Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ton Of every variety of Job Printing, and respect
fully solicit share Of public patronage
CouRr on CLAMs---The court met at II o'clock
yesterday. Judges all present.
John G.. Hickman, Of Maysyille, Kentucky, was
appointed q commissioner to take testimony.
George ID. Kellogg was sworn an attorney.
Mr.. Sherman resumed his argument in the case
Of Letitia Humphreys, and had not concluded at
o'clock, when the court adjourned over until III
o'clock to-day.
IMPROVING STREETS. LIN almost every section Of
our city, we notice our Corporation hands hard at
work, filling up, grayelling, and repairing our
streets. This is as it should be; for il the thor
oughfares of any city are kept in good order, u
should be ours. Under the different contractors
and ward commissioners the work is now and has
been done in neat and substantial manner, going
to prove the fitness Of those who have the contracts
to do the work contracted for, and the efficiency
and attention to their duties Of the street commits
sioners Indeed, we never before, at any previous
time, have had more effective and respectable
force Of Corporation officials than now. May 1t al
ways SO continue to be.
OHi GAs.-The gas supplied to our citizens Is
no gas, or all gas, just as you please During
the greater part Of the night the light emitted by
the burners is hardly more brilliant than that Of
common oil lamp There does not seem to be
enough strength in either the materials Of which
the gas is made, or in the gasometer which forces
it into the pipes Such seems to be the case, us
after most Of the stores and dwellings closed
at night, the hotel keepers inform us that their
lights are better, and the flames from their burn
ers more effulgent by one-half than in the early
part Of the evening. The gas lights 10 the Theatre
went out last evening, Or part Of them, Such
occurred too, Saturday night last. Either let the
gas company remedy these things, orput down
- - ~ xubi tbau nv.
nish.
SERvANTs.-Hardl an hour passes now, thai
housekeepers are not importnned at their doors by
persons wishing to hire as servants--ail that we
have seen being, as matter OF course, of Mlesian
descent. 1t Is amusing to witness interviews be-
tween persons Of this class and our colored ser
wants, (who by the by are very jealous of then,)
when these daughters Of the Green Isle" make
application for employment.
Ills the ladee of the hus in--plase?~ said an
Irish Bridget this morning. addressing at the door
Of one Of our private residences, an ebony colored
female, who was sweeping the stone steps in front
Of the house
!, /" De lady in? Sure she's in. Whar do you
think she be, If she amt inp y"
I" Phase till her, thin, tits myself that would be
afther seeing her -"
..Bress God won't; Mrs. -- amt up yet,
ana she don't hire Irish people; she can git plenty
colored ladies'
Exit Juliana Susana Constantine Brown into the
house, slamming the door after her, and leaving
Bridget to seek place elsewhere.
OurRAaEous--A gentleman, from Maryland, of
our acquaintance, but who has been sojourning
here for come time past, tells that ten days ago
he mailed 3letters one for friend in Virginia. and
two TO persons of his acquaintance in Maryland;
day previous, he mailed to the same persons and
Post Office, three american Organs. The letters
were received and answered--the newspapers
never reached their destination, or were never de-
lvered or what Is worse were purposely destroy
ed Our friend SAYS that the letters and papers
were sent, purposely to know whether or not GER
tain imputaions derogatory to the Post Office De-
partment were true, and he Is now fully satisfied
in his own mind that American papers, vndicatng
the American caase are suppressed by jesuit Post
masters throughout the country. according to their
instruction 10 do, by the head of the Post Office
Department.
ANTI CoHsoLATIoSTo Their ALLIRs.--We heard
a prominent Pierce Democrat cay, yesterday,
when asked whether or not the Wings who voted
the ANTI ticket were 20 be provided for in case
of the success of the Democracy in the coming
Presidential contest that the only thing the Dem
ocrats wanted Wing votes for at present was, to
put down " Know-Nothingism; alter that they
would force the Wings back over the old party
line and, as heretofore, beat them easy, and keep
them down We want hessrs. johnson, Pratt,
Carlisle, Co, 10 put that in their pipe and smoke
II to their hearts content r
The individual who made the assertion alluded
TO now holds prominent and profitable office
under this administration, aud claims to be one of
the Presidents " con6dentials.'
A Coon 0SE.--Last evening, just before the
hour for the cara TO start, we met vcrdantlook-
ing individual making bis way very leisurely to-
IL. a etf> and npn Trad fhs
time fus, which we gave him, remarking to him
at the same time that he had only one minute and
half to spare, and was then not near the place
where the cara started.
aOh,u replied he, " it's no matter--Pve sent
Niger ahead with my baggage; and told him
to tell the captain TO stop for me- as should not
detain them longi"
aPmteso thinks that when Mr.. verdant ar
rived at the depot, that the captain" and "yer-
dant's" baggage were waiting for hirE somewhere
in the neighborhood Of Laurel Factory--prehaps.
PIaHr PoLrTTcAL.---A rough and tumble fight
came off in q street, this morning, between two
OF the young America" tribe, one an "antf
and the son OF an oficeholder (of course) and the
other a real genuine Yankee boy, who, as be let
fall his tiny fists upon the visage of his foreign
oppopent cried out--"h uzza for SAM What did
YOU boiler at me for, theni There take that now,
and 40 home to your nanny y And sure enough
Young America No. 2, did go, no doubt wiser II
not better boy.
Fnr TURsour.--we saw last evening on the
Avenue. among many others, the elegant turnout
of the Peruvian Minister, Senior Osmar. plain
but elegantly furnished coach, with horses to
match. and coachman of unexceptionabIe APP
pearance and address. The evening being fine
brought ont many Of our citizens, both IN public
and private vehicles who wanted to enjoy an air
ing. aF0Fag
The weather this morning looks lowering, threat
euing rain the atmosphere, though, Ia delightful;
resembling more the advent of spring than that OF
IT.. foet uoak o,r 'roiohborfnu