The Washington union., 1857-09-19
GENERAL SUMMARY


An evening walk in the streets Of New York is not al
ways a safe amusement The Tribune Of Thursday says
At about 6J clock last evening, as man named w.
j. Baird who resides at No lTS East Nineteenth street.
was standing upon the sidewalk in Second avenue, oppo
site stuyvesant square he seized by large man, who
caught him with his about his throat IN the garrotng
style, and threw him upon the ground Others prooa-
bly, oonfeeraes Of the garoer pretended that IL was
fight and allowed TO interfere, saying LET them
have fair play The thief having robbed his victim OF
his gold watch and chain into the crowd OF two or
three hundred persons who were looking at target com
pany that passing. No one interfered with the thel
endeayored % arrest him. The victim was SO badly
choked that Lo could not call for help until it too
late :"
The New York journal of Commerce of Wednesday
says Yeuxtemps and Thaberg gave their first concert
at Nblos last evening and greeted by an audience
which completely filled the saloon. Such q reception
augur well for the fullest success OF all the honors d
vded by these celebrated musicians it would be hard to
tell which took the largest share Vieuxtemps, the uo
nis and Thalberg the pianist may each be said TO be
peerless in the Of their favorte instruments and
unitedy they present attractive array OF musical talent
seldom surpassed " E
Among the deaths In Providence last week was one
caused by religious excitement intense conviction OF
sim from which the unhappy sufferer, young lady OF
much promise could obtain relief Medical men could
discover of physical disease, and the efforts of
faithful clergymen to tighten the burden from her mind
were unavaing overpowered by sense of Divine wrath
she steadily refused noushment and thus entered upon
tnc autilSu SeciicS vi ~ iutuic ottt' .
We have by way of England news from the west coast
of Africa dated at Loando l2h Ambriz l3th and Lagos
2lst of July and Sierra Leone 18th ut There was no
political of any moment all being quiet along the
coast The British sloop-ofwar Antelope had taken
brgantine off Whydak with seventy slaves on board and
in the act of shipping moeat the time of capture great
number of vessels fully equipped for the slave trade were
cruising off the coast evidently waiting achance to ship
their cargoes, but under American oolors
The farm in Plymouth, New Hampshire, left by the
n - tlnT
on Tuesday for 5000 by Engshman, who also
bought Farmeadow in the same vicinity, rs acres at
$l0O acre The property cost Mr.. Wilton s2s 600
Mr. Pierce the exPresdent attended the auction, and
bid SIT 900. 1t is fine estate and as times go, sold
very well u a. ....a ...a.a
Mr. Walsh in his Paris letter of August to the New
York Journal of Commerce, says
Sugar is falling the best root factories will supply
this year two hundred and forty million pounds. The
isle of Reunion (Bourbon) will produce one hundred and
twenty millions the French West Indies will probably
send hundred millions; altogether the supply will ex-
ceed the demand in France" ..... ....t. ... j.
The ST. Louis Republican Of Monday says: "Compa-
nies and H. second regiment United States artillery,
numbering hundred and thirtyfve men, arrived in
this city Yesterday from Fort Snelling Mnnesots Terri
tory en- route Fort Leavenworth. Captains Arnold FL
zey and W. f. Barry and Iieus Charles Griffin and g.
d. Bailey accompanying the forces
private letter from Keokuk, Iowa, states that fire
occurred there on the evening of the th inst which
destroyed over $780, 900 worth of property The prnc
pal sufferers are Wooster & Temple, Maroourt & Page,
and Messrs. Dustin, Morrison, McIeaTing, and Hus-
kanp. s. ....s. 1a .
At a ball In Lecompton, Kansas, affray occurred,
in which c. Bay stabbed, supposed morally by w.
D. Brockett formerly of Alexandria, Virginia. Mr.. B.
was held in 81, 600 bail to answer. als s.# aa.. .
Under the head Of a. Army and Navy Intelligence,
in the Liverpool Times of August % is the following
paragraph g.. ....-..
Sergeant Wallace OF the Saith regiment after seven
teen years faithful service, has by the sentence of
court martial been reduced to the ranks for drinking
glass Of wine with prirae in a hotel at Chatham.
The late Captain Zaccheus NJ Barstow of Mattapoi-
set has left among other large legacies
one of SIS OOO for the establishment of lyceum for
the benefit Of residents of that town.
The Hon Clark Bisse who chosen governor of
Connecticut in ls4s by the wings died at his residence
Norwak Connecticut yesterday morning, aged seventy
five years. ~
The Chicago Journal mentions, among other uxuries
now enjoyed by the people OF that city, luscious straw
berries from Minnesota. "
despatch from Mobile, dated the 10th, says 'sThe
mail steamship Quaker City, from Havana on the 18th
instant arrived here to-day Her advces unimport-
ant. Sugars were firm and unchanged. m
Hon Morton McMichael, of the Philadelphia North
American will address the citizens of Springfield Massa
chusetts the subject of agriculture the occasion
of the Second National Exhibition Of Horses which is to
commence in that city the 30th of September.
A Crimean hero dcserter from an English regiment
now quartered at Canada, bartered away last week at
Stowels ewelry store in Charleston Massachusetts, the
silver medal bestowed upon him by his gracious Queen
for assisting the French at Sehastopol
The new British divorce bill is simply bill to provide
for the extension to oil classes of the British public Of
those facilities of divorce which have been heretofore con-
fined to the wealthy and the powerful