The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27
GENERAL suMMARY.

GEN EK IL 81 VI vi A ny.
The Increase Of ocean steamers may be regarded
OF the most remarkable features OF the age. But few
years have gone by since the first experiment made
and these extraordinary agents OF commerce and
travel may be counted by hundreds According list
before u.s. there less than IA steam lines between
Europe and America, which make five hundred and
eghty-six trips per annum. The steamer Clyde run
ming between Quebec and Glasgow and several other ir
regular transient steamers included in this list
The aggregate IL quite sufficient TO allow calculation OF
upwards OF fye steamship departures per week from
America TO Europe and equal number from Europe 70
America Soon, doubt, shall have daily line
from each side OF the Atlantic the larger part of which
win arrive at and depart from New York The German
steamers commonly doing good passenger-busines,
and heavy freight b carried by the Havre and some OF
the Liverpool liners but it IL evident that the amount
of business offering is quite inadequate to the mante
of large and expensive steam feet in addition
TO the sailing feet with which they in direct eoInpe
ttion The Journal OF Commerce, from which we gain
the above facts very justly remarks IIow this strife
for the mastery OF the will eyentuate left for the
future to determine.
TRoops LEAvISa THIS CrrY ron UTAH.--A force of one
hundred and nnetytwo recruits left Governors island
several days ago for Utah. via the New York and Erie
railroad. Before moving into the Territory they will
main some time at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where
hey viii be attached 10 the several regiments destined for
Utah The recruits sent from New York for this purpose,
belong TO what is called the general sercethat u.s. they
liable be daughed into the artillery infantry,
other class Of soldiers.
Two hundred or two hundred and fifty recruits will
leave here for the field of operations next Monday
The entire force destined for the Mormon territory will
consist of three regmentstwo Of infantry and one of
cavalry numbering about $500 This army Is con-
sidered large enough to keep the turbulent people Of
that region in ORDER The appointment to the command
has not yet been made public -owaat Of Commerce
The CiaIlatn (Tennessee) Examiner learns that most
destructive rain fell between Carthage and Dixon Springs
ON Monday last The oldest inhabtant has recoIIec-
ton of just such Stone fences corn and the crops
were swept away in few minutes Upon hillsides,
where there streams fences rapidly carried
off About four miles of the turnpike nearly de-
stroyed
Jackson convicted of the murder Of Rona Morris in
Lake county last fall executed recently three miles
from Chicago He confessed to the murder days
since 1t is estimated that Is 900 persons present.
and the crowd pressing on the platform t was broken
but fortunately injured. The military were
out in force, and the execution passed off quietly.
Col J. P. Pryor, of Memphis, proposes to publish
full and complete history of the two railroad celebrations
Memphis and Charleston, with the speeches made at
the different places list of the delegates, &C. The
whole to make volume Of about 200 pages and will be
sent subscribers for 81 in advance 1t will be in
teresting work, concentrating important event
We learn from the Hartford Connecticut Times that
forgecs to the amount of about Sl8 900 have been dis
covered in that city paper drawn by various persons
pedlers generally and endorsed by Dan. W. King his
father Dam King, and Daniel W. Norton all Of Sutfeld
Some of the paper in bank for collection of it
had been discounted and some had been bought by bro
kers.
The Pennsylvania main line OF public works sold
on Thursday at the Exchange in the presence OF the gov
ernor of the State There large attendance The
purchase made by j. Edgar Thomson president, in
behalf of the Pennsylvania railroad for 81 500 600, at
one bid Cheers given for the governor and for the
road
patent has been granted to Mr. Clifford for inven-
ton for lowering boats 1t is designed to enable man
placed in suspended boat to lower it safely at
ment notice whether it be empty full of passengers
and whether the be smooth or rough whether the
ship is at rest or in motion.
terrible accident happened in the excavation Of the
railway tunnel mt Hauenstein IN Switzerland day the
last of May The tunnel suddenly fell in and almost the
whole of the laborers who at that moment at work
either crushed to death sled About 80 be-
lieved to have persisted.
THE GRAIN CRops IN ALABAMA.-The Selma Alabama
Sentinel says that the grain crops in that State
abundant of better quality, and predicts that
flour in less than three months will be sold nj $3 per
hundred, and corn at so cents per bushel.