The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-15

fLT and A. g. Seaman. - ~.-
h ~. IHEAKsE. with metallic cofIin,)
Upon. which a beautiful wreath Of flowers was
.4I ei} .y.s placed. ~. AL ...Lal.t.yI
Pan.dearers. of the Odd Fellows. as followsd
John Mills,J. Sessford, jr., w. j. Harris, w. Hoo
Ivere D. Walker, and W. Cooper n
Family. and friends Of deceased, in carriages Of
|. J. Which there was line of about forty:
Exefptiye officers of the Corporation:
boards: Of Aldernren and Common Council, With
re-. -,...'.y their oticers. 4. ~. an, -.
= = Along retinue of citizens On foot. " IN
The procession moved along u to 7th street;
down 18th to Massachusetts avenue; along, Massa-
chpsetts avenue to-sd- street; and down Sd to G
Street, whence it entered Trinity Church, where
in the ahsehce of the Rey. Or. Cummins, the SOL
emn services were performed by the Rev. Orlando
Hutton Of Brookville rector Of st.. Bartholemews
parish and St Johns Church, by whom Ar.
Towers was baptized, and from whom he received
the communion a few days before his decease.
The profession again formed and marched to the
Congressional Cemetery, where the interment, was
made. ~ s;,
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The Boards of Aldermen and Common Council
having been convened I'm: their Respective cham.
bers, in conformity with the!.isummons Of the
Mayor, and the communication of that officer,
which whs published m the " States" of Wedmes.
day afternoon, having been read, the following
tions of respect On the part Of the Board of
Aldermen, Messrs. Riggs, Goddard, and Clark on
thepartI tic Board of Common Council, Measssrs
Brown, yeffetson, Mulloy, and Lloyd After due
deliseration this committee reportetthe following,
which were adopted unanimously g
ReSolt ons Of Respect, to tile memory of John r.
/. 5s. Al Toner'S .st $500 n
+: John 7 lowers having. departed this life. and
the Mayor, Board of Alderman, and Board Of
Common Council, Of Washington, desiring to
express their high admiration Of his character as
citizen and their deep sense. Of the loss our city
has sustained in the death of one who so hong and
SO faithfullydischarged the various trusts confded
to him by the people of Washington---i.,. r.
..Reso4Ued, de-, That we have heard with deep
sorrow pfthe death of John T. Towers, late Mayor
Of the city: of WashingtoD, the uprightncss and
purity Of whose character merit the admiration OF
ALL and especially that of the people Of this city,
in whichso large portion of his life was spent,
and where, his memory will ever he cherished MS
that Of one ofour clty,s brightest ornaments.
ResofJed, That, the. corporate authorities attend
ina body the funeral of the deceased, and that
they wear tlie:usua badge Of mourning for thirty.
| days" ~ :.>:-, Z. .'-a.: e.'ss.1f :.
|: Resovea, That we tender to the family of the
IdeeeasSd our Heartfelt 'symparhydn the occasion
of their sad bereavement; and that the Mayor be,
and h, is hereby, respectfully requested to COM
these resolutions, and cause the same'to be pub.
fished in'the. papers Of this city. e -.
Our energetic fellow,citizen, Thcs. Lewis, brick
layer, has already removed the old building. of the
Messts Wall, & Stevens clothing establishment,
and ehpeetsto have erected, in the short space Of
about four weeks, large and extensive edifcs for
the elothing firm lately carried on by those enter:
| pricing gentlemen, lWan a. Steyens.) The new.
building is to be about fotr stories' hgh;. about
twenty three IT, font, BY sfxtyHtS IT, dsep.nias-
tick Front, and finished in the best style, with all
the modern improvements, and will be, when I'm.
| ished bne Of the handsomsst establishments in the
city ;.ahd well do they deserve to have such; for
more santeel, accommodating, fair dealing, cour;
/ teous hHd business-ike men, are hard to be met
with in this city or elsewhere They are doing.
business at present. in the back part of their
tablishmeiit, entrance on d street. We wish them
3entin bed success; for theft success is also the
success of many ipdpssi0pa and woFthy sattizetS
wnoni I'iey employs ,..,...e 49, -s>,-.,,;~ :.
The Northern Liberty Market Is fast growing in
importance, both as a place to get good fresh
vegetables at fair prices and also its locality as a.
business place. Soon it wil'Dot be far behind the
Gentle Market; it certainly has. advantages that
beginning t6appteciate It's value : --'''--s' 2
j - FF~'- 80 -
= observation-disclosures w. Bapgut hHs been
tprrsented with Landscape Mount Vernon ed7kif,9
stfSk as a Testimonial Of respect, by the police
officers of the Auxiliary Guards. This B.a suita-
Rble token of respect in consideration Of the. fact
that Mr.. B. is pfnter--rJ nion, ,..,a......
T.. Tue devil at our elbow suggests that shooting
stick be presented TO the Captain, to replace. the
oRe he lost whilst,rp97i'g+ along Seventh street,
afteR he fred upon the. American voters on the
| LIST uf june; ,-.-- 2. a-'-t-- ,'-'--- --.
r. ~ A- ,'l'fs - '~-L.-~4s ...--', -----
TnE PRICE OF BREKD---At a. time when COM
plants o. the 6ighprces of provisions are 90 hu5
fnereus and just it may not be amiss to refer to-
the elatite quotations of -four and bread An
intelligen correspond has furnished Us with the
following: .t's- -. -"-' -. I-s.s = 49,
IA barrel Of -four willrnake 500 lbs of bresrf =
| $500 o1uces A four cent loaf weighs 10 ounces,
and there are consequently 4S0 four cent. loayes
made out of every barrel of four producing to the
baker S19, 40 per -barrel when manufactured.
'Fbe price of best bakers flour ranges from IS ito
So 30 per barreicousequent the pro6tis$ 40,
from which, however are TO be paid the Expenses
| Of baking, wages rent, &c. On the other hand,
much SOUR and inferior -four is used 10 mixing,
which turns the scale Of profit considerably in
favor OF the bakorsL ~. = t...ta R.s4s.I 800
+ This is subject in which all classes, and -espe.
cially the poor, are ilterested-for with Them
bread is indeed the staff oflife.o Doubtless, some
of our bakers act conscieutiously and Justly, but
there are Others, we fear, who pursue q course.
exactly thereyerse. .--1 ;---! 3D. -.i-.- q -.
80. -. .L.s.sa- - - -
!, In Burlington, -IUwa, on the night of the cleo
hon5 the Sd, Mr. Bowen. afterJayags threats IN
the street against JIM, Brown, editor of the
Herald, undertook to break into his office, when
Brown fired through the door, wouudng Bowen
80 severely that.hc died in twenty. minutes, -4-'.
THE PREsBFTERfAs BoARB on FeRMGS MIS-
sIoss Instructions have gone out from the Gem