they perform Monday evening, and win MOI
return TO us for some time. This evening they
perform for the benefit Of their old friends, the
"Amphion Quartette Band" whose warnings
have ever been listened 10 with pleasure, and who
deserve at the hands Of our citizens good benefit
Turn out and give them bumper"
SANKEY'S WEsrERs WHDs.--A large attend
ance has nightly honored SANKEY'S Western
Wilds at Odd Fellows Hall, and last night greater
number than ever appeared. This panorama fully
merits the large patronage it has received, and
more which 1t WiH receive, from the fair report Of
all who see /, $3.50
CENTRE MARKET, Dec. l6.--Prices. Beet, 10 TO
IL IL cents per h. Pork, wholesale, 81 per cwt.
Retail 10 to IL cents per h. Mutton, IL IL cents
per lb. Sausages, IL Ia cents per h. Hams,
- IL cents per h. Turkeys, rs cents to q rs
each. Chickens, 81 to SO cents per pair. Butter,
rs TO 81 l-2 cents per ID. Cheese, IA to 10 cents
par lib. Eggs, 81 to 40 cents per dozen. Potatoes,
81 81 per bushel Hay, 81 TO u 81 IL per cwt.
Straw, so cents per cwt Wood, pine, 90; hard
So 30 per cord. s
RenGrks.--There was an excellent supply q
everything except eggs, in market to-day, and the
business was quite brisk, Poultry and butter had
declined tride. Pork has an upward tendency,
as the rise was 81 per cwt. for hogs Hay and
straw have declined considerably, while .wood has
risen q little. There was an unusual quantity Of
hay in market, and further decline was antici-
pated
NATURALIzArIoN.--Hen f.. A. ESchnlz and
Louis Reese, both Germans, were naturalized in
the circuit court yesterday. .,
GREAT BENEYlT FROM SMALL APPROPRIATION
The residents Of those portions Of our city lying
south and east and north and west Of the City Hail.
have reason to thank the Mayor for ordering the
footway (now in progress) to be laid from the en-.
trance into the Judiciary Square at the southwest
corner Of the City Hail. to its northwestern outlet
This pathway has become great public thorough.
fare. We think that four hundred passages daily
over this causeway would DO moderate estimate
This would give an aggregate Of l4s, 900 during
the ensuing twelve months
Who can estimate the benefit to the health Of
those persons Sho are thus enabled to make the
transit over this slough upon dry land How many
cases Of consumption, of pleurisy, Of bronchitis,
and Of common coughs and colds, may, by this
seemingly unimportant improvement, be wholly
prevented; and If q an ounce Of prevention be
worth pound of cure who can calculate the
money value Of the medicine and medical attend
ance, the lost time, the aches and pains, the dis
ease and death, the suffering and sorrow that win
be saved by this timely appropriation and expend-
iture Of 30 small sum as thirty dollars?
AN UNFORTUNATE CAsE-We learn that case
was. brought before Magistrate Dom yesterday,
which brings to light an instance of bad faith,
amounting to crime. A person in this city sold a
lot of land to colorcd man, who gave in payment
his note for the amount which was $780, with the
arrangement that the latter should pay him in
monthly payments ms large a sum as he might be
able to gather during that time. Upon getting
the note the disposed Of il, without notifying
the purchaser, who has paid him the sum of $l36
in various sums, supposing each payment to be
endorsed upon the note. Imagine his consterna.
ton, a few days ago, on finding his note protested
and being threatened with suit. If immediate pay
ment was not made. The darkey, rightly feeling
aggrieved, appealed to the law, and we really hope
ifthe facts are true that an Indictment will be
brought for obtaining money on false pretences
and II that cannot be done, one for embezzlement
in appropriating to his own use money given him
for another purpose.
ALmI.-We are informed, in the case Of Au-
gustus Kane who was suspected of being con-
cerned in two robberies in our city, which we
mentioned. in our paper Mr.. Kane proved an
ali6i by several of our citizens, who were glad 10
testify for him, and shield him from the infamous
charges. A perfect abb was proved in both cases
and he was discharged from custody by order o.
the magistrate.
FEMALE WIr.-0ne Of the best commentaries
on the Presidents message viii be found In let.
ter from . lady in New York to a. gentleman in
this city on business. She says: az hear you arc
no better on at the capital than VIC are in New
York, with regard to raising the wind Even
the Presidents message was q dead calm.
ANALYSIS OF THE BBLr.--Therc are
Books in the Old Testament 80
Chapters 80 92e
Verses 2s,2I4
Words 500, I39
Letters -- a,T2s, 100