Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-11

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INPRovEMEars.--It is matter OF no little inter
est to those who have the prosperity Of our city at
heart TO view thu new buildings intended for stores
and other purposes, now in progress OF completion
in our city.
We may mention the new four.story brick build.
ing, lately erected by Mr.. 8. r. Franklin on the
corner Of d and Ninth Streets under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Hardness, the architect OF the inn
provement. The building is twenty five feet front
on Ninth, and depth Of one hundred feet on
d street, making one Of the most commodious and
welllighted stores In the city. The lower story
has iron posts, and the stills and ntels of the win
dows throughout the building are of iron.
Very near this building, Mr.. Evan Owen Is erect
ing another large brick building intended TO &C
commodate two stores OF nineteen feet front by
eighty feet deep. Tho building is three stories,
and Is on d, between Eighth and Ninth streets,
and will probably be let at high rents soon.
Messrs- .Hooe & Brother, as We have before
noticed, erecting splendid store at the Centre
Market space, between Eighth and Ninth streets,
one Of the most conspicuous places In the CITY,
Mr. Walker is building this, and it viii undoubtedly
be an ornament to the city instead Of the eye-sore
which formerly occupied this spot. The corner
formed by the intersection of street and Penlsyl
vana avenue, occupied by Mr. Gilman as drug
store, and by many other persons in different lines
of business, is to be torn down, and beautiful
block OF stores to be put up, which the worthy
propretors are determined shall not be excelled in
this city We have not seen the plan of the same,
although We put ourselves to some trouble to get
view of it. Messrs. Baldwin Henning are the
architects of the structure to be erected here.
There are also many other improvements about
to be commenced, or already being erected in
various parts Of our city, which we have not time
TO enumeratc; these we have mentioned being in
the very centre Of the business portion Of city,
deserved passing notice.
AMUsING.-We were told yesterday an amusing
anecdote of gentleman OF this city, who, from
long apprenticeship at bookkeeping at an inferior
salary, in one of our stores had managed to obtain
similar situation in the --- Bank. Being
somewhat inflated at the Importance and dignity
attached to the position he was about to fill and
wishing to have his appointment known, he made
bargain with some half-dozen boys, for which he
paid them a ftp each, to stand outside the door,
and, as he came out, to whisper, loud enough to
be heard, There goes --, the book-kceper
of the -- Bank!n This was all well for the
first day, but, ON the following morning, he was
beset by large crowd of urchins, who loudly vo-
ciferated, There goes, &c, and demanded each
ftp. Reluctantly paying his tormenters, he gave
them "the yellow kiyer," telling them their ser
vices thereafter would be dispensed with.
THUNDER AND LIaHrHING.--We were visited with
very severe storm of thunder and lightning yes
terday afternoon, which was accompanied by tor
rents of rain. The lightning was quite vivid and
the whole afmosDhere annaared biohlv oh road
with electricity. We have not heard of any build
ings being struck as yet. W.
BY the way, we do not see the sense or utility
of great many ladies In being frightened at the
approach and during the prevalence of a thunder
storm. Cases Of death by lightning are compare
lively rare, and not half so frequent as by sun
strokes. We would suggest to those who are nat
urally timii, when thunderstorm is prevailing,
that feather bed Is anon-conductor of electricity,
and will afford perfect safety from lightning.
INTERIOR DEpARrsESr.--1ppiicati for Boua-
ty London Monday last six thousand two hum
bred applications were received at the Pension OF.
fee for bounty land.
appointments at TIE Pension Offee--S G. Hea-
ton, OF Vermont, TO frst-class clerkship. Salary
81, 200 per annum
J. A. Shindell, of Pennsylvania, 10 frst-class
clerkship. Salary, 81, 200 per snnunl. !.
r. A. Matthews, of Georgia, to a frst-clsss clerk
snip. salary, III, 200 per annum. -
Iransfsrs.-The followiag-named clerks have
recently been transferred from the General Land
Office to tho Pension Office James IT, Peabody.
g. 7. bearing, J. G. r. Clark, o. NJ McCsarr, b.
Webster, and w. r. Sherrod, each to frst-class
clerkships.-Union. ~f 8E
FIRE.--The FIRE yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock turned out to be real fire, and the fire.
men FASTENED to the spot whence the alarm came,
eager and ready to contribute their services
IN e1tinguishing IL. A wooden stable on street
between 18th and 9th streets, belonging TO Chas
+. Wood, Esq, was wholly destroyed The
efforts of the hremen we're directed towards saving
the carpenter shop Of Mr.. Wood, which adjoined
the stable the destruction OF the contents of which
would have proved severe loss.
II Is supposed and asserted to be the work Of
an incendiary.
Monthly PoLIcE RrroRr.-By the monthly re-
port Of the Chief Of Police we learn that the amount
of 81 OFT SS has been recovered In the shape Of
Judgments and costs, aud that $3.50 10 has been
collected and paid into the treasury Of the city, by
the several police officers during the month Of
March.
We believe that Washington is the only city In
the Union where tho police establishment even
supports itself; and in all the large cities the high
rate Of taxation, consequent upon vast expenditure
of money for police purposes has ever been cause
the annual report Of the head Of the department,
it Is proven to be actual source Of revenue TO
the Corporation Of two or three thousand dollars
Az AMERICAN CIrrzrs--An Irish woman named
Martin was arrested for petty plering in the mar
ket and taken before magistrate Morsel, few days
ago, and quite an interesting conversation ensued
upon the arrival Of the husband, Ca raw Irishman,
TO release his old woman. He commenced abusing
the laws OF the country in vehement STYLE and
when questioned, said "he wasn't now-Nothing,
but an American citizen, and Dimmykrat." lie
said that he obtained his papers in three days after
his arrival in this country at Baltimore, and did not
like the institutions of the country, but would 20
back, IL he could, to "oud Ireland We make no
comment
Stray TRuEx.-A trunk was sent to Judge
Crawford, the cartmsn stating that 10 be the place
where he wss ordered 10 leave IL, and that II be-
longed 70 Charles w. Tyler. Judge Crawford not
knowing any such person, and dreading Internal
Machines bad the trunk removed TO the guard
house, and requested Captain Birch to open Il. On
it's being opened, IL appeared 70 contain nothing