Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


AMusEAEsrs- The AmphionQ uartette Club give
concert at Columbia Hail. Capitol Hill, to-mor-
row evening
Heller is at Iron Hall yet, and splendid per-
formanee on the pianoforte formsan additional at
traction this evening
their Church, corner of Fifth and F streets to-
morrow evening, at which some of the most pop
ularpeces Of sacred melody win be given
Macallister Is at Odd Fellows Hall, and will give
another gift entertainments tomorrow evening
LECTURE ron THE PooR.-Among other things
which are being done for the benefit of the poor,
lecture Is to be delivered at Forrest Hall, George
town, this evening, by Ben. Perley Poore, of Mas
sachusetts the proceeds of which are TO be devoted
to benevolent purposes.
Mr.. Poore is well known as writer several ro-
mantle tales by him having been published in the
Flag Of our Union and Gleason's Pictorial and he
was also the Washington correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Daily Bee, year or two ago.
His subject for this evenings lecture is, 81 Incl
dents Of Foreign Travel and will no doubt be very
interesting,
will, in connection with his great feats in magic,
introduce for the first time in Washington, grand
solo on the piano forte. 1t is said by our best cr-
tics, that he excels any artist in that line that has
visited this country. A singular thing is such a
combination Of talent in one individual. We can
say more when we hear him.
'MAcALLIsrER's Prize ExmBIrIoN.--Odd Fell
III
Saturday evening, by eager cxpectants of one Of
the many prizes which were distributed. There
were forty prizes, among which were two gold and
one silver watch. The latter was drawn by little
darkey, who has not probably grinned his delight
through yet. Number 6s9 drew the first prize, an
elegant gold watch.
The drawing was impartally and excellenty con-
Quoted, by Messrs. Raymond and Weston, assisted
by a small boy and gentleman from this city, who
spoke aloud the numbers drawn
Another gift performance is to be given tomor-
rom evening" at which forty-ive prizes will be dis
tributed, all Of the value Of $3.50, and three gold
watches are in the list.
Mr.. BRooKE's LECTURE production, which
has had rapid sale, can be procured ofour agent,
w. L. Williams, Temperance Temple, Baltimore,
tomorrow morning, where our friends in Balti-
more who desire copy, will CO.
LECTURE IN ALExANDRIA.-Gen. Sam Houston
delivers lecture at Alexandria this evening before
toe Young Mems Christian Association. The lee
ture will be delivered at Lyceum Hall.
SERENADING.-One night last week, party of
young men who felt rather musical, serenaded the
fair ones at different portions of the city, and one
Of the number after drinking little too much pro-
posed to serenade young lady of his Acquaintance,
who lived at some distance from the spot they then
occupied. To this his comrades strongly objected,
but he very pertinacious in his design, they
led him to carpenters shop, which they told him
was the residence of the fair one, he was SO desi
rous to please. Seated on pile of lumber, he en-
tertained the residents in that vicinity, with "Do
they miss me at home" until he got sober; when
he found his friends had left him. and took himself
home, feeling rather cheap"
THE KINNEY ExpEDTIoN.-This affair which has
created some noise in this city, and which many of
our young men joined with hope Of acquiring a
competency, as farm Of $40 acres was guaranteed
to each and every Individual besides other fatter-
ing inducements, has now exploded, in consequence
of the position assumed by Secretary Marcy; that
itbeing an armed expedition, the government would
be obliged to inquire into it, and discover the OBJ
jects of the parties
General Kinney has given notice to each recruit
iu,y rendezvous not to enlist any more recruits for
the expedition aid we suppose the young men who
enln,ted viii be forced to stay at home.
THE METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INsTIrUTE.-A
large number Of articles have arrived for the Exhi-
bition, and the Superintendent with his clerical
force have been busy arranging the articles re-
ceived. In due time, shall publish all the arti-
cles on exhibition, with a list Of the premiums
given to each article, &c.
Police CoURT-CENrRAL SrArIos-BEroRE
MYrR AND BIRcH-Henry Schmidt, and Christian
Deekman, Germans and James Logan and James
Browd English, were lodged gratuitously.
William E. Ridgway for being drunk and disor-
derby was fined.
Owen Brannan was brought from the Capitol
yesterday, at high noon, in a wheel-barrow, per-
fectly dead drunk. This morning he said in de-
fence " 1t was not drunk / was, but bought a
bottle of whiskey and when had taken out but
TWO drinks only felt as did ldead) as herrfn
He was ordered to pay fine or to go to the work
house.
A PUGILrsrIc WIFE WHIPPER.--John Jones,
who resides in the classical vicinity Of English Hill,
took it into his head Saturday to whip his wife,
She showed fight, leading off by throwing plate
at her "lord," which, alighting on his sconce,
dropped in small fragments at his feet; he coun-
tered with his bootjack, which came very near
depriving Shelnh" Of the benefit Of one Of her
optics. After considerable fbbng, in which nei-
Their appeared to gain much advantage they we're
carried Off to their corners. John, like his name
sake on the War Office" is continually in hot
water. On the morning Of the battle they had
applied for and obtained load Of wood at the ex-
pense of the Corporation. He is ow in Baltimore,
where he win probably put himsc dunder train by
some of the accomplished fancy to be found in