The Washington union., 1857-05-08
GENERAL SUMMARY.

9wpers IN Their ciu IN the Manchester MlffOr, tlat
they do not wish To make but match next fall and
that match they desire TO make with the Ethan Allen
Accordingly they accept the challenge, viz Ethan to
90 10 wagon and driver weighing three hundred pounds
Young Morrill, 10 harness mile heats best three in five
The races TO come oil time in the latter part Of next
October over the Union Course Long island The stake
Is TO be So 900.
An Albany exchange states that ON Saturday last
young man named Canaday took from his fathers store,
Washington avenue $500 10 $500 in money and
two checks amounting in all TO some 81 200, for the
purpose OF making deposte in OF our banks This
occurred about o'clock in the morning and since then
nothing has been heard of the money checks or the
young He is about II years Of age and fully
petent to take OF himself AS he has frequently
pressed wish 10 visit friends in Oregon, 1t is
thought that he is now on his way to that Territory
The Boston Transcript says that 700 feet Of the
Hoosc tunnel have been excayated-52l on the eastern
side OF the mountain and 1875 the other. The pro
made per day about six feet In the execution OF
the work about 100 workmen employed both sides
Of the Hoosc One year and four months have already
been spent in the operation, and as the cost is 500
per lnea foot some s42 900 have been laid out in the
process of boring IL will take quite lapse Of time to
complete the distance through the Hoosc "a 900 feet
at the rate OF six feet per diem.
The st, Louis Evening News states that the sold
Orchard Tract Ia piece OF property adjoining that city
fronting on the Natural Bridge Plank Road and owned
by James b. Clay, of Kentucky partly disposed Of
the 3Oth ult by Mr.. Lefingwell Forty-f arpens
sold for something than S45, 000 1T Is said
that the property purchased by Henry Clay himself
soee years ago, at $50 arpen and falling into the
hands of his son. has vindcatcd the sagacity of the
father by fetching than thousand dollars per
pen.
Great distress is said to prevail in parts Of Russell and
adjoining counties in Kentucky owing the scarcity and
high price of provisions. There is but very little grain
meat in that section to be purchased at any price and
while many families in destitute condition regards
food, actually in state bordering starvation
public meeting was held at jamestown last week to de-
wise plan by which the necessities of the sufferers
could be relieved and liberal donations made with
the view of sending to Nashville for provisions.
lucky creditor is Jacob Freeman of Freemansburg,
Pennsylvania Twenty years ago he lost Sc 900 by
dorsing for who failed and went to Ohio Suhae-
quenty the debtor became wealthy, but held his property
| in his sons Mr.. Freeman then got judgment,
but he imagined 1t use, until recently learning
that his debtor had gone to Iowa, and holding prop
erty in his name he went West got transcript OF
the Judgment and seized the property Of his debtor
With the interest for twenty years the claim amounts to
over $ll 900.
The State Of New York produces sugar than any
other statein the Union except Louisiana The estimate Of
the maple sugar production of that State for tho present
year twenty millions of pounds, which is valued at
81 900. The maple sugar crop for the whole Union
is estimated at $500 900 pounds worth So 500 or
very nearly equal to half the product from the sugar
cane in the United States last year,
The Mercury states that the rush for dividends at the
1 New Bedford Savings Bank on Tuesday entirely con-
WnlCli IL III
money market. The bank hall thronged with appli-
cant during the banking hours while the street in front
Of the bank presented numerous array Of equipages
from the rural districts The amount of dividends paid
during the day was about $2l 900.
Very poetcal very pretty and very philosophical is
/ the following which clip from clever essay-iike
column in the Chicago Journal IF die, shall he
live again s And once year have the daisies answered
it, and springs little infant given it's fragrant testimo
ny and every day has the morning testified and yet the
A 4, hall -
/ again "
/ Mrs, Couch of North Greenblsh New York went q
shopping In Bath and detected in stealing glass
lamp, brush and piece OF soap, but allowed to
depart upon paying for the articles That night she
mitted suicide by drinking hellebore tea The mortified
10 years old and the local paper understands
that she hghlyrespectable lady, professor of
ligion, and greatly esteemed for her piety.
The Raleigh Standard states that the wheat crop in that
and the surrounding counties looks well as general
thing though in localities il is being injured by the
chinch bug The crop put in Is larger than that of
previous year. The late warm and copious rains which
| we have had in this section have impaired life to
vegetation of all kinds.
The Harrisburg ennsylvania Union states that in the
quarter sessions, Saturday last in the Of John
Sanders and Thomas Nathan indicted for assault bate
ry and riot, with intent to kidnap the jury returned
verdict Of guilty. They will probably be sentenced al
/ the end of the term
Mr. Marsh, of Boston, graduate Of the Hartford Dea
! and Dumb Asylum, himself deaf mute cabinet make
by trade, with remarkable attanments in other re-
spects has made himself familiar with the Scripture
remarkable degree and is conducting in the sign
language Sunday Bible class which numbers forty mem
| bers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer states that the small grain
in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, looks favorable
and there every prospect of abundant harvest in that
quarter The grain looks short but vigorous and
sustained but little injury by the recent cold weather.
feared by many.
| The Canadian government has passed bill for the
lief of the Grand Trunk railroad which is said to be OF
the greatest possible interest to the people Of Maine The
bill practically gives to this company gratuy Of about
| fifteen millions Of dollars.
CorintI Mississippi is fast becoming place of import
anee Eighteen months ago it was unbroken forest
but II is town Of thousand inhabitants Its loca-
tion is at the crossing Of the Mobile and Ohio and Mem
phis and Charleston railroads. in Tshemingo county
The Hon James Guthrie has assumed the presidency OF
the Nashville and Louisville railroad and is taking very
active part in its management Confidence is felt
that the great thoroughtare viii be completed in two
| years.
The Norfolk American states that there was large dis
play Of fish in that market Tuesday. The editor had
not trout, perch rock shad, chub sturgeon crabs
and other kinds Of the nny tribe with which waters
abound, abundant during the
II is stated that the St Louis train on the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad, going west, cow near
Holton pitching the locomotive out side of the
track, the baggage the other, and turning the
tender topsy-turvy, No material damage sustained
The Virginia Tenth Legion states that where the grain
has not been frozen out too much IL has recovered in
great from the effects Of the cold weather In
deed fields present most fattering prospect