Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-02

chew This shows what desperate means will be
resorted to for the qualification of depraved APP
petite. They must have known that we chewed
tobacco! How contemplate we must have APP
peared, for it is the quintesence of meanness to
refuse to divide even your last chew with an ami
NAL Who like yourself, has acquired e taste for the
noxious weed. The next time we visit the Smith
sonian grounds the grasshoppers shall have no
cause to complain of our stinginess. If they want
chew, they shall have it.
Grasshoppers chew,
And turkeys, too,
And that is what hog won't do
But man, the initiative elf
Less than beast makes of himself
BY learning how to chew-tobacco.
"Why, man, go and see Wyman," said a man
to his friend, who was complaining of threatened
attack of chs and fever. If you get the chis
they viii shake you, won't they? Do you prefer
to shake, or to be shaken? Shake yourself, and
the chills won't shake you"
"But how am to shake myself?"
$50 and see Wyman two or three times, and
shake yourself laughing Go, and laugh at the
chills, or the chills will laugh at you. You'll find
him at Odd-Felows' Hall, Seventh street. If that
don't cure you, youth have to go to Boswell, corner
of Maryland avenue and Seventh street.
ONE OF PIERcE's TRIcKs.--The balance of army
appropriations on the 30th of June, applicable to
the service of the present year, was $6, 400 900,
which is pretty strong indication that the dis
mssal of workmen from the armores was merely
political movement, designed to produce the
election of Mr.. Buchanan, and njure his oppo--
nents. The dismissal of workmen even for sim
gle day. under such circumstances, was outrage
that no other administration would ever have been
guilty of.
MARKEr-HousE.--The are going to have new
market house in the city of Mobile, at cost of
$4,000. When will the people of the Island have
market? They need one much. They are en-.
titled to and ought to have one, and that inme-
diately.
GERMAN NEwsPAPERs.-The German ne wgpa-
pers in the United States are said to number $50,
which is ten times as many as there printed in
all Germany.
Other privileges in the same ratio. They ought
to be grateful
THE New PARK.-The iron railing around the
park on Pennsylvania avenue, near Fourteenth
street, is strong and beautiful These parks are
ornamental and healthful, and contribute much to
the appearance of our city
ADvERTIsEMENT.-A Canadian Frenchman thus
warns people against trusting or harboring his
runaway wife. Please take
Notess--My wife-thats Catrne--she left my
hous-shant ak me-any man trus him on my
name that's loss for you.
DIscUssIoN-A political discussion is to take
place in Alexandria on Saturday evening next
between Messrs. Shackeford and james Barbour
Mr.. s. is the Fillmore elector for that Congress
sional district. He addressed the citizens at Ly-
ceum Hall on last Saturday. His audience was
large and gave unmstakable evidence of their
satisfaction.
FAIRFAX ALWAYS READY CLUB.-This club is
to give barbecue in the grove at Langley, on the
Georgetown and Leesburg Turnpike, two miles
above the Little Falls Bridge, and six miles from
Georgetown, on Wednesday, October 10th, to have
distinguished speakers to address the meeting and
to provide good music for the occasion.
Bucks always lose their horns in November.
How win Buchanan do who is placed upon the
horns of iilemma? Oil that Cincinnati plat
form
EXTRA PAY-Twenty-fiye thousand dollars were
yesterday paid to the per diem employees of the
House Of Representatives The salaried officers,
whose extra pay is withheld, have written to the
Secretary of the Treasury on the subject.
GouD SPEAKIxa.--Hon. John NJ. Bolts is an
nounced TO speak at Lyceum Hall, Alexandra, on
Monday evening next
County or WAsHINGToN.-The commissioners
appointed to divide the county into school dis
trcts will meet at the City Hall, on Saturday next
at o'clock for that purpose
JUsTIoE.-Leonidas Bowen has been appointed
Justice Of the Peace for the county of washing
ton.
NATIONAL THEATRE. Davenport plaved
Evadne last night with extraordinary power and
effect. She was well supported by Messrs. Daven-
port, Briggs, and Langdon, and Miss Ellen Morant
Mr.. Davenport took the part Of Colonna which was
originally intended for the great tragedian Booth
and in his performance manifested talent of no
common order. The whole play was excelently
performed throughout, and gave unaDoyed salts
faction to a highly respectable and numerous au-
dience
Tonight we are to have After the Wedding,
The Pet of the Pettcoats, and the College Boy, In
all of which Mrs. Dsvenpors will appear
The Keller family win appear in few days.
The greatest interest Is manifested to witness their
perfoi nance.