Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


exceedingly well and deseryedly patronized, the
audience generally approaching the excellence and
pathos OF the drama
The LAST GOLDEN NIaHr.-Thursday, 22d inst,
is most positively appointed for the last Golden
Soiree of the great MacaHister He appears at
Richmond on Monday; SO buy your tickets In time.
gold watch for fifty cents is not TO be had every
day, and splendid entertainment besides. Fifty
five more beautiful gifts to be presented, value
near $500. Remember, it is undoubtedly the last
night
The wAmINoroN NATIONAL MONUMENT So
cIErY.--The annual meeting Of this society viii be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of electing the officers and Board Of Managers
for the ensuing term.
The You've MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, at
their meeting last evening, elected the following
charmen Of their standing committees:
On Lectures and Sermons, Rev. 8. H. Mirick
on Meetings, JOS. II. Bradley, Jr. on Ways and
Means, Chas. W. Schreiner /; on the Library J.
Aug. johnson; on Statistics, Fred. u. Moore; on
Rooms, Dr. L. A. Edwards; on Periodicals, VIM.
J. Rhees; on Printing and Publication, Mr.. Thos.
p. Morgan on Visiting the Sick, VIM. @. Lang
don; on Mission Sunday Schools, Rev. J. 9. Butler;
on Bible Glasses, Henry J. Kershaw; on the City
Prison, U. H. Rdenour on the Asylum, Mithell
II. Miller; on Employment, I. ]. Magruder on
Boarding Houses, s. H. Young
THE WAsHISGroE RIFLES AND THE AMERICAN
RIrLEMES, two companies totally composed of
Americans, as their names designate, are to parade
tomorrow, in connexion with all the other mill
tary companies of the city, to celebrate the birth
day Of George Washington.
The Washington Rifles being a new company,
will, on this occasion, make their first appearance.
At meeting Of the Presidents Mounted Guard,
held last night at their armory, the following officers
were elected: w. Haywood, Orderly Sergeant G.
Seitz, 4th Sergeant; A. McCutcheon, I'd Corporal;
- Shuckner Sd Corporal, and Z. Noerr, 4th
Corporal. Four new members were added to this
fine company, and eight honorary and contributing
members
MAcALLIsrER had another tremendous house at
Odd Fellows Hall last evening, the occasion being
another Of his popular gift entertainments. The
following numbers drew the gold watches, 470,
42s, S45, and 422. The two silver watches were
drawn by numbers 597 and 800.
A young darkey was fortunate enough in draw
ing Pair of handsome set ear rings" as the bill
said, which he will undoubtedly bestow upon his
dulcinea
| Macallister gives another gift entertainment to-
morrow evening
DEArH-Isaac Hail. Of the firm of Hall l. Bro
AZ. I. Io.k L. ~
and severe illness.
RoauERY--At soiree held not long since in
our city, young man was caught in the act Of
conveying away the coats, hats, and handkerchiefs
of the guests there assembled.
On being questioned, he said that he was sentin
coats but when the time had arrived for departure,
the guests were disagreeably surprised to find
their coats non est inpcntus, and the comfortable
reflection staring them in the face of long and
cold walk at two o'clock in the morning
The youth who took the garments has restored
most of them to their owners, and was tried last
night at the Centre Watch-house, when he was
committed to Jail. He is said to belong to re-
spectacle family in this city, who are not yet aware
FRE-The alarm of fire last night was caused
by the burning of the carpenters shop on G, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, belonging TO
Henry Lyles and occupied by William Thomas. ..
The shop was totally destroyed with all the con-
tents and it also nearly destoyed the public school
house, although the furniture in the latter was
saved.
The fire is supposed to have caught from the
stove, which is said to have beenred-hot when the
workmen left the place last evening.
We learn from the Captain Of the Watch, that
all the engines of the city left the scene of destruc
ton, with the exception of the Northern Liberty
Fire company, who remained until the fire was
wholly extinguished.
We received to-day Godey's Lady's Book for
March, from 10. Shillington, corner Of Four-and-a
half street and Pennsylvania avenue, where can be
found all the popular magazines, weeklies, and lit
erature of the day. Also, from the same gentle
man, The Life and Beauties Of Fanny Fern, in one
volume, limo. cloth, price, 81 90.
This volume presents vivid, lfe-like pictures Of
the charming and brilliant author OF Fern Leaves
and Ruth Hall and the reader win find that they
possess tne same httrdcufe winch Cnarhc-
terise all her productions.
HAMLEr.-It appears that we are to be enter
tanned with performance of this great play to-
morrow evening at the National Theatre, the char
acters to be taken by number of the profession
from Baltimore in support of J. E. Murdoch, Esq,
as Hamlet, the moody Dane Mr.. Murdoch is well
known one Of the best eocutionists and dramatic
readers in the country, and more especially for his
performance of the great character to be presented
tomorrow evening.
RAILRoADs.-It is said that the contracts for
building the Metropolitan Railroad are being taken
rapidly and that operations win commence about
the LIST of April This is the road that is compelled
to stop three miles west of Georgetown, in conse-
quence Of the squeamishness of some people who
dislike to this beautiful city disfgared BY rail
roads, and who cannot see the advantage afforded
by having Washington n centre from which rail.