Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-22

4 va SAsAo uPVh party, &C
No, no--Pll hold my vote az a treasure and trust
1 NY dlshonor none shall quote when TIM mingled
| with the dust.
And my children, when I'm gone, shall be strength.
| ened BY the thought 1ats
That their father was NOT one to be bought, boys,
bought. E.a-es II,
I Oh shame upon the party, &c. 8 aa
God bless my native land the Union Of these States
Through time shall be unbroken, sure the hand
Of fate, t4ttA& &
And they who dare to whisper disunion" on their
Shall be ike bloody traitors hung, boys. hung,
Oh shame upon the men, &c.
Americans attend, ysur conntry's call obey,
On plain aud bill. in dale, come out in bold array,
Defy She foreign legons, crush them into dust,
Our country - ~ danger, and we must boys, must
a.s Oh shame upon the men, &c.
YouNG MEs's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. 81. The
regular monthly meeting of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was held on Monday evening, at
the rooms-M. II. Miller, Esq, Vice President, in
the chair 49,
4 report was presented by Samuel IT. Young,
Eco, chairman of the Committee on the City Pri
son. He stated that there was not the least pro-
vision made for religious instruction or moral i'm
provement that the condition Of the jail was such
as to make Christians heart sink within him, and
he hoped something would be done by the commu-
nifty for this important and neglected field. "
His statements were confirmed by Mr. Stansbury,
Mr.. Joseph H. Bradley, Jr!t, Mr. A. johnson, and
Rev. Mr.. Hascall The latter related his expert
snce yhan Chaplsln at IsIackwaiis Island, N Fork,
and shoTedbho mach could be done, even with
criminals. 35 ,GaS. 15l aaaa1
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved That the Committee on the CITY Pris-
on be charged with the duty of preparing and sub
uniting to thc association Memorial TO- Congress
IN favor Of The appointment Of chaplain for the
City Prison, and alsQ to secure the ASCENT Of the
United states Marshal to the assembling of the
prisoners at stated times to hear the gospel aao
to apply to ministers of the city to make arrange
ments for rendering their Official services until
chaplain shall have been appointed or the result Of
the application for that object be ascertained ~
Reports Of the Delegates to the late convention
Of all the Associations in the United States and
British Provinces, held at Montreal, were then
e Aessrs, David n. Wood, Joseph n. Brad "
Jr., and VIM. J. Rhess, made remarks, '#'
Rev. Mr. Haskell gave his impressions Of his
visit to the Cincinnati Convention.
H On motion Of Mr.. Richards, who expressed his
regret that the public, and particularly the mems
bers Of the churches had not listened to the inter-
estng reports just made, 1t was decided to request
the delegates to repeat them at the regular m, CT
ing in September, to be held in church where all
could attend. sg Ht8.gg N.
The following gentlemen attended the canvcn.
ton as delegates Rom Washington w. O. Lang.
don, d. II. Wood, w. ]. Rhees, W. Q. Force, Jno
d. Easter, ]. Van Santvoord, J. H. Bradley, Jr,,
Samuel w. Grubb, and Webster Lindsey
The Committee on Lectures, &C., were directed
to elect an essayist for the meeting in August.
Mr.. Rhees, from the Central Committee Of the
Confederation, stated that measures were in pro-
gress for securing of the best lecturers in the
country, and that plan would be presented to al
the associations In afshort time for effecting this
object, a.a
Adjourned after prayer by Mr.. J. A. Johnson
NAVY YARD FOUNDRY. of the quarternien
employed at this place, an Irishman notorious fer
his tyranny towards the men over whom he was
empowered by the governmental exercise "little
brief authority" yesterday called upon at the
foundry by Mr.. John Turner and politely asked
for employment Instead of treating the applicant
with courtesy, and replying civilly his request
as, had he been gentleman he would have done,
he ordered him, roughly, out of the Yard, making
use Of very offensive epithets, such as no man may
apply with impunity to an American citizen. Mr..
Turner walked away; but after the bell rang in the
evening he met his abuser outside the Yard, and
administered to him condign punishment taking
away with him the pistol Of which he was found
possessed, and immediately surrendered himself to
the authorities. -
FRIGHrFuL.-The residents Of Pennsylvania av-
enue, between 9th and 10th streets, were yester-
day afternoon thrown into fever of excitement
by beholding the extreme peril Of little child
who had crawled out Of the dormer window Of a
three-story house in that locality and was slipping
down-down-do to the caves, where in all
human probability, the little fellow would be dash
cd to pieces on the bricks below At the very edge
his course was stayed! From this horrible fate
the child was rescued by his mother, who caught
him in her arms and bore him away in safety. The
lookers-on drew long breath s~Has
WAsHseroS MARKET, July %, 1s5e.--Potatoes,
per peck, 40 cents; Tomatoes, 40 q so cents; new
Apples so cts Beans, 81 cts no Peas In market !;
Gucqmbers, per dozen, Is cts. CimIins, 10 cts !:
Beets per bunch, 5 a 5 cts; Onions, 2 cts. /
Carrots, s cts. Mint, cts Lettuce, per piece,
Q cents Cabbage, 3 a 10 cents. No Cherries in
market Blackberries, - cts; Currants, 10 cts;
| corn, per dozen, 20 cts.' Butter, per pound, Is
cents Eggs, per dozen, is cents; Egg.plants per
piece, II s25 cts T 50 Rs ,t.nsafi >,s.s.-ss IN,
| Meats--Beef per pound, 0 l-4sl2 Ia cts. (;
Pork, 10 i9 IL cts. Veal, Sa12 IL cts; Nut
ton, ga 10 cts. Lamb, 10 q ~ l-s cts. Bacon
| 10 a IA cts
BLApKssBuRe.- Spa waters OF Bladensburg
are beginning to be appreciated. Every boarding
house Is filed with persons who are deriving great
benefit from their use. .tr rs MI
| PATENT eyrics .-=oyer eleven thopsand persons
visit the National Gallery, located in this beautiful
building, per month.
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