The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-12
LOCAL NEWS.

finance, reported, without amendment, the bill from the
common council making appropriation for the relief
OF John Queen and Others officers of the asylum and
other corporation officers who last year were nominated
at different times by the mayor and rejected by the board
of aldermen long and animated discussion ensued, in
the of which Mr. Moore read from Mr.
Queen, the ntendant of the asylum showing that during
his term he had only expended IS 1870 49, while his pre-
decessor had expended 50 O59 AZ, making saving 10
the corporation OF 1888 A, than his salary.
Finally the bill was passed 1t makes appropria-
ton OF $500 for j. r. Queen, inendant Of the asylum
of $461 GA for A. W. Miller, physician of $ll9 3S for
George II. Fulmer, commissioner of the asylum of
s6l5 55 for Thomas j. Bennett commissioner OF the
Fifth ward and of s43l 81 for j. w Reynolds police
officer of the Third ward
PnrRrSo In OAsIBusrs Numerous complaints have
been made that pering is carried quite extensively
in the omnibuses that between the Capitol gate and
Georgetown. gentleman informs us that a lady who
recently visited this city and who stopping at his
house, having occasion to go to Georgetown, took the
omnibus. The lady very costly lace shawl, and
the day being she let it fall from her shoulders
On getting out of the omnibus she missed it, and, sup
posing that she had left it her seat she went back
look for it, Not finding it, she inquired of several ladies
who occupied seats in her vicinity whether they had
it, and received the answer that they had not The
shawl could not be found and the lady returned without
1t, after taking down the number of the omnibus
The next morning informant hailed the driver of
the omnibus related to him the circumstances attending
the loss of the article and asked whether had been
found after the omnibus had reached stopping place
~ laugh the driver told him that those ladies had
VIVA stated that ladies often ride in the ON
:. osa.roto,v, ana Eek for the purpose of getting
things in this way.
HIGHWAY RoDnERf II Is stated that ON Sunday last
as negro belonging to DR.. Anderson, Of Bladensbirg
was his way home, he stopped by two white men
of gentee appearance and asked whittier he going
The negro stated that he going home to his master in
adensburg and that he had the day before sold load of
hay The ruians asked what he had done with his money
Not receiving satisfactory replies they knocked down the
negro Who being very stout powerful fellow, proved
too much for them, and they finally glad TO make
off without the money.
TIE CRIMINAL CouRT YESTERDAY. The criminal court
has now been occupied thirteen days with the trial of the
parties indicted for fiohg the day of the election in
June last The argument of the case before the jury
was resumed yesterday by Mr. Scott for the defence He
spoke upward of five hours, occupying the entire sit
ting of the court 1t is expected that the argument of
the case for the defence will be continued to-day by
Messrs Bradley and Ellis
HE IOURNAMENT.--A great many VI the Sltl1cln VI
Washington are already at the different popular watering
places and quite large number have made arrange
mcnts to attend the which takes place to-day
and tomorrow at the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs.
From a private source learn that the preparations
made for grand display this occasion of the most
ample and liberal character.
JOHN T. Towns, ex- Mayor of Washington, thc imme-
dae predecessor of the present ncumbent died at the
residence of his fahernaw, DR. Palmer about sixteen
miles from Washington, yesterday morning He had
been i'll for more than six weeks, and during that time
was severe sufferer He public spirited and valu
able citizen and for many years leading member in
the municipal councils.
GUANo.-lThe price of Peruvian guano has advanced
from $57 to $50 ton. The assigned for this adj
vance is the limited supply in the country and the diff
Guilty in getting it from the Chincha islands, in
quence of the revolutionary movements in Peru. But
it was too high before the Revolutionary movements
in consequence of its being monopoly.
TlE CHKsApHAKE AND ONO CAEAI---It is rumored that
the water will be let into the Georgetown level of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal to-day and that boats will be
able to make through trips on Thursday next
LARGE ARRIVAL GRAIN AT AIRxANDRIA. The freight
trains of the Orange and Alexandria railroad discharged
on Monday at Alexandria thousand bushels Of grain.
JAMES w. BAGGorr has been presented with handsome
Mount Vernon walking STICK testimonial Of respect,
by the police officers and the Auxiliary Guard This is
suitable token Of respect in consideration of the fact that
Mr. Baggott is printer.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING. On Monday night a young
man named Edward Kelly, of Ogdensburg New York,
was accidentally drowned in Georgetown while stepping
from one schooner to another.
PEACHES "A few have made their appearance in
markets, but of inferior quality. Twenty five cents
dozen is the price Of them.
THoMAs C. DoSN has been appointed police magistrate
for the fourth district in the place of John H. Goddard,
whose admission to membership in the Board of Alder
men rendered him ineligible for the post.
done the bridges cutters, and of the city by
the recent hard rains will not be less than ten thousand dol
lars
Washington Branch Railroad
Trains tolto,cs
LNROM Washington at 6, a. M, connecting at Relay
with trains Cor the West and at Baltimore with those Phla-
deipiia New York.
$780, M, Annapolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York.
Alta p M Norfolk, Relay