The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-07
GENERAL NE WIS.


first time, Tuesday last The Express says:
The great baby show got up by Mr. Barnurn Of which
much has been said for the past few months opened
this morning at the Museum The total number Of babies
already hand Is astonishing of singles twins and
triplets, with the quaterns their way from Ohio
The exhibition is without exception the greatest
city ever witnessed II consists OF mixture OF the
ieahered tribe the hairy tribe quadrupeds diamonds
stones, ancient implements the happy family the
bearded woman and the bearded infant the fat
and the ganess the satuary, and lastly though by
the least the sweet dear little darlings aud their
amiable nurses who form conspicuous and important
portion Of the attraction TO the male portion OF the audi
ence while the darlngs TO attract the young and
married women the spinster and the tender maiden
"The little angels divided into squads those
under years age being ranged with their interesting
platform directly in front of the girae cage
and facing the stairs leading from the street the second
moor OF the museum
After giving of the nursery, tho Express
proceeds
As the children are brought in we observe that they
oil neatly attired and labelled twins rples &c,
they chance to be. They accompanied generally by
their mothers who occupy their places the exhibiting
platform with conscious pride evident IN manner and
feature One fine little fellow, two years Of age at
tired in full Highland costume and appeared TO enjoy the
whole affair amazingly One singular instance appeared
OF child -four years and three months old weighing
enty-fve pounds This Miss Helen Eckhart from
Easton Pennsylvania The obesity Of this young
ture is most unnatural and yet according TO the descrp
ton of her grandmother she enjoys excellent health and
is of quite lively temperament
"The curiostes IN babydou were quite nunerousi ana
not the least conspicuous youthful Jersey Blue
Master Edward Walter Baker two years o e, and who
weighed about fifty pounds These unusual objects
stuted great attraction for the yisiters, who crowded
around the exhibition stands and thronged every
leading the galleries in which the exhibition took place
The platform crowded by females, TO the incon
venence of sght-seers Barnum along and, ascend
ing the steps, said Ladies' the old very inter-
esng but the ladies and gentlemen wish TO the ba
bes. At his request then, the elevated platform was
cleared.
"Mr j. r. Sprague and his wife, of Danbury, Connect
cut exhibit five chidrentwo girls and three boystrip-
lets and twins. Alof them born in Knox county,
Ohio The tripets are five years of and named llar
riet Eliza, Hannah Jane, and Harrison Taylor,
"The twins named Willard Franklin and Willis
Francis Their age is three years"
PRUDENT mAS-The Portsmouth Transcript says the
administrator Of the of John H. NASH Of Norfolk
Virginia. received from the agent Of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company in Jersey city last week. the
of S5,ooo the amount Of the policy held by Mr. Nash at
the time of his death Thus has the prudent man, by the
outlay Of small sam secured to his estate amount su
cent relieve from embarrassment thereby securing
his property to those he leaves behind
THE LATE HunaIcASE--Many wonderful doings of the
late hurricane which lately swept Illinois and Mis-
souri, recorded in the western papers The Cass Coun
ty Gazette says
aCreat numbers of birds rabbits &c, found torn
to pieces in its course and are informed that the pou
try of Mr. Young which not killed were stripped
,akd as il they had been scalacd and picked for The frying
pan
A SINGULAR wAaER--There is man living near Sid
ney in Shelby county, Ohio nearly ninety years of age
who has bet pending with neghbor that he will live
to be hundred years old The wager hundred bush
els corn and in either both should die before the
expiration of the hundred years. their heirs obligated
to pay over the required amount.
MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI RAILRoAD.The late appeal of
the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company to the peo
pie the line Of the road for additional subscriptions to
the capital stock Of the has resulted in cash sub
scripons of 100000 The road has been opened
the edge Of the coaeds Of southern Ohio about 25 miles
east of Chicothe.
LocoaoTIvE pArH.-A Frenchman in San Francisco,
California has fitted up ingenious travelling bath-house
which is drawn about that city by four stylish horses lie
calls at all respectable houses and if persons require
BATH he waits until the operation is performed and paid
for, and then drives on--BaH american.
1t is not stated will be perceived how often this peri
patetic Frenchman replensbes his bath-tub with clean
water.
How HE LOST HIS wA1oHThe Boston Traveller tells the
story that gentleman was leaving Faneuil Hall last
week. the occasion of the monster meeting of opponents
of the liquor law friend discovered watch suspended
by chain hanging to button on the back of his coat
He to the centre police station with it. when it
ascertaned that it belonged to gentleman who had al
ready reported its having been stolen at the Office 1t
supposed that in the the chain hitched to but
and dragged from the pocket both of the parties being
at the time unconscious of the transfer.
BAD spKcuLArIoN.--At Cazenova, New York, several
farmers having large lots of hay hand had refused
twenty dollars per ton declining take less than thirty
dollars Prices have now fallen to Sis per ton
NEW DEsrRuorIvE--A mechanician named Fuderer, a
Swiss by BIRTH but long resident the city of Lyons has
left for Paris, in order to submit to the examination of
competent warlike machine of his invention 1t has
cost him many years meditation and labor, and will he
says throw hundred proectles minute, and de-
stroy in very short time either whole squad
ron.
CHRISTIAN AopEsrY.--Rcv. S. w. Weeks of Lambeth
England having been offered the Office of bishop of Sierra
Leone accepted condition that he should
the title of any Lord Bishop" which has been given to all
colonial prelates 1t is noteworthy that the government
consented and the bishop goes forth without the tenn
poral title much priced by his brethren.
THE MAoKEREL cATcH--The Newburyport Herald learns
from of the Of the fishing schooner Flying Cloud
who arrived home by land Friday that all the vessels
rapidly filing up and that the catch of mackere out
South this year will be greater than for many years past
He reports the mackcre be Of large size and of good
quality the coves and harbors literally swarming with
them.
PROHIBITION hLIsoR-The complexion of the returns
of the election this State the success of