The Washington union., 1857-05-15
GENERAL SUMMARY.

ment OF William Bonsa esq chairman and DR. Joseph
r. Coad secretary The opening address was delivered
by DR. Jewell OF Philadelphia chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements. The address quite long, and
DIR. Jewell gave admirable review of the quarantine
regulations of the different cities of the Union After
effectng permanent organization by calling Dr. Jewell
to the chair, the convention adjourned
Captain Clement White, says the Richmond Enquirer
of yesterday for many years efficient officer OF the po
lice department of Richmond breathed his last at his res
dence in this city yesterday morning. in the I'D year oi
his age Capt White served his country faithfully In the
OF 1912. He appointed by Gov. Wise few
years SINCE superintendent of public buildings in Rich
mond, which Office he held at the time of his death
The Petersburg Express states that there in that city
twin egg, firmly united by ligament Ia sialnese
twins the entirely white and the other pure yellow
The coors may be distinctly through the transparent
coating of skin which envelopes the two for they @
shells This double egghe white and the other yell
low-was deposited by common hen.
On Tuesday night last says the Chicago Times about
IL o'clock, the train the Michigan southern road,
bound to Chicago lying across the track,
about twenty miles this side of Toledo One passenger
thrown off the track, instantly killing man, wo-
man. boy and girl and very badly but not fatally, in
jurng four Others, We unable to ascertain THEN
names at present.
The Rogersve EAST Tennessee Times says that
great number of people north of Cnch mountain in that
country actually starving II is said that there is no
corn wheat in all that country We also learn that
poor and her four little children starved to death
last week They had been living wheat bran for
time Our citizens who have grain should look to
this thing, not hold back to sell to foreign pecuators
There is a woman youthful and quite handsome who
visits the Baltimore pentenary every day and conveses
with her husband for hour and through the bars
Yet this is serving out term of years for having
cut her throat his wife s. and inflicted several severe
sabs in her breast from the effects of which her life
for long time despaired Of What evidence of love
! and constancy!
1t resolved during the fourth days session of the
National Typographical Union that in its opinion it is
neither wise in policy correct in principle that any
thing should be enacted relative to the control of the in
ternal affairs of printing offices but this Union is of
opinion that it is the interest of the trade well as TINT
of the employers that few departments should exist
as practicable. Adopted
gentleman from the northwestern part Of Ohio states
that the crops recovering from the severity OF the
winter and the backward spring The wheat which look
ed yellow and scly has rcgained its heahl color and
now promises abundant yield. Should nothing unia-
vorabe occur the yield in that portion of the State will
be very large unusual breadth of land
The Paris Academy of Sciences been presented by
NJ Lrtet Professor at Auch with three fragments of the
shoulder of unknown bird, dug up in the department
of the Gers. The three fragments placed end to end
measured fy-cght centmeers, nearly twenty three
nches which is alone about third than that of the
albatros, which, of all known birds has the largest hume
| rus. as
1t has been ascertained says the Philadelphia Ledger
that the injury to the Delaware canal is not great
was at first apprehended. Neither the Lehigh the
Morris canal has suffered and shipments will be resumed
from the various points the former canal
the water has fallen sufficiently to allow of tho boats be-
ing loaded.
The New York Journal of Commerce says SAN intel
gent planter just arrived from Georgia, informs that
tho damage to the crops by the recent osts in that part
of the country has not been in the least overaed He
is confident that the cotton crop is curtaed about
third 1t was repeatedly killed and replancd until seed
could no longer be had and last resort,
planted in many instances. =
monument is to be erected in Roxbury, Connecticut
to the memory of Col Seth Warner, the revolutionary
leader of the Green Mountain Boys whose remains
repose in that town. The legislature appropriated $3.50
and the citizens contributed $3.50.
There was very nearly another wife murder in Troy on
Saturday. An insane husband undertook to kill his wife
with meatcleayer; gave her one blow, and about
giving second, when neighbor, hearing her screams
rushed in and saved her life.
| DR.. RANSOM of Burlington Iowa. recently amputatcd
the leg of Mr.. John Ammons which hal been diseased
for several years. Ammons placed under the infu-
Of chorois, and did not awake until the opera
| ton all over On awakng he looked at his short
ened limb and coolly remarked g that he had been
| euchred' -
! John Roton, lad about IL years of age, Mon
day 4h inst convicted of forgery Wyhe county a)
superior court and sentenced to years mprison
ment in the penitentiary.
The rains of the present week Says the Staunton Va,
Vndicao have revived vegetation and spread gladncss
| over the community. The wheat crop, understand,
is beginning to improve in appearance and weather
and genial showers may yet restore the crop in great
degree
| The St. Paul papers state that all the Sioux Indians
except one band Wabashaw that have been hunting
for time past within the settlements In southern
Minnesota have, at tho solicitation of the agent G. H.
Flaudreau broken up their camps and gone to their
| eryation.
letter from Hamburger of the 18th ult SAYS that on
the day before upwards of 900 emgrants were collect
ed at that port to embark for the United States They
generally came from Hosein and Mecklenburg and the