Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

~orsAriion ot idh oOLDfkhh OF i6lx.--Ihc
veterans Of the war met In Dr. sunderiand's Church
THE forenoon, and At halfpast IL o'clock, were
called to order. 4,
Among those present were four Indians hon
the Blk Nations, in yar costume, and thirty or
forty others in common costume. The venerable
G. w. p. Gusts, ESQ, was also present and at
tracted large share Of attention. Generals Csss,
Houston, Shields, Van Rensselaer,. Benson, and
Leslie Combs, of kentucky, we're also present. The
Church was completely crammed, there being about
1000 delegates present fa
PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR.. Sunderland, after
Which Judge Porter, of Pennsylvania, nominated
Joel b. Sutherland Of Pennsylvania, for President
Of this convention.
General Van Rensselaer, objected to this mode Of
choosing officers, and read the resolutions of the
New York convention, declining to present any
candidate for the chair, and recommending the
appointment Of committee to report list Of off,
Gers for the convention.
The following secretaries were then appointed !:
John II. Rich Of Pennsylvania, Thomas Franklin
of Maryland Major George Petre Of Maryland J.
r. Dickens of the District Of Columbia, and Thur
low Weed Of New York.
Tho question put, Judge Sutherland was elected
piua eoce nearly unanimously. Each State then
proceeded to nominate a vice president, and the
following was the list with few exceptions,
which we could not hear on account Of the noise:
Maine Samuel d. Reed; New Hampshire
siah Bartlett yermont---H. s. Brown Massachu
setts--E bcnezer Weerman; Rhode Island-Thos
Brownell Connecticut General J. 7. Pratt; New
York General Van Rensselaer,, Aaron Woodward
A. Hayes, and Harvey Baldwin; New Jersey
w. Nichols, Nathan Buck Pennsylvania
I'M Porter, s, G. Judson, G. Super, Gen. Mid
dleswarth, and Lawrence Taliaferro.
Delaware--Allen Thompson, B. M. Springer
Maryland Cen b. G. Howard Gen. Miltenberger,
Gen. Petre Virginia Gen Rusk, John w. Earl
\ E. @ Darlington, w. II. Richardson, J. Long;
North Carolina W. Thompson; Kentucky---C. s.
Todd, J. II. Holman, VIM. Long; Ohio--Gen.
Wayne; indiana. Corcoran Illinois General
Shields; Wisconsin, Hon. D. Brooks; Iowa--Gcn.
Cass, Samuel Bicrs; Texas--Sam. Houston; Six
Nations Of Indians Samuel George, who was nomi-
mated after short speech from Peter Wilson, the
Interpreter
General Leslie Combs, Of Kentucky, moved that
committee be appointed to prepare resolutions to
present to the Convention. Carried.
The Convention then adjourned, to meet at four
o'clock, p. NJ.
ANUsEMESrs.--Grisi and Mario give single en-
tsrtainment this evening at the National when they
will present Norma the greatest opera in the world
in superb style. We wish they were to stay with
us longer; but Mr.. Hackett, who has taken upon
himself monster enterprise, states that other en-
gagements will not permit
The Peak family sing at Odd Fellows Hall this
evening.
LECTURE IN GEoRGErowN.-We understand that
lecture is to be delivered at Forrest Hall to-mor-
row evening, by Mr. William Nichols, on the SUBJ
ject Of railroads and home improvements generally
The object Of the lecturer appears to be to create
Interest and awaken the people to sense of the
good policy of extending and building railroads,
improving the facilities Of banking and other nan-
cial matters, TO higher degree than they now ex-
list, and will no doubt be an interesting and in
structive lecture.
ARREST FOR RAISING FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.--
Matthew Rupart, young man aged about twenty
one was arrested yesterday upon the charge Of en-
deavoring to raise a false alarm of fire, by causing
the bell connected with the Perseverance Engine
house to be rung.
-Four of five fremen testifying that the bell Of
the Columbia Fire Company was ringing first, and,
consequently, giving the first alarm, the man was
discharged this morning by Justice Morsen, before
whom the examination was had.
BAPrIsx.--At the Z street Baptist Church, yes
terday morning portion Of the time was con-
sumcd in baptixing number of new converts.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Hill.
At the Thirteenth street Baptist Church, the
righthand Of fellowship was given to large num-
Der of converts who have been baptized there, and
have joined the church during the recent revival
The debt of the former church, amounting to
5000, has all been paid, leaving the society free
from pecuniary embarrassments, and in a very pros
porous condition.
RowDrEs.--we really hope that the police will
take como measures towards breaking up gang
OF boys and young men, who daily and nightly con-
gregate at the corner Of 18th and G streets, and
amuse themselves with making tremendous noise
and by giving amateur theatrical representations.
These dramatic entertainments in the street. though
highly amusing to the actors, are an intolerablc
annoyance to the neghbors, especially on the Sab
bath, and should be stopped. Yesterday there was
very noisy and insulting parcel Of boys there who
annoyed both the neighbors and the passcrs by.
WIN the police look into IL,
FIRK CoxrAMEss-The Northern Liberties Fire
Company have elected the following list of officers
for the ensuing year; President Edwin @. Evans
Vice President, VIM. c. Butler; Secretary, John
Engine, John Williams, ST.; Captain of Hose,
Henry Keenan,.
The Columbia Fire Company also elected the
following officers President James A. TAFT; Vice
President, J. A. Brown; Treasurer, James Adams;
Secretary, James McDermott; Librarian, T, Gold
smith Captain of Engine, H. Prenot; Captain Of
Hose, James Coleman.
These two companies are among the most eff