The Washington union., 1857-05-06
GENERAL SUMMARY.


the best estimates could make last night there are
this morning. not less than from 10 900 to Is 600 vsiters
in our city Memphis is distended to most ademanic pro
portions but in the scope Of her heart there is still room
and TO spare The number of strangers will be still fur
ther increased to-day by thousands from the railroads
the nyer, and the surrounding country and we may
safely calculate ii we have fair weather, and not
tnuaon of the drcnchng rain which fell all day yester
day that the celebration will be attended by not less than
rs, 900 persons Is not this presage, foroshadowng
of the thousands upon thousands who TO BIC add
ed TO our permanent population through the influence OF
our railroads r.
The Philadelphia Ledger states that Rev DIR. Hawks,
learned and eloquent scholar has recently been delivering
series OF lectures intended to show that this continent
peoped by successive mgratons from the Old World
at different eras and by different first from the
shores OF the Mediterranean which the earliest seat OF
commercial enterprise, and the people from which have
left their record upon the vast ruins of Yucatan next
from China and Japan to Mexico Central and South
America and next from northern ASIA from which the
American tribes of Indians These theories
tanned by remarkable anaoges between the languages
prevailing in different parts OF the eastern continent with
those TO he found on this continent
= The following members Of the southern press at
present in Memphis attending the railroad jubilee Mr..
Figures, of the Huntsville Advocate MIR. Wilmington,
of the Savannah Morning News Mr.. Sims, of the Sa-
vannah Republican Mr. Galloway, Of the Aberdeen
Sunny South Mr. Heart of the Charleston Mercury
Mr.. Scott OF the Arkansas Traveller Major Parham,
of the Chattanooga Gazette Mr. s. King of the Charles
ton Courier; Mr. Bilbo late of the Nashville Gazette
Dr. A. l.. Sanders, Of the Paducah Progress and MIR.
Gannaway, of the Brownsville Journal
1t is said that many fish have been killed lately in the
Scioto river Chllicotle Ohio by the drainage from
the whiskey dstieric This did not formerly occur and
there is nothing in the grain that should prove fatal to
the fish 1t is doubt the effect of strychnne recently
introduced into the manufacture of whiskey BY the
of certain quantity of this poison, mixed with tobacco
juice every bushel of grain made to produce five gallons
of whskey while with honest distllaton the product
is one half that amount.
The Medina (New York; Tribune says that outm-
geous fraud practised upon old lady in that place
not long since wealthy relative purchased of her
of land for which, instead of drawing deed, he
drew up instrument which covered the whole of her
estate sixty Of land, worth about 80 900.
Fortunately the fraud discovered and the property
| rescued from the hands of the villain.
Two peddlers travelling Centre county Pennsylvania
recently hit upon ingenious expedent to raise the
wind One of them travelled in advance from house to
house. asserting that the Lock Haven Bank had suspend
ed payment and refusing to receive its notes in payment
for the goods he sold The next day his accomplce
along confirming the report but receiving the notes in
payment for goods alleging that he was indebted to the
| bank.
The Detroit Free Press says that in the United States cir
cult court at Chicago Monday of last week. the
of Morgan the Peoria and Oqnaxa Railroad Company
decided by verdict for the plaintiff for $47 430 r.
p Morgan contractor for the building of fftyone
miles Of the road east from Peoria Some disagreement
occurred and the contract broken by the company
who gave the work to other parties Suit brought
for 500, 900 motion for trial is to be argued
1t stated that Professor Secc director of the Astro
nomical Observatory at Rome has succeeded after long
series of observations made by of the fine telescope
at his command, in producing remarkable drawing OF
the lunar mountain, Cdrpernicus The drawing is
scale Of ten geographical miles to nc and all the OBJ
jects are laid down by triangulaton.
A wealthy merchant of Michigan avenue Chicago was
holding brilliant party in his parlos Saturday eve
ming, and dancing kept up until IL clock there
abouts when the festivities suddenly interrupted by
policeman who proclaimed in scntorian tones that the
revelew must clear out and go home Remonstrance
in vain; the officer firm, and the beaux and bellies
had to be off
On the morning of the 10th utmo in Putnam county,
Indiana Mrs. Martha Ann Mullinix, wife of Greenbury
O. Mullinix was found at her own house. in the last
agonies of DEATH her skull being broken in three places
She lovely young woman, and had been married
only three four weeks Her husband is charged with
the murder and is in the Putnam county Jail await
ing his trial in the circuit court.
A. Armstrong of Mill Creek Hundred, Delaware has
purchased 209 of land in Sposyvania county yr
ginia, for about Sl5 per Dr. Heston, of the
place. has also purchased l274 in Spottyvania
county for 81 400.
The Norfolk Argus states that the ship Star of Empire
of Boston, Captain Thayer seventy eight days from Cal
lao with guano, bound to Hampton Roads, for orders
went ashore Thursday morning at o'clock, JAS
Baums Is miles below Currituck inlet.
The Southern Railroad Association composed of all
the presidents and supeTntencns Of the southern rail
Georgia, on the 2lst, ed, and 23d daysof May.
An accident occurred Monday morning on the Ger
mantown railroad Wissahicon. carpenter in
attempting to Jump from the trin fell and had leg
severed from his body He died from the effects of his
injuries.
Intelligence from Oregon Territory states that Father
Pandosy Catholic Missionary taken prisoner by
Skloom an Indian chief who demanded for his ransom
two white women and two hundred sacks of -four.
Hon Edward Everett could not be present at the rail
road jubilee at Memphis the lst of May, in conse-
quence of previous engagement to deliver his Grafton
on Washington on that day Mt Detroit Michigan
About $50 designs have been sent in by British and for
eign architects for the government Offices The do
signs will be exhibited to the public early in May in West
minister Hail. and will remain there about month
The Petersburg (va Express has been informed that
the chinchbng campaign has fairly begun in Amelia and
adjoining counties
The New York Journal of Commerce states that on
Saturday morning ice at various places in West
chester county and Of course in other places of the same
latitude.
The Hoga pa Democrat states that the Mansfield
Seminary has been burned to the ground The estimated
worth OF the building $50 000 upon which there is an
insurance of Sl2, 000
The barque Willard, Mitchell, from Newport England
arrived at Norfolk Wednesday, with railroad iron for
the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
From our Alabama exchanges we learn that the wheat
crop of that State has been materially injured il en-
trcly ruined, by the late frosts
The Louisville and Cincinnati Mail Company have suf
red loss of 81 500 by the defacation of Charles vos
l,.r,r haul In