The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-30
JOTT1NGS or TRAVEL.
IBy our Special correspoudcn,,l

lBy our Special Correspondent
TORONTO CANADA Wmr July TO- 1858
EDITOR UNION My last from this place pot pouri
a Of which this shall be the other half Parliament
is still at work at the manly game of vtupeaton its
powers and variety in that line being apparently mex
haustible
Tennessee friend who has been here ten days longer
than have surprised me this morning by stgmatizng
an amusing little incident which related to him, "a
id lie :; and when / took stare of Indignation
thereat he explained by saying that he had been attend
ing Parliament the evening before How else could be
after that but satisfied The theme just before these
grave and reverend sgnos is the removal of the seat
of government which her blessed Majesty reference,
had decided should 20 Ottawa but Parliament appears
unwilling to decide at all Not having been to Ottawa
for year. asked two gentlemen successfully in the
reading room, what sort OF place it was One of the
respondents, motte faced military gent Of pleasant
cast described it large salubrious lively romantic,
and prosperous. The other, mottlcdace &C., exactly
like the last pictured it as small, scy, dull fiat, and
declining 1t quite satisfactory after that to feel
that acquainted with the true condition Of Ottawa
friend who witnessed the effects of the two recent
accidents on tho New York railroads gave to-day
he surgeons vivid description of the character of
wounds, &c., inflicted. The first bones injured, he
sured me- are usually the clavices and Others about the
neck and shoulders. This of course is owing to the
fact that passengers pitched heavily forward against
the seats and each other to the detent of the parts
first in collision Next to the clavces, &C., the ribs su
fer most being often crushed In and broken from their
proper connexions inhicting, when much larcerated
fearful wounds upon the lungs, liver &C. The lower
limbs next breakages in the ankles and leg bones
being common from the fact that the feet entanged
in the seats which throws the whole weight upon those
bones us levers The thigh bones follow fragile levers
for such weight But it makes to write upon
the subject My informant, of those odd faces into
which it looks two deep holes had been bored by
inch half augers and the dropped at the bot
toms of the cayitiesa face in fact, singular that
while looking at it you scarcely listen to what the
is saying and his other auditors to the water
stand with the horrible details.
The falling off in travel this year is noticeable
upon railroads than other of conveyance. Often
two three of have entire to ourselves How
wish at such times that l elongated enough to
occupy four seats instead of twonay, why not wish sr
eiqa or the whole side of the car The memory of
crowded cars and drcary nights slcepess hot dusty and
long, spent therein renders such amplitude refreshing
The conductors sneakng way of hurryng through
nearly vacant his feeble attempt to say tckettt my
slow and pompous style Of handing it out his profound
gratitude at my condcscension and the soft drawngto Of
the door he goes all this is in happy contrast with
his general conduct.
Speaking of conductors free to say that as class
they much less respectable upon these Canada lines
than in the States For my part like The boss anywhere
to be firstclass man. Even in canal boat / can't
brook captain void of dignity and when young
fellow hardly fedged with finger nails hardly cleaned
and coat cheap and nasty feel like standing law suit
excellent roads, with all things substantial and of the
BEST should put with such cheap conductors Good
heavens, thinks to myself this snob of fellow
passed just now after deprvng of that which had
cost me gold coin of unquestoned value good hea-
vens suppose serious disaster to happen, land
wreck, plunge down the embankments this dirty
fellow to be counsellor comforter and captaini
thought Of the manly shrewd and experienced officers
contrast painful Messrs Directors of the Great
Western Grand Trunk &c., do let persuade you to
get lpen hundred dollar Niger for post RESPONSE
BILE as that of conductor.
Tyoh f,pJ rod ,tsh If,I f,rc all
wooded and watcred, &c This is copied from pacard
at the station and explains what Mrs Woodie meant by
her title, Life in the Bush. My children and their
cute dad supposed that unfortunate lady really a
camperout 10 the bushes all the time To tell the TRUTH
had communicated to young Bob, who can read but
thss for knowledge several apocrypha incidents of the
Bennett and Cobb order calculated to explain how she
could would exist long in such primitive condi-
ton. Poverty and drunken husband, if j recollect
right, the theories which my explanations were
based take this public occasion to apologize to that
respectable authoress for my mistake.
Tho effect of the bitter and apparently irreconcable
warfare between the New York roads to the East is vis
BILE throughout the West AT Columbus Ohio, placards
at the depot advising eastern bound passengers
to purchase tickets only TO Dunk, but IS will
take them to New York If o New York and Erie
ticket il bought there At Buffalo the papers advo
eating steamboat lines from that place to Cleveland To-
ledo and Detroit in competition with the Lake shore
railroad and the Great Western whose directors said
to be working against the Eric railroad These things
make against the real interests Of corporations which
much individuals, find their best policy in peace and
harmony very large portion Of railroad cars are
illuminated by candles arranged upon springs which lift
them up no faster than they consumed. This for
cleanliness and seadiness Of illumination is great inn
provement any other system Having lost FIVE
dollar hat from oildrippngs in the Indian
apols and Jacksonville road, too poor corporation to
make anything out of if had sued them,) know the
evils of that style of lights and form of illumination
that has under my notice is good the above.
What genius had common sense enough to think Of SC
patent plan don't know, but had he lived six months
earlier had been IS richer.
The potato crop is remarkably fine throughout the
good bottoms indicated by that which appears Pat
and Biddy will flourish and increase the coming season
past all precedent The of 1860 will tell tho
tale.
SAD INCIDENT LATE OVERFLOW. During the hig,
waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries few weeks
Mr.