The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-04
GENERAL SUMMARY.


England the effect that the British government has
agreed TO guaranty IS 900 sterling per annu IN add
ton to the 81 600 granted by Newfoundland FOR direct
steam communication between England and St. Johns,
f. and that as Mr. Cunard declines terminating his
mail contract for St Johns until its expiration In 1903
arrangement win probably be made with the North
Atlantic Steam Company to steamer fortnghtly be-
tween Liverpool and st. Johns. This, with the mail
brought by the Cunard to this port and thence
forwarded to St Johns, viii give the Newfoundland peo
Pile weekly mails from Liverpool"
There were only seven deaths reported in Savannah
during the week ending July 28thve children and two
adults The Republican, referring to the health of the
CITY, says 'sWhen say that Savannah never
healthier than present. and that in this respect she
may challenge comparison with any city of equal size in
the Union have only to refer TO the reports of our
board of health during the present for the proofs
The mortality has been very light from the beginning OF
until now and it will be SEEM from the report in
columns this morning, that the nterments for the
week ending with yesterday amountedt to but seren
MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES --A letter from Rev. A.
Medland of Meerut, dated May 18TH says ''The mis-
sionares and native Christians at Delhi are, believe,
killed letter in the London Times from Rev. t. c..
Smith, chaplain of Meerut, says:
.'The Rev Mr.. Jennings, chaplain of Delhi and his
grown-up daughter IAN amiable and much-respected
young lady, murdered in the palace, where they
living with Capt Douglas, aso killed command
of the guards. The Delhi Bank plundered and
burnt all cantonments together with the prem
ses of the Delhi Gazette the treasury sacked and the
church burnt But a very few fear, have escaped
The New York Mirror Of Saturday says 1.-THE steamer
Vanderbilt, Captain Higgins left to-day for Southamp-
ton and Havre with l52 passengers and $4,000 IN
specie The Vanderbilt also carries out two fine horses for
the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The Hamburg steamer
Hammonia Captain Heydtman, also left to-day for Ham
burg with 81 cabin and So steerage passengers. She
takes out 900 in specie. The Collins mail steamer
Atlantic Captain Eldridge likewise sailed to-day for v-
erpool with 81 passengers and SAGA 06 ST. Among her
passengers the Hon. W. b. Preston, of Virginia. and
Gov Wright United States minister to Prussia and SON.
Among the passengers by the steamer Europa at Bos
ton, two young English nobemen, who have proba-
bly, to make the tour of the States They are
Lord Althorp and Lord Hervey The first is the and
heir of Earl Spencer descendant of the great Duke OF
Marlborough, and nephew of viscount Althorp, the
distinguished statesman who was Chancellor of the
Exchequer In the Melbourne administration Lord Her
vey is the second son of the Marquis of Bristol They
| both quite young men, under 25, and unmarried.
New CorroN received yesterday, says the Green's
burg St Helena parish) Imperial of the 25th ut from
Mr.. j. L. Saunders, of this parish boil Of cotton OF
this years growth, pucked from his field during the
week This boil is fully developed and opened, and were
his whole field in the state of forwardness, he would
be able to picking in about ten fourteen
days. Wethink st Helena is ahead.
The Jersey City Telegraph says that about $500 cans
of milk containing 40 quarts each In the aggregate
100 900 quarts are brought to that city every day OF
which the New Jersey Company brings from Essex,
Union Mddlesex and Somerset counties about 600
The freight all is about $780, and the receipts at six
cents per quart, are sc, 00O
The ice crop of New York which is chiefly gathered at
Rocand Lake, Highland Lake, and Kingston Creek, Is
estimated this year at 500 900 tonsnearly all of which
is consumed in New York and Brooklyn The ice crop
gathered from the Hudson for Albany this year is estima
ted at 80, 900 tons.
REUNION PRxBYTERIEs.-The Nashville Presbytery,
Old School, and the New School Presbytery of West Ten
nessee have been united The basis Of reunion that
of the Synods of New Pork and Philadelphia found
page 900 of Assemby's Digest, l75s--1tm Witness.
Elizabeth City county (Va) contains nearly 5000 in.
habitants There is not single family compelled from
poverty to depend public charity for support fact
which speaks loudly in favor of the industry of the
people
IArAYETTEs BIRTHDAY--The sixth of September will
be the one hundrcdth anniversary of the birthday of La
fayete The Boston Post suggests that the day should
be celebrated in special manner by the people Of
this country.
The express train between Rochester New York; and
the Niagara suspension bridge recently accomplished ita
night trip in hour and twenty-five mnutesa dis
lance of rs miles
Tennessee has lost of her most eminent citizens.
Hon Joseph Phillips died suddenly at his residence, in
Rutherford county in that State Saturday. the 25th
ultimo.
Among the passengers who left Boston for Liverpool,
in the steamer America Thursday Ole Bull and
son.
The Virginia educational convention has been con-
voked to assemble in Richmond on the 25th day of
August
1t estimated that there is at the present time in the
hands of the people of this country, not in actual use,
1926, 000, 000