The Washington union., 1857-04-23


the country are publishing story originated by the
wateryille New York; Times, detailing the discovery of
singular subtenanean passage in the vicinity of that
village in which were also found quantity of ancient
bunderbuses muchbatered swords iron saucepans and
gobets and helmet Of brass and iron the front piece
OF which bore the following letters in Roman characters
sd. L. o. s.. little trouble n transposing these mys
terous characters would have shown contemporaries
that in publishing this story they have been s o. L. l"
The Rev. Sebastian streeter whose 7ith birth day oc
cun tomorrow, April i5th which is also the 50th
niversary of his wedding day. informs that the whole
number of marriages soemnized by him in Boston is
four thousand hundred and a1y-nae. Boaon Transcript
FACT WORTH NOTICING The Cincinnati Gazette in a
summary Of the advantages incident to the important
railroad connexions lately completed states the fact that
the completion Of the great line from Baltimore through
Marietta Cincinnati and ST. Louis makes direct through
line from Bangor in Maine, to Kansas, which has
crooked turn-outs The whole distance from Bangor to
Jefferson City is now, by this areria line l702 miles.
Montreal added gives over two thousand miles, over
which passenger can move continuously East and West
From Cincinnati to Prairie du Chen by railroad il Is
522 miles, whilst by water 1t is /, $50 miles.
MOUNT VERNON PURCHASE We pleased to sec that
the patriotic appeal Of "a Southern Matron is meeting
generous response. Meetings being held in every
section Of the country and she will undoubtedly
accomplished that noble work which her patriotism first
put in operation and her perseverance has increasingly
prosecuted. The Darlington (s CD Flag says:
s.It might not be known to all our readers that the
first proposition to purchase the home Of Washington
made by lady of Laurcns district, and the first money
subscribed for that purpose at Liberty Springs church.
also In Laurens district We sincerely hope citizens
win not their backs upon the noble work. which has
been patriotcally commenced among us, but will
up literally and sustain the high position they
cupy in this glorious undertaking
MINNESOTA report of the territorial auditor shows
the of assessed in the twenty counties
that have made returns of their taxable property for the
year 1856 to be s23,351 TO- The taxable property Of
said counties is S23 7Ol 96 The estimated valua
ton of taxable property In the Territory for the present
~ear is set down at $50 900 OOO the tax which, at
mill the dollar, would amount to $4,000,
HEAVY LAsr--on Friday afternoon the workmen
gagged In the excavation Of stohe at Quarryve, Connec
cut had tremendous blast Instead of drilling holes
they found large ssue, into which they poured 1500
pounds of powder, and then stopped up the crevice
When the train fired at least 5000 tons of rock
removed 1000 tons being thrown from twenty-five to
hundred rods distance One solid of rock weighing
at least fifteen TONS thrown distance of thirty rods
Fences in the vicinity completely destroyed and the
tops Of trees taken off clean done by the
NOVEL FINALE We find in the New York papers the
following account Of closing in the reccntyad
ourncd back-republican Legislature of that State:
shortly after six o'clock the senate chamber becom
ing dcnsely packed with spectators and lobbymen,
industrious wag busied himself with sprnklng cayenne
pepper the carpets in the and the registers
the effects of which almost instantly percepble
those present The slight and irregular coughs and del
cae sneezng, increased to general and prodgous
cough sneezc, hawking splitting, and blowing Of noses
the noise and confusion from which at times entirely
precuded the possibility Of hearing anything else SO
general did the at length become that nearly every
SENATOR not excepting the president seized with the
mania. The chamber, which crammed to an uncom-
Portable degree, including number of colored people
became the scene Of general cough snceze, and
blowing of proboscs to render impossible for bus
mess to proceed.
ARRIVAL OF MoRMoSs is stated that eight hundred
and fifty Mormons arrived in Boston Monday last, by
the ship Washington, from Liverpool. These arc, of
course, ON their way to Utah.
jews CHANGING THE SABpArH.-Tho Baltimore True
Union says Lords Day services have of late been held
by the Israelitcs of our city. call is made for a
decision as to the permanent continuance of the arrange.
ment This will prove important step to the Jews,
should the arrangement prove permanent
UNITED STATES DESPATCH AGrSr.-N d. Hubbard son
of Governor Hubbard of New Hampshire, has been
appointed United States despatch agent at Boston, in
place of Samuel r. Glen whose commission has expired
DEPREcIATIoN. Lawrence Mass Courier says that
several land sales have recently been made in that city
prices which indicate only about so per cent of the real
value Of the property