Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
(0FPYOLAL PAPER or TIE CITY,

OFFICIAL PAPER or TIE CITY,
The DEDIcArIos. to previous an
nouncement, the dedication of the new church edi.
fee erected by the Fourth Baptist church, on Thir.
teenth street. between and ii streets took place
yesterday. The dedicatory sermon wrs delivered
by Rev. Richard Fuller, d. D. of Baltimore, at L
o'clock, A. NJ. In the afternoon a sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Burrows, of Richmond, and
IN the evening the pulpit was supplied by the pas
tor Of the church, with bis usual ability DR.. Full
ior Is well known to our citizens, and il is only
necessary TO say that he fully sustained the high
reputation which he has heretofore enjoyed in this
city. The sermon Of DR.. Burrows was brilliant
display Of sound logical reasoning, combined with
style OF oratory not often surpassed.
This building was designed by T. U. Walter,
Esq, whose skill as an architect is so well estab
iished. Its length is one hundred feet; width,
ffty-sx feet and its style of finish is superior TO
that of any building of the kind in the city. The
spire is one hundred and sixty feet high, and the
bell, which is Of clear and beautiful toe, was pre-
scented by Charles w. Skinner and Riclf1oa FELTON,,
Esqrs., of Hartford, Perquimans county, North
Carolina. Its weight is 2,le3 pounds The whole
cost OF the building, when finished, viii be about
$4,000.
1t is to be regretted that the state Of the wealth
prevented many from being present yesterday,
as we have no doubt il was severe disappoint-
ment to all who failed TO hear the sermons Of the
We are gratihed to announce that the sum
Of $1,000 was contributed yesterday for the benc-
fit of the church.
An addition has lately been made to the aLtrac-
tions of the Capitol, by the exhibition OF very
fine painting, by Washington, representing scene
during the Celebrated Massacre of ST. Barthoo.
NEW, when Huguenot blood filed the streets of
Paris and the roads Of the county districts of
France. We were engaged in admiring its beauties
when, seeing one of the renowned Captain Dun
ningtons assistants approach, we inquired what
scene it was. His reply knocked our ideas all into
heap. SITS the slaughter of the Jnganerts,"
says he. country chap standing by, went off
with the impression that the took place
IN some outandish country tother side of sunrise,
OF which he had read in the g Foreign Missionary
Magazine" and where they worshipped idols.
THE SIDEwALKs.-As the snow is very light and
dry, we earnestly call upon our citizens to obey the
statute in that case, made and provided" and
remove the snow to-day. Delays are dangerous,
and fines difficult to pay in these hard times
Turn out then, fellow citizens, this afternoon, if
you have not already cleared your sidewalks, and
remove the snow Immediately.
AN OMNIBUS Horse AT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
A horse belonging to the omnibus line was sold q
few weeks ago for $75 His purchaser sold him
afterwards for $400. A few days ago he trotted
Jour miles Ill Ii minutes 40 SECONDS. Inc person
who sold him for $500 then offered his present
owner $1,000 for him, which was refused
That horse if he meets with no drawback, will
coon become famous nag and be the cause of
winning and losing thousands of dollars.
We remember horse that was sold for SIS, az
forwards bringing $1,000. Such is the fortune of
Observation-Disclosures
RELIEVE THE PooR--The late storm and the
present cold weather must bear with severity on
the poor. Notwithstanding the liberal public and
private beneactions of the last fortnight many of
our poor inhabitants are still without the ordinary
comforts of life Many of them were not aware Of
the appropriation by the City Councils to buy wood
for the poor until it was too late. That appropri-
alton was exhausted last week. St& ar
Ii therefore becomes the duty of our citizens to
contribute in proportion to their means to the va
rious benevolent societies, if they prefer to
such individual objects of charity as may come I'M
der their observation. &
ANOTHER Snow SroRM.--The fine weather of
Saturday was succeeded by severe snow storm,
which commenced on Saturday night and contn-
ued without intermission for 20 hours or more.
About 10 inches of snow fell ON level; and in
many places the snow is badly drifted.
We presume, in the country the drifts are very
high, and that railroad travel will again be mpsded.
This storm does not appear to have extended to
the North, as we learn by telegraph that there was
only slight fall Of snow in Philadelphia
HEALTH CONSEQUENTLY. A. Mcdonald Da-
Wis was appointed on Saturday by the Mayor Health
Commissioner of the city. Dr. Davis is well known
to our citizens as an eminent member of the medi-
cal profession, and will doubtless make highly
efficient Health Commissioner.
SMITHSONIAN LEcTUREs.-Mr John G. Deve-
reux, of New York. will lecture this evening on
the Popular influence of Architecture" Mr..
Devereux is gentleman of fine taste and very
agreeable speaker.
A course of lectures on Chemistry will be COM
menced on Wednesday evening.
The lecture season is now in full blast.
NATIONAL INsrITUrE.--A meeting of the mem
bers of this Institute will be held this evening in
the Institutes room at the Patent Office, at IL,
p. M. Mr.. s. Blodget will make communication
in explanation of the facts of the distribution of
heat and of rain in the United States, and in com
parison of their laws with existing European views.
GEoRGETowN.-There will be a public meeting
tomorrow night at Georgetown, to receive depu-
tation from the Wesleyan Conference of Ireland.
Our readers in that city will find, If they attend,
that subjects of great interest will be discussed.
"No Speaker" at Washington, we note, begin
to excite remark abroad, and some of the London
journals seek to draw argument out of it against
"Republicanism." The Chronicle alludes to it as a
very disgracefu affair" and intimates that such
things do not happen in England
RIDING on CowBAcK.-We saw hen this morn
ing mounted upon the back Of cow, very de-
murely and gracefully; having adopted this method
of crossing the street, to avoid being swamped in
the snow. Our poultry are becoming very ingeni-
Gus, it seems
A WEDDING PREsENT.--Miss Addison, daughter
OF the Mayor of Georgetown, was presented on the