Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


LEcrURE.-0lver p. Baldwin, Esq, Of Virginia,
lectures at the Smithsonian Institute tonight on
some Of the national characteristics which distn-
guish our people from all others. Mr. b. has been
eminently successful in other cities In leaving .
most agreeable impression upon his hearers, and
that best of all tests, desire TO hear him again.
MECHANICS FAIR-This exhibition Is stiIl pros
perng, and proving very lucrative TO the Institute
Large crowds throng it nightly, and appreciate the
polteness of the officers the beauty OF the arrange
ments and the ingenuity Of the different machines
and articles there to be seen.
LEcruRE-we perceive by the Irtsiligenssr O
this morning, that the Rev. DR.. Heather, OF Dub
lin, ireland, will lecture this evening at the street
Presbyterian Church, on the people of his own
country, as they have BEEN are, and may be.
DR.. II. is represented to be divine Of great
eloquence, and his object the elevation and inn
provement of his own countrymen, morally and
physically, we can but wish him God speed and a
good audience.
FAIR.-The ladies of the M. Z. Church South, in
Alexandria, have grand festival at Sarepta Hall,
which commences tonight. The object Of the fair
is to relieve the society if possible, from the cum
bersome debt now resting upon them, and is a
most praiseworthy enterprise
GooD.-The Senate, on Saturday, passed the
bill giving to the people Of this city power here
after to elect all their officers, magistrates, &C.
Heretofore, all our magistrates have been APP
pointed by the President, but this bill grants to
the people the privileges which they have in other
places, and we have now reason to be thankful to
Congress for giving us these rights.
ANOTHER WELL-KNowN CITIZEN GoNE.--Walter
smoot, Esq, Of Georgetown, long known in this
community as an enterprising merchant, died at
his residence on Saturday evening.
MLrARY.-Tbe Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
who have been visiting Philadelphia and Baltimore,
passed through our city on Saturday evening, en-
route for home. They were received at the depot
by the Washington Light Infantry, Lieut.. Tucker
commanding, and Montgomery Guards, Captain
Key.
After visiting the Mechanics Fair, where they
looked upon the articles few moments, and where
their band gave the audience treat in brilliant
performance Of fine piece of music, the companies
marched to the Empire House, where fine sup
per had been provided by the Infantry, and where
they all partook of the good things with manifest
gusto, No speeches were made, however, for the
reason, we suppose, that "they were too full for
speech"
The company lodged on board the mail-boat
preparatory to starting yesterday morning for
home.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS through misun
Outstanding the precptancy Of the escort at the
military reception of the Richmond Blues, the re-
ply of Captain Patton, Of the Blues, to the well
come of W. W. Seaton, Esq, at the depot, besides
the speech intended to have been delivered at the
Fair by J. II. Bradley, ESQ.,, were most unceremo-
niousy cut off
An acknowledgment was certainly intended to
have been made by Captain Patton to the neat and
felicitous speech of Mr.. seaton, and the fact of
none being made might make the Richmond CON-
pany appear to disadvantage, and we state this
fact as due to them, that the command to march
was given entirely too soon, and the Blues might
rightly have wondered into whose hands they had
fallen.
gar Snowden Esq, at Alexandra, on this glorious
anniversary, the party sat down to a sumptuous
entertainment, which was enlivened by speeches
and toasts.
Among those who responded to sentiments, were
Messrs. w. D. Wallach Of the Star, A. h. Little of
the Fredericksburg News, Fendal Marbury, T. T.
Hill, Landon c. Eliason, and G. p. Manning.
sELpEs, wrrHERs Co.-Another trouble
caused by the failure of this firm to light in
the communication of the President to the House
of Representatives, asking for appropriation of
a. 400 to supply the deficiency in the Indian fund
which was deposited with the firm at the time of
their failure.
THE GARDINER CAsE-This case which has
occupied the circuit court for nearly two weeks
was closed on Saturday. II was brought before
the court on the appeal of J. H. Bradley, and
J. NJ. Carlisle, Esqrs., who were creditors Of
lister upon the estate of the deceased, in prefer
ence to the United States.
The court decreed that the money was obtained
of the United States by means of false swearing,
forgery and fraud that the estate is indebted TO
the United States in the snm Of s42s,750 with in
terest from the 10th Of May, 1851 that Corcoran
Riggs should bring into court on the fourth
Monday Of March next the stocks and securities
in their hands, amounting to $4,000, being part
Of the funds obtained by Gardiner under said
awards, and also an admitted balance in cash Of
ss,737 46; and that the cause be referred to Wal
ter s. Cox, as special auditor to state an account
of said Corcoran Riggs Of dividends collected by
them.
NEW SrEAMER.-The new steamer now being
built at the navy yard is very near completion, and
upwards Of four hundred mechanics are at work
upon her. She is TO be named the "Queen Of the
Seas"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a long discussion in the
Senate on Saturday the bill giving the Georgetown
Corporation power to levy tax upon the inbsbit-
ants, to pay the subscription Of the city TO the
Metropolitan Railroad, and also to introduce water
and gas into the city, was passed.
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