The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-12
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AT cricket match in Hulrne Canada few days since
f aged sixteen years. struck In the temple with
balL He fell down, but got up again and played out
his innings When he went home he complained Of 8
pain In his head and continued To grow until Fri
day last, when death terminated his sIifferings
DISCOVERY or G0LD AT FRHDKazcx4ox N IA de-
spatch from reliable authority Frederickton says
that gold has been found in brook at the end Of
the town, supposed 60 have washed down from HILL
gold has been found than foot below the
OF pin head this largest YET obtained weighed ten
grains Jewellers say the gold is Of fine
PSa
SUccKss THE NEW sFlr CHASsaL-The capacity Of the
ship channel recently opened in the Patapsco river for
the passage Of heavily loed ships tested Satur-
day Lass with complete by the conveyance through
it of the fine ship known '-Tha Empress OF the Sea "
The ship loaded with cargo consisting Of about if
hundred toms of guano drew 1871 feet Of water
keel and passed through without stirring up
the nnd causing any traces Of its way.B1F, Ohm.
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Az IMPORTANT DIscovEaY--Prof. p f. Greenough of
Boston, has discovered process By which burning
fluid and caInphene are made non-explosive. thereby
saving the risk Of accidents which have become
quent In vicinity The process by which this dsG
lis attained consists in the complete satuEaton Of
the eanphene fluid with earonic acid gas This gas
II is wen known- is unable to support combustion, d
indeed in considerable quantities. it Is effective
ti-gusher ef fire water ITSELF and, when combined
with burning ud utterly destroys It's explosive quality
without in the least impairng its Illuminating property
Asorrgga LINK IN THE TsIEGRAPn CH.IS-Tt Is stated
that the company which formed last year ion the
purpose al establishing teegraphie Communication be-
the island OF Cuba and the American continent
have completed their preliminary arrangements and are
resolved to the work Immediately Baincre
Saa-
Tux CATTLE DISEASE LIZ FLaaIDs---The Pensacola Era
OF tile Sofa ut says The mHrran having made is
appearances in country cifigEas have become
fearful Of eating the beef and slight has been the de-
ruan6 for that article thai the butchers have entirely
quit bringing il into market and Pensacoiians
confined mutton and hsh- We learn that the deer
too dying IN great numbers, and party who lately
visited the Pea6o report finding many dead deer the
route.
Mr.. Leander Smith. mate of the ship Cortes Of New
Bedford which hre bv the and burnt at
sea- arrived home last Friday In the bark Joseph Max
well The examination Of the persons charged with
firing the Cortez will take place In this city the 10Th
instant before q. s Commissioner Cushman.-Boron
Hragd
TosAcco TX vIaGIx1a.-The Petersburg InteIligencer
thinks that the aggregate inspections Of tobacco in Viz
GINA the LIST ct October wiII In all probability reach
Gee hhs all events the last rear viii
be fully 10, 900 hhlls-
Mr. r. shafner, il viii be remembered Published
card in the papers not long since showing how the Allan
tic telegraph could never succeed Friend shasner
might write another card now, not the cable, fur
that is all right bat upon the faliibiy of human ud
rnenf and the liability of eminent scientific men
lie OCCASIONALLY. DIR. Iraner used 20 laugh nt the
idea steamer crossing the Atlantic, bus learn
on pretty good authority that several vessels Of that de-
sripton have managed work their way from shore
shore, notwithstanding the doctors laugh