Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-28


but those present were fully repaid for the cold
walk to the Smithsonian. We hope Mr.. b. viii
flvor us with another lecture before he leaves |
town. |
- The iron screw steamer Great Britain has |
PASSED into the hands Of the new Austrian steam
ship Company, who have announced capital OF
400. 900, in shares The Great Britain will be |
temporarily taken off the line, in consequence OF
having been chartered by the government for the
conveyance of troops to the seat OF war; but an
other steamer will be placed on the berth early in
Spring.
ON Friday the Duke of Wellington was or
dered to 70 to Plymouth to be locked and made
ready for the Baltic The James Watt is being
prepared for sea with all despatch, and five screw
blockshps, carrying go guns OF heavy caiibre,
commenced fitting on Friday. They are the Rus
sell, the Hastings, Hawke CORVALLIS, and Penn
brooke.
- Two specimen of the American ostrich,
male and female, were recently killed near Fort
des Moihes, Iowa They are described as four and
a haffeet long and five in height, with bill six in
'ches long, straight, and very sharp. They resem-
BILE. In the most points, the African ostrich. One
thousand dollars had been offered for them.
- Benjamin Carper, Esq, an old and much
respected citizen of Fincastle, Va, died suddenly
on Wednesday evening last The event occurred
mon the evening of his sons wedding. The
when il was announced that Mr. Carper was dead.
Mr.. Powhatan- Ellis Shepherd, formerly of
Princess Anne county, Va, died lately in St Louis
from the effects OF wounds received in sham hight
in the armory Of the Young American Greys, to
which company he belonged The musket was
loaded With bullets and buckshot, which was not
known to the young men.
- Mr.. BENJAMIN Turner, gentleman highly
esteemed and extensively known as one ol .ne
of Einu and Orscu equity,
was killed on Tussss.ssn lat aRHe sG,' 0'n '0
Rosseau tells us that to write a good love
letter. you ought TO begin without knowing what
you mean TO say, and finish without knowing what
you have said.
from the path Of rectitude." We fear that path
must be sadly overgrown with grass-t is 40 little
travelled now days.
General Quitman was in New Orleans on
Friduy OF last week, and consequently cannot be
OF the head of fibusters in Cuba.
- The daily delivery Of water TO London dur
idg the last few months has been little short of I0o
100000 gallons.
- Piedmont, in Hampshire county, Virginia
which settled" only about thirty months, ago,
contains now a population of about 100. The
village Is situated in the midst Of the coal regions
- The anniversary of the French revolution
OF lS4s was duly celebrated on Saturday by La
Montdone and other democratic societies OF New
York. grand banquet was given in the evening
at the Shakespeare Hotel, some two hundred gentle
men sitting down to dinner. Eloquent speeches
were delivered by several citizens Of the universal
republic.
- On the sth instant man by the name Of
John P. Lambert found near Hicksville, Taze-
well county, Va, frozen TO death.
- An inquest was held in Oakland California,
on the Slst ult, by b. +. Ferris, Esq, justice of
tho peace, on the body Of George w. Sheldon, who
was found hung by the neck in the township of
Clinton The jury rendered their verdict that the
deceased came to his death by being unlawfuly
hung by the neck, and that the said act COM
mtted by body Of armed men unknown to the
jury. This Sheldon was notorious horse-thief
- The United States brig Perry, now lying
at the Gosport navy yard, has been ordered to be
put Immediately in commission. She is to join the
African squadron with as little delay as possible.
- While the Kenebec train, on Sunday, was
going out to the Cape Elizabeth junction, Me-, to
connect with the train for Boston, the engine and
tender ran of the track killing the engineer, Al
fred s. Griffin. No one else was injured, and no
other damage done.
a gentleman of Savannah has drawn a
prize Of 81, 800 in the Southern Military Academy
Lottery of Alabama
- An inquest was held in New Orleans on the
18th inst, on the body Of Elijah Milton, native Of
Virginia aged 3s years The verdict was" Died
Of apoplexy, caused by intemperance." Deceased
was carpenter by trade.
- Mr.. Joel Smith, prominent citizen Of Alb
bevile district, South Carolina, died suddenly on
Monday last.
- Thomas Kirkpatrick, Of Rockingham coun-
~, Va, was robbed of S575, in Alexandria, last
Thursday night week, while passing through one
Of the principal streets of the city.
On Saturday, Justice Woodwork OF New |
York. committed Joseph Schram to the county |
Jail, to await trial on charge Of rape upon young
German girl named Mary Cast. Upon the exami- |
nation, it shown that the mother of the girl |
and the accused lived together as man and wife
The visters of the University of Virginia having
failed 10 contract for a supply Of water for the Uni.
yersity at the sum 10 which they were limited.
1920, 0Oo) have now under consideration the prac.
ticabity of digging an artesan well from which |
TO supply the demand for water.
- No less than six churches were entered by |
thieves In the Eastern District Of Brooklyn, New
York, on Friday and Saturday nights last. The
Baptist Church, In Leonard near Grand street,
was entered, aud $3.50 taken from the poor box
n coal scuttle and some other articles OF small val
nc we're taken. Nothing Of value was taken from
the other Churches.
-- An eagle, with bell attached, few over
Stamford, Conn, last week, at an elevation Of
1000 feet, and the serial Naturalization was dis
tinctly heard below. !