The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-18

pretty laces
There are some very pretty, but unhappily very m
women, who don understand tho laws OF the road
VIII regard 70 handsome faces Nature and custom yo,l
no doubt agree Ia oonsignng 10 all males right Of a. l
Two distinct looks at every comedy female couotenan
without any nacon OF the rules Of courtesy on the sen
snnen. OF respect The first look IS necessary 10 define
the person OF the in vidua one meets so as Ia avoid m
In passing Any usual attraction discovered in A.,
glance Is suficent apology for second-not a prolonged
and impertinent stare but apprccating homage Of e
eyes such as stranger may inoiensvely yield to pass
ing image 10 Is astonishing how norbdly sensye some
vulgar beauties to the slightest demonstration Of t
kind When lady walks the streets she leaves her r
tnous- Indignation counenance al home she knows we'll
enough that the street is picture gallery where pretty
faces framed in pretty bonncs are meant 10 be AMI
everybody has right 10 see them"
The government o. Canada is fast running into ,ob,
and extraordinary must be resorted To 10 provide
sufficient revenue Even the new tariff project of Mr.
CYley II Is thought, will prove inadequate Is this
S,a'e OF alis owing 10 the . extmyaganee of Mr Bu
ehanans administration. ~ u Journal Of CJnmsros
Masonic TaAsIE.--Ihe masonic fraternity OF Ious,ill
have erected building that has cost from $3.50 900 10
$3.50 900 II has been built almost entirely ut the ex
pense OF The members OF the Fraternity.
NEw RAILROAD IRON FROM ON RAlLs--The rolling
mill of Smith X Co, Paramount is running full,
time with 100 men employed In making railrnaJ
iron from old rails heavy contract with the Reading ru
road Il being completed The process of transforming the
old rails into new ones IL follows The old rail is out
into pieces Of about four feet in length and then tied
into bundle with wire 1t Is then passed through TIA
various rollers, until il Ii stretched out some twenty
feet and assumes the shape necessary for railroad use
The rails thus made said To be better than new ones
as rolled iron improves by frequent working The coat
is about one half that OF the new rails, Phi. Ledger
BANK NorEs = The London Times states that the d.
rectos of the Bank Of England in order eectuaIly
to put stop TO the possibility of fraud being perpetrd
to so inconyencnt and alarming an extent by photo
graphic agency have entirely altered the color Of the
paper on which their notes are produced well as
changed the color of the ink used in printing them and
substituted widely different shade From inquiries and
experiments which have been made 1t s ascertned that
II the notes be printed yellow tngcd paper in blue
ink it ismpossibe, or extremely difficult to transfer fac
SMILES to Photographic negative paper rendered
sensitive by being saturated with solution Of the nitrate
of silver and other chemicals from which the limitations
of the genuine notes obtained Another plan which
has been proposed, equally eicacious in putting an
end to the system IN question: is that of having few
words ornamental Devices struck Off on the back of
the genuine note These words or devices by the pro
CESS Of su-printing all transferred to the front Of
the imitation notc thus foiny the counterciters art
VARIETY. AT the approaching commencement of Am.
will address the Phi Beta Kappa Society Wendell Phil.
lips, esq, the Social Union and Prof Austin Phelps of
Andoyer, the Society of Inquiry.
An effort is being made in Hartford to raise S. 900 70
purchase the works Of Bartt the sculptor pay off
all his debts and have something left for the widow
Others $3.50 and 500 each.
ANOTHER BalDar OVER TIE NIAGARA -We learn from
the Niagara Fails Gazette that Canadian engineers have
been making surveys within few days for tubular
bridge across the Niagara ut that place The surveys
are made for the proposed southern railroad through
Canada.
A PRoMIsISa YoUxa MAN--Master Stewart n lad of
seventeen years. discovered on board the steamer
Arabia she proceeding down the harbor he having
secreted himself with view to complete his education by
foreign travel He was put board pilot bont from
which he transferred to the care Of fishing rry In
pleasure yacht He was we'll taken care of there and
Mr. James Cochrane of Charlesown Of the company
took him home to give him supper and nights lodg
ing While at Mr. Cs house ahe young gentleman stole
valuable watch and left the premises without express
ing his thanks for the entertainment he had received
Boston Journal @
The court of inquiry, instituted by brigade orders Of
9th July to inquire into the nature of certain reports
injurious to the honor and reputation Of or more o
GERS of the Eighth regiment New York State militia
while acting us guard of honor to the remains Of the late
President Monroe have announced the result Of their
inquiries, "that the reports referred to false unbound
ed, and scandalous. ~ Y. Posi-
TAE SIcSEns or THE DECLARATION or IspErEsprycK =
FLyDrTEN In the last volume Of Randalls Life Of JEFF
ferson the following anecdote is given related by Mr.
Jefferson ffe
"WhIst the question Of Independence was before Con.
gress 1t had its meetings livery stable Its mem
bers wore short breeches and silk stockings and with
IN hand they diligently employed in
lashng the flies from their legs SO very vexaous was
this annoyance and to great an i'm patience did IL
arouse the sufferers that it hastened il IL did not aid in
inducing them to promptly aix their signatures to the
great document which gave birth to empire republic
" The aneciote had from Mr. Jefferson, at Month
cello who seemed to enjoy it very much .s well az TO
give credit to the influence of the flies He bold IL with
much gee, and seemed TO retain vivid recollection OF
the severity of an attack from which the only relief was
signing the paper and flying from the scene
MIAsMA IN AMERICAN BoTrox The Waterloo (Ill)
Patriot states that the stencil prevailing in the American
Bottom, caused by decaying vegetation and the ecmpo
sition OF animal matter deposited by the late food is I'M
noisome 1t has created epidemic disease
among the hogs, which is carrying them OF by scores
and it is feared that much sickness will prevail amongst
the inhabitants this Several sick persons have
already gone to Waterloo from the Bottom being unable
to live in the midst of the unhealthy efliuyla
MICROSCOPIC WONDER We have had tho pleasure of
seeing recently microscopic photograph, which is truly
4 very remarkable curiosity. Upon the object glass
appears small speck occupying the space OF six by
seven and half hundredths Of IN inchabou the size
Of the square lead IN ordinary lead pencil before II Is
cut appearing to the unaded vision only as stain or
slight discoloraon upon the glass But the microscope
reveals 1t to be complete copy Of the Declaration Of In
with the Of the signers In full con
tanning no less than $50 letters every one Of which Is
tinished specimen of Typography, and the whole under
high maguify3ng power, be seen with the utmost
and read with the utmost easo The letters
only twenty our hndreiths Of an inch In size but
are perfectly formed and elegant This wonderful achieve
ment Of the Photographic a brought from Paris by
Mr. D. r. Ives, and j. the property Of Dr. George A.
Perkins. Salem Register, sssa Is 1900
a Mn. WAsnDuGS TO he DRoprED--The Skowhcgan
Maincl Claron-ater stating the agreement unanimous
" entered into at the Republican convention IN the fifth