The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-23

DrArH on GREAr DIvER.--An inquest held
Saturday by DIR. Rosenburg the body OF Luke Bren
nan, the welkHown diver of this city. Brennan
basketmaker by trade but had extraordinary pen
chant for the water and Of late years almost
stantly engaged in diving His feats Ia this line
we'll known, but the most remarkable his raising
vessel in Toronto bay, which divers from Buffalo with
all the submarine at their command could not
accomplish. Brennan diyed as he always did without
any artificial appliances and fastening chains round the
vessels hull rendered the raising easy matter Ben
nan was also employed by the Great Western Railway
Company the occasion OF the accident at the Desjar
dins canal bridge dive In search of the bodies of the
lost and also OF the parts of the submerged locomotive
His services there important.
He in the habit of diving around wharyes to
iron rails TOOLS SC, which had been lost and
frequently made from ten to twenty dollars day in this
occupation. He was unfortunately, much addicted TO
drinking and although he frequently Owed while under
the influence of liquor without any bad effect yet he
peaed the experiment too often On Friday night,
it getting dusk he went 10 the Desjardins canal
and jumped in with all his clothes The bridge ten
der heard the splash looked down. and when Brennan
up, few words passed between them, but mme-
datey afterward the diver sank The alarm being given,
search made and the body found by graphing
irons at about o'clock Saturday morning DIR Bill
lng testified at the inquest that apopexy or cramps had
probably caused death and that the use OF spirituous
liquors might have contributed to the result verdict
in accordance with this testimony was returned
Hamilton Canada Spectator.
A CARGO or InIsH GIRIs.-A company of seventy Irish
girls passed through this city their way 10 the west
day or two since, accompanied by Irish gentleman
who had them in charge and had brought them all the
way from Ireland They inelooking lot OF girls
from sixteen To eighteen OF age, and intend to make
the West their homes and of course ready to marry
but are willing to work and their living until the
time arrives when they will get husband They are to
earn sufficient pay the expense OF bringing them
over and return to the benevolent gentleman who took
the expense upon himself the first thing after that they
will be at liberty To indulge in ribbons and hoops II they
choose--Deroa Free1ress.
The democratic convention for Montgomery county
took place at Rockville Maryland Saturday Edward
Ewing esq presided and H. o. Higgins, appointed
rotary After due delibeaton the following named gen
tlenen nominated and unanimously elected {: For
the convention to be held in Baltimore to nominate
ddate for governor r. Carter, Col. Dade and f. Du-
val For the congressional convention to meet at Ba
densburg William Thompson, DIR. w. B. Magruder, and
DIR. e Hughes.
WASTEp-By the Irrational American party, ISSUE
go before the people with Five thousand counterfeit
dollars will be paid for suitable article. Some aoaal
in its character is Indispensable No attention will be
paid any proposal having reference to the distribution
of the public lands. Address, in fooscap envelopes,
sealed with native wax the Grand Ignoramus O. U.
A., Nowhere" the latest locality of the ORDER
Baton Rouge advocate.
Mr. George Peabody the American banker of London,
made visit to this city the 10TH An incident which
he related of himself while here win show to what Mr.
Peabody is indebted for his Fifty ago. at
the age H. he had occasion pass through Concord
Stckney Hotel where he paid his lodging and breakfast
by saving wood--Cdncord Democrat.
We learn from the New York papers that Mr.. Peabody
will leave for England next month.
Experiments have been made by the Ohio and Missis
spp Railroad Company with burnt clay for ballast The
officers Of the road satisfied that clay properly
burnt with coal screepgs will prove the best rs it
the cheapest material The Ohio and Mississippi road
be thoroughly baasted with this material which raises
no dust and costs but fifty cents per cubic yard.
| despatch from Louisville, dated the 2lst, says A
street rencounte between Mr. Prentice of the Journal
and Mr. DuIrett of the Courier took place here to-day
1 in consequence Of article rejecting Mr.. Prentice.
Pistols used and Mr. Prentice slightly wounded
Three lady graduates had parts in the commencement
exercises of Antioch College, Ohio. At the commence
dinner President Mann made lively speech i'm the
of which he mentioned that he had received let
from young in Indiana, who had been invited
to deliver Fonrth-ofJuly Grafton, offering Mr. Mann
| two dollars ii he would write the Grafton.
glass bottle and cork establishment is under way in
California for the purpose of furnishing the Of bot
Ting up the native wne which promises to amount To
something Corkrees grow in Los Angeles county the
grapes ripen the hills and in few years shall hear
of the ssvintagetime in California most important
yearly epoch.
Register says that the fire engine used in the United
States in the town Of Bethlehem in that State and
still in working order 1t built in London in 1859
and shipped to Philadelphia, where it in service many
years.
Two of John Sundy aged IL and 49, undertook to
murder him, after decoyng him into the woods, near
Brant c. w. He had married second wife, and they
desired to be rid of BOTH to possess themselves
three hundred dollars
Lola Montez is about to deliver course of lectures in
Buffalo Two of her subjects are, Beautiful Women
and 'fThe Democmces of Europe
Mr., Moran, the president OF the New York and
Erie Railroad Company is to receive salary of twenty
| five thousand dollars a year.
The wife of Mr.. Zoicoler representative in Congress
from the Nashville district Tennessee died very suddenly
last week
Barque c. j. Kershaw cleared at Cleveland on the 18th
for Liverpool with slaves cedar posts and black walnut
boards