Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-14

TEE NATIONAL HoTSL SIckNEss-we potice
thar the New York and other papers continue to
Speculate upon the cause Of the hotel endemic A
oorresposden, Of the Journal of Commerce sug-
gests that The poison of bad sausages was at the
bottom Of the mischief VIM w HubbelI writes
20 the New York Times from Philadelphia that
ne came TO w Arlington on the 10Th of March and
siald until the 9th, experimenting in explosive
18th Of April he returned to Washington and
stopped at hotel-not the National, however,
on Wednesday, the 25d, feeling very unwell he
fastened home, and his physician, DR.. c. Henry.
at once pronounced the symptoms those of arsenic
and gave him homeopathic preparations OF iron
antidOtes to arsenic, and in thirty-six hours thew
stopped the violence OF the poison He has con-
tiRued taking antidotes for arsenic and Is now
Mr. Habbell was not in Washington when the
erects OF the poison appeared at the National Ho-
from there, says that the symptoms are the same
only IN his case more violent Mr. Hubbell's
theory Is that some of the slaves gave the poison
party and 70 cr;Dpis e IN foT the ths,
party.
Below we give circular letter, Just issued by
tne MasoI OF Washington, which, IL answered
promptly by those to whom ID is addressed, can
tiOn:
MAYORS OFFICE, Cd
WASHINGTON, May 10, ISG.}
TO - -: SiT-Having been Informed that
you were sick Of the National Hotel disease / re-
specnully request you to inform me If such was
the fact, and how long you were at the hotel
whether you slept there; whether YOU ate or
drank there; If so, the nature of the food &c;
how soon after being there YOU were taken sick
how long sick, and the symptoms; and any other
circumstances you may deem of interest
Your early answer will confer great favor on
the Undersigned. Very respectfully, &c,
w. b. MAGRUDER, Mayor.
The RIvER.-Business is dull The fshings
IRE doing nothing. This morning one pungy
came up to the Alexandria wharf with three hun
dred shad. Prices for shsd last night were slIa
SD per hundred No herring in market
Three toP-sail schooners and one barque went
up the western channel to Georgetown.
The schooner Gen. Worth, from Baltimore
len Alexandria the night before last with yuano
Tor Georgetown The strong northwest wind
drove her ashore ut the Half way Tree where she
remained till the next food tide when she got OFF
into the Washington channel and came up to
kney,s wharf last night. where she discharged
sixty sacks Of salt and fifty mine barrels of rosin
ior j. T. Ro6b, soap boiler. This morning Der
captain (G. w. Greaves) went TO Alexandria TO
OBTAIN the assistance of steam tug In order 10
GET her round into the Georgetown channel
AtMagruder and Stones wharves the Mott Be-
dell line schooner Whirlwind is discharying her
freight she discharged this morning new and
valuable grain-threshing machine for 7. r
Brooks, but no address being on the label the
machine could not be delivered and il remains
on the wharf, exposed to the weather
Arrived, schr. Carlton Jane from Eddyyille
with full cargo Of cement for Capt. Meigs, to be
used on the Capitol Extension
The steamer Guy brought up $50 tubs Of shad
for the Baltimore hucksters -
The schr. Sarah E Jones, from Port walthall
arrived Riley WHAT with 260 tons gas coal for
the Washington Gas Company.
The loss sustained by the owners of the canal
boat which was sunk in the western draw is very
small, she being old and nearly used up The
PIlnclPai loss was sustained by one of the hands,
who had good suit of clothes a gun and SOS in
cash, in her crib, which went down and were not
recovered -
CESTRE MARkEr--The indications of rain
last evening, no doubt. prevented many regular
dealers from attending the market this morning.
and the supply was not so plentiful as usual The
prices continue about the same as reported Tues