Daily American organ., 1856-03-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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Grifflh, sup Princess st., j. s. Gardiner.
City of Washington - Foundry, s. REGISTER
Wesley Chapel, VIM. Krebs; Capitol Hin, T. RS.
Hough McKendree and Fletcher Chapel. George
Hildt, N. A. Turner, sup, T. II. Busey, sup; Ebe-
nexer, y. II. Richey Ryland Chapel, j. s. Deale
Gorsuch Chapel, ]. II. Ryland Union Chapel, s.
Rogers, w. 0. Lumsden, sup; w. r. White, sup.
Georgetown--B. N. Brown; J. H. Hanson, sup.
West Georgetown and Tenallytown'-T D. Got
Fairsx-D. Thomas, r. r. Murphy,
6tafford-W. c. Stcele, r. s. McWlams.
Fredericksburg-E. +. Busey
ST. Mary's--J. w. Lambeth, +. A. Mercer; N.
Schlosser, sup, J. Bunting, sup
Bladensburg-C. g. Linthicum; J. H. Woln,
sup.
Woodville--H G. Westwood.
Chsrles--M. L. Hawley, J. H. Knotts.
Rockville-W. G. EgglestoD, Adam B. Dolly,
B. Barry, sup.
Asbury and Mount Zion Thomas McGee.
Jesse T. Peck, editor Of Tracts and corresponding
secretary Tract Society Of the N. 4. Church, mem
Der of Foundry Quarterly Conference.
EishaP. Phelps, agent for Dickinson College.
COMPLEMENTARY BEsErir.--A complimentary
benefit will be given to Mr. and Miss Richngs to-
morrow night when the new comedy, the Ex.
tremes, win be played. f
house, and was highly successful. II is an Ameri.
can production, and keen satire the folies and
extravagancies of the times We can assure our
readers that they will be delighted with its per-
formance ~
We anticipate most brilliant house tomorrow
evening
BRowN SroHE IN PRINCE WILLIAM by refer.
ence to an article in this days paper from the AL
exandria Gazette, it will be seen that quarry of
valuable brown stone has been discovered in Prince
William county, Virginia, within an hours sail of
this city. We are now paying large sums annually
to Connecticut for stone of the same quality; the
freight on which alone, amounts to the cost Of the
stone at the quarry in the rough state.
We hope, therefore, that our enterprising stone
cutters will examine this Virginia quarry and II 1t
proves as valuable we conjecture, that measures
will be speedily adopted to work it, for the purpose
of supplying the District and the cities of Virginia
and Maryland.
This section Of the Union is paying altogether too
much tribute to distant States 1t is high time we
endeavored to build up local interests.
OUR BLooMER IN BALTIMoRE The Sun Of this
morning thus speaks of visit from Miss Lydia
Sayer, of this city:
"We had the pleasure yesterday Of a visit from
Drs. Lydia Sayer, lady of the medical profession,
whoproposes as will be seen by her advertisement,
to lecture on Saturday night at the Maryland Insti
tute, on topics of much interest to the public.
Beautiful and intelligent, with an earnestness and
vivacty happily blended, we are confident that the
lady viii present to her audience an attractive en-
tertainment. Without violence to courtesy or eti-
quette, perhaps, we may inform our readers that
the doctress graces in her person the most tasteful
style of the Bloomer costume
----
PUBLIC ScHdoLs.--The following candidates for
the post of teacher were announced at the City
Hall on Wednesday Miss M. E. Simonds, Miss X.
St. Johns, Miss NJ. J. Moore. Miss M. Crawford,
Miss G. Richie, Mr.. M. J. Kaldenbach, and Mr..
r. B. Dietrich.
The SPRING BUsINEss.-0ur merchant tailors
have opened their spring goods. The colors are
generally grave and modest, as gentlemans APP
parel always should be.
THE WEArHER-Mild weather has at last COM
menced, after winter of unparalleled severity and
duration. Ea
We learn that the Insurance Company of North
America, at Philadelphia, has promptly adjusted
and paid the loss of ten thousand dollars occasion
ed by the destruction of Mrs. Taggart's dwelling
house, on Twentysecond street on the tn instant
Mr. DEMpsTER--We hope our readers will not
forget that Mr.. Dempsters last concert takes place
tomorrow night.
The STREETS. The streets and sidewalks gene
rally need a thorough cleaning. Large piles of
chips, ashes and offal of every description offend
the eye In every ward. Read the advertisement
of the Health Commissioner.
The CAsAL.-The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is
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land are expected in a week, with coal, which is
much needed.
The MINNEsoTA.--This new fiigate will be ready
for sea next month. Her machinery is greatly adj
mired by all who have examined it.
About 1000 men are now employed at the Navy
Yard.
Mr. Forrest will perform at the National on Mon
day.
THE BIBLE A School BooK.--Mr. Editor:
have learned with much pleasure that motion is
pending before the Board of Trustees of our Pub
lie Schools to make the Bible school book for
the pupils; and as the Board is composed of
Americans, there can be little doubt that the mo-
ton will prevail-for the free use Of the Bible is
an American as well as Protestant doctrine.
But, have heard it intimated that some of the
members of the Board are opposed to the motion
from the fear that it will cause Roman Catholic
parents to withdraw their children from the public
schools. Sir, should be as deeply grieved as any
man at those children being deprived of this ex-
cellent means of education-the public schools
But who will be to blame2
Is it reasonable, is it right, is it expedient, to
deprive ninetenths of the pupils of this ncompar-
able means--the Bible--of moral and religious cul-
ture, to crafty the bigotry and the unreasonable
notions and demands of the parents of the one
tenth part If they fiercely set against the
Bible as to be determined to withdraw their chill
dren, then, for my own part, say, let them take
them away. Their places viii be filed by children