The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-09
GENERAL SUMMA RY.

CouRys,rIp AND MARRIAGE ny Express wedding
took place the lightning express train Of the Mch
gan Central railroad yesterday between Kalamazoo and
Galesburg The happy couple were Mr.. w II. Webster
of Otscgo county, New York. and Miss Emene O. Beach,
of Gumsey county, Ohio They were married by John
Edwards esq, Justice Of Kalamazoo We are inform
ed that the courshp took place during the ride from
Chicago to that point When people of the opposite
do their counting in the short space OF some four or five
hours while riding at the rate of about hrtywo miles
hour, and marry while riding at the same lightning
speed we think no will dispute that this is a
fast age The happy pair went to Cleveland by steamer
last evening Detroit Adtert@r dug. 2s.
About 90 900 people assembled upon the fair grounds
at Elmra New York, Saturday to witness the great
contest between Flora Temple, Lancet, Mler's Danse
and Red Bird Therace subject to these conditions
Mile heats best three In five Lancet to go under the
saddle and the others to harness Three prizes were
awarded viz: So O00 81, 900, and $500. The follow
Ing was the result Flora Temple, first Lancet, second
and Red Bird third Three straight heats were troted
Millors Dalnse withdrawn after the second heat
The time made 2261, 2.27, and 2.25. This is the
fastest time ever made in the United States with the
cepon of that made by Flora Temple in her great rot
over the Union course some time ago in 2.243
An affray took place in Mount Washington, Bulitt
county Kentucky Friday between William Hall and
Dr. Isaac Brdwe citizens Of thaS place An old fsud
had existed between the parties for time, and
the day named brought to close by street fight
in which Hall killed by his antagonist Brdwcll
shot Hall twice, ball woundng him in the and
the other passing through his body While in the act Of
falling Hall discharged his pistol and Bridwell was
slightly wounded in one OF his legs. Hall died almost
instantly. The survivor tried before magistrate,
and discharged the ground of the deed having been
committed in self defence,
The New Albany Gndiana) Tribune says: ''On Sunday
morning last couple of Frenchmen, from Louisville,
met about mile and half from Jacksonville to settle
affair Of honor The parties cast lots for the first fire.
according to the French mode The party that fred
at his adversary and missed him The other party stood
the fire without change of muscle and then instead Of
taking his chance, threw his pistol down and said he did
not want to kill his adversary
company of forty soldiers arrived in this city yester-
day morning (says the st. Louis Leader of Thursday at
IL o'clock, from New York. They left New York Mon
day morning via New York and Erie Bellefontaine and
St Louis and Terre Haute railroads, being but ftytwo
hours from New York. They took the SO clock train
the Pacific Railroad, which will land them In Leaven-
worth Friday only four days and half from New York to
Leavenworth.
SUDDEN ILLNESS OF Mn MORTON. We hear that Mr.
Norton of the Kane expedition, while his way in
carriage to attend the funeral Of his companion Mcary
suddenly attacked with illness, apparently of sim
liar character to that which carried of Mcaryan aec-
ton of the brain 1t found necessary in conse.
quence to Immediately call in the services Of physician
Mr.. Morton, when attacked, in the act of drawing
from his pocket pair of mourning gloves used by him
on the occasion of the funeral of DR.. Kane.
Boston Traveller
singular fatality seems to attend the European steam
ship lines to Canada few weeks age the fine iron
steamship Canada sunk In the st. Lawrence and we
have to chronicle the total loss of the Clyde The Clyde
iron vessel of 800 TONS built at Grecnock
in 1854 and owned by the Clyde Steamship Company of
Glasgow.
The mother of Gen. Rusk is living ut this time within
two miles of the village Of Walhala, Pckens district
South Carolina and Is in the year of her
age and retains all the faculties of her mind perfect We
In possession of the fact says the Walhaa Banne
that Gen Rusk provided her with the comforts of life up
to the very last period of his life.
The Paris Pays says that Sir Colin Campbell had been
ordered to take command of the forces before Delhi and
the journal in auson to the strength of that place.
says that General Bernard wrote few days before his
death, II cannot disguise from myself that am before
Sebastopol.'
Total number of emigrans arrived at the port of New
York this year up to September 272 against 80 572
TO same date last year. The commissioners have
balance in their treasury of S7l,Ol5 49,
1t ia said that 100 900 of land have been planted
with the Chinese sugar plant this year 1t is but three
years since it first introduced into the country
The number of deaths in New York last week CTS
which is of 62, compared with the week previ