The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-11


vFoisis AND fasrssss ,jGsaRoAp., by official am
nouncenent Of tic superintendent Of this road II appears
that accommodation train is upon it, leaving
LynchbuTg at 80 minutes past clock p m, and pro-
ceedng westward far as Central Depot on the New
River, which IL reaches by hafpa p The same
train leaves that depot at A. m and reaches Lynch
burg at 30 minutes past 10 too late for the Southsde
train, which leaves at o. clock ~ ~
This accommodation line viii be very convenient TO all
those who visiting the springs adjacent TO the Vir
gnia and Tennessee railroad IL will enable them 10 go
straight through Lynchburg much agreeable
than stopping under the late arrangement in that city
from IL in the day until at night or by still later ar
rangcmcnt, until O. "a. ma delay of eighteen hours
which would indeed be scandal upon this age of rail-
roads The establishment of this accommodations line
indispensable The Springs travel would have been
10 large extent kept away from the railroads and the
watering places ON the south side Of James river.
lRieimoud South.
The Chicago Times gives a characteristic anecdoe OF
the editor Of the St Louis niegencer, which styled
by the New York Tribune soil paper, published in
slave State About four years ago the editor lost
negro the latter having escaped to Detroit and Free
DOM. About month since an Englishman OF fortune
Percy St Clair employed at Detroit this negro his
want and in the of his travels reached St Louis
and thence proceeded up to ST. Josephs The negro by
this time became afraid of his English employer, and
fearing that he might get into bad hands, made known
who he was, and brought down to St Louis. Here
the editor received back his negro, and keeps him. not
withstanding hat according 10 all freoso notions, the
slave having resided in the free State OF Michigan and
thereby become free man. could not again become a
slave by returning To Missodii.
Mrs. Mary Ann Gardiner rect Of Dr. George A. Gar
diner and mother Of that Dr. Gardiner whose
few years since frequently before the public in con-
nexon with the ''Gardiner claim, died at Havana on
the 18th ult She born at Springfield, New Jersey
about The year 1871. The immediate of her death
fever Of typhoid type She was present at the
great earthquake at Caracas which destroyed that city
in the year 1871 when her life and that of her infant
.ta... har
way from Eot America to the United States with her
husband, the vessel in which they hid taken passage
captured by pirate who, from previous klflttess
shown him by Dr. Gardiner, took oil on board his
schooner oil the captured vessel then nearly sinking and
landed them safely on the coast of Cartfagena.
The application of the process of etherition has just
been Tesortcd to in Belgium means Of acquiring ju-
dcial information. After considerable robbery COM
mtted at Brussels in November last, two named
Lerch-and Daubner arrested and brought to trial
The former condemned to hard labor for life, but in
consequence of the latter pretending to be dumb and
idotic his trial postponed in order that medical
investigation should take place 1t found impossible
to get even algI of intelligence from him. As II was
however known that he not Born dumb; ard that he
had spoken when he Eaid that he could speak no aii
guage but German, he etherzed and while aborng
under the effect of that application has spoken perfectly
and in French. He was in consequence again brought
before the tribunal and condemned to five years hard
labor Boston Post !.
TnE ALEXANDRIA,. forDuH, ANp HAMrsRE RAIL
ROAD convention will be held at Tlickfiaiiion, Vr-
gna in August for the purpose OF taking measures 10
extend the Alexandria, Loudon, and Hampshire ailroa
to the Ohio river Delegates to this convention have al
ready been appointed in several countless and by last
nngs mail learn that the citizens of Tucker county
have just added their number to the list We glad
To find the citizens of Alexandria and the people along
the line of this railroad alive to their interests With
railroad conexion with the West great POI lion of its
trade must surely find its way this road to its crm
nus on the Potomac river.
How FAST THEY biED-Tle eminent Dr. Bautens, IN an
able report on his official mission to the Crca alrns
that for tme two hundred French soldiers expired
daily between that region and Constantnopc and that
the official bulletins conveyed adequate idea of the
suerngs and prvaons of the troops and the extent and
horrors of the mortality ..lf we consult he says, thc
medical statistics of the hospital establishments, the NUM-
three thousand thirty thousand in the Crnca, and
thirty two thousand at Constannopc." Was another
campaign possible?
Another fire broke out in Cincinnati the 7tl Inst
The upper stories Of large seed and agricultural wc
house burned and part of grocery store. Other
triHing damage was done The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Hon. Edward Stany, formerly Of North Carolina, but
now of California has determined to retire from all
worldly pursuits, and is now studying theology.
The second part of Commodore Pcny's work on Japan
will shortly appear.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, United States consul at Liver
pool, will spend the coming winter in Italy.
Governor Willard Of Indiana will address the literary
societies of Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. July
10th
It il understood that the Row DR. Alexander Vinon,
of Boston, declines the bishopric of Texas.
by A. GREEN, Anctioneer.
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