Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE

lOn NO uuucIctduu iiuiu ttb ctQT, mas covered the
gentleman all over with glory about feet thick
At twenty minutes to five the President called
" time" but there lacked one of quorum. The
meeting being called for the specific object Of con
sideIing the rules of order there could no motion
be entertained but that of adjournment; rather
than propose which, all seemed to acquesce In the
proprety Of waiting ill some member should drop
in--there being no sergeantatarms who could be
detailed 20 gun" for absen.ees.
Fortune which always fayors the brave, finally
smiled, and the quorum had. The first rule,
which provided that the Board should be called to
order hall an hour after the time TO which it stood
adjourned, was liz upon somewhat after the manner
in which duck lights on June-bug, and, down
it went. The next important change was to re-
dnce the time allowed members to speak from ten
to five minutes provided any member should lack
the courtesy TO allow another to proceed beyond
that limit
Various other amendments were offered and dis
cussed, Involving sundry points of parliamentary
law, as well as grammatical and pathological con-
struction When they arrived somewhere near
the previous question: 1t occurred to the reporter,
as 1t might have done "previous before" his going
up, that the subject Of discussion was one which
Interested them rather than the public its concern
being for Whot is done, rather than hon il is done
30 ne took the " first boat" up town. What a
hall Il is for sound small man makes big
speech before the reverberations die away.
Our PETs--lt appears that some of our special
friends of the official corps take exceptions to the
manner IN which we advocate their claims to re-
spectablity, AZ well as to our somewhat free ami
madyersion on The style of action--superinduc
by the peculiar nature Of official employment To
De sure there has been concerted action to take
into consideration what may be due the gravity of
the offence but, there is an occasional rumbing
and agrunting, pardon the comparison as Of
tat porker, that has been poked up. Concert and
action, are the very things wanted, and 1t were
well worth the labor Of years to secure such an
END, even though they were directed at the devo-
ted head OF their best friend. In the trial of
new machine, or the repair of an old, the great
poiit ia to secure motion--to develop power
which may afterwards be directed to advantage
Now, my dear fellows, do not misunderstood our
position in laboring to benefit yours. We would,
OF course, like each man to be able, and not afraid
to take the Organ; but we would not have the
simple act Of reading an American paper work
the dismissal of any more than it already has The
organ has lived, and will doubtless continue to
live, without government money. But can you
not manage to read it occasionally, as you have
sometimes, (not often,) taken drink, "a little on
the sly ?" Say!
There might be change Of administration some
OF these days Who knows? The day is passed
for riding both sides Of the Saplinga a,nericano.
THE "GARREr."-It seems to dsgruntle some
Of the Jesuit party that Americans should meet in
agarret' too high for eavesdroppers to ply their
calling successfully, and particularly that the hos
pitable use of the aforesaid garnet" should have
been granted to our friends of the neighboring
Congressional district
As TO the latter, 1t may be remarked that this
city is about the most central and certainly the
most accessible, place for anything like a district
or even county assemblage, save perhaps one !;
and the insinuation that our friends from the
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from the party in Washington il gratutously I'm
just.
And as to the "garret we have only to say, If
one Of the prettiest halls in the city can be called
a"garlet," let it be only so with those who are
slight in the upper story" 1t cannot be, how
ever, that they will ever know the difference, for
only those enter who have g clean hands," The
insignia of American freedom, stretched across
each window, has terrors for political evil-doers.
They avoid the American flag as the devil does
holy water, and they do say his Satanic makes
himself very scarce in its presence.
vEST1LATMG Flour BARREL-This is the age
of improvement, and if "Amerikyn Is not ahead
in everything It will surely not be for want OF
trying, as casual look through the Patent Office
viii prove. We have been shown by Mr.. William
M. Smith, Patent Agent and Model Maker, Pear
sails yentilating -four BARREL for which he is the
agent for the District and the adjoining States.
IL is precisely like any other barrel with the ex-
ception OF tube through the centre which NAV
be made OF iron, tin, or wood, and which insures
ventilation and prevention Of that fermentation
and souring brought about in long sea voyages
This process, everybody knows, takes place in the
centre, and by the insertion of this tube or pipe
the number of centres is increased according TO
the diameter, and the mass is virtually divided
into number Of small packages But one fact is
worth more than many theories and we have only
record the fact hat wa have No.
made from meal that has been to Liverpool twice
and to Rio once In two years, and found the bread
to be sweet and good.
Mrs. DurYIrLD.--We observe with pleasure
that this favorite actress and accomplished lady,
has, previous to Western tour, received at the
hands of the discriminating public of Philadelphia,
among whom we recognise some Of the most
prominent and respectable names, testimonial Of
which any one might well be proud. Il is OF
course useless to remind the play-going people of
Washington Of the features Of her engagement
here or of the very able manner in which she sus-
tanned herself in every thing she undertook. As
we are promised "Star" Company here the
coming winter may we not hope, IL not expect, to
see the lustrous eye and classic features aud form
Of Mrs. Duffield again electrify and adorn the
Washington boardsy
REED BiRD.-The air now night and day seems
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cious little bird. How many now winging their joy
full fight over the city, will return TO tickle the
palate Of the epicures The advent of their singu-
lar companion, the sora, unheraded by any sort Of
noise, and departure equally mysterious has long
been subject Of speculation with the curious
From whence come theyS Where do they 90
besides down peoples throatsp BY the by, they
are called otolan here which name scientific people
have given to the reed bird.
We learn that the hackmen Of this city have de-
termined TO contribute their whole receipts on
Monday next TO the relief Of the sufferers at Nor
folk and Portsmouth. We trust that all who can
may ride on that day, and that those who cannot
may at least find the opportunity to hand to some
OF our worthy hackmen the price Of good ride
IL Is generous offer they make, and the public
should endeavor TO second IL In the most efficient
manner possible.
THE SgrrHsoSIAx-The large hall in the east
wing of the Smithsonian Institution, Is now being
fitted up AS dwelling-house for Prof Henry. The