The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-11
LOCAL Ew .,

WASHINGTON Insurance CoaPAsy.The following list Of
officers of this recently chartered company guarantee
that its affars will be well managed
President James c. Mcclure.
pirectorswm; T. Bsyly, N. " Calf. Francis Mohun,
Hudson Taylor Samuel Taylor Benjamin Beall, Robert
Farnham James F. Halliday, VIM. Orme.
Secretary --Grafton d Hanson. ....
The MESSING MuTKa--An officer cent 10 Baltimore In
quest of rs Skinner and the children which she
abducted from the courtroom Wednesday, returned
last evening with them in custody Mira Skinner
leased her own recognizanee TO appear before the
court Monday next at 10 o'clock, I'm.
CELEBRATIos AT JAMEsIowN--We have already mem
toned that President Tyler has consented to deliver the
address the celebration Of the two hundred and eth
anniversary Of the settlement of Jamestown The follow
ing il his letter of acceptance:
SHxRwOoD FoREsT, April 2, 1851
My DEAR SIR Your letter of the 9th Of March, informing
celebrate on the 9TH Of May next and the site of James
town. the anniversary of the landing Of the settlers and
questng me- behalf Of the society deliver address
upon the OCCASION reached me Wednesday and while
greatly distrust my ability acqut my self satisfactorily
OF the task la considering the circumstances and the
casion, will not decline to undertake il.
Be pleased to make known 10 the society my high appre
citation of the compliment which they have second time
bestowed upon accept for yourself my cordial sal
uiations and assurances OF high esteem.
want, JOHN TYLER.
PHILIP R. FEsDALL4 Esq
President jamestown Society.
TIE NATIONAL ENpRMIc.-We learn that able paper
this mysterious sickness has been prepared by emf
pent medical gentleman and will be read before the Ma
iopal Institute al lis next meeting IL is said that it does
not endorse the opinion advanced by the board OF health
and trust that it will lead TO discussion of the matter
which will satisfy the public mind As TIE matter now
stands the country is flooded with rumors some Of them
limiting deliberate attempt to poison the inmates Of the
hotel The Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th inst is Of the
aforementioned opinion, and says:
For ourselves, we have had doubt for weeks,
that the sickness which has already killed several persons
and greatly injured the health Of many Others originating
the National Hotel, Washington really case Of
deliberate poisoning. We the view ia taken
by the physicians at the East The reasons for It are OBJ
vous L. 1t not Of miasma ordinary fever II
different in its characteristics and occurred only at
house. g. 1t did not arise from the drinking water for
that was taken through pipes from distance. B. The
Washington committee report the seperag of that house
no than that of others A. The symptoms of the
disease precisely those Of arsenic in small quantities
afterwards This is occasoned by the inflammation and
corroson Of the stomach which, though not enough TO
stroy life at once yet cannot be immediately healed In
fact there Is 10 doubt that hundreds Of persons
deliberately poisoned. BY whom and with what mo-
tive tell Some of the greatest crimes have
be committed with the smallest motive There might
be thousand reason invisible the public and yet suf
6cient to cause great crime.
expected here on the 4th Of March last had moonlight
parade few nights snce, presenting martial appear
The eight companies were very full and march al
front Of thirty The band paraded thirysx pieces
and sixteen drumners under the command of the drum
major Altogether, there seven hundred under
arms wearing the United States regulation Uniform. Along
the line of march the regiment loudly cheered by the
thousands who admired the good discipline and skfu
man9uvrng Of the men.
Gas AND GAsoMETrRs Gas is now used ia almost every
city in the Union and while the stock Of the companies
which manufacture II for consumption is always above
par complaints made about the quality and
the of the gas furnished So oura have
been the exortons pracsed in places that the mat
ter has been officially Investigated and report Of the
syecia committee of the New York board Of councmen
relative the Manhattan Gaslgh Company together with
the testimony taken therein has lately been published
From this report and testimony make few extracts
the benefit Of all whom 1t may The investigation
was foot owing the alleged fact that although the
company had reduced the price Of gas to So 80 per thou
sand the bills Of were nevertheless increased
Among other things that the committee reported the
following!
"Thst tho company owned and furnished the metres
used that liable to get of order; that they
be made 10 register falsely either 10 favor Of the
pany OF the consumer and that the consumer has IL in
his power to regulate The flow Of gas and effect great
saving in its by attending the state Of water Ia
metre by the OF regulators and by attending to the
stop cock in the sersceppe and by changing the burners
aMr Roome the president Of the company subjected
to long examination From his testimony learn that
of pressure drives gas through the burners than
be economically consumed The remedy for this 10
the sopcock at the service pipe at the butners
burner which under the pressure Of inch will consume
feet of gas under pressure Of inch and half will
consume SIX feet Of gas and the light will 10 both be
,he same lie says have known burner consuming