Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-18
A Marshal of the United States.


hall given at the Hotel de Vile, Paris, was Jacl
Spicer, Of Kentucky. Jack rushed the dress
somewhat strong, and spored epauettes on hi
SHOULDERS large enough to start four Major Gen
enls in business. Jack was the observed Of al
OBSERVERS, and got mixed up with party his
, I lends could not account for. Wherever the
marshals.o of France went, there went Jack; and
when the marshals sat down Jack did the same
Always taking the post of honor The day after
the ball Jack called on his old acquaintance, Mr.
Mason, our Minister to France, who started up q
little conversation in the following manner:
~ hear, Jack, you were at the ball last night p
!" was, sir and had high old time.n
@For which you are indebted, suppose, to the
h'gh old company you got mixed up with? BY
the way, how came you associated with the mar
shals ?"
"Hows BY virtue of my oaice-they were
marshals Of France, while am nothing else than
a marshal of the Republic. / showed my COM
mission and took post accordingly"
"By right Of Office what do you mean 7"
" Read that, and see." @
Here Jack presented Mr. Mason with Whitley
brown paper, with seal big enough for four
pound weight.
What in tho name of Heaven is this 2"
my commission of marshall received il in
1850, when ! assisted in taking the census in
Frankfort"
"You don't mean to say that you travel on
thism
Il don't mean anything else. That makes me
! marshal of the Republic, and intend to have
the Office duly honored"
Mr.. Mason allowed that Jack was doing large
b ,iness on very small capital We should not
wonder if the reader did the same. census
m l,shal of Frankfort mixing in with the marsbals
OF France ID certainly rushing matters in a manner
taat requires az much brass as epauettes. Jack,
We are happy TO say is equal to the requirements.
PRISTERs.-The Boston Evening Gazette, in
. eaking OF Southern matters, says of the publisher
o the Charleston Is. CO. Courier, Mr.. A. s. win.
rngton:
lie Snbout &c years OF age, and has been in
Charleston DC wears. His Courier was established
in the fall Of 1900. He has been hard.working,
industrious, and very prosperous gentleman, and
has now the best, the most popular, and the most
lucrative newspaper establishment in the Southern
country, the New Orleans Picayune only excepted.
lie is respected by all classes for his moderation,
his good feeling, and bis tolerant department to all
and understand, rarely leaves bis Office before
ZEN O'Clock at night, though no Is worth hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars
The above paragraph reminds us Of curious
fact. Mr.. Wilmington, the respected publisher Of
the Charleston Courier, and four other distinguish
ed printers, lbesides dozen Of lesser note) were
all born within three or four miles Of the village
church in the small town Of West Cambridge,
Massachusetts, viz Iaaac Hill Of the New Hamp-
shire Patriot, afterwards Governor, United States
senator, &c. y Isaac Monroe, the founder, and for
moro than a third Of century tho publisher, of
the Baltimore Patriot; James Cutler, for some
twenty years publisher of the old Boston Gazette;
and f. s. Thomas, who closed long and useful
life in this city few years ago. He published a
paper for many years in Charleston, and afterwards
established the Cincinnati Evening Post, which
was continued for several years.-CiR. Gazette.