The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-12

Bayard Taylor in his last letter to the Tribune relates
the following An anecdote which heard In Sweden,
and neglected 10 relate in lbs proper place. returns 70 me
here Ii is too good to be lost Last summer an Amer-
can who was visit TO st. Petersburgh happened TO
be walking of the streets Of the capital one
muddy day when he suddenly met the Grand Duke Con
stantinc The sidewalk was not wide enough for two
persons 70 pass and the street deep IN filth Both
stopped and a moments awkward pause ensned Sud
denly the American taking silver roube from his peck
ct shook il in his closed hands and cried out Grown on
talg" Crownl" guessed Che Grand Duke. .Your high
ness has won said the American looking at the roube,
and stopping into the mud His cuteness in saving his
dignity while he acknowledged the Grand Dukes brought
him invitation the next day TO dine with the latter
but this is usual termination of such stories as
happy marriage is of a fashionable novel
In the accounts of the rebellion Of the native troops in
British India 1t stated that the mutneers found in the
bank at Delhi gold to the amount of S55 900 1t hoped
that the improbabity of this statementso large an
amount Of specie in country bank-wil not have the
effect of dscrediting the entire This month re-
turn of the 1877 banks in Massachusetts out of Boston,
shows stock of specie averaging So $50 in each, or
little million of dollars in cash they have in cir
culation--the Ia7 together sixteen millions in bills
The following paragraph, from the Chicago Times,
gives idea of how harvesting is done at the West
IA friend of says that day last week he went
up to the top OF hill called Mt. Zion, six miles from
Janesville Rock county Wisconsin, and counted on the
surrounding plain hundred and sixty four horsepow-
en- reapng machines busy cutting down wheat. There
were thousand men, women, and boys following af-
ter binding and shocking up the golden shcayes IL was
sight worth seeing to behold the grain falling and be-
ing gathered up at the rate of two hundred acres per
hour !!
recent meeting of the Historic Society at Boston,
Az, Interesting article ON Hancock, and
III Lofing reaH nii rneches once worn by the
exhibited the vest, coat nna 49, ,~,,ation The
great patriot. They were in excellent preso.,-. y
coat is of scarlet velvet with ru1ed sleeves and
used model for the coat to the statue Of Warren The
vest richly embroidered with lace and spagcs, and
the breeches are OF olive silk plush.
BY latest dates received at Boston from Halifax we learn
that Captain Turner, of the schooner Wasp, at Halifax
from Labrador reports another French of steam
shore the Labrador coast, Point Rcach,) The
marof war previously reported shore by Capt Came
ron is a total wrecsl
Our Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee exchanges
plain Of almost constant rains for the last three weeks
Much damage is said to have been done, particularly to
the crops The thrashing and cleaning of wheat have
in consequence been suspended and in cases the
grain has commenced to sprout,
A party of pedestrians reached the Tp-Top House.
Mount Washington, New Hampshire, the 9TH of
August Up to that time they had walked 1874 miles
They climbed up to the summit of Mount Washington
via Tuckermans ravine, &C., passing through the great
arch, which is rs fea long, 10 feet high, and rs feet
,rfde
-Four young ladies' two of them daughters of Mr. b f.
Soue, and the other two of Mr. Grant drowned at
Watervile, Me-, on Thursday, while bathing
The "Kansas National Democrat is the name of the
democratic paper just started at Lecompon of which
we have received the first number.