The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-19
GENERAL SUMMARY.

telegraphic despatch from Boston, dated the nth
instant that the great Bunker Hill celebraton
Inauguration of the statue Of General Warren, took
place to day. The weather cloudy, but We had no
rain the morning The procession started at nine ocloc
for Bunker Hill The streets throngcd and the pro-
cesson superb Among the noabes present the
governors Of New York New Jersey, Connecticut Rhode
Island, and Vermont and the mayors of Baltimore and
Montreal Senator Mason, of Virginia. Judge Reese, OF
Illinois, George Peabody ESD Caleb Cushing, and nuner
Gus others.
Civil engineers in view of the difficulties attending
bridging nayigabe streams, propose submarine car
riageway cylindrical iron tube of twenty feet diam
eter sunk in the water sufficiently low to allow vessels to
pass above it, and passing out of the stream at each end
with its upper side ut lowwaer mark into abuments OF
masonry. The great difficulty with such submarine
communication would be to find streams deep enough to
allow tube of such diameter to them and still
leave enough depth of water for vessels to float unob-
structed above it,
PRoFTs OF SOUTHERN MANuFAcroRIEs. The stockhold-
of the Planters Factory of Alabama have just received
dividend of fourteen per cent upon their investment
being the second dividend of fourteen per cent which this
establishment has declared in the sixteen months that it
has been in existence.
"The above, says the Montgomery MAIL sis paying
dividend All cotton and mixed cloth manufactured in
this State If managed with ordinary skill so likewise
The mills at Tallahassee have paid at times nearly equal
to the above
The rock in the Blue Ridge tunnel says the Virginia
Jefersonan is quite cut ont, and person can see
through the entire tunnel that is person at the east
end see the light shine in at the western end
Preparations in progress to enable the cars to pass
through the tunnel early in July, and also to them
twenty miles west of the present terminus Of the road
We understand il is intended to celebrate the event by
the officers and friends of the Central Railroad Company
The Kansas correspondent of the Missouri Democrat
writes that paper that the sales Of the Iowa trust lands
are over harmoniousy In speaking of the prices paid,
he saws 1.-THE few tracts that not claimed by set
tiers brought at public sale from SO so to "a 80 per
1t may be accounted for partly by the inordinate thirst
| VIA l,tf,,t IL,
from the fact that the speedy completion Of the Hannibal
and ST. Joseph railroad viii turn the tide Of emigration
and pour it upon the beautiful lands Of Donphan and
Brown counties "
The Greenbrier (va) Chronicle says 'Tlie new com
pny have possession at the White sulphur and are ma
king extensive preparations for the accommodation of
visitors b. H. Eaklc who for several years has been
ployed clerk and who has given such general sasac
ton happy to say, in the service OF the new
company for the present season. The season has COM
menced and everything seems to indicate large mum
Der of visitors We hope the proprietors may real
| ize their highest anticipations
The present appearance Of the growing crop of wheat
in tbis vicinity saws the parersburg (va News bet
ter than it has before been, excepting its extreme
backwardness which will render it liable to rust Corn,
oats, and potatoes though late look we'll Our farmers
have had much trouble in replanng caused by the
ages of ground squirrels, worms &C., which have dug
| up the seed or cat up the young plants
The Warrenton Flag states that very pleasant party
of young folks visited the Warrenton White Sulphur
Springs Friday last and engaged in the occupation OF
picnicking. The expansive grounds OF the establish
ment presented most animated OF youthful merri-
ment whilst music and dancing with the pleasant little
episode Of fine dinner prepared by the courteous land
4 lords served to render the day delightful one to all
present.
The extent of the scarcity in North Carolina may
be inferred from the that the Wilmington and Well
don Railroad Company WILL until the LIST of October next
transport the road all and provisions intended
for delivery the line Of the North Carolina rarod
nf hoIf atne
tablished by the present tariff Of charges.
We convcrsed Yesterday with an old friend who has
lust returned from trip in the country west of the Qua
cha river He says that the crops generally look pretty
we'll and hopes entertained of inc crops Of cotton In
the section of country through which he passed. notwitli-
standing the unreasonable weather experienced few
weeks since As far his personal observation extend
ed he reports the crops growing very fast and doing
markaly well Ouaeaia (La.) Register, 4M inst
The West Point Gcorga) Beacon learns that cattle
diving in great numbers in Troup county Georgia. and
Chambers county alabama II says that one farmer,
living not far from West Point, in Chambers county has
lost within the last two weeks between twenty and
thirty head among them of the finest mich cows
The disease OF which they die is thought to be murra
The Southern Journal of Medical and Physical Science
states that boy in the vicinity eight years of has
his lower extremitics turned completely round There
are no knee pans the joints bend backwards, so that
when he knees the lower part of his legs in front OF
the body. The heels in front and the toes behind
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preparing work on the rvages of the pestence at Nor
folk for the benefit Of the widow of the mayor of that
city and it having been announced that this noble
hearted Young lady intended to publish the book at her
own expense, one % Tho merchant princes Of New
York sent her a check for 500
The relative strength of the various sections of the
Presbyterian denomination in this country is follows
| Old School, a25, 900 Now School, 100000; Cumber-
land, 100, 600 ; German Reformed $4,000; Dutch Re
formed 35 900; other classes, 10000 making total
of GAS 0O0 These embraced in 1926 churches sup
piled by $500 cergymen.
writer in New York expresses the opinion that the
people make a mistake In paying much for potatoes
There nourishment in bushel of good white
beans than in five bushels of potatoes and what is better
than bean SOUP palatabc than good, old fash
toned bean poridge r. He says the age of beans
should be revived, well for economy as for health.
The Charleston s. CO. Typographical Society has pur
chased two adjoining lots eligbly located, in Magnolia
Cemetery place of seputure for its members and for
others connected with the profession,
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