Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-17

NV Yoax, Jan. ls, lst

RsaN NV YoRK, Jan. l6, 1885.
The disbandmg Of several companies composed
Of foreigners by the Governor Of Massachusetts,, is
creating much conversation in this city, and the
opinions are decidedly in accordance with those Of
Governor Gardner. II appears to me that the first
Know-Nothing Governor is carrying out the true
principles of the party and il he continues to pursue
the course he has SO nobly commenced, he win de-
serve great credit from Americans generally and
the Know Nothing party in particular. hope be-
fore another year rolls round, to see many more
governors elected with similar views to those ex-
pressed by the Executive Of Massachusetts
" Order reigns in Warsaw, the new police regu-
latons having been fully carried out last Sunday.
The liquor shops were very generally closed, and
as consequence there were no drunken persons
to be seen in the streets. If our Mayor carries
out the plan he has 30 nobly begun, may we not
hope yet to see New York model city,
Ole Bull has taken the Academy of Music, for the
purpose of presenting series Of operas, and has
offered prize of one thousand dollars for the best
original opera, by an American composer upon a
strictly American subject. It is his intention to
commence the series early in February.
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the Park daily. To-day, in walking some distance
up Broadway, noticed crowds of the working
class collected in the Park and other places having
no labor to perform, and many Of them without
means to procure weeks subsistence. Many of
these persons have a desperate look and ! should
not be much surprised to see repetition of the
-four riots which We experienced here some years
since. It is consolation to know that very
small proportion Of those out Of employment are
Americans, the majority being Irish
grand ball is to come off tomorrow night at
the Academy Of Music for the benefit Of the suf
ferng poor, the price Of tickets being two dollars.
Five thousand tickets are printed, and it is pre-
sumed all will be sold, there being very few left on
hand this morning This win be the leading pub
lie ball Of the season, the committee being COM
posed Of our leading citizens.
The weekly bank statement, made public this
morning, shows further expansion, as was gene
rally anticipated The increase in specie is nearly
two millions dollars increase in loans and dis
counts, $l,70O,ooo and the increase in deposites,
$2,800,000. This is the most favorable statement,
with one single exception. which has been made
since the commencement Of their publication, now
near two years. 1t was feared that the announce
ment Of the failure of Page, Bacon, & Co., which
was made public at the close Of last week, would
shake confidence again but SO far, money mat
tiers continued to improve, and some Of our banks
are actually in want Of first class paper for dis
count. At a meeting, held last evening at the
Metropolitan Hotel of the friends of this banking
house, it was stated that their liabilities were small
in comparison With their assets and the impress
sion is that they will be able to go on with their
business as usual in few days.
You have probably published, before this, the
particulars Of the terrible disaster which occurred
at Fort Washington last Saturday morning, by
which three young ladies lost their lives. I am
sorry to inform you that the fourth@ daughter of
Mr.. Haven, who was injured at the time of the
fire, died yesterday. This is one of the most
melancholy events that has taken place in this
vicinity for a long time.
At the stock board to-day there was not any
material change in prices. Virginia skies sold at
9S IA 90 l-2; Louisiana skies, 76 l-2; Erie
bonds, new loan, 10; Canton Co., % IA a % "a;
Panama Railroad, SO. LIS
II have this moment heard that this is not correct;
on the contrary, she is in fair way of recovery.