Daily American organ., 1856-03-07
CITY INTELLHsENCE.

IxssovxxxHr or rnE Clry.-Is Is oontesapaated
20 remove the buildings on the Asenne. between
Sd and I'd streets In order 70 form square, SINH
lar TO the one ou the opposite sde OF she Avenue.
fhe land on which these buildinss sand was ori-
ginaly public reservation, but was sold some
years since to private owners Ths buildings OBJ
struct the view Of the new northern wing Of the
Capitol, and this s The reason, Why their removal
is projected The buildings are generally Of cheap
construction, but the land is very valuabls.
NArIosA1 TnsArRx. Miss Maggie Mitchell win
appear the National this evening In several psrts
Miss Mitchell il one Of the most popular actresses
ON the American stage, and cannot fail to draw
crowded house this evening.
On Monday night Mr.. Eddy win appear a Jack
Cade. s9 sat bi. xs \
Under the new management the National Is i'm
CONGRESSIONAL Gsrrs Housx.-A 6ne show Of
Camelias in fall bloom may now be seen in the
north green house in the Congressional garden.
Of Asaleas also in full bloom Notwithstanding
the severity Of the winter, al the plants are IN
remarkably hourishing condition.
This portion Of the public grounds has been ma
terialy Improved Of late by the walng In Of Tiber
creek, andlcvelng Of the ground on each side qf it,
FoR MoUSr yERSos. Strangers visiting Wash.
ngton this winter have been deprived of the usual
mode Of conveyance TO Mount Vernon, in conse-
quence Of the river being closed. The river being
now open, the Thomas Conyer will SON resume
her trips. saa,s
CoLD WEATHER-A severe snow storm prevailed
at the Northwest on Thursday, and the conse-
quence was very cold night here. This is the
coldest day we have had for several weeks
Trial or EDw4Rps.-The second trial or Ed
wards, for the murder OF Avery, il still in progress
at the City Hail No new facts have been elicited
In relation to the affair. i ,a@ IA. 4.
Nm. DEnpsrER, the celebrated Scottish vocalist,
will give another concert at Carusi's Saloon, on
Monday night
rHE CAPIroL ExrENsI0s "A letter from Mr..
Walter to gentleman OF Alexandra thus aliudes
to some of the accommodations of the Capitol Ex-
tension:
The ladies have spacious and elegant receiy-
ing room, and private room, approached only
through the receiving room, in each wing The
private room viii be fitted up with the most ap-
proved aud permanent washstands &C. the pipes
for which are already laid. There win be private
ENTRANCES into the galleries from the receiving
room, SO that iadiea may 60 unattended, without
fear of moSestation. Everything has been done
for the comfort and convenience Of lady yisite-s to
the Capitol that human ingenuity could suggest.
All the rooms will be warmed BY hot-water fur
nacss, well ventilated by artificial means and bril-
lantly lighted with gas." ri. aq's II i@sa
WAsHISarox HorELs.--The principal hotels c.f
Washington have been crowded during the pre-
sent winter. Wizards, Browns the National
Dexters, Kirkwoods', and the Washington House
must all have yielded their proprietors large prof
its during the last three months. We hear that
the National cleared 5000 in the month Of De-
cember, which was probably the best month in the
season. F
Hon. VIM. w. Doardrnan, of Connecticut. for
merly Member of Congress from that State, was
in the House yesterday.
SuIcInE.-Mr. John McCarran, a temporary res.
ident of Dexter's HotA, committed suicide last
evening, by taking laudanum, while under the in
huence of mania-a-potu. Such was the verdict
of the coroner's jury.
Mr.. NcCarran was a civil engineer, and had re, |
Gently been employed in Georgia.
Messrs, Taylor & Maury have received, in addi-
ton TO their varied art attractions, two oil paint
ings by Charles Lanman, one characteristic view
of the lovely scenery the 9 Potomac, the other
A Lake among the Adirondacs." These exoui- |
site subjects are handled with breadth and fdeli-
ty which evinces rapid advancement on the part
CT the artist, who has evidently been close and
enthusiastic student Of the poetry Of nature
There are said to be thirteen squarerigged ves-
sells in course Of construction at the yards in East
Boston at the present time.
Mr.. Charles Jacobs an American tenor. has
lately made sensation at the Italian Theatr s un-
der the name OF Carlo jacob.
Calvin Briggs has been convicted in Middesex
county, Massachusetts,, of having two wives and
sentenced to the States prison for three years.
On Saturday 1857 in counterfeit bank bills, re:
covered by the Boston police, were DESTROYED by
order of Judge Nash, of that city.
The bill to incorporate the Baltimore and w est
Point Steam Packet Company has passed the yir-
ginia Legislature. -
Counterfeit 500 notes on the Union Bank Of
Louisiana, purporting to have been signed by P.
N. Wood, Cashier, have been discovered.
Dir. Cough lectqred at York on Wednesday
evening 4'
Neither Cayuga nor Seneca Lake have been fro
zen over this winter.
1t is stated that the Danvile (Va.) road will be
finished to Danville this week. ~
The Ohio river continues closed by ice from
Pittsburg to Pomeroy, below Wheeling.
The snow on the mountains in Schuylkill county
is said to be from IL to 1sinches deep.
Colonel Benton contradicts statement that he
is in favor Of aboshing SLAYER in Missouri.
J. Webb, native OF Baltimore, was drowned at
Peters burg, Va, on Saturday.
Edward M. Skidmore, reporter, has been ar,-
pointed police clerk at New York; salary 81 $50.
The Americans at Havana celebrated the 22d Of
February in fine style.
The United States soop-otwar Levant, Com
mandcr Smith, sailed from Rio Janeiro, on the 5th
of January. for China teg ~
Mr.. B. I. Rankin denies that he was delegate to
the Pittsburgh Convention from the Territory of
Nebraska, and Is hurt that his name is going about
the country in that connection tes
J. G. Percivnl, by many regarded as the first of