Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-08

And AT last--tne uhy. I.
Foreigners in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
writer in the Philadelphia Times thus de-
scribes what he saw on recent visit to the navy
yard in that city:
observed, q few days ago, in passing through
the navy yard great number of Irish laborers
engaged in doing nothing, and some dozen others
sitting on the logs in the timber shed, taking IN
the slack, watching for the boss, jist. had not
visited this place. Of which every Philadephian is
proud, for many years before | was led to inquire
why SO many idlers were retained, and inform
ed that our glorious old yard renowned all over
the world for the skill Of her American shipbuild-
era, was now made place OF strife between the
foreign and American Democracy and the govern
lnent, through their foreign agent, the Colonel OF
the First District, kept those foreign lovers OF
American institutions in it's employ for the pur-
pose Of guarding American interests, passed down
10 view our noble ship now on the stocks, and
faced up to several large copper tanks, which
understood were to be cut into pieces for the pr-
pose of employing certain better citizens, until
after the coming fall election II would be well
for the officers when that operation commences
TO keep sharp look-on upon the timber-shed
gents afterwards entered the ship-honse, and
assembled the scaiold, jumped on board her, and
surveyed the men, all apparently Americans
felt ut home again here, but was informed that
those ders of tinber-shed RECOLLECTION were jeal-
Gus of our carpenters because they are natve-born
left the yard with qualification, that some 0! my
countrymen were yet permitted to catch lew OF
the crumbs, as they fall, but alas when old Ire
land is fortunate enough to send us carpenters, We
fear there will be no room for Americans.
left the ship passed down the gang-way, and
up towards the outer gate, but before leaving, l
observed something in the shape OF man in
green goggles, resembling person who was ell
gagged in the Post Office under Mr. White, our late
D., npoHE IN
was master Wing at the time alluded TO, and
strongly recommended the discharge ofal the for
egners from the Office without judge or jury con-
signing them all to the bottomless well lie,
have understood is now great favorite with the
Timber-boys, aud keeps a general account OF the
work they perform, which we think is very labo-
iious task,
Once outside, passed up Prune street; il be-
ing now quite dark fell over doctor about six
feet long without his boots. Gathering myself up,
looked around and discovered the fixing Com
nittce, only that day arrived from Washington.
They were denouncing the head of one OF the De-
partments at Washington very strongly. 1t APP
peared, from what could learn that this grave
committee have made arrangement to have the
principal joiner discharged, well as the boss in
the biacksmithshop, the employees of which are
nearly all foreign, by the way, and Dir. hcfno in
the Custom House, at SO per day, is TO have the
latter situation and another thing, by the way, this
three dollar GENTS n member OF the happy family of
Moyamensing- because they are always in
office, to the exclusion Of Americans
An ExAcrING HUsBAHn.--Wycherly,t the come
dian, married girl of eighteen when he was yerg-
ing on eighty. Shortly after, Providence was
pleased, in its mercy to the young woman, TO
call the old man TO anothertaSd better world
But ere lie took his final departure from this, he
summoned his young wife to his bedside, and an
tnunced TO her that he was diving whereupon she
wept bitterly Wychery lifted himself up in the
led, and gazing with tender emotions on his young
weeping wife said, Ny dearest love, have a
solemn promise to exact from you before | quit
YOU forever here below. Will you assure me my
wishes will be attended to by you, however great
the sacrifice you may be called on TO makef" Hor
rid ideas Of suttees, OF poor Indian widows being
called on to expire on funeral pyres, with the
bodies Of their deceased lords and masters, flashed
across the brain OF the poor woman.
With a conclusive effort and desperate resolu-
ton, old Wycherly's youngiwife gaspcd out an as
surance that hi3 commands, however dreadful they
might be, should be obeyed Then Wycherly,
with CHASTITY smile, said, in a low and solemn
voice. " Ny beloved wife, the parting request |
have TO make Of you is--that when am gone,
there the poor woman sobbcd and cried most We.
hemently,) when ! am in my cold grave Mrs.
Wycherly tore her hair)--when | am laid low
1.-THE disconsolate wife reared with grief when !
am no longer a heavy burden and tie on you
go, for Heavens sakel" exclaimed Mrs. Wycher-
", = what an, to doy'l--I command you, my
dear young wife said the old, dying commedan)-
on pain OF mourning my malediction, never TO
marry an old man again. Mrs. Wychery dried
her eyes, and in the most iervent manner, prom
isod that she never would; and that faithful wo-
man kept her word for life.