Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.



To Advertisers.
The daily circuIstion Of the Amsrieas 0yyaa 10
far greater than that Of any paper in Washington,
with one exception and the weekly circulation, which
already reaches twelve thousand il increasing Ut the
rate Of several hundred week. II has increas-
Cd at this rate with remarkable regularity, from the
first month Of its publication. Advertisers who wish
70 give their Advertisements wide circulation should
bear these facts in mind The daily Organ is dstlib
Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk. Portsmouth. and
Baltimore. The weekly Organ is sent 70 every quar-
Ter Of the Unlon.
PuBLIo GRoUSDs--The summer heats being
now upon us and the city walls rejecting &C
every turn the rays of the harvest sun, people
begin to flock to the public grounds for mo-
mentary relief from the glare and dust OF our
vide and unshaded streets. The Presidents
Grounds and those Of the Capitol form pleas
ant resort, and our citizens, who do not chance
10 be able TO leave care behind and fly to the
country or the seaside are fain to avail themselves
Of their grateful green for morning stroll or eve
ming lounge. We cannot help thinking when We
see the eagorness with which these very limited
grounds are enjoyed, that 1t is matter Of regret
that more space (where space Is not desideratum)
should not have been devoted to similar purposes.
Why are We in America behind England in the
matter Of public groundsf We have far more
ground, surely, to spare than she has. Could not
We in Washington afford TO enclose more space for
breathing room than London, with her teeming
millions Would not money be well expended in
thus securing the healthfulness and beauty Of our
city?
No,c the houses are not sufficiently close TO con-
fine the air In any great degree but, by and by, in
that far reaching future, when our Potomac Queen
shall have spread her skyts from river to river,
and she too shall have her millions, they win need
these places OF refuge from the whitening heat
The parks have been called the lungs Of London.
Every city " any extent requires these lungs--
Much OF the destruction Of health and life in the
visitation OF that scourge, the cholera, might be
prevented by the provision of free circulation Of
air. Large enclosures, even when unimproved
entirely, form formidable barriers to the progress
Of contagion; and the destroyer pauses where he
finds no food This alone Is weighty argument
In vor Of setting apart larger tracts for such ben
efciL purposes.
The universal plague Of the age the all-absorb-
ing spirit Of money, stands IN the way. Ground de-
voted to promoting the public good upona large and
noble scale, ID looked upon IS 80 much waste II
puts no dollars into the Golfers Of the capitalist; 1t
renders no quick profits to the petty Spectator
in city LOTS and therefore, the thing is unpopular
Yet this IL q shortsghted objection. In the
end capitalists will find their true interest in ad
vancing every project that shall render the city
more ATTRACTIVE, eitner ~ = place Vi rebuences OF
resort for strsngers-
II the city be healthy during the summer
months, there are very many who are now obliged
TO take their families out Of town, who would there
remain; and the many hundreds which 20 to cup
port the empty msgnifcence Of our summer re-
treats, where gliding and show Is substituted for
comfort and convenience, would be expended In
the maintenance of more judicions taste at home.
We think that these considerations are matters
to be thought upon by our citizens at the present
moment, when the propostion has been made to
occupy part Of our already meagre space by the
erection Of the Armory, for which appropriation
has been passed, upon the mall. Why not select
some other spot and by surroundings with grounds
also, make II an additional ornament to our metro
polls i? In this word we think we have the key to
the sympathy Of all American hearts, whom making
an appeal for the Federal city. II Is the metropo-
Lis Of America, and ssuch, where is the man il all
our wide borders who would not rejoice to add
something to her beauty or her grandeur? Sec
tional caiouscs are swallowed up by national pride,
and we venture to say that there is not one of us
who, when these things are seriously thought Of,
that would not be willing even to make some sacri
fee, fthat were necessary, to effect an object SO
important.
The ANNUAL CoxnEEcENEsr of the Columbian
College took place yesterday, at the E street
Baptist church. George +. Bagby, of Virginia,
delivered an Grafton on the subject of "War,"
and Albert E. Carter, Of Louisiana, an address on
the Influence Of Chivalry," followed by Charles
II. Council, of Virginia, on Moral Heroism, the
demand af the age by Joseph ]. McCree, of Geor-
gia, on " Claims Of Russia, and the Allies upon
american Sympathy" They delighted the large
auditory composed of ladies and gentlemen, with
their chaste oratory. A band of music performed
during the intervals
The inaugural address was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Binney, President elect of the ime-honored
College; when the degree Of bachelor of phioso-
ply was conferred on A. y. Carter, Of Louisiana !;
the first degree in the arts and sciences on G. +.
Bagby Of Va, ]. j. McCrce, of Georgia, and C.
A. Council, of Va, and the second degree in the
arts and sciences ON j. b. Budwell, of Virginia r.
r Owens, Of Virginia, and 7. D. Hoover, Of New
Jersey.
aSAn" IN OLD PRrsCE GEoRoE--The friends Of
SAM gathered in largo numbers on Tuesday
night last at Bladensburg. II was the most or
derby, enthusiastic, and best conducted meeting
ever held In that place. Gen. John N. McCalla,
Messrs. Darlington, Smith, NcCathron, and other
friends of the American cause, we're fbe speakers
on this interesting occasion. An immense number
Of persons In hacks omnibusez, and other vehicles,
besides 500, at least ION foot Of the ardea sons
of the soiL,n proceeded thither. Two splendid
bands of music were on the ground, and every
thing passed on dehghuuliy. The meeting ad-
tourned ut late hour The persons from this
city who helped 10 swell Its numbers all speak In
high terms Of the arrangements, and especially Of
the fine water Of the old Spa" spring.
Mcsio AT rHr CArrroL--The free concert at the
Capitol grounds on yesterday evening was not no
we1 attended a. on previous occasions, owing no
doubt to the very warm state Of the weather.
Quite number Of persons Of both sexes were
present. however; among whom we noticed Tin
his unique costume Malachi" the so-called
Prophet and ioa though not kasf'--the dstin-
guished editor OF the Truth who always makes 1t
APPOINT 70 remain until that popular and soul-str-
ring tune Of "Yankee Doodle Ia played by tho
band for his especial ben6t.
RcsBrsH.---Where buildings are IN cosrse Of
erection, materials for constructing such neces-
sarily piled together In or about the premises
But It Is highly improper, that after the compile
ton Of such buildings, that piles Of lumber, loose
bricks mortar, &c, should be allowed TO remain
on the ground, impeding the progress OF persons
on foot and In vehicles Of conveyance.
The attention of the Ward commissioners Is
called to large mssses Of rub6ish which remains in