Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-01

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The celebrated John Brougham is playing at
Richmond. We hope Mr.. Jarrett has engaged
him to appear at the National on his way to New
York He would draw 81 800 house just as easy
as the boy knew his father. 4f
WMrER's DIoRAMA.--A large and select audience
greeted this truly magnificent exhibition last night
at Forrest Hall, Georgetown. 1t is decidedly the
greatest treat that has ever fallen TO the lot of
Georgetown friends. The Chrystaine Views, rep
resenting moonlights, summer and winter scenes,
cities ruins, shipping, volcanic eruptions, &C., are
very beautiful and interesting. The metamorpho-
sea are pleasing and laughable. The Dioranc
views Of q Milan Cathedral, !" and the g Court of
Babylon showing the imposing Feast of Belshaz-
zar are alone worth double the price of admission.
We advise all our friends to go, taking with them
their wives and sweethearts, and see this beautiful
exhibition. A day exhibition will be given tomor-
row afternoon,. commencing at O'Clock. a
FIRST WARD MEETING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PooR.-Pursuaut to call in the city newspapers,
the residents Of the First ward assembled in the
hall Of the Union Engine House on the Goth ut-
DIR. VIM. b. Magruder was called to the chair, Mr..
Chas.i Calvert appointed fecretary, and Mr. John
w Easily treasurer. H43f4s g f as5iatt
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED, That the ward be divided into six dis
tricts, as follows the first all that part of the
ward lying between fifteenth and Eighteenth sts.;
the second, between Eighteenth and Twentieth;
the third, between Twentieth and Twenty -second;
the fourth, between Twenty-second and Twenty
fourth the fifth, between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty sixth; and the sixth, between Twenty
sixth street and Rock creek.
ResoLved That committee of two shall be APP
pointed for each district to call upon the residents
thereof respectively and solicit such subscriptions
and donations as they may feel disposed to con-
tribute for the relief of the suffering and destitute
of the Ward, and that the names Of the committee
be published, so that it may be known who are
authorized to make calls upon them, and to whom
donations may be sent
Resoioed, That relief committee be appointed
of one to each district whose duty it will be to go
through the respective districts, respectively,
ascertain where suffering and restitution exist and
where they find it to give such relief as the par
tcular case may call for, and the known state Of
the funds will permit.
The names Of the soliciting committee are, for
the first district, Messrs. y. M. r. King, and John
p Tuston second, John Potts and JAS Eveeth !;
third Thomas w. johnson and Charles Calvert !;
fourth Samuel e. Douglass and John w. Easily !;
fifth, @. III. Van Patten and s. S. Lewis; sixth,
George Lowry and w. T. Steiger. Relief Commit
tee--Frst district Robert Ricketts, second, Chas.
Sioussa third, Rev. Mr.. Knight; fourth, J. r..
Morgan; fifth, William Worth; sixth, w. j. Her
bert. sg 8i3 - H @8 o bssal DIX
The Secretary was directed to publish an ab.
stract of the proceedings in the city of papers.
WIN. b. MAGRUDER, Chairman
CHAs CALVERT, Secretary. 4, t.g
SUPREME CoURT OF THE UNITED STATEs-Yes-
terday the following cases were disposed of:
No. Al. The widow and heirs of Benjamin Poy-
dras de la Lande u.s. the Treasurer of the State of
Louisiana In error to the Supreme Court of the
State of Louisiana. Mr.. Justice Mclean delivered
the opinion of the Court Diminishing this cause for
the want Of jurisdiction.
No. Al. John b. Craighead ct al u.s. Joseph f.
and Alexander Wilson. Appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the eastern district
of Louisiana. Mr.. Justice Mclean delivered the
opinion of the Court Diminishing this cause for the
want of Jurisdiction.
No. so. John r. Mckinney, plaintiff in error, as.
Manual Savigo ct ux. This cause was submitted
to the consideration of the Court in behalf of the
defendants in error, printed argument by Mr..
Hughes, their counsel
Nos. 81, IS, and So. Lessee of Jas. B. Murray
ct al, plaintiffs, as. the Hoboken Land and I'm
provemeDt Company and lessee of VIM. p Rath-
bone ct al, plaintiffs, u.s. Rutsen Suckley ct ux.
The argument of these causes was continued by
Mr.. Van Wrinkle for the plaintiffs, and by Messrs.
Gillet and Zabriskc for the defendants. ge sgsn
The LAWS DELAY.--Great surprise is manifest
ed at the delay of the Court of Claims in deciding
important cases which have been argued before it,
The Florida case was argued in November last
No decision has yet been announced. 'g a
The General Armstrong case was also argued in
the early part of December. IL has not yet been
decided Persons interested in cases before the
Court naturally inquire the cause OF this unusual
delay in promulgating its decisions. Who will
give us any light on this subject?
The WEArHxR-We intended yesterday to state
that the mercury was down to aero, but the types
made us say it was down to ten. .a &.
To-day tits much warmer the mercury at seven
o'clock being twenty degrees above zero, and
rising rapidly.
END OF THE RAcEs,--Tbe terror Of the law de-
tered our fast young men from entering their
horses on the Avenue course yesterday. We sup
pose therefore the races are over for the season.
A SMALL MIsTAKE.--We stated Yesterday that
Prof Chace would deliver lecture last evening at
the Smithsonian. We hope nobody went over,
because the lecture will not be delivered until to-
night.
proposition is about being made to the Cor
porationo f Washngto to open James's creek from
the river to Virginia avenue, with view Of con-
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