Daily American organ., 1856-08-20
In the direct road TO his home. Poor fellowl he
walked not TO his temporal but to his eternal home

SwALLows.-Numbers of these migrating birds
were yesterday darting through the air and swiftly
sklmming along the surface of the earth. The boys
intent on their destruction armed themselves with
long poles and short poles, and stationing them
selves at intervals along the streets and avenues,
prepared to strike them down as they fitted, like
shadows along their line of battle. Well, well, We
were young some forty years ago, and we have not
forgotten our boyish pranks. We remember that
it used to be generally saying that " to
kill swallow would cause the cows to give bloody
milk" We were made desperately sick, once, by
drinking milk-whether the swallows we had mur-
dered had anything to do with our sickness, we do
not know. 1t is we'll boys to let the birds alone
They have been admired in all ages and countries,
and if you fulfil the end for which you were created
as faithfully as do these little Birds you will be
happy, as no doubt they are, and the cows will not
give bloody milk"
JUVENILE IEEBRIATEs.-0n Sunday afternoon
last, party of some five or six boys more or less
intoxicated, we're seen in the neighborhood of
Sixth street and Maryland Avenue. These boys
were from fourteen to sixteen years of age. One
of them so drunk as to need the assistance of
the others, who, fearing to take him home in that
condition, or desirous of Kidding themselves of
his company, placed him in the yard attached to
the Sixth Church and nailed the gate fast, to pre-
vent his escape. Here they left him to sleep off
resides at the corner of Sixth Street and Maryland
Avenue, was robbed on the evening previous, and
suspecting that these nice young men were con-
cerned in the affair, went in search of an officer
but could not find one, intending to have the fel-
low arrested. Have these youths parents? If
they have, we would advise them to look after
them little, otherwise the police will surely take
them in charge for time.
THE CoURr ROOM in the City Hall, is to be re-
modelled and reitted, after the present session
of the Court is closed. 1t is the intention of the
Commissioner to apply the $3.50 appropriated by
Congress, to that purpose.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The Magee case was given
to the jury this morning. about IL O'clock They
were out about twenty minutes, when they came
into Court and delivered ealsd verdict mot
guilty"
RoBBED.-Charles c. Tucker of Washington,
late Secretary of Washington National Monument,
was robbed of upwards of $500, while asleep on
board steamboat on his way to ST. Pauls, Min
| nesota. Fortunately, he had some draughts in his
possession, which escaped the thief His gold
watch was left behind, for fear it might tell tales,
we suppose.
A SPLENDID MANsIoN-Mr George w. Riggs
has commenced the erection on / street, in the
rear of Mr.. Corcoran's residence, of house which
will be, when completed, of greater extent and ele
gance than any dwelling in Washington. 1t
is 60 feet in width and about 100 feet in Depth
The style is Roman, and the windows are as large
as those of church.
1t is to be regretted that so fine house should
be erected on such low ground and in so secluded
a locality.