Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


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SurDAY SCHOOLS. some Of the most beautiful,
perhaps the most interesting features Of the public
proceedings Of the Fourth, were the Sunday School
celebrations II always seemed TO us peculiarly
appropriate, that the children Of our Sabbath
Schools should, a such, commemorate the great
est event In our history; the contemplation Of
which Is calcnlated inspire them With sentiments
Of patriotism which will last In after life, and 70
connect their oojoyments with the sense Of graft
tude to Him who smiled upon our countrys cause
. In the hour OF trial.
The Sabbath school Of the Wesley Chapel re-
paired early In the day, TO the grove belonging to
Mr.. Berry, on the heights Of the city, accompa-
MED BY many grown friends and parents. Nearly
FIVE hundred persons we're on the ground. The
Declaration Of Independence was read, ~ can new
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tor Of the church, the Rev. Mr.. Dashien, delivered
The Sabbath School Of the Assembly, Church
also enjoyed themselves 10 the woods at Nbbeys
grove, about four miles from the city.
TIE Two CxLEsaArloxs. effort has been
mado to misrepresent the character Of the two
different celebrations Of the national anniversary
which took place in our city. Tho Union speaks
Of the AntiAmercan meeting as the "national
celebration" and the National Inteiligencer, ac-
oordingto custom, when Americanism Is concerned
though II does not distinctly make misstatement
yet implicitly conveys one by mentioning II % the
procession, and noticing the American celebration
as party affair. A few facts will place this thing
In its proper light This irrational celebration, =
as 1t is called, was got up by the leaders of the
Foreign party, at their headquarters, Harmony
Hail. It was exclusively under their management
The orator Of the day, and all those who were ac-
tive in 1t, are prominent members Of that party.
They were escorted by military companies com
posed Of FOREIGNERS, and very large proportion Of
the citizens who took part In it foreigners by
birth. The American procession on the contrary,
wa. composed entirely Of native-born Americans,
and were escorted by three military companies,
every man of whom Is American born. The MEM
bers Of the Cabinet were in the Foreign procession
and were 6tly escorted by the Montgomery Guards,
Irish the German Yagers and the Highlanders,
(Scotch) The American military companies re-
fused TO attend them.
The UNITED STATES ARrILLERY.--We are re-
quested to say that the statement made In one of
yesterdays papers, that the for ordering the
company of United States ARTILLERY to this city
the impossibility Of finding any here who could
fire the salute, cannot be the true one, az there
are men In the government employ at the Navy
Yard, who not only are perfectly able TO perform
such duties, but who actually did, according to q
long-standing CUSTOM fire salutes in the Yard on
the Fourth. Indeed, 1t seemed to US, at the time,
to be strange reason to give; for we know that
Our citizens have managed to fire good many
sautes lately. After our last municipal election
some Of them tried their hands at that work, and
would no doubt have willingly saved the govern
ment the trouble Of sending to Baltimore for the
artillery, by volunteering their services, had they
only known OF an occasion for doing co.
The powers that be seem much exercised in
their minds about this artillery, and to give a
reason for It's presence In Washington. The Union
advertised that they would Join the anti American
pr cossion, but this afterwards found to be too
much out Of taste, and the order was counter
manded. Thea Il was found out that nobody In
Washington could fire salute. We think We car
give the true solution of the difficulty, though, Of
course, il win not be acknowledged. 1t was feared
that the foreign party would not be able to raise
decent number in their procession, sufficient
military escort, and the artillery was ordered on TO
help out; but the better taste Of somebody pre-
vailed, and thought rather too bad even for
this bareaoed administration 10 eecort a party pro-
ccssion with United States troops.
TIE FLYING ARTILLERY OF THE NORTHERN LIZ
RnrIFs--Undoubtedy the United States FLYING
Artillery which maneuvred on Monument Square
yesterday is q very superior company, but IN the
opinion Of many, the Flying Artillery Of tho North.
orn Liberties which maneuvred on the Avenue on
he IF Jul IL If i, he al In
celebrity Of movement, rapidty and precision Of
fire, and GOODNESS under the most perilous circum
stances, the Flying Artillery Of the Northern Lib
critics cannot well be surpassed In our opinion
Still we do not pretend to any prof ssoual knowl
edge In the promises, and therefore express our
opinion with becoming difidence. We should be
happy to hear fom our military friends on THE
subject. Our columns are open TO FREQ discus
sion Of the whole question.
An ARRAY occurred yesterday afternoon at
tavern on 18th street, near the canal between two
Iishmen--one espousing the "Know-Nothing
cause, land boldly asserting that the Americans
had right and should govern their own country y
the other, (tbe andlord) thinking differently, and
for the purpose of giving greater efficiency to his
counter opinion, seized an iron bar and struck his
opponent over tho skull, INJECTING severe and
dangerous wound. just about this time, however,
one Of the boys of the descendants Of rs hap.
peueu W DC passinK Anu peHR Vi tue OpiHlOH tnhl
brick-bats were more oongenial TO Irish heads than
materials composed Of iron ore, struck the land.
lord !" In or about the Uranium, causing him TO
see more stsrs than is usually displayed upon the
Star 6pangled Banneri"
We arc pleased TO learn that, at IA meeting Of
the Directors of the Lonsconing Coal and Trans
portation Company, Of Allegheny county Mary
land held at Wizards Hotel on the Sd instant,
Alexander Ray, Esq, Of Washington, D. O., was
unanimously elected President.
The company was chartered by the State Of
Maryland, in 1882, with capital Of one million of
dollars, and organized with the view to the coal
trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The
election Of Mr.. Ray "a President will give great
satisfaction in this community and inspire conf
dence In the operations Of the company. The
Office Of the company is to be established Ia this
city.
The alarm bel Of the Perseverance, Fire Conpa
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