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

FoReEnY CAsK Colonel Lewis L. TAYLOR, clerk
Ia the First Auditors Office, and q resldent of ID
street near Third, has absconded, leaving wife
and Ave or ak children in destitute circumstances
He Is about forty years OF age, and has heretofore
borne fair character, Il is believed that he had
forged the name OF Hon. Jefferson Davis, the See
Rotary Of War, TO various notes. amounting 10 be-
tween ten and twenty thousand dollars. The notes
are 10 the hands OF brokers, money-lenders, and
his friends. He left the city on Sunday night He
was friend OF Mr. Davis, but il is understood that
the latter VIII not attempt to screen him from lust
punishment ii he is taken.
One of the persons victimzed by TAYLOR, we re-
greet TO learn, is Mr. Thomas Smith of the Treas
ury Department, formerly of Kentucky, who loses
$500 by the operation.
Taylor is said TO have been addicted to gambling,
which Is probably the cause of his desperate resort
70 forgery in order TO obtain money with which to
try his fortune at the faro bank.
RowDYIsM-Last night the peace and quiet OF
the Seventh Ward was disturbed by the singing Of
bacchanalian songs, and the use of loud and riot
Gus language by party Of nearly grown indiyid-
uals to the number Of dozen.
Not content with this, they proceeded to stone
the houses of innocent and inoffensive citizens,
and many who were counting the balmy," were
frightened at being awaked by the crash OF a stone
at their windows. The midnight depredators were
allowed to depart free from any interference, al
though we hope another such instance Of rowdy-
ism viii be severely punished.
ALExAEDRIA.--The City Council met last evening
and elected the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Board of Guardians of the Free School--Rev.
Elias Harrison, Rev. j. t. johnson, Reuben John
son, CassiuA #. Lee, William N. Berkeley, Edgar
Snowden. v
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Wood and Bark, in place OF John /. Proctor de-
ceased 3sg
The funeral Of the lamented J. T. Proctor was
attended yesterday, by the Free Masons, Odd Eel
lows, and large concourse Of citizens.
CIRCUIT CouRr-Before MorseH and Dunlop.---
The court proceeded to trials yesterday, and No.
FOG, James @. Barry Us. James Adams, Executor
Of Thomas Law, was tried and disposed Of
This was case where, in 1923, Barry gave law
$3.50 in cash, purchase money for certain lots in
this city, which were not conveyed to Barry Ms
agreed to by Law. Subsequently Law, through
his brother, informed Mr. Barry, that upon the
payment of an additional $780, he LAW would
give Barry clear and perfect title to the lots In
this state the case remained until about two years
ago, Mr. Barry declining to pay the additional sum,
and who then brought suit for the recovery of the
$3.50 already paid.
The principal point was the instruction of the
court to the jury, that Law not having clear
title himself in the land (the plaintiff proving this
fact) the usual legal demand for deed, before a
suit could be maintained, was not imperative upon
Mr.. Barry, and the jury found verdict for the
plaintiff for $3.50, and interest since July 1928.
Messrs. Morgan and Stone for the plaintiff, Car
Isle for defendant
Judge Morsell delivered the opinion of the court
on the motion to quash the replevy in Kennedy
Us De Bow, w1ich was argued last term. The re-
pleyy was quashed on the ground that the articles
repleved from Mr.. De Bow were in his possession
only as belonging to the United States, and the
action would not lie This disposes of the case.
VINO is GOVERNOR OF New YoRk.--By the fol-
lowing extract of letter from Albany to the New
York Evening Post it appears that there is some
doubt whether Myron H. Clark, or the notorious
Bray Dickinson, is Governor Of New York:
As informed you few days since, Governor
Clark did send to the Senate withdrawal of the
name of DR.. Thompson as health officer TO New
York, and the message was unaccountably sup
pressed. The subject was brought up in the SEN
ate to-day, on motion by Senator Butts, (Whig)
for a committee of investigation. The motion
elected debate, in the course of which Senator A.
b. Dickinson made the following avowals as to his
part in the affair:
a message from the Governor came into my
hands. knew not then what it contained, nor
did know what was in It, but understood, or rather
guessed, for can guess like Yankee sometimes
that 10 udS a tcithdrdicdi Of DIR. Thomson's name.
put IL into my pocket. Further, had received
letter from the Governor bidding me do as !
deemed proper with regard to that nomination. /
have done So"
Here concluded the Senator, 7" is the letter
sent me by the Governor on the subject
When asked to produce or read the letter, the
Senator declined The Interpretation placed on
the matter by outsiders is, that the Governor re-
called the nomination of Thompson, in a letter to
the Senate, or its presiding officer. The vote of
Raymond confirmed Thompson's nomination. IL
might have rejected him, had that officer been
man of frmness, or accustomed to act up to his
pledges As Il was he Is laughed at, and Is con-
sidered as a tricked and deluded politician. Sena-
tor Clarke, of ST. Lawrence, stgmatized the act as
ono Of great culpabilty
The letter which was set up by Mr.. Dickinson
in excuse is supposed to be an afterthought, got
up TO put the best face possible upon very bad
affair.
1t would seem, from this whole affair, that the
Governor is a shuttlecock In the hands Of the OPP
posite clique at the Capitol and that he only shows
his animation by flying from one side to the other,
and would drop at once, unless sustained by these
alternate blows
tB- The Letters of the Hon. Kenneth