The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-02

IHCoRRIGIBLE BoYs.--There live, on Maryland
avenue, between Seventh and Four-and-a-hai
streets, and thereabouts, gang OF miserable,
rowdy boys, between the ages Of twelve and six
teen. The people Of that neighborhood have borne
with their violent conduct, and indecent and pro-
fame language, long time. They have tried to
win them by kindness to better state of feeling,
and to course Of conduct more becoming the
age of Christianity in which they live and more
consonant with the advice, counsel, and direction
which they have received, or might have received
from kind Sabbath school teachers and disnterested
friends. All this has availed nothing, and, now,
these people have determined to make Example of
them. We know these boys, and would be sorry
for their parents sake, to see them subjected to
the terrors of the law, and therefore, penn this
article, in the hope that they may see and read it,
and proht BY it. We assure them, if they do not
that they will find themselves placed in positions
disagreeable to themselves, and disgraceful to all
connected with them
NATIONAL HoTEL.-A firm of New Hampshire
Yankees, Messrs. Chapman & Co., have had the
temerty to lease the far-hmed National Hotel, and
are making active preparations to reopen it,
doubtless with the expectation of making their
fortune. This seems, under all the circumstances
like desperate undertaking. but they have gone
the right way to work, and the common talk now
is that the poison last winter was not latent in the
building, but was administered Intentionally or 9TH
erwise, in the food at the table. This, you will
remember, has always been my theory, and it
would have been far better for the reputation OF
the house had it been at first adopted. There is
one argument in favor Of this presumption, which,
from personal reasons, have never presented but
would, think, remove any doubt on the subject
from any rational mind Wash. Cor. Pa Ina.
"THE EDWARD EVERETT LITERARY AssocIA-
rIoN " is the name of a Society composed of young
gentlemen who meet weekly for the purpose
Of debating questions and other literary exer.
cises. To morrow, Thursday evening, they hold
a meeting at Temperance Hall, to which ladies'
and gentlemen are invited gratuitously. The sub
ect for discussion is peculiarly interesting to both
sexes. There are two leading debates selected for
each side of the question, and as some of the
young gentlemen are both apt and eloquent, very
agreeably and interesting entertainment may be
expected. We may take occasion hereafter to
notice some of our literary societies of young men,
Of which there are several in the city, all highly
useful, and some Of them having members pos
scssed of no ordinary degree of talent and attain
ment as elocutionists
"SEvERAL YOUNG MEN, Seventh Warders, from
10 to 81 years Of age, undertook to whip Mr..
Horner, watchman,who was returning from camp.
meeting with friend. The attempt was, however,
a failure on the part Of these young bloods, and
they, after breaking up the furniture in the bar
room Of the hotel, were forced to retire from the
ground"
Mr. Editor, the above, published in the Star of
Monday, is wholly untrue. Mr.. Horner, the
Waterman, and his friend, created "muss" with
the young bloods, and got in return what they did
not bargain for. Instead of keeping the peace
they were the very ones who made the disturb
ance. Yours, TRUTH
DEPARTURE OF U. S. MARINEs.-On Monday at
halfpast five o'clock, company of Marines, 25
privates, 2 musicians, sargents, and five corpor-
ais left Washington under command of Lieut.
Fontane, in the steamer Merrimac, now lying at
Boston, destined for the Pacific.