The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.

The JAMEsTowS CELEBRATIoS.-Ihe Richmond papers
continue TO urge the postponement of the
ton until the 23d asserting that that day win be the
nyersay corresponding with the 18TH arranged in the
present table OF time II is stated that nine military
companies from Richmond and six companies from Nor
folk and Portsmouth will be present Where are the
military OF Washington city that Of the companies
cannot join IN this pleasant pilgrimage and fraernize
with their comrades of the Old Dominion.
WAsHISofoN HoRlIcuLTrRAL SOCIETY,". We have been
informed that horticultural society was organized in
this city ON Wednesday afternoon W. W. Corcoran was
elected PRESIDENT and after tmnsactng other business
the society adjourned to meet Tuesday evening next
the 2lst instant at the schoolhouse the corner of
10th and streets, at o'clock
CmRo Gonpo.-Iet il be remembered that the battle of
Cerro Gordo commenced the 18th OF April lSII
and finished the 18TH Several of those who participated
In it now residents of this city, and il is to be regret
ted that 1t could not have been commemorated by
tival, it has been in Philadelphia and other cities
BoouETs "A northern editor complains that flowers are
so dear and says that Zone dollar the usual price in
Boston for boquet which could be bought the streets
of Florence for thirty cents" We have often wondered
that here in Washington, where flowers be easily
cultivated some did not undertake to supply small
boquets at u low rate Hundreds would soon expend a
on their desks, who do not purchase highprced
boquet once in year, if then.
FEMALE HERoIsM-Among the incidents of the late
fire at Georgetown, find the following related by the
Evening Star:
ave understand that while the fire was raging ON
Wednesday afternoon, several individuals, representing
themselves iremen, insisted upon entering the dwell
ling of respected clergyman situated in the
block the burning buildings The articles in the house
having been prepared for removal by the family 1t
not considered advisable to admit strangers and young
daughter of the minister took her position at the front
door, and gave the parties notice that they would be
allowed to enter. Previous to taking her stand, while
packing up the various articles servant discovered
yover in bureau drawer and for fear OF accident hand
ed ii to the young lady, who deposited it in her dress
pocket for safety Upon her arrival at the front door,
the parties not satisfied with her refusal sgnied their
intention, in rough rowdysh manner to enter; when
last resource assured that everything depended upon
her determination the little heroine stepping back, pre-
sened the revolver, and informed her uncouth vsters
that the first man that attempted TO pass her would be
dead man 1t Is needless to say that the indiv duas
retired. The weapon in question purchased some
years since by the reverend gentleman for peserva
ton in foreign land and since his return has been laid
aside mloaded.
AssAuLr.--A desperate named jones' now prisoner al
the county Jail, committed outrageous assault
young woman who has been in the habit of carrying him
refreshments Some circumstances it seems had excited
the jealousy OF JONES' and while she at the Jail he
asked her to kiss him, and her attempting to comply
he threw afectionately around her neck, and
with the other hand drew her throat lit
orally g betrayng her with kiss. He was secured be-
fore he could finish his deadly purpose, although the
wind-ppe nearly severed The cash was sewed up,
and the victim is in fair way to recover.
A NEW THEORY correspondent sends us the follow.
ing extract from recent number of the London Lancet
high medical authority, and suggests that the National
Hotel may have been papcrcd with paper on which poison
GUS colors had been used
"Dr. Kinds, of Birmingham, has lately called atten-
ton to method of accidental arsenica poison which
should he generally known, and from which he was him
self the sufferer He CHANGED to select for the adorn-
ment of his study particularly bright tinted wall paper
the pattern Of which confined to two shades of green
About two days after ii had been applied he first used
the room in the evening" sitting there and reading by
gas-light Whilst thus engaged he was seized with Sc
depression, nausea abdominal PAIN and prostraton
The chain Of symptom ensucd every subsequent
evening when he occupied the This led to an in
qiry into the cause He scraped off little OF the bright
cooring matter from his pretty green paper and by
sublimation produced abundant crystals Of arsenous
acid. The paper was co!orcd with arsente of copper
cheeles green The of this pigment to color wall
papers has already proved injurious in previous In
child sucked some strips Of paper thus coored and
narrowly escaped with life. I'D Monthly Journal 1851
Dr. Kinds remarks that the presence of the arsecal pig
ment may be recognised by its brilliant hue and by lit
tie running of the color at the edges of the pattern
though it did not take freely on the paper
ALMOST r1RE.There an alarm al fire yesterday
afternoon, and II was soon reported throughout the city
that Browns Hotel was in flames 1t proved, however
to be a joint chimney between the hotel aud Todd 5
marble building which iro and the only damage
apprehended from the sparks which fell on the ada
| cent roofs
II was soon discovered however that smoke was issu-
ing from the second story of the marble building and
on breaking open the occupied by the ''sssocia-
ted press, it found to come up through the
ices of the floor Axes were freely used, and il soon
| became apparent that the Auc of the stove in Mr..
Youngs store beneath had set fire to the oist several
of which burning rather charming. Luckily the
dcafening" used between the ceiling and floor kept the
air from these igned oists the whole building would
have speedily been IN flames As was had IL not been
discovered serious confagaon would probably have
resulted during the night The ubiquitous AGENTS of
the associated press seldom find ltem" so near
at hand and congratulate them their good fortune
| in not being burned ont
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