Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-05

TIE CELssaArlss o. rss rovsfH AT RoAcns,s
6FaIss Br RSLASp CHAyEt 6ASsArH ScsooL.--
This wss rnost pleasant, delightful celebration
There were from 600 70 1000 persons present
The sxsrciscs were such ~ tend TO mend the heart
and elevate the mind. The Declaration Of hide
pendsncs was read by b. +. Lloyd, sftsr which
John r. Petty, the orator Of the day delivered an
Grafton, which listened to with much satislac-
ton and marded attention by his numerous audi
tory.
After dinner, VIM. ]. Murtsgh delivered an ad.
dress-A most excellent production worthy of
the occasion, honorable 10 himself and instructive
to Ill who listened to 1t. These addresses were
original, the productions Of the young men who
presented them, and are the fruits of hard study
and deep thought. These are some of the results
Of Sabbath School instruction.
ACCIDENT PROM FIRE Wosxs--Last evening.
about O'clock rs Mr.. Schadd and family were sit.
ting in front Of their dwelling looking At display
Of Fireworks In his neighborhood-h son George,
9 lad about 10 years of age, having his pockets
6lled with variety Of fire. works, which he was
about TO exhibit-fre was in some unaccountsble
manner communicated TO them, and before they
could be extracted or extinguished, was dreadfuly
burned. DIR. Young was Immediately called In, who
did everything in his power to relieve his suffer
ings. He Is in critical condition.
( Mr.. sunxrs's HRALTH.--we are infor med by
good authority that Mr.. Summers health is in
very precarious condition, and that If he should
finally recover his physical health idiocy from the
softsning Of the brain, is very likely to ensue.
j MuRDKR--A fight occurred last evening at the
Park tavern, on Seventh street. near the Corpo-
ration limits, in the course of which Capt Charles
Bell, German by BIRTH was stabbed in the back
and killed Daniel Stewart and Isaiah Stewart
were arrested as participants in the murder, and
committed for further hearing.
THE PINEY PoIST ExcURsIoNIsrs. The steamer
Powhatan which left her wharf on Thursday
evening with party of excnrsionists for Piney
Point, ran aground near Fort Washington, where
she stuck until the next morning, when she was
pulled off by the Mount Vernon, and proceeded
on her course.
AccIDENT.-This morning, about o'clock, as a
small lad was driving one-horse wagon down 7th
street, when in the neighborhood Of /, his horse
suddenly became frightened, and in his efforts to
escape from the wagon, the lad was thrown on the
pavement and run over. He was carried into the
drug store of Mr.. McIntire, and the proper rene
dies applied for his recovery. We learn that he
was not seriously injured.
MAD Doo.--A dog, mad, Tor supposed to be,
which amounts to the same thing,) received his
quietus yesterday. To escape his pursuers, he
bolted into the house of Mr.. Phipps, near the cor
ner of aud Tenth streets, where he was shot.
Hydrophobia is fearful thing, beyond the reach
of medicine. Once infected by the virus, physic
avails not man. Well, then, physic the dogs.
WATcH RETURNS, July 4.--Peter Lawton, Ireland,
aged As; drunk and dsorderly workhouse, thirty
days
John Wilson, D. G., aged 23 J. Francis Smith,
aged "a, and FrancisJ. Bradley, Philadelphia, aged
25, drunk and disorderly; dismissed at IL o'clock.
Henry French, d. O., drunk and disoIderly
workhouse, 80 days.
Elizabeth Glascoe, cold, drunk and disorderly
workhouse, so days.
Mary v. f. Evans, cold, aged %; charge Of I'M
lawful gathering; security and fine.
Mary Ann Martin, colored unlawful gathering;
security and fine.
VIM. Warren, cold, d. O.; unlawful gathering
security and fine.
Ezra Taylor, cord; unlawful gathering; security
and fine.
Joseph Brown, colored slave, 6ghting-one
dozen lashes on bare back.
Thomas Russell, colored, fghdng-security for
appearance at court.
John Butler, colored, fighting 500 to
keep the peace
Robert Moses Wood, colored slave, fighting and
carrying unlawful weapons-12 lashes.
Daniel Stewart, charged of participation in the
murder of Captain Charles Bel--committed Tor
further hearing.
Isaiah Stewart, participation, &C., committed as
above.