Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-19

| DEArH or Jupog JoHssroE Thomas J.. John.
ston, Chief Clerk In the Sixth Auditors once.
whose death we announced yesterday, was from
Mississippi He had been resident Of this city
for the past eight Or nine years, and connected
during the whole Of this period with some branch
of the General Government. He ever proved an
able, faithful, and efficient officer, and has left
wife and several children widowed and fatherless.
Several years since he made public profession OF
faith by uniting with the First Presbyterian church.
In this church he was chosen aud ordained to the
Office Of ruling elder, in which capacity he has
served for the last two years. For some time he
had been sufferer from general disease, although
he was In his usual place in the church ON the last
Sabbath. He was attacked ut early morning on
Monday With commissions, which soon rendered
him insensibe, and, increasing in number and vio-
lence through the day, at length closed his earthly
pilgrimage. t
His funeral was attended at p. NJ. this day.
from the First Presbyterian church.
NEW ADvERrIsENErrs.-We call the attention of
our readers to the advertisement of Mr.. Lane, of
the gentlemen's furnishing store, who has SPLEEN
did stock OF dressing gowns Of the richest pat
terms; also scarfs cravats, stocks, &C. &c, of the
latest Paris fashions.
John Wagner offers sendid assortment Of
mirrors, picture frames, &C., &C.
Mayors 4 Co. have opened free exhibition Of
engrayiogs near Adams's Express Office, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Mrs. B. E. Cuttings advertises a fne assortment
Of French laces, and other ornamental work, all
suitable for presents for Christmas,
tODD FELLOWS or THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The following statistics, obtained from an official
report showing the operations Of the fraternity Of
Odd Fellows in this city and Georgetown during
the past year, will be interesting to many Of our
readerss
Number of limitations, 1856 admitted by card,
20; reinstated,, 10 ; Withdrawn by card, A sus-
pended, 80; rejected, g.; deaths, 10; contributing
members, 1875 total amount Of revenue, rs, 923
II number of orphans at school, 81 amount
paid for the relief of brothers, $3,276 OF; amount
paid for the relief of widowed families, $567 !;
amount paid for the relief Of Norfolk and Ports.
mouth sufferers, 1856; amount paid for buryng the
dead, $608 go; amount for the education Of or
phans, $649 81; amount Of funds $l5,22l 81;
amount invested and on hand, $l7,s ~.
BEEF AND Musrc-Mr Hoover treated his Gus
toners at the Centre Markcs this morning to a
musical soiree, consisting principally of the bag
pipes; and, also to o cut Of the big bullock
which was serenaded through the town q few DAYS
ago by the Virginia negroes, playing the tune, we
suppose, !" with which the old COW died, and dan
cling "Jim Crack Corn" We hope the bag-pipes
did not have the same effect upon Mr.. Hoover's
customers as it did upon the Hghlanders, that is,
to give them desire for blood
PATENTS. Whole number Of patents issued from
the Patent Office, for the week ending yesterday
was thirty nine, OF which thirty-three were from
the Northern States, three from the Southern, and
three from foreign countries.
CHEsAPEAKE AND Ono CANAL BoNDs.--On Mon
day, in the Virginia Legislature, a communication
was received from the Governor. enclosing CON-
municaton from Hon. Robert McClelland, Score
tary Of the Interior of the United States, asking
that provision be made for the payment of the in
terest ($5, 220) due upon the bonds of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company guaranteed by
the Commonwealth