Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
(OFMoLAL PAPER or THE CITY,

AMERICAN COLONIZATION SocIETY. The follow
ing officers yesterday elected for the ensuing
year:
Rev r. r. Gurley, Corresponding Secretary
Rev. VIM. McLain, Financial, Secretary Rev. Mr.
Olcutt, Travelling Secretary; DIR. j. w. Lugen-
beel Recording Secretary
Executive Commtiee-Haryey Lindsley NJ. D..
Hon. Elisha Whttlesey Joseph H. Bradley, Esq;
A, o. Dayton Esq; Rev. Geo. w. Samson VIM.
Gunton, Esq; w. w. Seaton ESQ.,
The Corresponding and Financial Secretaries,
each receive $4,000 per annum; the Travelling
Secretary $1,000 year, and his expenses paid
the Recording Secretary $1,000 per annum.
GEN. HousToS arrived in town last evening, saA
made his appearance at the Capitol to-day, at ~
r. NJ. The Senate was not in session, but ne was
warmly welcomed by his numerous frier Dis "a the
House of Representatives Gen. Ho asfou ia in
excellent health and fine spirits.
Mr.. CRAhProN--As this ger ,esasoapis position il
freely discussed in the h,telH s.csr and New York
Commercial Advertiser, we. presume there can be
no improperly in statr a that his dismissal has
Deen demanded oy our government Our authority
MARINE ookf a-The Senate confirmed yester-
Cc,s no uoD nations for promotion in the Marine
Corps. ~ dor Harris is promoted to Lieutenant
ooiohe'' IN place of the late Colonel Miller. Cap.
u ION Aarston, Major by brevet; the first on the
.''. OF captains ID promoted to majority. Lieu
'enant Mcneil is promoted to a captaincy.
The WEArHER.--The mercury this morning was
down to 10 degrees. The sleghing still continues
remarkably good The ground has been covered
with snow thirteen days to-day.
"A SUBSCRIBER" sends US the following COM
plant:
''There appears to be a disobliging spirit on the
port of some of the >officials connected with our
city post Office, which calls loudly for remedy
On Thursday night the Office was closed before
o'clock, and great number OF persons were dis
appointed in not getting their letters This matter
ought to be corrected, or our citizens should be
officially notified of the change of the hour of
closing, 80 that VIC may all act Understandings
II is utterly impossible to get accommodated after
Office hours, even in any emergency, and PROVE
king not to be enabled to get letters dr An a
the hours of which public notice is given. There
is bad management somewhere. Where a itSp
CoURr OF CLAMs.--The court met, ., /, O'clock
yesterday. The judges were all 7 resent.
The argument IN the case o. Thomas H. Baird
the United States, (adjor med over from vester
day., in which commutati on pay is claimed for DIR.
Absaom Baird, who W A ! commissioned SURGEON
IN the revolutionary army, was concluded by Mr.
Rockwell; and 40 case was submitted for the de.
cision of the c.ourt.
Inc case Of John Ericsson u.s. the United States
was mex called up for argument. This is claim for
conn' ~snsation for services rendered in planning
ard experimenting the construction of the ma
chinery of the United States steamer Princeton,
and is founded on the rendering of the services at
the instance and request of Robert f. Stockton,
the agent of the United States and the under
standing and implied contract that the United
States should pay for the what they might
be found reasonably worth The amount claimed
s, efaf 10 Nc x mil al
from the 18th of March, 1874
The argument in this case in favor of the claim
ant was opened by John 0. Sargent, Esq., Of New
York. who concluded his remarks.
CoMPLIMENTARY.-At a meeting of the Wash
ington Philharmonic Society, held last evening at
Temperance Hall, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted
Resolyed, That the thanks of the Washington
Philharmonic Society be presented to Profess, ,-s
A. N. johnson and L. II. Frost, for their valuable
instructions, and their exertions in advancing tbe
science of music during the convention recently
held in this city; and likewise to Misses White
house and Briggs for their assistan CO and coone.
ration in the same.
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of the Society be also
rendered to Professor Henri for the use of the
Smithsonian Institute for TIE said Convention.
HesotoeG Ihat the aiove resolutions be pub.
i u.s. in the Amer'ca't Organ and Daily Egeaiag
HE TRUTH IN LINBo--James H. Robertson.
editof OF inc rdth was arrested this morning and
.aAen 70 she 4nsane Asylum by virtue of an order
sohe days ago by the Secretary of the Inte-
iiof. mr' r. demonstrated with his captors ON the
lnJusuce. of their proceedings but they were mex
ofaoi' ., and the last we saw of him he was riding
no IN the Avenue under a strong escort, on his
Fay to the Asylum.
The MEDICAL FRATERSIrY annual supper
of the Medical Fraternity of the District of Coum.
bia takes place this evening at Gautiers. We pre-
sumo there will be full attendance of the profess
sion, and that perfect harmony will characterize all
their proceedings. 1.-THE doctors should disagree.
bottle of Champagne viii soon enable them to
decide the point at issue.
CHRIsTY's MINsTRELs.--It was announced last
night at the Varieties that the performance on
Saturday would be for the benefit of the !" suf-
fering members of Congress-" The announcement
received with great laughter.
We presume the friends of the members will
turn out e., musse on Saturday and fill the house
AT ameeting of the stockholders of the Lonacon-
ing Coal and Transportation Company, Of Anegany
county, Maryland held at their office in this CITY,
the Hon. VIM. L. Hodge, and Com. W. B. Shubrick
were elected directors.
THE Ice CRoP.--0ur ice dealers have laid in an
unusually large supply of ice this winter They
viii be independent of Boston next summer, from
present appearances. This is as it should be. The
more resources we have OF our own the more pros
porous we shall be.
Tux WATER WoRKs.-The appropriation for this
work has been exhausted. large amount of