Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-19

SAAfHArk-LaSt evening ~ II hfesCAcf VINO
keeps shoestore, ON Seventh Street, near g, was
filing his lamp with camphene, the chain by which
10 was suspended from the ceiling broke and the
lamp came down, the camphene blazed up with
great fury for some seconds, and the property wss
In imminent danger OF being destroyed. The FIRE
was soon subdued, however, without loss. Bad
stuff that camphene.
MPoKrAsr AoouIsIrIos-Beau Hickman, last
night, gave In his adhesion to Buchanan, at the
corner Of Sixth street, to few confidential friends
He repudiates Fremont because, he says, more can
always be made out of poor man than rich one
He sees the advantage of throwing his influence
for Fillmore, because he says " so many new men
viii come In TO be initiated" But In an evil hour
he committed himself to Buchanan, and honor de-
mands that he should hang whether it pays or
not.
LorrKRIEs.-For the benefit Of those infatuated
with this worst of all games Of chance ii is related
by one who has watched certain three numbers
| for fourteen years and spent many hundreds on
them and the nearest to them that could be found,
that he has never seen the combination but once
and then ii drew the lowest prize! And on a
dream too. We do not give the numbers for fear
somebody will take them up, where he left of, and
thus add another victim to the list of ruined.
BLAcK-MAILisG SLop SHoP--" Once to doubt
is to be resolved" Yes, are resolved to do the
dark deed. What right has man to sell you a
coat without having the goods shrunks who that
has has paid for coat wants il to look If il was
borrowed! Echo answers nobody, will do i'll
But query. What will the regular trade give to
see II doney Can we not, like the broker make a
| fee out of both? We wait anxiously to see how
many new coats will come IN to atone for sticking
| poor editor.
Apn N A a
Tppett who, exhibiting his model of Tying ma.
| chine In the rotundo of the Capitol has furnished
an outline Of the principle of his invention. We
will take the first opportunity Of giving the result
OF its examination. Whether the experiment sue
ceeds not, II Is due to the cause of science as
well as the interests of humanity, that anything
promising such great advantages should have fair
| trial.
ANOTHER ARREsr.--George Williams was ar
rested this morning AID committed by Justice
Hollingshead, on suspicion Of being concerned in
| the late murder in Richmond.
SPELLIsG.--We see, with pleasure, that our les
son in spelling not lost altogether, though the
candidate for the Vice Presidency ia still spelled
wrong. May we not hope !" to live in their es-
| TEEN" for this good turn 2 Spelling necessarily
| suggests grammar, and we may therefore take the
credit of having oblterated the 81 in the motto
"No Black Republican can't come in this ring"
The following amusing dialogue was actually
heard by bystander at the Democratic meeting
on the 18th instant between constitutional Amer
lean and his better half:
Bridget Sure, and be afther looking at the ille-
CANT little calf standing near the gentleman that's
spanking"
Patrick Arrah, Biddy would We be afther call
ing the little animal calf, whin sure it's rain
mare r.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. "A special meeting of
the Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute was held
at the Institute yesterday. surplus of $l2
900 was reported to be on hand, which was order
ed to be invested In State atncka !. ~