Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-31
GENERAL INFoRMATIoN.
Aimanae for tho oily Of Washington.


THIS DAY
Sun nses.......... 81 Length Of ay.....l8 o2
sun sets ...,...... 20
New moon l9th, lao PM M. changes 20, $40 Pm.
TRAvEr4.
For BaltsnaoTe.
The cars leave daily at 9 and 81 A. NJ, and and
~ 7. M, except Sunday, on which day they leave
For Alexandria.
The Washington and Alexandria boat leaves
Pages Wharf, Seventh street hourly. Fare five cts
For Rockville.
The stage leaves every morning at z o'clock. Fare
u. Office corner Of d and 9Th streets
For Upper Marlboro.
The stage leaves every morning at z O'Clock Fare
81 80. Office northwest corner Of d and Sth SITS.
For Gord0RsOille.
The leave Alexandria daily, at 7b O'Clock for
Gordonsville and intermediate places.
For Richmond.
"he boat leaves the wharf at the terminus of 10Th
street daily at A. NJ, and o'clock 7. NJ Fare
IS 80.
The stage leaves Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day. Office United States Hotel.
California Steamers
The regular mail steamers leave New York on the
9Th and goth Of each month Persons DESTROYS Of
writing from this city should mail their letters on
the Sd and 18th Of each month.
The Post Office.
The Northern and Eastern Mail is opened at s
O'clock a; M; and half past7 r Nj closes at 81 r.
The Great Southern Mail is opened at s A. NJ, and
closes at P. M. The Southern Mail, far South
Wilmington, North Carolina, arrives at half past T.
The Northwestern Mail is open at half past p. NJ,
closes at Z. M.
The Western Mail Is open at o'clock A. ~, closes
| at p. M.
The Norfolk Mail arrives at II O'Clock p NJ, closes
at p. NJ, daily, except Sundays
The California Mail direct, closes here on the I'd
and 18th of each month, at . p. NJ
Warrenton Mail arrives at IL A. NJ, closes at 10
wanenton Springs arrives at Il Am, closes at
10 A. M. and P. M.
Rates Of Postage:
Each hnlfounce, under 5000 miles, prepaid, cents;
Each half ounce, 5000 miles, prepaid, cents;
unpaid, 10 cents.
All printed matter in general-anywhere in the
United States:
Each subsequent ounce cent
lfnot prepaid, double these rates But
NEwsrArERs AND PERIopicALs--pa quarterly, in
advance:
First three ounces Is cent.
Each subsequent ounce u cent
And, il weighing not over ~ o. in the State
where published, one-haif OF the above rates, and
weekly papers in the county where published free.
SNAIL NEwsPArERs AND PEMoDIcALs- published
monthly or oftener, when sent in packages weighing
at least o., prepaid, ] cent per or.
PAMPHLETS Of Is octave pages or less, u cent an
ounce.
Books, bound or unbound, weighing not more than
pounds may be sent by mail, for each or, US fol-
lows
Under 5000 miles, prepaid cent. Unpaid, ~ ct.
Over TX " !" 8 cts.
Fractions over single rate are charged as one
rate.
Periodicals. in the sense used above are publca-
tons issued once in three months. or oftener."
SAILING OF THE OCEAN STEAMERS.
FROM UNITED STATES.
Ships Leaves For Days
North Star. =. New York. .Havre. Sept
Star of the West New York San Juan Sept.
Pacific. New York. Liverpool. sept.
George Law. New York. .Aspinwall... Sept.
Hermann. New York. Bremen, &C.. Sept.
TO ARRIVE.
Hermann Southampton New York. Aug. 10
Canada Liverpool. Boston. =. Aug. Is
Atlantic. Liverpool. New York. Aug. 25
Ar;nl H.,