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

NEW YoKK, June D, 1855.
The Forrest divorce case up in the Superior
Court yesterday, and no defence having been put
in, Judgment was entered for the plaintiff by de-
fault The counsel for the defendant subsequently
asked that the default might be opened, as he had
been unable to get the case printed in time for
trial at this time. The court decided that he
might make his application to have the default
opened at the proper time. 30 that the end IL not
yet
The telegrapbic despatch published in our papers
this morning in relation TO the election in your
city has taken many by surprise, as il was thought
here that the American party would make but
poor show where there was such an array OF gov
ernment patronage TO contend with. This triumph
Of the Know-Nothings at the capital OF the ma
ton, cannot but be most gratifying to Americans,
and much credit 10 due TO the Organ, in assisting
in bringing about 80 favorable result.
Judge Stewart, who has been confined to his
house for long time by severe sickness yester-
day took his seat the bench in the court OF SEES
sions. This gentleman Is one of our most popular
Judges and presides with much dignity and indie
pendence on the bench. The active part he took
in the Poole murder case, for the arrest and COM
initial of the guilty parties, won for him much ap-
pause.
The greatest humbug Of the age, the Barnum
Baby Show, opens this morning. II is said that
over one hundred babies have been entered for
prizes If this exhibition of the Prince of Hum
bugs is received with favor by New Workers, il
may be set down az q fixed fact that anything orr
gnating with Barnum hereafter cannot but prove
successful. What gullible people, to be sure.i
The announcement made few days since that
the Kinney expedition had been abandoned, seems
TO me to have beef premature. The steamer
United States was visited yesterday by large num-
Der Of distinguished gentlemen; among them
Senator Toombs, Of Georgia; Col. PendletoD, Of
Virginia; Judges Connolly and Osborne, of this
city, and Others The appearance of 30 many on
board Of the steamer created suspicion among
the government officials, and sharp look out was
kept up during the day. Col. Kinney was not on
board, and a rumor prevailed that he had already
left on the Ocean Bird, for Nicaragua. It would
not be very surprising the United States manages
yet to get out Of the harbor without being noticed
The Tribune published what purported to be
telegraphic despatch from Michigan day or two
since, stating that Mr.. Thomson, better known as
" Doesticks," was accidentally killed while firing
at mark at the town Of Ann Arbor. There is
hardly doubt but the despatch originated in very
near the Tribune Office, buto of the other city
papers gave the despatch on the moraing that 1t
was published by the Tribune. As this affair turns
out to be hoax it is presumed to have been start
ed to further the objects of the hero, who is pre-
pairing book for publication; and he has &C.
casionally corresponded with the Tribune, that
paper has taken this method of bringing the author
more conspicuously before the public. Who can
put any confidence in paper that will stoop to
| such tricks?
Some fun experienced last evening in the
Board of Aldermen. The words coward, !" ppau-
per- &C., were freely used, and inkstands were
forcbly moved about the room at the heads Of
members, but without any serious damage being
DONE 1t is thought that duel will be the result.
The Alderman of the Bloody Sixth was the
moving spirit of the trouble.
Messrs. Bunce & Brother, comparatively new
beginners in the publishing business, are very busy
issuing new books and the last novel from their
press, Blanche Derwood, is thought to be the best
of the season. The scene is laid in New York and
vicinity; the plot is admirably conceived, and the
various incidents are of exciting character. The
mechanical execution of the book is excellent, as
all works from their press, always have been.
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