The Washington union., 1857-05-02
GENERAL SUMMARY.

e poston Post says that IL Is reported in Paris that
t Emperor dreams cvoy night that he three rats
ne fat one lean and one blind The following inter
oton IA said To have been given fihc at RAT agni-
h. be courtiers who hask In the sunshine Of your IA
% The lean rat is the people, who find the neo~arica
lie dearer and dearer every day and the blind rat
rsef who do not that the lean rat VIII soon eat
w Inc at one and the blind one too. The Interpreter
nuleing in Cayenne IL the story true The idea of
Tkenng Louis Napoleon to blind rat is humorous.
lad nv the name of Andrews accidentally killed him
r at Saratoga ON Saturday Of last week, while clean
ING out the barrel Of fowing piece From the position
IN which he was found il is supposed that desiring TO
know whether il clean, he lighted candle and
~ il In proximity TO the small hole in the butt OF the
barrel and then placed his mouth at the mnzze to blow
through it not supposng there was powder yet in the
tni The powder ignited and the whole force of the
charge was driven down his throat killing him almost
instantly
The Lake Superior Miner of March IA contains the
mort of preliminary survey of route for the 0ntonagon
and Wisconsin State Line railroad, made by the chief
ueer of the company This survey was confined TO the
twenty miles lying nearest Ontonagon, and extending
beyond the Trap range to the south side of ontonagon
river and comprises the only portion Of the line which
presents serious engineering obstacles. practicable
route has been found, though with somewhat heavy
grades
The students of Howard College, Alabama have erect
ed very handsome shaft of marble, ten feet high,
the grave of coored man, whose eptaph, inscribed
thereon explains itself: ''Hay, servant of H. Tabird,
D. D. president of Howard College, who lost his life
from injuries received while rousing the students Mt the
burning of the college buildings the night Of tbs 18th
of October, 1854, aged 20 years
most terrific storm occurred at Atlanta Saturday
of last week blowing off roofs tearing down houses and
damaging property to serious extent. The new Bap
tist church was seriously injured the railroad depot
was unroofod and two large warehouses, filled with
goods blown to the ground, The loss will be very
heavy, and many parties suffer
The Albany Knickerbocxer states that Philip ouigey
9b DAMAGES aoainst the phaIeIphia
and Wilmington Railroad Company for publishing libel
upon him The company in their annual report reflect
ed upon Mr. Quigeys character and reputation
bdge-builder The verdict establishes the fact that
corporation may be sued for libel.
Il IL stated that Col. John Oxnard of New Orleans
who not long ago deued left his creditors in the lurch
and went to Havana taking 200 in exchange and
pomssory notes, obtained from various parties and fur
nshng exchange worthless checks has been arrested
by command of the Captain General in Havana pack
age of S3 900 taken from him. and the colonel
ordered to leave the island of Cuba.
The st. Paul Pioneer and Democrat says: During
the Indian war that prevailed Tuesday last in
and which may state altogether confined to
the shooting of imaginary Indians they stood behind
imaginary trees--a number of aughable incidents
cured of which would require the pencil OF Ho
garth to do justice to them. :.
The Warsaw Western New Yorker of the 2lst ultimo
says that the snow-sorm of last week most sas-
trouS to stock II mentions number of instances where
cattle knocked the head died of starvation
Fodder being high hay from SIS to s25 per tonit
was considered cheaper TO let the cattle die than to
dcrake TO ''winter them through
IL Is reported from Ocean county, New Jersey that the
oyster trade is revivng there In several parts of the
county, especially around Cedar Creek years ago
this avorte shclsh had perished from unknown
they said to be, however very abundant this
year. and selling from A to SO cents per bushe with
the appearance OF nm inexhaustible supply.
A whale of large dimensions harpooned and killed
recently ShaclSleord banks about six miles from
Beaufort, North Carolina. Ii sixty seventy feet
long, fat and yielded upwards of fifty barrels of OIL
which will be worth at least 81 900.
st. Louis exchange states that the Missouri river is
falling fast and prospects fair that it will become
very low before another week passes. There is not
four feet the Lower Rapids of the Upper Mississippi
and the water in that river is falling fast Illinois is
high but falling slowly, and the boats that arrive from
it come heavily loaded
The St Louis News of the gath ut says that in some
parts Of that State actual want is experienced while
everywhere farmers forced to system Of close feed
ing to prevent their supplies from giving out In Gallo
way and Marion counties the News learns that hogs
dying for lack of something to cat while cattle barely
able to sustain themselves on dry prairie grass.
1t is stated that Mcssrs A. Mcdonald late of the Vir-
gnlan, and II. w Duke late Of the Wythevillc Times
intend beginning the publication in Lynchburg of daily
neutral paper the plan of the Richmond Dispatch and
Petersburg Express, to be called the HLynclburg Daily
Courier the necessary arrangements for that
purpose can be perfected.
conductor on the Great Western (Canada) railroad
named VIM, j. Fairman, and brakeman named Hays,
the latter resident of Detroit have been arrested for
swndlng the company by appopriang tickets and sell
ing them to other parties who again retaed them ut
a large profit.
The railroad convention held at Buffalo last week
adopted lightning train from New York to Buffalo, over
the Hudson River and New York Central roads. The
train will leave New York at o. clock in The morning
AMI reach Buffalo in fifteen hours including all stops.
lhs viii require running speed Of forty miles an hour
Lead ore considered good for six millions OF pounds of
mineral has been discovered Hazel Green Wscon-
sin. The fortunate dscoveer, who Is Englishman by
the name of Mills take hundred thousand dol
lars for his " show as 1t stands.
The Marion Ohio Republican SAYS that men engaged
IN getting out gravel for the b. and In r. r. Co have
exhumed two hundred and twenty -ioGf Indian skcle-
TONS Tho ornaments and war implements form quite a
museum
The citizens Of st Peter Minnesota nj public meet
ing determined to have grand railroad celebration and
illumination the 4th OF June next, In honor of the
munccnt donation Of land 10y Congress to that Terri
Tory for railroad purposes.
lady named Ann Eliza Tyler died suddenly last week
IN richmond from the bite of spider She was bitten
on the right check the night before and died the follow
ing evening from the effects.
The Norfolk Argus states that Samuel Peters esq
master machnist the Virginia and Tennessee railroad,
mas resigned that position to accept similar one on the
Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
lhe St George Society Of the city of Buffalo had
ult
learned and successful barrister, himself of