The Washington union., 1857-09-17
GENERAL SUMMARY.


conos IN Arkansas The Little Rock True Demo
crat Of the LIST instant says 81
During three four days OF last week il rained in
torrents We had more copous rains in the month
al August and they have extended far learn
Eorth, South, East, and West
1.-The cotton crop Car and near, has sustained very
heavy injuries Our planters and the most sanguine Of
them do not count upon yield of than twothrds
OF an average CROP II 80 much. We have not had q
week Of continued dry weather since the goth Of July,
while have had repeatedly three and four days Of con-
nual hard rain Unless the weather turns of more fa
yorably at an early day, the bottom lands upon our
streams will scarcely make anything at all.
The paper has the following extract from letter
from Franklin county. dated August l6:
Our prospects were never brighter, and, should no
disaster beall the crops would not be surprised If
wecultvated upland fields yielded bale per The
Arkansas bottoms, in this vicinity, learn do not prom
we'll In such localities it is apprchended there
will be stalk than bo
On the examination Of Stephen Bronson, jr charged
with defrauding bank in Chicago, of which he was
cashier Judge Wilson, of the victims, Witness
and gave the following important piece Of evidence
a. Have examined the books TO ascertain in
gard to the accounts witness would not attempt any
such thing He regarded the plan of keeping the books
by double entry as scheme for swindng. False en-
tries could be made and the best book keepers could not
detect them Witness would as undertake to work
the most difficult problem in fiuxons comic sections
to unraye the mysteries Of double entry keeping
II tho books show balance for Bronson they wrong
that's ALL and Ii the people be swinded in this way
the doubeentry system should be abolished by statute
In the glee sung at the haired young mems con-
yenton at Worcester occurred this line
awita Tanks there's such word as failn
In view Of the recent crashes in financial institutions all
the country this ronical allusion to 'hard times
was singuarly infelicitous-Poa,
The cold snap of last Monday and Tuesday to
have extended very large part Of the country We
hear of ross in all the New England States, in New
York, Pennsylvania Michigan, Maryland and Virginia
In parts of New England material injury done
to the crop, and other crops the effects Of the
frost were plainly visible The Manchester On. III Mir
ror says s'the frost on Monday night noticeable in
every part of the State and fear that in the low lands
Of the northern part OF the State has done serious damage
to corn, vines, and other kinds Of produce"
An old and very sharp broker in Cleveland thinking
TO lessen the express charge on package of money
marked it ST. $780, when in reality there ST. $50 in
the package 1t went at that rate but unfortunately it
lost and the broker not daring to claim the whole
amount had to accept 500 from the express company
thus paying $3.50 for his sharpness The best Of the
story is the company found the package after they had
paid the broker and discovered the cheat that had
riched them in cool $3.50.
sad accident occurred at Ellensville, Ulster county
New York, on the 10th instant. Three young ladies
Sarah d. OTIS daughter of Dr. Abjah Otis Harriet Hunt
daughter Of s. A. Hunt esq., of Ellensville and Anna
Bartlett, daughter of Dudley Bartlett, esq, of Pough-
keepsiestarted in the morning for days excursion to
Houk Falls where they went in to bathe and unfor
tunatey the unuercuIrenJ all
The deceased young ladies Of great promise and
much beloved by large circle of relatives and friends
We learn from the Canebrake Aa.) Herald of the 4th
instant that the contractor the Alabama and Msss
sppi railroad, from Selma to Unionown, owing to in
creased facilities afforded him by the directory prom
ises with ordinary weather. that the road shall reach
Uniontown by Christmas that it will reach Godsbys
Gin House mine miles from the town. with good 'drt
road thereto) by the first of October and Davidsons
place sx and half miles from town by the first of No
vember.
The Yazoo Miss Banner of the 4th says 1--WE learn
that Captain Hendricks was killed the other day at the
residence Of Mr. Lnberth of Silver Creek in this
ty, by DR.. Tucker. After shooting him twice with a
doubebarel shot gun, he drew repeater and shot him
Ave times more acerating his breast dreadfully We
learn that Dr. T. has given himself up to the authorities
What could have been the of such rash net
have not yet learned
Mrs Olive Clyde, of Bristol VT, lately committed
suicide by starving herself to death Her husband had
deserted her and unable to support herself she received
aid from the town. Her situation weighed her
mind that she settled into deep melancholy and
fusing oil food after htree days Of aaiag died in ter
rble agony Everything done to her to break
her determination that prudence could dictate, but in
vain.
The Montgomery tAlabana) Advertiser of the 9th says
ave very much regret to announce this morning the
death of Edward King secretary and superintendent Of
the Gas Company Of this city, also secretary of tho Ala
bama and Florida Railroad Company who expired yeser
day evening about sunset after having been confined to
his bed about two weeks with diarrhda.'
A. and W. Sprague & Co. have decided (saysthe Provi
dence JournaD to their mills only half time and to
print no more goods than they make They have been
running from 900 to 1875 900 spndles and printing
than they spun Other mills must take this course.
There is no other remedy for the times.
The Friars' Point Miss Planter says 'sMajor g. B.
Warren killed, the 29th, wolf Wallow Point,
measuring In length five feet four inches This is
anly the largest wolf heard Of He would des
troy in short time good many lambs.
The Dutch iron brig swalborg," d. T. Lund captain,
sailed from Amsterdam the 10th of August last for
Richmond with large and two small boxes, containing
Crawords bronze equestrian statue of Washington for
the monument on the capitol square.
The New Orleans Medical News for September records
the uninterrupted health of that city They have had
yellow fever epidemic disease Of any kind up to this
time, and the average of mortality has been unusually
low.
South Of Springfield Illinois, the railroads. Of
the farmers ii Is said offering their at Is cents
per bushel in the field others at s5 per The ndi
cations are unless the frost sets in carly that the
crop will be enormously large
Rev Geo. H. Doane, son of the Episcopal bishop Of
New Jersey Sunday last ordained priest of the
Roman Catholic Church. in st. Patricks Cathedral, New
ark New Jersey.
BY JAS. G. MCGUIRE, AuctiOneer.