Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-30
INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Richard Carter, 4os Massachusetts, svenne, and
John P. White, els New Jersey avenue, are the
sole agents for the Amsrica,. Organ In w sshing-
ton. Orders left 1T the stores of p. N. Pearson,
ESQ, Island Hall Josiah Yenable, Esq, Navy
Yard G. w. Cochran, Seventh street; and with
Messrs Welsh & Wilson, Georgetown or with the
agents, win be attended TO. l@n
Persons are requested not to purchase the Or
gan from the carriers.
ELECTION IN THE FOURTH WARD.--The election
for a member of the Common Council comes of
tomorrow. The polls viii be open at 10 A. N. at
the City Hail. $50 M gst
The American candidate is Capt James p. Nc
Kesn, one OF our most valuable citizens and long
known as mechanic great intelligence and I'M
impsached integrity. Who his opponent is to be,
we do not know. The Sag NIGHTS have adopted
the secret system and their " dark lantern" as yet
refuses to emit the faintest glimmer of light
But, be that Is it may, the American party Of
the Fourth Ward has its duty to perform, and that
is to elect Captain Mexican over any opponent
who may be brought out against him. .ts Il
The town elections this month have been car
ried without an exception, we believe, by the
Americans. The spirit Of the people is fairly
aroused by the unprncipled and unpatriotic course
of the opposition. They determined that
Americans shall rule America, even should, as
''all the devils in hcP'rise up against them. The
people Of the United States have thus far received
no unfavorsbe reports from elections in this city
From the hour when tho American party was es-
tablished here, victory has uniformly crowned it's
efforts. 4A s ts
So let it be tomorrow. Let voi,e tomorrow
go up from the metropolis of the nation, that shall
assure our friends in every section of the Union
that Americans are still on guard in the city Of
Washington. I rs @ k8 as
IMPORTANCE or RAnwAYs.--By reference TO a
paragraph under the Alexandra head, our readers
will perceive that ten thousand pounds of butter
and several thousand dozen of eggs were received
on Saturday by the Manassas Gap railway. ~
If Washington were contested with the interior
Of Virginia or Maryland by railway, we should
see butter, eggs, and other provisions, pouring
into our market by the hundred tons daily. Then
our citizens would be enabled to purchase the ne
cessares Of life at moderate price, and all the
hucksters in the District could not nonopolze the
market
We hope that the Metropolitan Railroad viii be
pushed regularly forward in the spring. The AL
exandria railroad will soon be opened. This will
give US connection with the Valley of Virginia,
"a land flowing with milk and honey" and va
rious other good things. By and by, if the Union
holds together, we shall be placed upon par with
the people Of other cities. At present we are
outside the ring"
GENERAL LAND 0FFIcE,--The Commissioner of
the General Land Office received information, day
before yesterday, from the Surveyor General of
Kansas and Nebraska to the effect that number
of contracts had been closed for the survey of
township lines and the subdivision of townships.
From the activity with which these surveys are
prosecuted, and the number Of new contracts re-
ported to this Office, it is fair to infer that this
work will soon be completed.
We would refer our lady readers to the adver-
tisement, in another column, of Madame Holloway,
who it will be seen has taken rooms at the |" Ex7
change" G street. and who proposes to teach the
beautiful art of Hair Work, Floral Ornaments,
Dress Fitting and Cutting, &C. Madame H. comes
to us with the highest Recommendations, both as
an artist and lady. Call and see her. young ladies'
and learn something worth knowing. Terms mod
crate. Etta
The Virginia Sentinel says: "Mr. John L. Cox,
Of Westinoreland county, Virginia, has sold his
estate ON the Potomac, known as g White Point
to Henry Couldman, of Essex county, for the very
handsome sum of $4,000. He gave 900 for
it a few years ago."
NATIONAL THEArRE.--Mr Fairclough will appear
tonight as Othelo. Mr.. Fairclough is Bostonian,
and made his debut with great success in that city
several years since. Since that time he has been
assduously studying his profession, and is now adj
mitted by competent judges to be one of the best
actors on the stage.
The Young Mems Christian Association have
engaged the services of the celebrated John b.
Cough to deliver lecture in this city some time
next month. @ .ss atl
Lewis F. Thomas will read his tragedy of Cor
tez on Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall, on Sew
enth street. Ne5 S>st9
3 CoURr OF CLAIMs.---In consequence of the con
tinued illness of Judge Scarburgh this court is not
in session
LEcrURE.-Professor Chase will lecture on Che
mistry this evening at the Smithsonian Institution
Dull TIMEs-The keepers of our boarding
houses are complaining of hard times, and vacant
rooms, We presume there are not half as many
} strangers in town as there usually are at this
season.
PosrroNEp.-The American meeting in George
town is postponed till the 18th of February in
consequences Of Forrest Hall being engaged for the
present.
The races on Pennsylvania avenue still continue
with undated vigor Nobody has been killed yet
The mercury this morning was down to IS de-
grees above zero SASS
The sleighing still continues as good as ever. 1
'a Alexandria Items. sa
Mass MEErINe.-At the meeting OF the Ameri-
can party of this CITY, held on Monday night it
resolved that mass meeting Of the patty
should be held on the goth of February, for the
purpose of making nominations for municipal Off
GERS. a sR Tf
FIRE.-The alarm of fire Monday night, about
o'clock, was caused by the burning of portion of
the interior Of frame dwelling house, lone of