The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-06
GENERAL SUMMA RY.

Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell with her husband
is at present residing at Newark n j. 1t is currently
reported that she intends to return TO public life at the
earliest possible moment Mrs. Lydia jenkins, OF Port
Byron N Y. has commenced preaching after regular
of study and is fully entitled to the appea
ton of reverend" Lucy Stone and her husband now
reside ut Orange, N j.
A valuable addition has been made to the geological
cabinet of Yale College of all the geological drawings of
the late Dr. Mantell, of England the distinguished
thor OF the Wonders of Geology. Dr. Mantell died in
1882 bequcathng these drawings to the college They
forwarded from Europe by DR.. MantellB son, and
arrived in New Haven on Thursday.
The American Association for the Advancement of Edu-
cation is holding its annual meeting at Albany the
exercises having commenced on Tuesday. Among its
presidents Bishop Aonzo Porter, d. D., A. d. Bache
and Chancellor Tappan. Members from all parts Of
the country.
dinner Is to be given by Mr. Anthony Christy at the
lghthouse at the mouth of the Christiana Delaware
to number Of his friends, to-day, in honor Of his
Tooth birthday Mir, c. is said to be still active and
enjoys life and looks as though he may live many years
An annual business of not far from $500 900 is carried
near the vicinity of Wnsted Connecticut In the tan
ming Of sheep-skns IN Winsted there are two tanne
ies, whose annual business absorbs $3.50 600 to
$500 900 of the amount,
The number Of deaths in the city of New York last
week was A3l, being increase of sixty as coap.
the previous week OF the total 2ls , Az
lent causes '0'n "e'0 'o'' w
Episcopalians of Ohio making strenuous efforts
to raise $40 000 in order that the Episcopate of the do
may be permanently endowed and the necessity OBJ
waited for taking annual collections to pay the salary of
the bishop.
Col W. Williams, of New Orleans, bet 81 900 that he
will cat 900 eggs in 900 hours. The match COM
menccd Monday last at eight o'clock, the eggs to
weigh not less than 20 dozen SO says the
respondent of Porter's Spirit of the Times
The canal department of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has been placed under the charge of W. b. Fos
ter jr vice president general superintendent T. IL.
nupuy esq, engineer and D. L. Mitchell, esq, secretary
and auditor.
The Cincinnati Gazette states that rat killing has be-
come staple amusement of that city, which
tsins not less than twelve public rat pits, all literally
patronized by terriers and men.
A shocking occurrence took place on the Hamtramck
marches Detroit Michigan last Tuesday week,
in which boy eleven years old actually eaten up
alive by bear within sight of the city.
Hoes new patent ten-cylinder press is made up of
pieces and 20 060 yards of tape and blankets
used The presses weigh twenty and threequarer tons
and fourteen pounds, and cost $50, 600.
The debt Missouri is sI2 900 000 mostly created by
subscription to four railroads. the Pacific North Missouri
Iron Mountain, and the Hannibal and ST. Joseph roads
Stoves made of slate and beautifully cnameed
made in England for paror They lined with fire.
brick.
The Detroit Free Press the death Of the Hon
George Danforth at Ann Arbor Michigan on the 3lst
ult, His disease was congestion of the brain,