Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-06

gB~ new York paper says; "Gambling on
every description Is carried on to fearful extsnt
II Is stated that the sum Of $l0, 600 alone Is day
expended IN the policy trade, exclusive Of lottery
tickets. One firm, ON the south east corner Of
Grand street and Broadway, receives daily over
$4,000"
tB Severe winter weather has prevailed
throughout Europe, and there was much distress
at Liverpool among the laborng classes, owing TO
a lack of employment. Fifteen thousand persons
are out of work there of which 5000 persons
were caused by the non non arrival Of American
shipping.
gY-A New York correspondent writes: "There
is decided activity in real estate. At of the
auction sales yesterday, at the Exchange, there
were upwards of 800 persons present, and specua-
ton on all hands ran high. The prices realized
were much better than have been obtained at any
time within the past three years"
gB- Naples, Tuscany aud Parma have joined the
Western alliance, and Spain and Portugal are
spoken Of as likely TO follow the movement. Prus-
STA maintains her attitude of neutrality, and
through her diplomatic agents gives notice OF an
intention OF Immediately making her army ready
for the field The business Of the Peace Confer
ence, It is said, will beconned to receiving cate
gorcal answer from Russia ON the '.ineyitabe"
four points.
gB The largest salary paid to any bank officer
in the city Of New York is said to be $4,000; but
some have perqusites amounting to very hand
some addition to their regular pay. When Mr..
Fiske was cashier of the American Exchange Bank
with salary Of $4,000, his income from sales Of
exchange and other perquistes amounted to nearly
$4,000 in addition to his salary.
eY- A regular manufacture of Egyptian antiqui-
ties goes on at Birmingham. They are exported
to the banks of the Nile, and sold at profit by
the Arabs to incautious travellers. Malay Kreeses
are also manufactured, which are sold to the un-
wary voyager, at Penang Malacca and Singapore,
as the genuine article
CY- At the model nurseries for children In Paris,
the physicians recommend that every room be at
least ten feet in height, and that the dimensions of
each room should be such as TO allow seven cubic
meters or 1879 cubic feet of air to every child the
temperature of 10 degrees Reaumer, which Is
o. Ia degrees Fahrenheit is also recommended
GE- The suit of the city of New Orleans against
the Pontchartrain Railroad Company, to annul the
bonds ($500000) issued to the company to build
railroad to Mobile, has been decided by Judge Cot
ton. The Judge regrets that he cannot relieve the
city, which he designates poor, oppressed cor
poration from a liability Of their bonds and de-
nounces the acts of the company.
GB- At the trial of liquor case at East Cam
BRIDGE Mass, an Irishman was indicted for selling
liquor, and would have been convicted, had not
one of the witnesses, and the most important one,
who was on the bench, refused to permit him to
take an oath or testify in the case.
cB The Reliance Mutual Insurance Company of
New York, has failed and gone into liquidation.
On the 10th of January the Finance Committee
found that the losses had used up $4,000 of the
capital and adopted measures to make up the de-
hciency by new subscription.
rB The amount of coal now dug in Ohio an
nually, is estimated at 100000 of bushels.
eB Four new bank charters were reported in
the Pennsylvania Senate On Saturday.
GB- Martin F. Conway, Esq., formerly of Balti-
more, has been appointed by the Governor of Kan
sas to take the census of that Territory.
aB- The excellent quality of the bituminous coal
which finds its outlet at Baltimore is now beyond
controversy The Cunard steamers give il prefer
ence over all others their trips, and their engi-
neers declare it superior to the best English coal
eB- 1t is said that up to the present time, the
art OF printing has not penetrated into any part of
the Moorish Empire everything is written with
The hand and not only in all the mosques, but in
all the houses of almost all the Moorish families
who mhaoit the towns, there is preserved an i'm
nense number of manuscripts, which date from
The most brilliant epochs of Mussulman civilization
eB- terrible accident occurred the other day
N Martinsville, Morgan county, Indiana While
number OF workmen were engaged in raising the
,upaio on the new brick Baptist Church building,
he scaiolding gave way, and the timbers, roof and
osts were carried away to the cellar, burying I'M
Ter the ruins twelve Of the workmen, four of whom
re not expected TO survive the injuries received
n the fall. The other eight are seriously injured.
gB- In Noblesvie, Indiana, Mrs. Julia Frey-
'erger brought suit against Martin Mountjoy, for
amages caused by liquor sold by the defendant to
he PLAINTIFFS husband, John Freyberger She
harged that the defendants liquor had made her
husband drunkard, had caused him to lose his
ime, and waste his money, and claimed one thou
and dollars damages. The jury, after being out
ONE hours brought In verdict Of five hundred
ollars.
B-The Charlottesville (va.) Jeffersoniun learn,
rom an intelligent and observing gentleman in
Iibemarle, that the tobacco crop raised In that
ounty last year has not turned out more than a
ALI crop, owing to the scarcity Of plants in the
pring, and to the severe drought which prevailed
uring the summer
r5y- Il Is related that countryman was asked
Der leaving one Of the Presidential levees in
Washington, II be had ever seen such sight be-
'reY "Nol" was the emphatic reply, mot since
was weanedi"
l4s- A letter from Mexico states that heavy
,bbery was committed near the town Of Topic
State Of Jalisco) about the middle Of January last
he robbers robbed goods the road, belonging
} Blume Co., of Topic, valued at $4,000 Sew
al arrieros were also robbed, and excuses too
'rbarous TO relate were committed. Among other
lings, they hung an alcalde and put another in
9 place, telling him IL he did not behave bet
r, they would hang him also.
l8- Wednesday night last Mr. Jason =. MUIR
,ck, Of Wareham, Mas, a member of the Mas
chusetts Legislature, was awakened by man
no was attempting 10 gain admission to his resi-
nee through a window Mr. Murdock threw an
rthen spittoon at him, striking him in the face
th such force as TO injure him severely. He fell
the ground, and being taken in custody with the
ssstrnce Of neighbors, was conveyed to Ply
outh jail.
TT Lord Lyndhurst, Ex-Chancellor Of Eng.
I'd, is an American by birth, as the baptismaI
yister Of Philadelphia will attest In that city,
the year 1859, John Singleton Copley was born.
l77e the family went to England, and John, the
ly son, studied at the bar, whence he arose to
2 woolsack, which he has occupied thrice, and
'ich he has adorned by eloquence such as the
rid has scarcely ever witnessed.
LE The Wisconsin House of Representatives
insists OF 50 members 80 were born in New
rk IN Vermont 4, New Hampshire 8, Connccti-
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