Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-24
CITY INTELLIliENCE.
American Mceting.


American Meeting.
A meeting Of the Americans of this city win be
held at the Organ Office this evening, to make ar
rangements to hold grand mass meeting on Mon
day evening next to- congratulate Millard Fillmore
on his safe return from Europe
CRIMINAL CoURr-Y yesterday morning, after the
submission to the Court Of an assault and battery
case, the trial for larceny of two boys, aged re-
spectvely about ten and eleven years, came on
They are named William Harrod and Oscar VIII
son, and their presence m the Court, on such
business, excited the heartfelt commisseration Of
every beholder. One of them Is particularly
bright, good looking, and apparently ingenious
boy so as to compel the thought that, had he
joyed anything like the usual advantages of rear
ing and education, he would now be an ornament
and pride to his friends, whatever their rank or
station, instead of bitter sorrow aud disgrace.
We understand he is the son of widow, who,
during the trial, kept the poor child, but had
too strong sense of his and her situation to ex-
pose herself to the court The other child has
less prepossessing exterior, though he showed the
marks of the shame he felt, by keeping down his
head most Of the time. 1t is painful to remark,
further, that yesterday was noe their first appear
ance in court. They were indicted for similar acts
at a former term, but through the benevolence of
the District Attorney were let of, with the hope
that they would not again be found in like pre-
dicament
The charge on which they were arrested and
committed to Jail two months ago was larceny. 1t
was proven yesterday in court that one day, about
the 22d of April last, at from one to three o'clock
in the afternoon, these boys with two others, one
white and the other black, entered the Centre
Markethouse and forced the lock Of the box or
keep in which Mr.. Homiller stores his butcher
knives, &C., and stole therefrom two cleavers, two
knives, and steel.
By means of these cleavers they priced open the
box or salestand Of Mr.. Clisk, in another part Of
the market, and took thence large quantity of
needless cigars, marbles, portmonnaies, and gloves
of total value of about thirty dollars. This sue
cess seems to have emboldened them, for they
next assaed the bacon cabin OF Mr. Clark, adj
joining Mr.. Clisk's from which they took five bacon
hams and quantity of wrapping paper. The
hams they sold to a colored woman for a dollar
piece. Thus there were three indictments against
each of the young malefactors.
Mr. Radcliffe did all that an advocate could do
in sucn case, but the jury, after spending con-
siderable time over the matter, brought them in
guilty They had not received their sentence at
three o'clock yesterday, the Court no doubt part
cipating with the jury and every one who stood by
in regarding it pitiable case and one requiring
much Observation-Disclosures
CoMMENcEMENT.-The annual commencement of
Columbian College will take place on Wednesday
at the e Street Church. This old, but now reju-
venated institution, at which some of the best
men in this city and of the United States have
learned both the elements OF science and OF use
fnlness commands the respect of all The gradu-
ating class is said to be large and the exercises
promises to be unusually brilliant.
CORRECTIONAL notice in the Richmond Dis
patch, to the effect that the Mounted Guard would
be in that city to-day, and given on the authority
of the Organ, reminds us that we forgot to make
the correction the next day, after learning from
Captain Peck that the officers alone were invited
to a sword presentation, the recipient of which
particular friend Of Lieutenant Teal. The
original announcement was made on the authority
of the hnteLligencer.
ALUMNI ADDREss.-The Rev. Mr. Neale, of
Boston, will deliver the annual address before the
Alumni Association Of Columbian College. this
evening, Mt the Tenth street Baptist church. These
reunions have, for several years, been exceedingly
interesting and instructive. Every graduate turns
his heart and eye with qualification and pride at
least once year, and surely there be great
or stimulus to the acquisition of learning and to
the elevation of the standard of education.
VEIL AND vor OF Ir.-"The phaithless phan-
tom" in answer to our interrogatory of the 18th,
"who is commissioner Of the fourth ward" makes
what it doubtless considers glorious point on us,
in finding that the late Commissioner is still the
Commissioner. Now we apprehend, indeed, just
as predicted as it we're, that the pavement and
the bridge. have been washed away, though the
Commissioners it seems was not, by the Magruder
food, and that though we are shown to have
blessed him unawares, it does not alter the fact
then published, that we had heard no complaint of
him.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNMa.-Mr. Hamil-
ton, of the National theatrical corps, came very
near being drowned, day or two ago, while bath
ing in the Potomac. He was rescued by Mr.. Wal
lace, of the same company, at the peril of his own
life.
HOTEL RoBBERY.--The chamber of Mr.. Knox
Walker, stopping at Dexter's Hotel was entered,
on Saturday evening, and robbed of over $500
worth of property, consisting Of watches, jewelry,
&c. Persons cannot be too cautious The best
regulations have failed everywhere to counterfeit
the schemes of professional thieves.
PIsCATORY.-Several of the ardent devotees of
Izaak Walton's sport have recently caught class
of fish at the Little Falls, called shark It is
dry land fish and is known by its sticking. Thus
stuck for boats stuck for bats, stuck for at
enormous prices, and then begged out Of your
spare hooks, to be crowned by coming home hum
CRY and sun-blistered, without any fish. Who
wants to 60 fshings
The NIGHTINGALEs.-Our old familiar friends
were greeted last night by a very fair house, con-
siderng the weather. George Kunkel was in fine
voice, and acted and sung in his usual modest but
always effective manner.
Harry Lehr on hand, with same eelskin
breeches and bran-new pair of pegged shoes, (peas
supposed to be still in the bottoms who, with his
"quips and his quiddties," kept the house in
roar.
"0ld Jake" Search, with his fiddle, had lost
neither flesh nor any of bis quaint drollery
Mr.. Floyd in the Louisiana Belle" fully sus-
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