Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-24


Charles Mchanus, for assaulting Kirkland, the
street preacher, at Cincinnati, has been fined -
and sent TO the dungeon for i've days.
A hog two and half years old, and weighing
Coz pounds, has been received at Cincinnati from
Indian.
It Is stated that the health Of Commodore Chaa
Stewart Is stil such as TO confne him TO his house
on his estate la New Jersey. The accident he met
with some three months ago has proved far more
serious than either himself or his friends sppre-
hended at the time.
Rev. O. Blood, of Madison, Indiana, has accept
ed the appointment Of Corresponding Secretary
and General Agent Of the Indiana Baptist General
Association.
Rev. Ira r. Steward, the wellknown pastor Of
the Mariners Church, Of New York, win be visited
by his friends on Thursday, the 9th, wnh full
handed donations
Rev. J. Q. Adams, late Of Keyport, n. j., has
accepted call from the North Baptist Church Of
New York.
Rev. W. Kirkland Douglass has resigned the
rectorship ofSG Johns Church, Warehouse Point,
Connections, and removed to Water Proof Louisi-
ana.
Rev. @. @. Townsend, lately officiating In Iowa
City, has been appointed travelling missionsry in
Iowa, by the bishop and the standing committee
acting as Diocesan Board Of Missions. His resi-
dence is .stil at Iowa City.
Rev. +. w. Thomas, formerly Of Baltimore, and
more recently Of Illinois, has been called 10 the
pastoral charge Of St. Paurs church at Louisburg,
N. c., and has accepted the same.
Rev. Frederick Sin has resigned the supervision
of st. Paurs City Mission, New Haven, Conn, and
removed to Red Hook, N. Y, as missionary In
connection with Christ Church.
Rev. Edward Meyer, late Of Phisdelphia, has
accepted and entered upon call to the rectorship
fist Pauls Church, Akron, Summit county, Ohio.
Rev. D. V. NJ. johnson, missionary In charge o.
the Floating Church Of the Holy Comforses, has
accepted call TO the rectorship Of 81. Mays
Church, Brooklyn
Rev. John 8. Dewey has undertaken for the
present the charge Of st. Paurs City Mission, New
Haven, Conn.
Rev. E. Vine Wales was installed pastor Of the
Congregational Church of York, Livingston coun-
ty, on the 18th inst.
Rev. +. B. Sherwood, recently Of Pitcher, New
York, has accepted call to the Presbyterian
church in Edwsrdsburgh, Cas- county, Michigan.
Rev. Robert Z. Wilson, Of Corning, has accepted
the call Of the Presbyterian church in Clyde, New
York.
Rev. VIM. s. Frost, of Warnersville, New York,
has taken charge of the Presbyterian church In
Jonesborough, I'LL
I Mr.. George Troup Howard, Judge Of the city
court Of Savannah, has resigned.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, the poet and humorist,
has been compelled to give up some Of his engage
rnsnts to deliver lectures, on account Of illness
which has FRUSTRATED him for the past week.
James Ogle, Esq, brother Of the late Andrew J.
0gle, died in Somerset, Pa, on the 18th.
The Salem Gazette announces the death, at sy.
racuse, Of DR.. f. A. Holyoke, formerly Of Salem,
Of consumption. He was grandson Of the distin-
guishcd centenarian, DR.. Holyokc, of that place
and graduated at Harvard University in the class
of 1917, with George Bancroft, Caleb Gushing, and
8. A. Eliot
Mrs. Gaskell, of Manchester, author of MARY
Barton" has undertaken 70 write the Life Of
Charlotte Bronte," (suthor of Jane Eyre y hsv-
ing been requested to do 20 by both father and
husband