Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-31
CITY INTELLIGENCE.



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with one exception and The weekly circulation, which
slrssdy reaches ten thousand, Is increasing at the
rate q several hundred week. 1t has incrsAs-
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Baltimore. The weekly Organ Is sent 70 every quar-
Ter Of the Unicn.
rI-AxxRIcAs MAKGUvREs---The so-cailed
Union Association met at Harmony Hall on Tues
day evening, whom they were addressed BY the Hon.
@. j. Faulkner. The following preamble and reso-
luton, which they thought necessary, to detect
clerks and other persons dependent upon the gov
eminent for their living and who might vote for
true principles If not watched, was adopted:
Whereas the Know-Nothing councils Of this
city having elected for some Of the wards, boards
ofelection commissioners, all of whom are mem.
bers of an oath-bound secret political association
refusing to those opposed to them the right and
courtesy Of q representation in those boards,
which was never before done in this community !:
And whereas, the Know Nothing lower council
aforesaid have refused to pass resolution request
ing the said election boards Ia permit one or two
unofficial persons Of both parties to remain in the
room while they may be canvassing the ballots
which privilege has always heretofore been con-
ceded in every ward Of Washington BE il there
fore
Resolved, by this meeting Of the anti-Know-
Nothing party of this city. That all who vote for
the anti Known othing candidatesin the Municipal
election on Monday next be requested to show the
ticket they vote, and give their names to be re-
corded by the anti-Know-N Nothing talesmen, to be
stationed At each poll in this city, this course being
deemed necessary by this meeting, TO guard the
rights Of the tiKnow-N othing voters Of WASH
ington against the possible preparation Of fraud
BAD BoYs. The boys employed by the con-
tractor building the new extension Of the Post Of
fee, to drive the horses who are engaged In con-
veying away the surplus earth, have become an in
tolerable annoyance not only TO the neighborhood,
but to the public generally.
They amuse themselves during the interval when
the carts are being filed by the workaen, to make
divers noises, disturbing the peace throwing stones
to the imminent danger OF passers by, and cutting
up generally very extensive and dieagrecable " d.
does A lady passing up Seventh street, on Tues
day, accidentally dropped her veil, and one young
scamp got possession Of it and refused to deliver It
to the owner, who had discovered her loss. He
Afterwards tied 1t to stick and affixed 1t to his
cart as flag, to the great envy and admiration Of
the rest who sighed for another veil to drop.
The police win soon'puta stop to these shines, !"
for ladies' are actually afraid to pass by.
CONFERENCE.-The sacrament of Confirmation
was administered by the Most Rev. Archbishop Of
Baltimore in St. Matthews church in this city this
morning. spd will be administered in the Washing
ton Seminary on Friday morning at the same hour.
Confirmation is the laying on Of hands BY the
Bishop for the comforting Of the grace of the Holy
Spirit, aud is a. rite by which person arrived at
years Of discretion, takes upon himself the per-
Torrance of the baptismal vow made for him by his
sponsors It is derived from the practice of the
Apostles, which Is mentioned In Acts, 9Th chapter,
18th verse; that after certain disciples at Samaria
and Ephesus had been baptized, Then laid they
their hands upon them, and they received the Holy
Ghost"
In the early ages this ceremony was accompanied
generally with JUNCTION on the forehead The cere-
inony is only retained now by the Roman Catho-
lies, who consider confirmation sacrament.
MAI rHIRrY-rrRsr.-One year ago to-day was
very important one in the history of events. Sew
eral Russian vessels were captured by three Eng
lish sieimesr of Sweaborg, and destroyed-the
steamer Europa, long mail steamer between Liv-
erpool and Boston, was totally destroyed by fire
of the coast of France, aud detachment of troops
on their way to the Crimea were lost--and the
powder near Wilmington, Delaware, by which sew
eral persons were killed, and seventy-fve houses
destroyed. All happened this day last year.
To THE MEMORY OF THE LATE A. j. DowSISG.-
The committee to select site &c, for the pro-
posed monument TO the late A. j. Downing the
celebrated horticulturist and landscape gardener,
meet in this city tomorrow, and discharge the duty
assigned 10 them. II isexpected that the mouu-
ment win be placed In the Smithsonian grounds.
Mr.. Downing, it win be remembered, was one of
the unfortunates who were lost by the destruction
Of the Inflated steamer Henry Clay, on the Hudson
river. The boat was racing with another boat
and the boiler exploded, killing large number Of
persona, In September, 1858.
AsorHKR Coon MovE--We mentioned, short
time ago, that the dry goods dealers on Seventh
street had all agreed to close their stores at seven
O'Clock, thus allowing their employees time for re-
creation. We now learn that the jewellers Of the
city have made similar move, and that it is the
intention Of Messs. NJ w. Gait 4 Bro, H. Sem
ken, Robert Keyworth, and Samuel Lewis, all
jewellers Of this city, TO close their respective
stores, from and after tomorrow, at seven o'clock
Z. NJ.
ARRrsr.--Albcrt Baird, alias Henderson, was
arrested yesterday IN the Centre Market, AZ fug-
tive from justice, by Lawson Eewsum Of Bladens-
victod OF highway robbery, and sent TO the MARI
boro' Jail about ten days ago. He was committed
TO jail BY Justice Goddard, and the sheriff viii
probably soon be able to indemnity him.
FioHr.--Michael Crowley and VIM. swintry, two
Iishmen fresh importations,) were talking quite
glibly In front Of the new building being erected
on the avenue near It'll street. when, from some
difference Of opinion, they got into fight, which
was interrupted by officers Kemble and Martin,
who took them into custody, and Justice Dom COM
mitted them to jail
CExrRr MARxEr-To-day there was a moderate
market only, and the market men and all others
complain OF the little business doing. Strawber-
ies were selling at 20 cents for garden, and IL IL
cents quart for old field. In all the staples Of
marketing the prices remained about the same.
PoLTcE CoURr--Before Stevens and Birch
Not lodger or . criminal was TO be seen at the
gusrd-house this morning. indicating an excellent
state of affairs, which we are afraid will not last
long