The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-17
ENERAL SUMMARY.

The delegates from the various cities of the middle and
eastern States to the German Sangerest arrived at Pha
dephia on Saturday evening last Their reception
marked by the firing of Fiftyfour societies,
comprising fifteen hundred members will take part in the
proceedings. There were two hundred and fifteen
bers expected in all from Baltimore, twenty-five from
Washington, and eight from Alexandria, Virginia. At
Seven o'clock the guests escorted to independence
Square, where address of welcome delivered and
chorus sung by the united societies. Extensive
preparations have been made by the Philadelphia society
for the enjoyments of the ensuing week.
Geographic despatch from Cincinnati announces that
on Saturday mornings four United States deputy
shals arresting fugitive slave and his wife the
stabbed Mr. j. G. Elliott of the deputies with long
sword knife upon which another deputy marshal shot
the slave in the abdomen four times The negroes
then taken into custody. The marshal wound is of
dangerous character The negros is thought to be
tai The ARRAY occurred in Vine street. near
the post office, where the negroes were secreted
The London Art Journal says 1t will startle many
to learn that arrangements in progress for covering
with glass, rather for putting into huge glass case
the house in which Shakespeare born at Straordon
Avon. The houses on both sides have been taken down.
and the monument stands alone The object of this
is to protect the house against the effects of
weather, and the further influence of time We ques-
on however, the taste of the arrangement and fancy it
will be step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The schooner Antelope, at Boston from Monrovia,
brings Liberia advices to the 9th u The extra session
Of the legislature had adjourned after admitting Cape
Palnas county of the republic on terms of equality
with Measurable, Bassa and Sineo The Cape Pamas diff
culties with the natives had been settled There was
scarcity of food, but the rice crop prom
ising.
In elaborate paper by DIR Londc, of the Imperial
Academy of Medicine Paris recently read before its
members he lays it down as fundamental principle in
the philosophy of diet that the of fresh daily
cesry to the health of the working classes although he
admits that persons leading comparatively idle life may
do very well fish, poultry, and other lighter forms Of
nourishmcnt.
n D:Io4,. ylr
perntendcnt of the proposed wagon road to California
by way of Fort Laramie has arrived at Lexington Mis-
souri, and is there engaged in completing his equipments
His company will consist of one hundred and forty
wagons, and will bear along travelling FORGE and all
the implements necessary in the prosecution of the enter
prise
There is living at Acton, Maine, near the New
Hampshire line soldier of the revolution who fought at
the battle of Bunker HILL He will be hundred aud
years old next July l0th and Is as active men
usually are forty years younger. His is Ralph
Farnham The citizens of Acton and several towns in
Maine and New Hampshire celebrated his hundredth
birthday last July with great parade
An immense cave, said to rival the Mammoth Cave of
Kentucky has lately been partially explored in Marion
county, Missouri II is known by the name of the Big
Saltpetre Cave. One gallery was traversed to n dis
lance Of two miles but the end not yet discovered
large stream of water through portion Of the
cave, which has fall of six feet
Two new tutorshps have been established by the fac
uty of Harvard College, rendered necessary by
the Increasing size of the classes Mr. Edwin H. Abbott
of the class of 1885, has received the appointment tutor
of Latin and Greek, in part to the Freshman class and
Mr. Ephraim W. Quincy of the clnss Of 1882 tutor Of
Latin TO the Sophomore class
On Monday last Says the North Carolina Murfreesoro
Gazette terrible wbirlwnd passed Meherren river
BoySins depot travelling northeast southwest
II broke off the bodies of immense trees In its course
passing through the Ridley plantation 1t did but little
damage the Cross Locks 1t taverscd the farm of
Mr.. Coles, umoofng every house in its track
We It stated that mine has been discovered ON
the farm of Mr. Joseph A. Hail. of Maury county Ten
nessee which promises to be very rich in the production
of gold Considerable excitement rs felt in that section
in regard TO IT,