The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-03

Tux GREAT CRYSTAL PALACE DRUM. Amongst other
appliances which have been sought 10 augment the
steal effects at the approaching Handel Festival is
ster drum The tone is full and resounding and
resembles that OF bourbon organ pipe both in quality
and continuance than that generally obtained from
instrument Of percussion. The vibration continues after
the drum has been struck for nearly minute, AMI for
longer period its pulsatons distinctly peTceptbc at
short distance. The diameter is between six and
feet The frame is said TO contain nearly three hundred
pieces Of mahogany, adroitly joined In a best
adapted to secure its freedom from varying.
IN L. Commercial advertiser.
FISHING BY TELEGRAPH During the fishing season
says the Boston Courier the shoals Of herring enter the
ords of Norway at most unexpected intervals and
times at places where not than two fishing
boats can be found Before Others be summoned
the herring have generally spawned and gone away to
To prevent these repeated disappointments and
losses to the fishermen, the Norwegian government is
about to lay submarine cable along fifty miles of
the coast most fequened by the shoals with land sta
tions at short distances communicating with the fishing
villages. The instant the shoal is in the ofing,
therefore, message will be sent along the coast telling
each village the ford or bay which ii has entered.
On the 10th ult,, Mr. John Henderson sitting
by the window of his residence in Cleveland Tennessee
during thunderstorm discharge of electricity struck
him between the shoulders, rending hole in his coat
vest, and shirt from to two inches in diameter the
fluid then passed down his back and along his left leg
scorchng his clothes and burning his flesh to contnu
blister from three to ten inches in width from the
points of the shoulders TO the heel Of his left foot No
marks found the right leg below the knee. The
current of electricity burst the boot OF the left foot and
passed down, burning hole in the carpet and then
disspated on the floor. Mr. Henderson became uncon-
scous from the effects of the shock and remained for
some ten or fifteen minutes. When he recovered his
suerings most excruciating but he is slowly
covering.
TRourNG IN M.SR-The fishing at Moosehead lake
the present season is said to he first rate correspond
ent Of the Boston Transcript writing from Kneo House,
says
I'M
dred and fifty pounds of brook trout in three successive
mornings and all on the shore of Kneo and quite
the Mount Kineo House. Some gentlemen from New
York have just come in from fishing excursion around
the mountain with splendid string of trout five of
them weighed thirteen pounds, brook trout Moose
said to be plentiful than usual We have fresh
moose steaks on the table daily"
Tm CHEYENNE WAR,-It has been announced that Col
Summer had set out from Fort Leavenworth with six com
panes Of dragons and two of infantry, to ohastise the
Cheyennes and other hostile Indians He sent part of
his force up the Arkansas valley himself taking the Platte
river 1t now appears that parties of these sayages have
got in between the two parties of troops and attacked
emgrant train. killing -four men and one
The Cheyennes are among the most powerful tribes of
the plains, and number about 900 warriors.
81. Paul Pioneer 25h uH
The Memphis Bulletin of the 9th ult states that Mr.
Olcot, of Rochester, New York, stopping in that
city for the purpose Of contracting for the construction of
four passenger and forty freight cars and sets of
passenger trucks, for railroad company in Cuba The
freight adds the Buletin) will be made here in any
event and the passenger Also if extension of the
time for their delivery be had His contract is to de-
liver them in Havana on LIST September
Three gentlemen and four ladies' sailing upon pond
in Webster, on Friday upset by squall and not
withstandng they Were but fifteen rods from land all
four OF the ladies were drowned Two of the at
once made for the shore without stopping to what
might become of the rest of the party and the other
brought up of the women, but she too far gone
TO be resuscitated. NecbnWort Herald
The Carolina Times learns that James A. PAIGE who
was convicted Of the murder of Joseph Hughes sen.
was hung on Friday last in accordance with the sentence
of the court.
The fare for way passengers the Richmond Freder-
cxsburg, and Potomac railroad is to be increased from
four to five cents per mile in order to enable the company
to continue the laying of the track with heavy rail The
through travel the road is said to be steadily the
increase,
WHALES IN BosToN BAY.--Captain Higgins of packet
schooner Merose, from Provincetown, reports having
seen, in coming up the bay, Sunday morning large
number of whales, sharks, and horse mackerel.
Boston Traveller
The ,sevcnty-nrst regiment of New York have been
supplied with four hundred of the new muskets with
the Manard primer and adapted to the Mimic balls
similar to those furnished to the seventh regiment
The sale Of lands by the Illinois Central Company for
the third week in June was SI70 O0o-making si54.-
900 for the three weeks against S244 900 in all June last
year.
DEoAYISG FIsu.-Several cases of sickness have re-
Gently occurred i consequence of eating fish found
sale in the streets and stalls, unprotected from the hot
lady in Jersey street yesterday came near dy-
ing from eating porgies bought in the street
Ner York Post
1t is stated that nearly $50 of the stock has been
subscribed 70 erect the proposed hotel at Norfolk
The site chosen is the Newton property Main street
for which S25, 900 to be paid.
The correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch states
that the wife of Mr. Hail. who resides within three miles
of Gordonsve, in Louisa county, Va was murdered
on Saturday last II is supposed that the murder was
committed by servant girl
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