The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-18
GENERAL SUMMARY.

houses at San Francisco many hundreds of tons Of JS
bearing quartz to be shipped New York as ballast in =
turning ships The quartz is to be dissoiued n u9 n
large quantities. and all the gold prccipitated Tn
I" liquid flint " thus accommodating in immense quanti
is said TO be very valuable, bass for building snl
ornamental purposes. The gentleman engaged IN tba
above enterprise is resident Of California and one Of th
extensive operators there in quartz mining T
says that from hrs experience and KNOWLEDGE No,
onetenth OF the gold is saved by any OF the known mr.
in California Hence his for adopting Rem
jamin Harding's method Of dissolvng, &c. as als,v.
stated.
LAKE MICHIGAN AND ERIE SHIP CasAL--Ihe Tolod,
Commercial OF Friday says gentleman from Buffalo ws
in city yesterday, who visits this section for the mn,
pose OF making inquiries with respect to the practc
ty OF the proposed shipeana from the head of IaEo
Michigan te Lake Erie The result OF his investigator
thus far has been TO satisfy him that the route by F
Wayne is the most practicable and the most desirable
By any other route il would be necessary to overcome M
elevation Of from $50 to $50 feet by Fort WAYNE Ina
elevation Is we believe, less than 200 feet
Ground was broken ON Thursday last for the oonsto
ton OF the East Pennsylvania railroad about six mills
east OF Reading This company have a right under THEW
charter TO construct road from the city OF Reading b
Easton, the Delaware but for the present IL isnot
the intention TO build any further than Allentown vbe
they viii connect with the Lehigh valey--thus maxim
complete connexion by railroad with the city of New
York, via the New jersey Central railroad
Mr.. Christopher Mckinney, gentleman well known
to our business community says the Charleston oou
of the 18th inst died yesterday morning at the al
vanced age Of seyenty-nne years and six months Nv
Mex formerly officer IN the United States Rant
and after the breaking Of that institution became The
teller Of the Bank Of Charleston where he served in that
capacity from the commencement Of its charter mn n
within the last three years and only then leaving th
bank by reason Of his decline OF health.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that a een,em.n
who attended the recent sale of lots in that CITY pa ~
mouth OF the Ohio that there SlO3OOo worth
Of said property sold at the public sale and $40 600 worth
under private contract making altogether Sl43 600 Of
lots sold in single week A manufacturing comnmv
has purchased four at the rate of 81 front foo ~
altogether $50 000 and contracts spend $40 600 x,h
in the ensuing two years In the erection OF bud;r
One year ago there four inhabitants Of the tu
and now late shows that it has l. 100 citizens
The Sullivan Gndianal Democrat says Tat few tavs
ago German woman, living Carlisle left her lob
about month old in the era lie In the house and Wont
out into the field where her husband was at work Ar
remaining about an hour she returned and ound ~ III
horror that her baby had been stolen and negro baby
left IN It's place No clue be obtained as TO tho
whereabouts OF the white child and the mother cons
quently, is in great distress.
Speaking OF tobacco the Abingdon yirginan s,vs Il "a
Of the most profitable crops that can now be se IN
Southwestern Virginia and those who understand It's eu
ture say that the soil out there and particularly the sides
of the river hills is admirably adapted to it, On Wei
nesday last Mr. II, Butt Of Washington county shasd
five hogsheads to Iynchburg the first any amount ever
sent from the county He planted about seven acres m
yield OF which 1000 pounds, and it realized him
81 900.
The directors Of the Rock Island and Alton tSt Louis
road have put eighty miles OF the road under contract
embracing the first and second divisions Inc contract
agree to build and complete the first and second IL
visions at the rate Of SAB 600 per mile The St. Louis
Intelgencer says they to furnish also six lccomo
tives, four passenger cars, two baggage mail cans
twenty box cars twenty-five platform cars four water
tanks four turn tables and half mile of side track
and complete the work in two years.
The first -four Of the season says New York es
change of the 10th inst naie from this year. wheat
was ciersd Change to-day. Ii was ground Mt the
Carmichael Mills Augusta, Georgia, from white wheat
grown in that vicinity, and Is of the finest SAMPLES
sent forward The invoice consisted of ten faral
and was received from Chareston by the Marion
On removing the bodies OF Mr. and Mrs Rasback from
the family bnrying place to and mere convenient
cemetery in the Dooley settlement four and half miles
south Of Eaton, Ohio, the body Of Mrs r. was found
be converted 70 solid limestone, preserving remarkable
funess and pumpness OF life The weight of the BODY
was estimated at about 600 pounds
The Montreal Pilot states that Friday in the superior
court verdict was given against the Grand Trunk for
$500 in case in which MIR. Charles Hcepe an English
gentleman, was plaintiff and the Grand Trunk railway
defendants The plaintiff of the persons injured
by the explosion of the Grand Trunk fcrryboat between
Montreal and Longueu the 10th Of June OF last year
He laid his damages at 81 000 but the injuries he received
do not seem to have been of serious character
teegraphic despatch from Buffalo announces that the
attempt to get off the steamship Canadian on Tuesday
morning, failed The tug-steaner Queen Victoria which
was engaged in assisting to tow the Canadian off return
ed to Quebec Wednesday afternoon and reports that
no further attempts to get her off viii be made until the
next spring tide In the mean time such preparaons
will be made as to secure success.
The Vineyard hIass) Gazette says that during the
spring months there have been taken from the Matakese
creek in Edgartown, loss barrels or G94 500 herngs
WORTH averaging the prices which they are sold at 81
per barrel 81, 232 The present years catch about
equal to half of some former years when behring's
plenty. AT the other creeks in town about 5000 worth
OF behring's have been taken this spring.
The New York police difficulties still continue The
governor appointce street commissioner was again
elected from the street commissioner Office by Mayor
Woods police on Tuesday. The police have been detail
ed in case OF riot.
The annual meeting of the Medical Society OF the State
OF Delaware was held at Dover on Tuesday last. Dr.
Jump was elected president, and Dr. t. p Bush vice
president Dr. Cove Salisbury delivered an eloquent all
dress In the evening.
Mr. Jesse W. Goodrich, esq. died in Worcester, Mas
s'chnsetts, Sunday morning. after illness of three
months The Transcript of that city says Mr. Goodrich
was the means OF inducing John Cough to give up biz
naos OF drinking, to take the pledge and become use
full citizen.
Is estimated that the amount OF lumber now the
Mississippi and it's tributaries above the falls of ST. An
thony is about 1000 900 feet in logs which is
being secured by the various booms The numbering
business tins season is likely to prove very successful
The New York Tribune says the yellow fever is at the
very doors Of the city, and complains bitterly that ef
hcent steps taken to the threatened peence
by Temcdyng the shameful condition Of the streets