Daily American organ., 1856-04-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

John Z. White, 6ls New Jersey avenue. are the
JOINT and sole agents for the american Oyoan IN
this city and Georgetown. Orders for the nsnar
ieit az the stores Of ?. NJ. Pearson, ESQ. Island
Hall Josiah Venable, Esq, near the ,Sayy yard
;s "sisn wilson, sfeorgetown; or With the agents,
% HESar BorER, at No, eIs Duke street
nsaa y agent Tor the tielivcfy of the Daily
Org0" IN Alexandria. Orders nav he left win
Henry Mansfield Tobacc opisl on RoSsl s,rsat
between hing and Cam eron streets.
coA s y lac. that the promise of the Gas
T;pany 70 furnis better light is all gasY" On
IN n n'En' Tue lights went out about IL o'clock
shoO, -. ao ~; on Saturday night light failed
49," .I n Lnday night il was not quite nine
sneu 'ne Arions churches were left In darkness
~ A. I" If things go on in this way during
a. nv noA'- week." said CONSTITUTIONAL sexton.
w sas viii go out before we light up, be dad -
:. !" here is the new Gas Company talked of dur.
n,e the winters There is nothing that viii make
tne present company come up to the work better
than danger of loosng tile monopoly Can il be
true that they love darkness rather than liuht
Tor their deeds are"--but we wont finish the quo.
taton. A new circular preceded this rain Of dark
ness, promising better gas but the gas and nro,o
lse thus far Lave turned out moonshine. Let ma
nave night from some source; the streets have
Deen IN darkness, and Notwithstanding that we
house. "e1' ~ 'n'
IHE OiRcUs ToURy Tonight commences
the great trial OF skill between the rival equestri
sas;d syhsss ah &C, Of the age Amongst the pro-
iessaon there has been considerable speculation
whether Helaande1, the young American rider
VINO mas cen taking Europe by storm for several
yea,'' and who has just returned, bearing his
dshing honors thick upon him, would come In
c1nhict with young Robinson, who has been usurp-
ing the position Of superiority which Hernandez
bad won prior to his departure for Europe, until
Saturday evening, when Hernandez sent in his card
for entering for the prizes followed by his own ar
rival this mornings
Although the city is filed with gymnasts, clowns
musicians, and equestrians, assuming to rival each
other, the most extraordinary excitement exists
amongst them as to whether Hernandez or Robin
son viii De the wnner-apparently merging the
interest they would be expected to feel In their
own success In the paramount strife between these
two acknowledged best riders the world ever saw,
The contest viii continue all the week.
REV. ALFRED CooKMAs, of Philadelphia, son of
Rev. DR.. George Goodman, who was loss in the
ill-fated steamship President, preached morn;nr,
and evening at Wesley Chapel vest erday, Ap.rt
from bis own character as eloc, ,uent divine the
fact that his father filed that pu' cit for term WILL
great acceptability impaired ansiderab,e intnrest
to the occasion. In the NOR ninp the Church was
filed and the eloquence of the minister. especially
when speaking OF his IA cher, moved many Of his
hearers 70 tears In ne evening the sermon was
equai,y Impressive. When the gas went out, near
the close OF the se mon, the minister used the cir
cumstance with such tact that much effect wa,
produced. y rs visit here will long be remem-
bered. e
REV. -. EVANS REEsE was present at his old
chaf %, the Methodist Protestant Church, on Ninth
es Get, but was unable to preach from bronchial
Anection He was on his way to Charleston, South
carolna, where he is stationed this year.
Sp1RIruALIsM-The fair medium who has been
delivering lectures on this subject during the past
week, preached yesterday afternoon and evening
at the Congregational church on 5th street. At
the close OF her afternoon sermon, she invited
questioning, when she was called out on her opin-
ions in regard to idiots in the future state and
other subjects, which she answered
Miss r. F. Jay is a singing, praying, and preach
ing medium of high order Her vocal attain
ments are of such kind as to cause the conser-
vatist National Intellgencer to say she exceeds
many OF the professional singers who often appear
on the Washington boards As a thinker she is
decidedly original, aid as speaker quite pleasing
her theology, though differing from generally re-
ceved opniopc, is mild in comparison with the ex-
tremes to wnich the spirtualists usually proceed.
her a'Idiences thus far have been large and re-
spectacle, many of the clergy being present, and
also. many M. C.'s, as well as a large number of
ladies'. She lectures again tomorrow night.
HoME PRoDUcrIoNs it be said no longer
that we cannot do the casting necessary for the
public works going on in our midst. Messrs. Ellis
Brother have just cast the massive gates intend
ed for the Washington aqueduct. The casting is
twenty-five feet in length, and its weight nine
thousand pounds. The time of melting and pour
ing the metal was one hour and three quarters
Twelve steam engines, of various sizes, have been
turned out of this establishment during last year.
With few more enterprising firms like this we
shall have an income from manufactures that would
render Washington more independent of govern
ment gold.
PREsBYTERY OF THE DISTRICT or Columbia
The Presbytery of the District of Columbia met on
Wednesday evening in the Second Presbyterian
Church at Alexandria and was opened with an APP
propriate sermon from Rev.W. T. Eva, Moderator.
Rev. Moses Jewell was unanimously elected Mode
rator.
The Presbytery again met at o'clock on Thurs
day morning, and received statistical reports from
sessions and examined sessional records
Rev. Andrew G. Carothers, Pastor 6f the Assem-
blys Church in this city, elected Commissioner
to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
to be held in the city of New York in May next,
and Elder w. G. Knowles of Baltimore, was also
elected
The Presbytcry made application to and receiv.
ed from the Southern Aid Society $500, which was
ordered to be distributed between four missions in
Montgomery county, viz. Poolsvilie Quarries,
Ridgeyie, and Harmony.
On Friday morning, after the consideration of
some private matters, the Presbytery adjourned to
meet in Rockville, Maryland, on the first Monday
in October next-Nat. Int.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE We are visited at this time