The Washington union., 1857-05-01
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The Philadelphia Enquirer states that Mr. Charles Le
iers has lately disappeared from that city under circm
l.. is a native of Bucks county, and has accumulated
handsome competency in business He recently pur-
chased small farm in lilltown the price being 81 800
OF this he paid $500 Since March 23 nothing has been
heard of him On that day he left the house
his brother residing in Ninth street Franklin
nue. having his person nearly $4 900 in cash So 600
in Delaware County Bank notes. of $l00 and $500 each
and the balance in gold He then informed his brother
that he going 10 Hltown to complete the payment
for the farm, and would take the the Pcnnsyya
mia railroad As we have before remarked, nothing has
since been heard Of him He a bachelor 38 years Of
age and a gentleman of undoubted character,
short time since there was very destructive fire in
Mobile, Alabama which destroyed some IL 900 bales Of
cotton When the reached the interior gentle
man who had quite large amount of cotton in the city
took immediate to ascertain II he had sustained
any loss Upon learning that he had not and upon
sultaton with his wife, he set apart $780, donation to
benevolent objects, thank Offering for provdentia
preservation
The Philadelphia Ledger states that the United States
mint viii begin the 25th of May to pay out cents Of
the issue in exchange for Spanish and Mexican ac
tions of a dollar and at the nominal rates. exchange
for the copper cent in circulation Persons apply
ing will be attended to in order daily between the hours
of nine and two o'clock The silver copper coins must
be presented in even of five dollars, and not
| ceeding fifty dollars
A correspondent of the Mexican Extraordinary gives
an interesting account of the mines of Sonora Arizona
and Snaloa ''throughout their whole extent deep be-
meath mountain ridges and river courses continuous
chain of gold and silver lodes I" The Apache Indians
according to the writer have hitherto prevented the
poration Of this country, whose mines would purchase
California with her mountains OF gold"
The Daily Iowa State Gazette states that their spring
immigration has commenced with rush that every pas
senger train over the Chicago and Burlington railroad
that arrives in that city crowded with people, and that
every steamboat from below lands upon the wharf hosts
ofmen, women, and children all of whom seeking
homes in that growing and fertile State
The New York Evening Post says g High wages, rn-
usual privileges, and poor servants said to be the
milar trials this of all New York housekeepes
Ten, twelve, and fifteen dollars freely asked and the
prices thought liberal of six seven and eight dol
lars month"; will rarely command either skill ex-
| perence, character"
It is stated as quite singular fact that Hancock was
not originally elected as delegate to the Continental
Congress at Philadelphia The illness Of James Bowdoin
wife compelled Bowoin to remain at home and Hancock
was selected his substitute To this trifng eircum-
stance Hancock Is indebted for the proud distinction he
has gained of having his enrolled all the
world may read itforemost on the roll of Independ-
ence.
The Philadelphia Germantown, and Norristown Rail-
road Company intend erecting depot in Phadel-
phia the north side of Ninth and Green streets, and
have purchased property for that purpose The old depot
will be used solely for the accommodation of the passen-
ger trains aid they also design erecting extension TO
their depot on Ninth and Green streets. II
Miss Jaquette OF Chester county, pennsylvania az be-
fore stated was recently married as joke, to some
Of the opposite SEX and when too late, found that
she linked to her partner in earnest divorce
Immediately applied for and the bill has just passed both
branches of the legislature and become a law.
The Granada (Iiss) Republican describes colt which
he in that place. and which has but three legs Where
the leg should have been there is small piece of skin
about inch in length. The colt is only about three
weeks old; is said to with remarkable rapidy, and
sold day or two since for 5000.
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the foot of Spring street North river in consequence of
pot of tar boiling upon the deck The damage
principally confined to the spars and rigging and proba
bly, amounted to $4,000 The loss is insured a
Mr. Charles Bartlett principal of the Poughkcepsic
New York; Collegiate School, expired at his residence on
! Friday He went to Poughkeepsie in 1885, and had
charge of the Collegiate School since He about
| 60 years of age.
The Livingston (Ala) Democrat says the fall of snow
Sunday, the 18th ut is believed to have been the
heaviest that occurred in that part of the country
began in the morning about five O'Clock, and continued
to fall incessantly for six or seven hours.
Tho Charleston Courier that the barque Casco
at New York the Gath ult., from Trinidad Cuba ha
arrived in that port and that she discovered on tn,
18th ult., the baIque Courier Cape Hattens dis
mastcd and with five feet of water in her hold.
The principal lumberdcalcs on the Ottawa, in Canada
have denounced the frying of pork by their lumbccI
as a wastcul expensive and unhealthy process and en-
tered into compact to instruct their foreman to thai
| THIS - Wasteful practice DC wholly abolished. =
During the first three months of 1857 there arrived
in San Francisco from abroad 1869 men, 963 women
and 428 children making total of s. 06O souls During
the same period there departed I66 men, 2S6 women
and l57 children all, 5000 souls; leaving excess
of arrivals equal to 451 souls.
The latest innovation the business of insurance is on
started by company in New York city, looking to tn,
insurance of rents and leases The idea originated il
Europe where it is said to be successfully carried out
The next Innovation apprehend will be the Insurance.
of bad debts
| The French government through the exertion of M d
Pergny London have acquired the possession of th
house and grounds the isle of st Helena which
| as residence to Napoleon while in exile.
The shipments of coal in Pennsylvania by the Lehgl
canal during the present amount to l6 629 tons
The shipments by the Legh Valley railroad for the pas
| year yet down at 109, 800 tons
| The New Orleans Delta states that the annual repor
of the president of the Baton Rouge Crosse 1ete anc
Opelouss Railroad Company exhibits its affairs in hghl,
| prosperous condition.
The hotels at Saratoga being recd and will oper
about the first of June An addition has been made t
the United States Hotel, and also to Union Hail.
The Cunard mail Arabia left New York yester
day morning for Liverpool, with 1877 passengers ant
! 81 ,033,2l2 20 in specie.
The steamer IIausa arrived at Boston from Bremen OF
the 29h with dates to the 9th She had 500 passengers
and reports large fields of ice on the banks.
The Warrcnon (va Flag chronicles the death of Mrs
Judith Keith at the advanced age of aindyaqh wears
She the mother of five generations and her living
descendants number more than one hundred.
Two physicians of Wytheyc, Virginia, administered
mixture of chorofom and ether to boy five years
on whom they wished to perform surgical operation