Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THRGs.-The libel suit of the Marshal OF the
District against Mr.. Joseph Shilhngton, has been
dismissed A suspension of proceedings against
huell and Blanchard has also taken place, the au-
thor OF the pamphlet containing the libel com
planned OF, whom we announced yesterday to be
George M. Weston, of Maine, intends, himself TO
shoulder the responsibility.
The Little Falls bridge, as far as regards the
application thereto Of the appropriation made by
Congress, has been placed under the superintend-
ence OF Lieut.. Col w. b. Emory. The work win
commence Immediately, and will be carried on to
completion.
It is said that Mr. Washington, one 0. our young
native artists, viii be commissioned to execute the
large historical painting for the State of Maryland
Washington rosigping bis commission, designed
for the Senate Chamber at Annapolis.
A weigh lock, for the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal, at Georgetown, is talked OF, the boatmen of
fering $1,000 towards the cost. The coal COM
panies at Cumberland suspected of putting
more weight of coal on the boats than the boat
men get paid for
The Washington Light Infantry, of Boston, are
making arrangements to visit Washington about
the time of the Inauguration of Willard Fillmore,
on the 4th of March next. This company was
present and participated in the ceremony of lay
ing the cornerstone Of the Washington National
Monument.
OUTRAGEoUs.--For some time past band of me-
groes have been in the habit of assembling on
vacant lot adjoining groggery on South F street.
and rendering it difficult for pass, complete
ly do they block up the sidewalk and il is entirely
out of the question for females to pass alone after
nightfall. Several evenings since lady was pass
ing by, when she was seized by one Of the party.
A gentleman, who happened to be present and
witnessed the act felled the villain to the earth,
and administered sound thrashing, after which
he was suffered to escape. We hope the Mayor
49, A H. Al
ter, and thereby secure the peace of the neighbor
hood
MUSICAL SoCIErEs-The additions to our mu-
steal circles, in the arrival of professors new and
varied musical publications, &C., have enkindled
an enthusiasm among the followers of Euterpe
which gives token of a musical winter in Wash
ington The Philharmonic meet this evening, at
the residence of their conductor, Mr.. John l..
Club, for the purpose of making preparations for
vigorous campaign the ensuing season. We
hope shortly to be able to announce to the readers
of the Organ the fruits of their arrangements, in
the shape of one of their old-iasboned and pleas
ing concerts
GRAND MILITARY AND Civic EXCURSION
excursion of the Washington Light Infantry, in
commemoraton of their twentieth anniversary,
takes place tomorrow. The steamer Powhatan
viii leave her wharf at two o'clock P. NJ, and pro-
coed down the river, as advertised This will prob
ably be the last opportunity our citizens will have
this season to enjoy an excursion to the various
places enumerated. This affair is gotten up the
most liberal scale. 1t will be fete, scene of en-
joyment, from beginning to ending. There will be
none of that parsimony exhibited which has some
times characterized these affairs there will be
provident supply of comforts and delicacies, and
the participants can rely on being made comfort
able. If they do not enjoy themselves, the fault
will be their own.
GARRAGE-We would call the attention of the
authorities to the filthy condition of street. in
the rear of the hotels. Dirt of every kind is al
lowed to accumulate in large quantities. and the
stencil arising therefrom is horrible. Persons lv-
ing in the vicinity have endured it long time but
the nuisance has become intolerabe. cart has
been recently placed there as a receptacle for some
of the offa and this seems to give license to all
who choose to endanger the health of the neigh
borhood, by suffering it to accumulate. We hope
the health officers will look to this.
FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN.
How is it that Mr.. Cochran who is employed as
clerk to the Committee of Ways and Means of the
House. at an annual salary of al 800, can hold an
$1,000 situation in the General Land Officer
How can he gil both places and draw two sala-
ries under the law? Q.
If the facts are as above stated and we presume
they are, the only explanation give is, that
Mr.. Cochran probably holds tWo offices by virtue
of the ler numeri unius-or the principle of look
ing out for number one, by refusing to give up
number tao
Roundabout half past seven o'clock last eve
ming difficulty, which ended in blows, occurred
between two negroes, male and female near the
10th street bridge. The attention of the neighbor
hood was attracted to the spot by the cries of
"msrder murder !" from the woman. The last
we saw of the parties they were on their way, in
charge of officers, to the watch house.
MIsDIREcTED.-A box containing about thou
sand copies of pamphlet entitled Lights of the
British Islands, corrected to July, 1885," issued
from the photographic Office, Admiralty, England,
was, by mistake, directed to Messrs Elvans
Thompson, hardware dealers, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between 9th and 10th streets. The books
are encased in box of tin, which was inclosed in
another of wood, and directed as above. The own
er is requested to call and take them away. 1t is
probable, we think, that they arcintended for the
State Department, for distribution among Ameri-
can navigators.
THAT GHosT.-The boys are talking about SUI
pernatural vsitant which has taken up it's abode,
or rather makes its appearance in Armory square
enthusiastically Sometimes, as the story goes,
it puts on the appearance of man, then of wo
man, and sometimes assumes tho shape of dog
rrou ING iaCG That its nrst appearance was upon
the evening of the morning which the news Of
the late election in Maine was received here, we
infer that it is the ghost of Democracy"
Apatent has been granted to Mr. John Fordyce
of Morgantown, Virginia, for Improvement in seed
planters.
The JEWS HARP-The editor of this print asks
us five don't know how to spell the word "puppy ?"
Certainly we do. W-a-l-la-c-b," tho subject
Of a future dog story