The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-11

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/ Tmx AsxsIcAs Law RscsrxS -Psblishsd az PhiladeL
phia by Fish & Wa4uoD.-rho August number OF mi.
law journal il table. The leading article essay
on "Oid Qnesrions-Wskers Theory OF tbs Commos
Law" IL is able criticism some OF The legal pos
tons laid down by Nj. Walker. Then follow ..Rees,t
Anne rcan Decisions. The decisions s,in. and
i'm One from United States circuit OF Souh
Carolina vs.. tho William Pena The principe
upon which the admiralty proceeds in awarding salvage il
laid down The regards the responsibilities of III
officers IN apportioain8 sAysge-equA shares given 10
master aud plot.
In tho Supreme Court OF Maine.-Iahabi,snt. of VA,
mouths Trustees Of School Funds &c. DISTINCTION be
tween public and private r4ons-pablic whom ere.
ated Tor public purposes only, connected with admin
sustion of government All other corpofa,ions private
In Supreme Court OF Goorgia.-Pfoshro Ou-Cor
tain sections Of Of legislature declared unconst
tional because they contain different from what is
expressed in tie tides of the acts.
In Supreme Court OF oho.-Lawson Farmer.' Bank
Under Ohio statute admitting interested persons wit
nesses directors stockholders of banks
witnesses for the corporation.
Then follow Abstracts Of Recent American Decisions
These abstracts OF decisions made in tho supreme court
OF Pennsyvana at Harrisburg, 1861 These abstracts gro
valuable as pointing lawyers the poinss decided
but In other respect We think the legal profession has
suffered from depending much dges and abstracts
rather than consulting freely the decisions.
The Law Register Of Mcssrs. Fish a. Wharton valu-
able publication the profession. aud merits liberal pa
uonage.
THE EcLEcrlc MEDicAL JoURSAL.-C Conducted BY Jos r
buchdudI M ~ ana H. .. NcWtoh. w. ~, Oon profess
in the Medical Institute of Cincinnati. We have re-
ceived the August number of this monthly Medical Jour
na Part first is made up Of three original communics-
tons; One by J. X. Buchanan, NJ ID on Consumption
and Architecture by Professor Newton Of tho
Dermoid Diseases by r. EyeIson on Cholera and
ChoeIine Diseases. Part second is devoted .Miscsla
neous Selections" and part third Editorial" We
need hardly say that n work conducted by gentlemen of
much emnence in their profession deserving Of the
special encouragement OF the medical fraternity.
WAsmhcroN AuS TO- 1881
10 the Editor offhs Union:
Sin: Can you inform why Washington 10 90 sin
guarly destitute OF reading roomss The hotels well
supplied with newspapers but these private property
for the Of the hotel keeper and his guests The Con-
gressiona Library library alone the Smithsonian In
siiu,ion has few monthly periodicals. and four i've
newspapers and the house closed O'Clock in the
afternoon, at the very time when large numbers just
set at liberty for the day. Now, sir. will you tell ne
what the intellectual and social privileges OF Washing
ion sre' have not been long resident here. and
no, well informed on the subject There braries At
the Capitol The Smithsonian and the State Department.
and other public and many private collections Of
looks but OF these be considered available
Tor supplying all the daily wants of reading people
There plenty of places where 90 and smokt
drink talk provided he is not very particular where be
goes or whom he meets The hotels well kept and
as well supplied with intellectual and creature comforts
as any in the world the merchants Of Washington are.
probably as wealthy and as pubic-sprted those Of
any other cy The scholars and literary men here are
as else where; but, aside from private eor
there are intellectual outside OF the govern
ment buildings Many express wonder At this. but no
one seems TO act Some say that gentlemsA
from larger or more active places 10 Washington 10
reside, they al lose all their intellectual spr, and
just exist drones. Now. cir, moi the author
Of the be-and libel believe it is-bu, have heard il
said frequently. believe the permanent and occasional
residents OF w Arlington active and intellectual
the citizens OF Boston, New York, or Philadelphia.
do no, think the height Of intellectual inquiry
merely wishing place where 4 90 and read The
news OF the day. Many, however, care but little
for that Libraries, public and private, permanent
resources but Of these have several and all readers
have books OF their In addition TO these, il
tainly would be pnvilege-and one | know that hun.
dreds, ii not thousands. would appEecate- there
large and spacious hall in Washington, where
papers and periodicals. taken in great varisty and
gentlemen OF all professions and vacations could meet
during leisure hours and talk and read tie oil
the day Now a New York paper, purchased each day
oil the ewsmen, COSTS five cents copy esy 4l5
year. One third that sum, 1--WE dollars. paid by each
OF four hundred persons, would give So o0O and that
would rent good room, furnish elegantly, warn and
light H. IemuneIste secretary, and pay for seventy
daily papers. thirty weekly ones and twenty-five period
icas Daily and weekly newspapers from Paris. Lon.
don, and Liverpool we'll from California and every
State The Union could be received regularly and KEEP,
on file. II cost $40 person. it would then be less
sum than hundreds OF us ray out annually for snss
spsPers ard other little uxurss, purchased merely
10 help time pass away Now, If there ID any spi Of
inquiry in this direction in Washington, there are several
active gentlemen, know. who would like to see Dc.
monsraiion Of IT, DO tell ne OF an auemp. here or
beginning there, "a, subscription Of dollar year"
10 get up reading room Such sums and such begin.
ninKs viii not pay candle lighting, purchase the
privileges OF hotel parlor Inx conversation with w
W. Corcoran, esq, day or two since, he showed me
the plan of building TO be called think the "App.n.
tees Library and this is TO BE- erected and permanently
endowed by that gea,leman's priDcey muni6cenee. He
said however. that that did cover the plau smoke
OLA reading room-but that such place vas need.
ed, and he should be glad to il in operation, and
would willingly aid il, do take the liberty OF men
uoning this genemanv name in this connexion in order
to carry the lea tina, be sny other gentleman OF
wea lih should be called on Tor s"-a heavy dona.
ton No should be called on for more than regular
I'VE or ten dollar subscription; and il We cannot succeed
IN that way, we do not deserve intellectual or assoe
aed privilege. II any readers OF This have IDEAS on the
subject let Them be advanced only speak for one And
may solicit. MIR. Editor. your powerful aidi Wihou,
anticipating any particular influence from the name OF
very humble individual dislike anonymous articles gen.
orally, and subscribe myself
Your friend and obedient servant,
PLiNY MILES.