Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-10


ture and habits OF the insects injurious and bene-
fetal to vegetation. The Commissioner OF Patents
expressed himself as highly gratiied with the re-
port of Mr.. G. In relation to the orange and scale
or cocus insects and the red bug and the caterpi-
lar. which are said to be very destructive to the
cotton plant
Senator Mason was reelected United States
Senator by the Virginia Legislature on Satur-
day last The Americans voted for Judge SUM
mers. 1t was strict party vote.
MUNICIPAL ExTRAvAGANcE.--New York has al
ways been regarded as the most extravagant mu-
nicpal corporation in America, But Boston, It
seems, under its present government is still more
extravagant The Advertiser says "One OF the
New York papers groans that the six millions
and half expended there is more than ten dol
lars per head for every man, woman, and Child In
the city, But the two and quarter millions spent
in Boston is two cents short Of fourteen dollars
head for every man, woman, snd child living in
Bostoa--taking the figures of the census Of the
present year, which gives the population at the
largest number. A statement based on the census
Of 1850, would make the amount Of this onerous
capitation tax, more than sixteen dollars" Who
will say, with such startling fact staring them in
the face, that there is not stern necessity for mu
nicipal reform?
ANOTHER "CoNrIDENcE MAN."-The Burlington
(vermont) Free Press gives lengthy account of
the doings in that town of swindler, calling him
self the Baron de Percy" and protesting to be
the son Of g Hon. Capt Murray, Of Queen Victorias
Household Guards" lie professed to be convert
to Methodism, and asserted that he had recently
come into possession of fortune of forty-fve
thousand pounds sterling per annum. He went so
far as to preach in the Methodist church, to large
audience, many Of them, doubtless, attracted by
the novelty of an English Baron in Vermont
pulpit. He was called upon by the first citizens,
whom he invited to shoot game with him next year
on the preserves of his cousin the Earl of Dalketh
in Scotland, &C., &C., with other similar humbugs.
The upshot Of the matter was that be borrowed
money, ran in debt, and then ran away, and PEG
pie found that they had been egregiously duped.
BREADsruYrs.- of the prevailing high
prices of breadstuffs, and the immense supplies
for expectation which the country Is capable of af-
| fording, the Buffalo Courier remarks:
There is hardly any limit to our supplies OF
wheat and corn, and If the demand abroad should
carry off 100 900 900 bushels, which Is almost four
times as much as we have ever exported in one
year, there would still be an abundant supply for
home consumption. Strange as ii may seem, that
with large surplus hand, fully equal to supply
the demand from abroad, prices should rule 80
high it is nevertheless, in obedience to law OF
| trade, which makes sudden impulse push the
market values beyond due limit, as well as to an
| other law of trade, which makes arrangement in
the ordinary channels of supply produce, for o
time, all the consequence Of an actual scarcity.
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| TIE DISTURBANCE AT THE HoosAc TUNNEL
The North Adams Transcript gives the following
| version of the fight at the Hoosac tunnel:
"on Wednesday Of last week, the Messrs. Stan
ton, railroad contractors, to whom Mr. Serrell has
assigned his contract on the Tunnel railroad, went
| from North Adams with several men (among them
justice and officer, in order to make arrests if a
disturbance should occur, to the east side OF the
| mountain TO take possession of the work there
upon which Mr.. Hull, contractor, had been EN-
| ployed
dMr. Hull had in his employ large number o.
Irishmen, and had left without paying them, ant
they were determined not to give possession of tht
| work to any one until they were paid The con
sequence was that in the course of events blow
were struck, and general fight ensued, in which
| Irish and Yankees mixed Unfortunately, and
| general Touchdown followed An Irish boy twelv,
or fourteen years old had his skull broken in, ant
his recovery is hardly possible. An Irishman also
had his head badly hurt and his recovery Is some
what doubtfuE and an Irishwoman had an arm
broken. Some others, both Yankees and Irish
were more or less hurt, but not seriously"
| The Irish boy has since died, and man namet
Buckley win also probably die.
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! PIus NoNsKssK--The following Is the ridiculou
conclusion of recent circular letter" put fortl
by "his reverence, the Bishop Of Newark"
1--WE appoint the month Of December as tn,
time during which the Iridium granted by ou
Holy Father, Pope Plus TX, by his description O
the 2lst January, 1855, shall be celebrated in THU
diocese. We allow the several pastors to choose
at their discretion, any three successive days du
| ring that month, for their respective congrega
| tions-arrangng the time with the neighborinf
clergy, in order that they may assist one another
in hearing confessions and giving the necessary in
| structions
| To all who assist devotedly at the religious ex
ercises on any of these three days, the HOLY
Father grants partial indulgence Of seven years
and plenary Indulgence to those who. attenf
during the entire Iridium, confess their sins will
| humility and contrition, receive the Holy Commu
nion and on the last of the three days, offer prayer
| to God, according TO the intention of his Holiness
These indulgences may be applied, by way of sui
| frage to the souls in Purgatory
| His Holiness has also granted, that on each o
these three DAYS, one mass Of the Immaculate Con