The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-16

The New York Post gives an interesting de-.
scription Of the Central Park, upon which there
are about six hundred and 6fty men employed
y clearing up the rubbish. great number Of \
and from these stream Of pure water. three Or
four feet wide, will be formed 70 courss through
the valley The buildings are TO be sfld Oh The =
10th. The grounds are said 70 have been = ersst
resort for thieves, robbers, and chmin4ls 81 IN
kinds heretofore; and the acres Of thick wood and
jungle certainly offered many advantage az hid
ingplaces from the officers Of the law aaiifq "a
fatal railway casualty occurred q few DAYS sso
at Hoboken, New Jersey boy subject TO epi-
leptic fits fell from the platform directly in front
Of the locomotive and was shockinRly manpled 4
one wheel cutting off foot, another passing over
the thigh, and third crushing the abdomen. He
lived some forty minutes, repeating a. he gazed
into his fathers face, dear father, dear fatherd
PREPAYMEHT OF PosTAaE--The Post Office De-
partment have issued instructions that when q
distributing Office detects large quantities Of un-
paid transient printed matter passing through Il
unpaid, it shall return the same to the mailing Of
fee for prepayment; and also that at any Office TO
which said matter Is sent, which, although adj
dressed TO, is not for the delivery of such Office,
The same rule shall BE- observed. s4
A DIRECTIoN TO PosTAAsTERs.-The Post Office
Department rules that it is illegal to carry letters
not enclosed in stamped envelope over railroad
Transporting the mails, unless it relates exclusively
to the business of the said road. II Is the duty
Of Postmasters, if they obtain sufficient evidence
to sustain prosecution, to report all such cases
to the q. s. District Attorney.
A QUESTION OF LoNGITuDE.--A curious question
of fact has arisen in New York in the matter of
Paris left legacy Of DC, 900 to his neice living in
Dubuqe, Iowa. It turns out that both uncle and
niece, testat0r and legatee, died the same day;
# she died first the legacy ceases If he died 6rst
1t goes to her heirs. The Evening Post says IL
looks now as if the question Of priority Of death
must be decided by longitude
SYNOD or VIRG1EIA.--This religious body met
in Lewisburg, Va, Sept. I'd. The opening SER
mon was delivered by Rev. VIM. H McGuffey. !,
Rev. Michael Osborne, of West Hanover Presby-
terry, was chosen moderator. The next session is
to be held in Charlottesville. m g
Two men have recently disappeared from New
ark, Nd, under singular circumstances. One is
named J.. N, Baldwin, keeper of a coffee and spice
saloon, and the other Samuel B. Soden, a carpen-
ter.
Caleb Cushing, late Attorney General Of the
United States, and Sidney E. Webster, late Private
Secretary to President Pierce have formed q co.
partnership, and are about to open law Office in
the city Of Boston. s
A new feature in church service was introduced
at Portland, Maine,i on Sunday, by Rev. Mr. Steb-
bins (Untarian.( He invited bis whole conrreon. y
ton to participate in the celebration Of the Lords
Supper, stating that this would be the course that
he should hereafter follow. slal:E
Col. Charles A. May, U. s. Army, recently in
command at Carlisle Barracks, has been relieved
by Col CrittendeR, and left the place. Before his
departure public dinner was rendered him by the
citizens of Carlisle, which he compelled to de-
cline by other engagements.
Mr.. William Kane, of Albany was, on Thursday i
caught in some machinery, at factory on Ide
Hill, and whirled around at the rate of sixty revo
lutions minute; bis ribs were broken. and the
bones of his legs fractured; he cannot probably
recover. !.
A mail bag has been found in the Appomatox
river. 1t belonged to Chattanooga, and contained
mail matter for New York 1t had been cut open
and robbed, and contained nothing but three
bricks with which it was sunk
Ex-Governor Alexander Ramsey has been nomi-
mated by the Republican State Convention at St.
Paul as their candidate for the Office of Governor
of Minnesota.
THE STATUE OF Mr. WEBsTER.-The bronze
shipped at Leghorn for Boston, and may be ex-
pected to reach that port in few weeks. 1t is
eight feet high. The head is taken from the bust
modelled by Mr.. Powers from life.
While number Of young men were cunning for
Reed birds, near the Lazaretto, Philadelphia, yes.
terday, at one and.a half o'clock, load fred from
a gun in the hands OF Mr. Ellison entered the
breast of Mr.. Edward Jenay, causing instant
death. attlssr
The wife and daughter of Thomas Hastings,
Postmaster at Dobbs Ferry, were instantly killed,
Monday, on the Hudson River Railroad, by being
run over by the cars while they were walking on
tho track. NEtit y
1t is not generally known that West Point Is
now the headquarters of the army, 1t having been
| removed from New York about a month since
Gen. Scott has his office in the Academy building,
where he transacts all necessary business.
Samuel Byas, a Nova Scotia sailor, sailing out Of
| Ellsworth, was taken with bleeding from the nose
at that place on Saturday week, and before medi
| cal assistance could be procured, he bled to
death. ~ W II
Nor Much AFTER ALL.--It is often said of
franklin, as II It were something wonderful that
| he "sought the lightning in the clouds and Inn
| prisoned 1t on EARTH" This is nothing. We know
Wno cNtIy hiSub ehat NO rba1o oNe oAech
his wife goes to bed, Is sure to catch thunder
~ y. Picayune. 'Dl
The choice for successor of Judge Curtis, In }
the U. 8. Supreme Court Bench, Is said to lie be-
tween Nathan Clifford, Of Maine, and Judge Gil
christ, Of N. H.
Among the items of expenditures Of the city Of
Boston, for theyear ending April 30, 1857, Is the
following Food for squirrels, sss a."
Sunday wasa joyful dayfn Gloucester Mass. in ar
| rivals of fishing vessels. One after another they
came in all day with colors flying and with fares
from 500 to 200 barrels. About thrty.fye thou
| sand dollars worth came in. t
FoREIaS IxPoRTs--The value of the imports at
Philadelphia from foreign ports, during the past
week, was $497, 1875, making total since January
lst Of sl4,e9l,l9S. The value of the exports to
| foreign ports last week was $69,930.
wIpowHooD.-T There are s5,ls2 widows in the
State Of New York 1t should no longer be called
~, Gtota h,,&t Al q ood