The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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CRcUir couRr.-The court has been engaged for two
days past in eonsderng the of DIR. Plat H. Skinner
recently referred TO 1t by Judge Morse after trial OF the
Aaosds corpus commanding said skinner to surrender uI
certain mute aud blind children in bis keeping Az the
commencement of the trial DR.. SINNERS counsel read
paper which charged Amos Kendall esq, with having in
uaed ihsSe proceedings he being interested in rival in
stitution.
Mr. Key in reply explained. He said that at least
month before the publication Of Mr. Kendall appeared in
the "Unon characterizing Dr. Skinner imposto be
tMr Key had himself been informed by several ladies OF
the highest responsibility and who resided in the neigh
borhood OF SINNERS school, OF the wetched condition in
which tue children kept and provided for that
seeing M kendas letter 10 the Union he addressed that
gentleman letter solicog information, and requesting
the names OF parties who could give testimony in the mat
ter In short, MIR Key assumed for himself the whole
weight OF responsibility Of bringing the before judi.
cia tribunal deemug il demanding the humane inter
ference OF the law
GOOD AProSTMRsT.-The appointment of DR.. William
Berry physician the Washington Asylum appears
to give universal satisfaction and is regarded just
tribute to his professional attachments and abilities
THR Loso BaIDoR The Secretary of the Interior gave
hearing yesterday morning to delegations from this city
and from Georgetown the application Of the entire
voted by Congress for the repairs Of the bridges ia the Dis
trlct OF Columbia to temporary repair of the "Long
Bridge This appropriation Of the public money adj
vocaed by the delegation from this city, and objected
by the gentlemen from Georgetown It is said that decs-
ion will be given at early day.
CLEANSING THE oANAL--We learn from the Star that
Mr. Wise the canal commissioner actively engaged in
removing the filth 10 the canal and for this purpose the
new steam mud machine is brought into efactua He
has cut channel upwards Of roo feet in length so feet
broad at the Intersection of Seventeenth and the canal
which will admit boats tho Seventeenth street wharf
drawing or feet Of water; and through bar where
there three months ago only foot water he has given
the boats channel 10 feet Deep Thus the machine
has effected in three months time amount of work
greater than could have been accomplished by the old
power in TACO years. Commissioner Wise expects clean
the north side of the canal from Seventeenth Eighth
street by the FIRST of September next.
QuARAsrIsEIth has been suggested that our board Of
health and medical should lose time in appointing
delegates to The quarantine convention Which is
at Philadelphia the 3h of May. is to DO composed
of delegates from the boards of health and medical
ties every seaport town and city n the United States
device uniform code of quarantine regulations
than the present and in conformity with the
advancement Of the age.
UNITARIAN cHURcHThe venerable church sdifee of the
Unitarian Society, the Of Sixth and streets
and fronting towards Louisiana avenue undergoing
considerable notifications repairs and extensions Not
many months ago disruption created In the congre
Rev. Mr. Conway, who summarily dismissed but not
until serious injury inflicted upon the prosperity Of
the congregation The majority, however, continue to hold
the ed6ce and have determined render Il scccpta
BILE in appearance and comfort to the public.
The JAMESTOWN cELEBRArIos.--We lea that ex-Pres
dent John Tyler has accepted the invitation the aJames
town Society at Washington city to deliver Grafton at
the celebration at Jamestown Virginia the 3h day Of
May next The same distinguished gentleman invited
deliver the Grafton Mount Vernon on the 18th day Of
May 1885, but prior engagements prevented his accept
ance EE
tbs ExHIBITroN-We learn that the Washington Art
Association has received several acsessions Its colec
on and that increased number of ysiers show that
the grauous and merorious sbors Of those who direct
the exhibition arc appreciated
PRAIalK IN FULL BLooM-We take pleasure in copying,
without solicitation the following paragraph from yestor-
days National Intelligencer
The benevolent of our readers, and especially the
female branch OF them, are hereby apprzed that
opportunity Of no everyday character is afforded them
OF doing an act of kindness and that without impo-
sing n taxation at all severe. An elderly lady, on
whose intellectual brows rest the of than
seventy years, Offers to public competition piece of
ingenious and tasteful work. the product Of her own
patient and klfu hand 1t is piece of artificial flower
eighty kinds of American prairie plants in full bloom col
ected together within surface of about four square feet
bat enclosed within frame far too for the merits OF
its contents Nature is very well initiated and the gay
pasture when under the blaze of the is very pretty
and pleasing object 1t the result of about fifteen
steady labor aud was completed during the past winter
The Of the industrious artist is Madame Amalia
Wlrdemann and her proposition is to dispose of the ar
Gle under consideration by rattle Of two hundred tickets
fifty cents EACH Chances may be purchased Mr. George
Winers store 464 9th street. between d and Z. Gould
lady readers generally look upon this matter in the
light enabled to do, Of graceful kindness
without risk Of woundng sensitive spirit of their
thar rtpFf
attained almost without further effort upon the part Of
Madame Wurdemann her immediate frendsn
CHURcH oBsERv The three last days of this week
"Maundy Thursday" "Good Friday" and "Hoy Satur-
dayare devoted by the Catholic and Episcopal denom
nations to religious services in of the death
Of the Saviour In the Catholic church the bells not
rung the organ used during this period Of mourning
BY TELEGRAPH
Foar Days Later from Earops.Arripal Of the Canadisn
PoaTLAsp, April 7, night-The steamship Cana