Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-30
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


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rate Of several hundred week. II has increas-
cd at this rate with remarkable regularity from the
first month Of its publication. Advertisers who wish
TO give their advertisements wide circulation should
bear these facts IN mind. The daily Oryan 10 distrib-
uted chiefly in Washington, Georgetown, Alexandra,
Fredericksburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and
Baltimore. The weekly Organ is sent TO every quar-
ter Of the Union.
The NEW METHODIST AcADEsno INSTRUCTION.
1t is proposed to establish seminary of learning
Of high grade in this city, ON the joint stock
principle, under the patronage of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. 1t is desired that the capital
stock shall be $50, 900 in 900 shares Of $50 each,
payable on each share as follows $6 on or before
the first day of July next, and "a on the first day
OF eash and every month thereafter until the whole
is paid. Any person taking ten shares at one time
shall be entitled to a perpetual scholarship, with
the privilege of all the instruction given in the in
sttution, except music, modern languages, and the
ornamental branches. He shall also be entitled to
any dividend acoruing on the stock held by him.
This interest has been committed TO committee
consisting Of L. p. Phelps, Fielder Israel, r. 4.
DashielI, William H. Edes, VIM. Wilson, John N.
Dom, John G. Hardness, John O. McKelden, and
William r. Woodward.
and the Pastors Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
stationed In and adjacent to the District are re-
specially requested to aid in obtaining subscrip-
ton for stock
When, in the Judgment Of the above committee,
a sufficient amount Of stock has been taken to JUS
tify contract for building, &c, public notice will
be given of the time and place Of meeting ofstock-
holders for an election of nine Trustees, to whom
the whole matter will be intrusted. Three of the
Trustees win be members Of the Baltimore Annual
Conference, and three of the remaining six, lay
members of the NJ Il. Church.
Application will be made at the next session Of
Congress for charter Of such institution.
THE Cry SURvEYoR.--In the National Intelli-
gencer Of the 18th instant, there appeared COM
munication in commentator of s. T. Albert, Esq,
who had recently been nominated by one Of the
parties in this city for the office of City Surveyor
In that article it was stated, among other facts
highly creditable to that gentleman, that he had
been educated to the profession of civil engineer
and had enjoyed the advantages Of considerable
experience in the practice Of that profession.
A correspondent Of the Intelligencer, this morn
ing, expresses his qualification at this assurance,
and states although desiring the success of anoth-
er candidate it was far from his wish to base his
hopes of success on any demerit in Mr.. Albert, and
valued the welfare of city too highly for this
and rejoiced in the prospect of our having in the
event of the success Of either candidate an officer
capable of discharging the duties Of his station.
He concludes by requesting the insertion of the
following certificate relative to the capacity of r.
Finley Hunt, Eco, the American candidate for
Surveyor.
OFFICE OF THE PENN. RAILROAD Co.,
Philadelphia, May IL, 1858.
This is to certify that Robert +. Hunt, Esq, was
for several years engaged upon the Georgia Rail-
road as assistant engineer, under my directions
In the performance Of the duties assigned him he
evinced ample talents and capacity, and / have no
hesitation in recommending him as fully competent
to lay out roads and regulate the streets Of any
city. J. EDGAR THOMSON,
. Civil Engineer.
REAL EsrArE-Messrs Green 4 Scott have sold
the following parcels Of real estate this week;
On Monday, lot No 81 Of Cabot's subdivision Of
square 677, on the corner of h and North Capitol
streets, 20 feet front and 100 Deep with a two.
story frame house upon the same, for $760. 1t was
purchased by John Rever.
On the same day they sold lots Nos. and s, in
square ls4 fronting on K street, between 10th
and 18th streets west, the second square north of
Lafayette Square, lot 4, at II IA cents, and lot
Mt Is cents per foot. Mr.. Bladon Forrest pur-
chased the former and VIM. H. Edes the latter lot
Yesterday, the same gentlemen sold lots l, Q, 4,
81, 8, and 20, in square 1872, fronting on r, Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth streets for Q "a cents per
foot. The premises are within the enclosure Of
Mr.. Pierce's gardens. Mr.. B. Bayliss purchased
four, and George W. Riggs the other three of the
lots.
Lot No. SO, in square sac, improved by a small
frame house, lot 20 feet 'front.' depth 80 feet, was
sold, on Monday, by G. w. Boteler. Dennis Kelly
was the purchaser at $685. the lot fronting on
Third street south, between street and Virginia
avenue.
First WARD.--The Union having admitted
calumnious charge against Mr.. John n Craig, of
the First Ward from the pen Of clerk in the Navy
Department, that gentleman thus replies In this
mornings onion:
To the Editor ofthe Union:
A communication appeared in your paper of Sun
day morning last, signed "0fice," in which the
writer, who is the occupant of a sinecure Office
whose duties leave him ample leisure for dabbling
IN politics, asserts that made the following en-
phatie declaration few days since
"When we get possession OF the Federal Gov
eminent, in 1856, as assuredy we will, there will
not be left in Office one man outside Of our ORDER
Not to contradict this assertion would be to give
silent assent to II as truth. am, therefore, com
PEELED to declare, as do most emphatically, that
il is a falsehood, and that the writer must have
been well aware that it was when he penned it.
He knew, further, from conversations with me,
that entertain sentiments entirely adverse to uni
versal political prescription.
Htchhon VI NJ tue Confihk eitc-
ton give him full credit for his means ofso doing
by bold and INSCRIPTIONS mendacity, entitle him to
n reputation that will reach him in spite Of the
fancied security of an anonymous attack.
JSo. n CRAIG.
THE MONUMENT TO THE BRAVE STUART HOLLAND.
Major Arnold Harris and Charles ST. John Chubb,
ESQ, having been selected by the contributors to
the Holland monument TO constitute a committee
TO take charge of the fund and carry out the design
Of the donors, have entered upon that trust Those
subscribers who have not yet paid in viii please,
without delay deposite their several amounts to the
credit Of the fund at the clearinghouse Of Riggs 4
Co, as the committee wish to make immediate ar
rapgements TO have the monument erected.
INPRovEMESrs.--We perceive the municipal au-
thortics are improving O street, by grading and
graveng that portion between 10th and 18th
streets. This has long been needed.
The new tagging stones which are being substi-
tuted for the footwalk in front of the Presidents
House, in tho place Of brick, are infinitely more
preferable as wen as cheaper, and more durable.
The job is nearly completed. The opposite foot
walk in front Of Lafayette Square, Is also to be of