The Washington union., 1857-05-22
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of the tunnel is TO be ached with brick for which prep
arations making The entire track win be laid
by the 18th of June, thus accommodating large part OF
the travel to the springs this summer.
The jury in the of Rev. Mr. Jewett rs The Con-
cord Railroad Company to recover $40 600 for injuries
received at Nashua nearly two years ago. unable to
agree upon verdict and discharged. They
equally divided upon the primary question of the liability
of the corporation and did not therefore consider the
question the amount of damages TO be awarded the
plaintiff The will be tried again, and probably at
another place
The New York freight train the Boston and Provi-
dence railroad Monday thrown from the track at
Foxboro station, while going at full speed, in
quence Of the displacement of switch. The engine,
tender, and number of the much damaged,
and the freight depot into which the train plunged
much shattered Fortunately the engineer and brake
man escaped injury
One of the most remarkable facts in the life of a sailor
has occurred in the life of Jehro Coffin, now a resident
Of Nantucket During seventeen voyages in the whale
fishery occupying thirty mine years Captain Coffin
witnessed burial sea- death taking place on
board of any ship to which he belonged
We have paragraph (says the Scientific Ameri-
cam in several papers which states that sin the blood Of
forty-two there is sufficient iron to make plough
share weighing twenty -four pounds that s a little
more than half pound in each We have in vain
deayored TO find good authority for such state
mcnt We believe 1t is an exaggeration.
Alfred DE Musset Of the most popular OF modern
French poets and the author of many brilliant tales
mances and sketches in prose- died in Paris the Sd
May He the Of AIusset Pathy, author of Life
of Rousseau and born in Paris in 1870 He began to
write strange, fantastic tales when boy, and published
his C6ntes d Apagne d Aalie when he only twenty
years of age
The Carlisle Pennsyvania) Democrat states that fire
broke out Monday last in Of the stables attached
to the Carlisle Barracks The building entirely
sumed and is supposed to have been the work of in
cendiary. Col May has arrested soldier suspected of
being guilty of the crime.
gang of horse thieves are committing depredations
Batavia New York One has had valuable
horse stolen out of his stable another has lost span of
mares and livery stable keeper who hired horse and
buggy to suspicious character has either of
them since.
The editor of the Iowa Reporter calls with sentoran
voice for ladies' to West He says .The last
report shows that there 6l0 males than
females in Iowa This taken in June and does not
include the spring fall emigration. We now
minus at least 200 ladies' to make up quota'
The Abingdon Virgnian says that Messrs Jesse Il.
Horton and Samuel L. Green, in examining the ridges
Rye Cove, Scott county few days ago. discovered
abundance of lead ore, supposed by those who have
seen it be equal to that of Wythe small quantity
of the being melted in a smith shop, thirty
odd ihe-balls moulded
fire broke out the 18th instant at Columbus In
diana, about daylight, in stable near Smms's Hotel
destroying the hotel, shoe store, hardware store
milliner shop and cigar store adjoining The fire is
supposed to be the work Of incendiary. The loss is
about 81 900 or So, 900 insurance small
The wheat crop in this vicinity says the Parersburg
(yirgnia Chronicle is said to be looking remarkably
we'll considering the severity and bcwarness of the
season. late rains and weather exert most bene
fetal influence upon vegetation of all kinds.
Inc Canadian despcrado, Townsend has been fully
identified at Cleveland, Ohio and delivered up under the
extadition treaty He is charged with series of the
most atrocous MURDERS committed several years ago. and
large reward was depending on his arrest
During recent exhibition Of Van Amburgh's s menage-
ric in Wayne county, Indiana the lion attacked the
gar, and tore the beautiful animal to pieces The lion
tanner entered the den with iron cagecleaner and very
soon brought the king of beasts to terms.
Among the passengers by the Asia was police officer
from Cologne in pursuit of merchant who, having de-
frauded the banks in Cologne and Frankorton the Main
of large Of money by of forged bills fed to
the United States, and is now probably in Quebec.
The New Haven Journal of the goth instant states that
an tree which has upheld the sign of the Eagle Tavern
in that city, recently blown down by stiff gale The
tree known to have been hundred years DID, and
was probably much older.
In the little town of Stoneham Massachusetts,, Mr.
Amos Howard, prominent and much-esteemed citizen,
recently detected in forgeres and swinng to the
amount Of $4,000. The religious society Of which he
had been active and useful member is among the VIC
Tins of his perfidy.
An assignee of David A. Bokee has sued George Law
for 000 due for lobby services at Washington Judge
Culver of the BROOKLYN city court held that money for
such services could not be recovered at law.
1t is stated that the famous shipbuilder, George
Steers constructor Of the yacht America the steamers
Niagara and Adriac and other vessels the most swift
and beautiful in the world, by his death left his family
penniless.
Madame Gazzaniga is still singing in opera before Phil
a1epha audiences, who says the Bulletin, q overlook
the faults of her vocazon in consideration of her other
charms The tenor who takes the place of Brignoli
is Sgnor Giannoni.
A match recently made in Albany New York, be-
tween two horses to which would four quarts OF
in the shortest space OF time The time occupied by
the winning nag Just five minutes and forty sec
onds.
The Troy Budget states that there very large and
serious break in the canal Middleport Satur-
day last also that another break occurred Sunday
near Clover street road, in Brighton.
The body Of Captain John Coonls of Belfast Maine,
who disappeared from Bangor short time since has
found in the Kenduskeg stream where he had drowned
himself
On Wednesday night, the l4th inst, a fire occurred
which consumed nearly half the little village of Meets
vile, Adair county, Kentucky.
The Nashville exchange states that two hand cars going
at the rate of fifteen miles hour recently in coll
lsion and shvercd to pieces Fortunately no lives
were lost.
Mr.. Thomas j. Perkins, well known and esteemed
merchant of Philadelphia, died the 10Th inst of ty-
phoid fever, at the advanced age Of 81 years.
railroad from Little Sodus Bay to Auburn, New
York. is to be commenced soon the weather will
permit One million Of dollars was pledged towards its
construction by city loan.
meeting of the citizens of st Louis was held on the
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