The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06
CLEANED FROM THE mills.

The United States government has awarded to Charles
A. Ferguson of the ship erefordshe of London,
the of 81 574 for detention and expenses incurred
by that vessel in rescung the and of the
ship John Gipin, wrecked Oft Cape Horn, and taking
them to Bahia; also Captain Thomas s. Scott com
mander of the H., service of silver plate consisting of
six pieces, for his noble conduct on that occasion.
1t is estimated that there loS sos 900 laying fowls
In the country of which so 600 900 average egg
day throughout the year This would give the annual
crop Is $50 900 900 eggs and these at eight cents
per Dozen would be worth sl2l 666, 6G6 Eggs traor
binary
The price for writing congressional speeches has been
reduced to $40 ut least that is the which the Port
land papers SAY tina. Hon John NJ Wood agreed pay
the former editor of the Advertiser whom he employed
to write his letter OF acceptance and speech to deliver
his reelection to Congress neither of which sums being
paid, they part of the subect-mater OF suit
between the parties The Newburyport Herald remarks
upon it that 'if the truth could be known there
members Of Congress from Massachusetts, who would APP
pear better than the Maine man--men who not only
have their speeches written for em but who publish
speeches which they do not deliver and that
1t not for the newspaper men about Washington, the
porters and speech-wrers very many of the members
would never be heard from, more than though they hid
been swallowed by the whale that took in Jonah.
This il rather hard since the Herald is opposition pa
per, and Mr. Wood of the smartest q men in the
Maine deegationull smart and full as honest, it
appears as Governor Morrill, who stole his proclamation
from Minister Chaplin.
of Massachusetts, 22l 900 in the New England States,
and 4 800 900 in the United States Ohio stands fore
most in the number Of horses New York next, Penn
syvania next Kentucky next and Minnesota last of all
Estimating the horses Of Massachusetts, ut $75 per head
their value will be SO 000 and all the horses in the
United States at the rate would make value of
1897 800 000 than three times the whole cotton
and wooen manufacturing capital of the Union. The
horse interest is most important to the wealth and
prosperity of the States
TnE DISEASE known black tongue which prevailed
in Southern Georgia during tho spring among the cattle
and deer has spread to the neghborhood of Mobile and
has also reached Wilmington, N Q. One or two COWS in
the latter place have died with it, The Mobile Mercury
mentions ''that it is recommended in papers to mix
copperas with the juice of oranges, and sponge the
tongues of cattle affected with this disease friend of
in Baldwin county speaks approvingy from his own
experience of pork brine used in similar way
The total number Of deaths in New Orleans during
the week ending the 3lst July 1885 Of which 10
of yellow fever, OF whom Americans; the
remaining 100 of other diseases 81 of whom Amer
icans,
Douglas at Springfield, Illinois, had some per-
pexty in fixing one OF their flags on the occasion OF the
senators reception II old campaign flag, and
when first hoisted the motto stood 9 The Colstitu
tion--Buchanan and breckenridge" The Douglas men
could not stand that they pulled 1t down and amend
ed it thus 1.-THE Constitution - and breckenridge"
That awkward, aud it was again fixed "Thc Con-
stitution and --." This made much merri-
ment that the troublesome flag lowered again, and
the constitution and all stripped off
ABOUT oAr-Two years and half ago one of our
citizens obligc friend the captain of ship about
to sail for the East Indies gave him cat for the purpose
of keeping the vermin board in proper subjecon.
Pussy during the intervening time, voyaged to Calcutta,
thence Liverpool back TO Bombay thence to Charles
ton, South Carolina, and finally to Boston. few days
after the arrival of the ship at this port the former own
Of the cat sitting at breakfast, when in walked
tabby the If she had been away from home,
and after general review of the premises she came aud
jumped the knee Of the master Of the household as
had been her wont in old times The story is curious
evidence of attachment to locality in the animal and
singular proof of its retention of memory Losr
In'Mss Pecks 1.-TWO Million poem, recently read by
VIM Allen Butler, at Yale College, is capital reference
to the inscription Of sdi,c Iatin according to Miss
Peck, for Welcome upon the front door step OF Fir
kin This reminds that classical architect not long
ago inscribed the same thing hall tile for retired
druggist, who once dabbler in famous ointment.
"Confound his mpudcnce, said the druggist, he
looked upon the word, becausc my house built out
OF the profits Of the save business that's
should na.e cast up 10 IN tas Gtya a,, f.s ui
hchy STONE was removed. an Y Epcapy' POST ~. ~
correspondent of the ST. Louis Republican says that
a Utah mail party encountered their Journey mil
lions of bunaloes, blocking up tins highways, as TO
delay the mall feeding upon the uxurant grasses of the
plains while deer and aptcopcs were more numerous than
eyer seen before"