Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-02


NsW Years Dog Pay as you Go--0sty Cou,.eil
and the Mayors Appointme,sts- Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
BALTIMORE, January 2, 1885,
Yesterday was a busy day with our business
men, being generally devoted to the settlement OF
accounts, calculating profits and losses, aud pre-
pairing vast patches Of bills which, during the next
few days, will cause many brow 70 wrinkle and
many heart to sigh. What world of thought
and emotion viii DO crowded into the next lew
days! What fears, what hopes, what expecta-
tions what disappontments, what regretsl Hap
py they who g owe no man anything" but love and
good will---debts, the paying Of which viii never
produce insolvency, as the more one dispenses the
more his stock increases. / know it is a novel
theory to advance, and one which probably would
be difficult to put in general practice but cannot
help thinking that men would be much happier,
and pass through life with fewer corroding cares,
if the "pay as you so principle" was uni
versally observed In wishing the readers Of the
Organ, as do, happy New Year, and many re-
turns, cannot help adding hope that each may
be induced, as far as possible, to put this novel
theory in practice the coming year, feeling well as
sured that they will never regret the step.
The City Council, on Saturday evening, held an
other long session in convention on the appoint
ments submitted the previous day by Mayor Kinks,
for agents Of the McDonogh bequest, and commits
sioncrs of the new water department The result
of the elaboration was the rejection Of A. Park
Winchester the nominee for president commits
sioner of the water department, the confirmation
of Levin p Clarke and Edward Spcdden as first
and second assistant commissioners, ]. Green
Boggs, as book keeper, and Eli ID, Howard and
Joshua R. Dryden as collector; and the rejection
Of Brantz Mayer and John Spear Smith as agents
Of the McDonogh bequest Thos Ewing, of New
Orleans, was confirmed as the agent Of the be-
quest to reside in that city.
This action of the City Council is nothing more
than was expected by every intelligent member Of
the American party in this city, and will be as fully
approved. II is, indeed, most passing strange,
how Mayor Kinks could have, for one moment,
thought Of asking the American party to sane
ton the appointment Of such men as those re-
jected. He could not have been ignorant Of the
fact, that this community, very unanimously, re-
garded the gross Encouragement of Mr.. Wnches-
ter, whilst Superintendent Of the Susquehanna
Railroad, as the direct cause Of the tragcal COLI
sion which occurred on that road on tho 4th Of July
last, which brought 50 many worthy citizens to a
cruel and untimely death, and plunged this entire
city in gloom and sorrow. To say the least, this
appointment manifested want of good taste.
With regard to the appointment Of the other
gentlemen, who have been rejected, Brantz Mayer
and John Spear Smith, it has been very broadly
stated by those who ought to know, that they were
hardly entitled to the credit of being !" eleventh
hour /" converts to the principles Of the American
party; and if they did not actually speak against
the American movement, prior to the last munich
pal election, certainly did not in any way contribute
to its success. Their modesty has certainly been
rightly appreciated aud duly rewarded. 1t is to be
hoped the Mayor viii see the mistake he has COM
mitted, and endeavor to avoid the like in his future
appointments.
There has been great amount of croaking, in
certain interested quarte s. lately, In regard to pc
cuniary difficulties Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company. That the company had liabilities
to an immense amount to meet within a few days,
that the money could not be raised and, in short,
that the corporation was insolvent! Though, in
part, there was some truth In these reports far
as there being heavy liabilities to meet, yet
ever seriously doubted but that the company had
ample means at their command requisite for the
emergency. To-day learn that the directors have
made the necessary financial arrangements, and
that all apprehension of failure TO meet the pay
mcnts referred to may be dismissed.
AnERIcUs