Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
k3y- Americans our best respects to yo'
What do you think Of the times !? Room i
improvement, amt there? They will improv'
never fear. The God Of your fathers is look
ing down upon you and taking note OF you
bearing in misfortune. Hestrying you in tn
fiery furnace Of afflIction. Your fathers wer
tried before you. They came forth conquerors'
The fiery ordeal through which they passed
served to purge them from the dross Of their
natures, and to make them men, such as the
world never before saw, and will not again see,
if Won fail to prove yourselves worthy sons OF
noble sires. The country which they won for
Won. the possession Of which is your birth
right, looks to you for its preservation from
the grasp of the usurper. Your children look
to YOU for the continuance Of its independence.
The world looks to you for the preservation OF
its liberties. Where do you look? Trusting
in the Justice Of your cause, do as your fathers
did, and look to the source whence they de-
rived succor and prot And what did
they dor Their duty. mere did they look
for succor and protection? To God. He made
bare his right arm in their defence. he is the
same yesterday, to-day, and forever, and will
! shield and succour you--make you victorious
over all your enemies, and enable you to han'l
down to your children the priceless boon Of
civil and religious liberty Trust in Him.
MALICIOUS Some evil disposed persons,
with view to injure the business Of Mr. u H.
Yeatman, butter merchant, reported that mem
bers of bis family had the small pox. The
consequence was that persons were afraid to.
20 to his residence to purchase butter The.
} report is false, and had its origin in the mind
of SEINE mean, contemplate puppy, who, like
the dog id the Manager, because he has not the
viii to do well himself tries to throw obstacles
in the path of others. 1t is suspected that
politics had something to do with the matter
Likely enough--there are men in the Demo
cratic party Of this city wicked enough and
mean enough to do meaner things-if it were
possible. ~ yr.i
- POST OTfICE IhOBbthibo.--A VI oOihS S'aN~
past sums of money sent to this city through
the Pest Office have been missing. The Post
Office detectives investigated the matter, and
held a consultation with Mcssrs. Allen and
Boss formerly officers under Mayor Towers)
which resulted in the arrest ofMr R. w. Young,
Jr, who a short time Since resigned his situa-
ton. Upon his arrest he confessed the whole
of his transactions, and restored part Of the
money. He was held to bail for his appearance
at Court, in the sum Of $4,000.
We hear also of the arrest Of Robert Brown,
y(colored) formerly in the General Post Office
who absconded to Cincinnati, where he was
arrested upon the charge of purloining sundry
land-warrants from the Dead-letter Office.
TnE KEYsroSERs. We notice our friend Of
the Keystoncrs, nlias States Hose, alias Regu-
lators, Archy McAlcesc, has arrived in town
again. rs e
Archy took trip to his former residence, in
Baltimore, a week or two since, but unfortu-
natelv had been there but short time before
he was jagged, in company with Frank Naf
and others, for firing pistols at some persons
in the street, from NaG's house. We reckon
Archy finds the atmosphere of Washington
more conducive to his health than that Of
Baltimore. rs,
TRusTrEs' MEErrNe.--At the monthly meet
ing OF the Board Of Trustees, on Wednesday
evening. we hear that Miss Ashdown re-
signed her situation ms teacher of primary
school in the Fourth District and Mrs. Skid
more was cl ,ctcd to fill the vacancy. Mrs. NJ.
Martin was selected as assistant to Miss Adams,
) to All the vacancy occasioned by the promo
ton of Mrs. Skidmore.
FREs-During the present week our city
has been prolific offirc'. They have occurred
all over the city, and have been, in some
cases, doubtless, the work Of incendiaries.
Five brick houses and one frame at the cor
ner Of Twentieth and Pennsylvania avenue,
Lloyd's hotel, near the depot, Lager beer
saloor, on Capitol Hill, have been utterly de-
stroyed. N fst..i
CRIMINAL CouRT Among the convictions
and SENTENCES of this Court, we notice that Of
+. Hopkins, a rioter. Sentenced to pay fine
Of Eioht Dollars He wasn't sent to Jail for
one yearl M, " !. -.
t1y- Subscribers indebted to us for sub
scriptions will please hold themselves prepared
TO pay the small amounts they owe. They are
but trifling 20 you, but In the aggregate they
amount to good deal--more than hundred
dollars. 'NatpH