Daily American organ., 1856-08-15
CITY. INTELLIGENCE.

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An Actual occuHHxscr.-A few DAYS since, d
gentleman riding down 4 la stree, stopped biz
horse at pump, and allowed him 20 drink from 9
tub under the spout, violAtiye Of one Of the Cor
poration ordinances. A police officer coming up
al the time, said TO him, calling him by name
81 win have 20 fine you for that.
"Well, said he, "how much is its'
Nothing less than Ave dollars"
Here ii Is" handing him v.
The officer took t. and was about 10 write re-
ceipt for It. when the offender reconsidered his do.
termination, and said he thought he could do bet.
ter than that. So he took the money back, jump
ed in his buggy, and drove down 10 magistrate,
informed on himself and in consideration Of all ths
circumstances was only fined three dollars and
costa and received back half the fine for informing,
In pursuance of law. But the question Is, Ia not
the officer amenable to Law for taking the money ?
BAD BoYs-Nesr the southwest corner Of Bev-
enth and streets, yesterday afternoon, we no
tced gang of rowdy boys some OF whom were
endeavoring to provoke two Of the lesser ones into
fight. Little boys, these great boys are older
than you, and ought to act better part. When
boys larger and older than you try to persuade
you to do what you know TO be wrong, you may
be sure that they are anxious 70 make you a. bad
as themselves They have lost their own respect,
and the respect of everybody else. They are mis-
cradle and unhappy. They have not the courage to
do right. They are cowards-moraly and physical
ly towards, and if you do they tell you 70 do you
are towards too, for you dare not do right because
they wish you to do wrong. The next time you
are urged TO fight or to do anything else that is
wrong, Just cay to yourself this boy wants TO make
me like himself but he shall not succeed. Then
you viii triumph, and then you will feel happy,
and they will be mortified.
"NIx CUAERoUsR. Francis ]. Grunt and SEN
ator Douglas are advertised to address the Ger
mans Of this city tonight Mr.. Grunt grunted
for Harrison, and grunted for Tyler, and during
the Administration Of the latter grunted for him
self He grunted himself into Office, and he
grunted thousands Of dollars into his pocket, the
proceeds Of the public advertising, which he
grunted John Tyler into giving him, and which he
published in German. For many years he has
been grunting for the Baltimore Sun, and now he
is going to grunt for Buchanan. He is pretty
good specimen of a grunter. !,
ACCIDENT FROM CAApHRNR--A medical gentle-
man, who was called few evenings since to a
lady severely and dangerously burned by the ex-
plosion of an ethereal oil lamp relates the manner
and cause of the explosion, for the benefit of the
community, viz: The lamp was of metal, and had
two tubes for wicks one of which only was filed,
the other being empty and uncapped Otherwise
everything was right. In applying lighted match
to the wick, the vapor from the open tube must
have caught the flame, communicated it to the
interior of the lamp, and thus caused the expio-
sion. There is no other way Of accounting for it.
Those who use such lamps may learn from this
accident saiutary caution.
We take the above from the local column Of the
Baltimore Sun. The citizens of Washington may
learn Lessons Of wisdom from its perusal.
A, CHANCE FOR W. X--An orphan girl Of 20,
with $1,000 a year, advertises herself in New
York paper as wanting handsome, respectable
young man in marriage. She prints her picture
and it is pretty--and halls from Springfield.
w. X, Of this city, has been advertising for
wife. If not accommodated perhaps the young
LADY above described would suit him, fhe is not too
fastidious. He will not object to the rs, 600 per
year, we presume. There is another question In
volved in this viii the gentleman suit the LADY,
ANOTHER PIc-NIc.-So much comfort, happi-
ness, pleasure, and enjoyment, were experienced
by all who participated in the excursion and pic
mic Of the Sixth and Seventh Presbyterian church
cs of the Island, at Fort Washington, a few weeks
since, Il at they have been solicited and urged to
give another. Thev have consented and have
fixed upon the last Friday in the present month
as the day, when they hope to have another de-
lghtful and profitable time
CAMP MEETING.--A large company of Methodist
Protestant citizens left Alexandria on Wednesday
morning for the camp meeting at "Woodbine, in
Howard county, Maryland.
Many of the, citizens of Washington, and George
town are participating in the meeting.
DEAD LErrERs--A letter from a bank, contain
ing genuine bill for one thousand dollars, was,
few DAYS since returned to the dead letter office,
the prepayment having been omitted. This act of
carelc ssness has probably thrown more or less
blame on city post offices.
THE COMPROMISE il on exhibition at
the Capitol picture Of Daniel Webster, address.
ing the Senate of the United States on the Com
promise measures, March I, 1850.
The Committees appointed by the various Fire
Companies to organize United Fire Department,
are requested to meet at the Perseverance Engine
house, Friday, 18th instant, at l-2 P. M.
FIRR--The alarm of fire last evening was caused
by the burning of a stable in the Second Ward,
near TO and in the rear of the chain house.
ALExAsDRIA MARKET, August l4.--Flour-The
receipts Of Flour by iroad have increased and
the market is steady. Sales OF several hundred
bbls. to. day at Sc so a 3 62 1.2.
Grain-The receipts of Wheat are moderate,
with the market frmer. Sales Of white, at 81 40 a
81 AZ; red, 81 80 81 35. Corn, white, and
mixed, 55 a So cts. Rye, 60 a so cts. Oats, 81 a
80 cents.
From the Philadelphia News