Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-13


the Patapscov1xs Poor Hiyh,oay Ro56oy-
The Navigation stiH O6stractcd
BAIrmoRE, Feb. Is, 1855.
The long looked for appointments of the Mayor
have at length transpired- They were communica-
ted to the Council yesterday evening; and, contra
ry to usual custom, the injunction Of secrecy was
removed by the convention, and they were furnished
tothep ressforpubication The appointments appear
TO be generally such as the community viii heartily
approve, and evince that the Mayor has exercised
much care and sound judgment in making his Sc
lections. What action the Council may take upon
them remains to be seen. 1t is expected that most
Of them will be acted on this evening.
A very respectfully signed petition has been pre-
scented to the City Council, for the cutting Of new
channel along the southern shore Of the Patapsco
river, such win afford depth Of twenty feet Of
water, such as viii amply accommodate the largest
class of vessels.
The number of cases Of suffering and restitution
In our midst appear to be rather increasing than
diminishing. With all that has been done, each
day brings to light new objects, the worthiness OF
whose claims cannot be doubted. Yesterday, 80
Der and genteel mechanic, whose appearance fully
vouched for the truth Of his story told of the
almoners that he had eaten nothing since Saturday
morning and that all he had then was such broken
fragments as he found in the streets! The man
was evidently in starving condition, and at the
sight Of bread, which was furnished him, together
with money, to relieve his pressing wants, shed
tears ofjoy!
Another case, relieved yesterday, was that of a
poor widow with family of dependent children.
Unable to procure work to earn her daily bread
and purchase fuel she had sold most Of her little
stock Of home comforts and had, at length to burn
her tubs and buckets to keep herself and children
from freezing! Oh! who can picture her Joy as
she received the relief extended to her in the shape
Of halfbarrel Of -four and FIVE dollars in money !
Happy they whose charity supplies such grateful
hearts.
petrated in this city on Saturday night. gentle
man from the South, now staying at the City Hotel
was accosted in friendly manner by man Of
genteel address, with whom he got into familiar
converse, and, finally, walk was proposed. After
proceeding short distance, his new-made friend
met an acquaintance, who very politely joined
them in the walk. Together the three contin-
ued the walk down Baltimore to Wolfe, when,
suddenly, the unsuspecting stranger was felled to
the earth by a'stunning blow on the back of the
head; and when he returned to consciousness, some
time afterward, in neighboring store where he
was taken by those who discovered him lying in
the street, he found that he had lost his fine gold
watch and chain, but his money was still safe.
1t appears that at the moment he fell, he grasped
his money 30 tightly that the robbers were unable
to take it from him, and had to beat their retreat
with the watch only. As yet, they have not been
arrested. They are supposed to belong to the gang
of gsntsel scoundrels who hang round our hotels
and places Of amusement, seeking for victims on
whom to exercise their dishonest schemes Stran-
gers should learn, from such occurrences to avoid
such sociabs gentry, and to suffer the companion
ship Of no one whom they do not know
The navigation of our river still remains obstruct
ed, notwithstanding the soft weather Of the past
few days. The obstruction has caused an increased
dullness in many departments of trade, and has
operated to raise the price of some necessary arti
cles. In the grain market, business was yesterday
almost suspended, as no grain had arrived, and
shipments were out Of the question. Wood, that
indispensable article to comfort, is also in conse
quence very scarce, and yesterday IS per cord for
pine, and 81 for oak was asked. As the thaw still
continues, however, this state Of things must soon
change for the better. AMERIous.
ssSamuel.o
At the municipal election in Quebec, on Thurs
day, we see one Of the parties who took part in
the memorable Gavazzi (anti-JesuiD riots, and who
had been fined therefor, taken up In one of the
wards and elected. 1t was a regular Sam 80
they sayi #
"SAxn IN ANDERSON CoUSrY.-Samuel, the ON
niscient and the omnpresent, has found bis way
into Anderson county, hitherto a sort of Locofoco
Gibraltar, entrenched behind the cliffs Of the Ken
lucky river. A correspondent writes us that Of
about eleven hundred voters In that county, eight
hundred are Know Nothings-many Of whom have
been leading Democrats.
For Congress- In the 9Th District, P. B. Thomp-
son, of Harrodsburg, is the choice. He served
gallantly In the Mexican war; has made an efficient
Commonwealth attorney, and Anderson county IL
in for him. Our correspondent, however, remarks
that all matters must be left for the arrangement Of
Sam."-Louisriiie Courier, eh.
A bill, Il seems, has been introduced in the SEN
ate Of Indiana, TO break up the Know Nothing
Lodges in that State. Il declares il a conspiracy
for persons TO band themselves under solemn oaths
for the purpose of depriving any citizen of the
State of political rights under the Constitution, Just
as II " Sam proposed to do any such thing. These
petitioners should suppress themselves, -for they
are the veriest Know Nothings-N Y Express
The bill introduced into the State Legislature
Of New York, vesting church property in trus-
tees-not in bishops-has been followed by q
like Sam movement at Harrisburg. A cor
respondent from there, writing to the New
York Express, says:
The Catholic community seems 10 be very
much exercised on the subject of church property,
since the introduction Of Mr. Prices bin relating TO
estates held for certain religious and charitable
uses. A few days ago, gave some extracts from
very earnest remonstrance Of the Catholic Bishop
Of Philadelphia against the sixth section Of this bill
and, following the lead, the Catholic congregation
Of Harrisburg have entered their protest against
the same. Almost the only effect of this much
dreaded sixth section Is TO remove the capacity of
the bishop to transmit 10 his successor in Office the
title Of any real personal estate held In trust by
him--a power which was conferred by an act pass
ed in 1874, but the section does not disturb the
validity of titles now held by the bishop nor pre-