The Washington union., 1857-08-19

THk YouNo MKx's CHnIsrIAN AssocArioS. The rooms
of this assocaton at the northeast of Pennsyya
mia avenue and 10th street open every day from g. m
20 TO- D. m and srngers and citizens always welcome
Ladies who are regular teachers in any of the mission
schools entitled the of the library free Of
pense on Wednesday afternoons The library contains
nearly 1000 volumes and the reading-room ID provided
with the leading reviews and papers. Annual subscp-
ton 81 in advance
AT meeting of the association Monday evening
they passed resolution offering the dieret literary asso-
Citations Of the city the Of their library and readingoom
for 81 per member per annum provided that at least $40
be subscribed by each association.
The association have in operation in the city three mis-
sion Sunday schools No. l, street, between 5th
and 9th No q at the corner Of Massachusetts and
I'd street and No g. at the rooms Of the association, on
the of Pennsylvania avenue and 10th street The
hour for holding these schools is clock p. The
association have meeting and Bible class at their
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
ACCIDENT NEAR CAros SPRINGS s---kJuRY TO WASHING
roKIASs--on Saturday last a stage-coach upset
the Alleghany mountains, about half mile from Capon
Springs Mr. Bradley and Ibis family Of this city, were
passengers He had his arm broken his daughter had
her hand severely bruised the weight of the coach rest
ing upon until the gentlemen had removed it, Mrs
Bradley but slightly injured Miss Worthington,
also of Washington injured the head She was
rapidly improving. Several other passengers in-
jured.
The accident occurred at a turn in the mountain road
which difficult of descent 1t is supposed to have been
oecasoned by the otng out of place of the coupling bolt
of the stage The driver unin ured He able to
stop his horses within short distance of the accident
Tnr CoAL TRADE the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is
quite brisk Boats daily arriving at Georgetown
and Alexandria by There has been strike how
ever among the wharf hands in Georgetown, which ma
eriay retards the unloading of boats at that place
These hands, whose occupation is to unload boats when
they arrive have struck from 81 rs to ST so per day
which the employers refusing pay the only unloading
now going is what done by the of the boats
The whole number OF boats engaged in the coal
trade on the canal is about $50 capable of carrying about
27 600 tons,
TBg HEAVY RAIN of Tuesday the 4th inst did con-
siderable damage to the canal by filling up the channels
that had just been dredged making it necessary for the
dredging TO be done again TO considerable extent
However, great benefit has been derived from the
fain In the thorough washing of the streets and
the city,
IT is STATED that the vessel which reported off Ma
ryand point the barque William Chase of Dodges line
of packets which recently arrived at Georgetown from
Porto Rico with efy Of stgar; but finding the market
well supplied cleared for Cowes.
New SHELL HOUSE aud boiler-shop now being
built at The The latter is nearly finished and
looks WE'LL and the waiis Of the former in forward
state The naval is also shout to be length
encd 100 feet and otherwise improved,
The ToBAcco CRor in parts of Maryland and Yir-
a is said to be very poor on account OF the wetness o
the season. This has caused the stalks to grow very
rank, without proportionate growth of leaves.
LARGE FiREr of Cumberland coal-boats Is expected to
enter our canal in few days for Washington dealers
LARGE SHIP is reported at anchor off Maryland Point
supposed to be guano ship from the Chincha islands
Brilliant schemes for septe n,ber, 1857.