The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-08
CLEANED FROM THE NAILS.

TIN FLORIDA TnAoEDY HoAxl--0ur readers will re-
member very extraordinary story of four prominent
citizens OF Tampa, Florida, being hung by vigilance
committee, which copied into paper day or two
ago from the Savannah Republican. The report was
furnished TO the Republican by some one who signed
himself IS p Bowen and it did not hinder the publ
cation for the reason that our Savannah contemporary
knew no person Of that The tragedy" was said
to have been enacted the Path ulmo but the Tampa
Peninsuar of the 26th received last evening says not
word Of the affair II is probable therefore, that the
story was hoax. Charleston Courier.
The importance Of insurance against losses by fire and
by water may be seen by the following figures "a There
were 32z fires in the United States in 1857 and the
amount OF property destroyed $l4 5o2 600 In 1856
the amount OF property destroyed upwards of So 000
600 greater The entire loss by marine disasters in the
month OF December last was 81, 800, 1875. The above
amount included thirteen steamers forty ships thirty
two barks twenty two brgs, and hftyseyen scooners
IL this property insured the most of it undoubt
eddy many thousands perhaps millions of persons
bore the loss, each suffering little whereas if no
insurance had been effected many persons would have
suffered business ruin while Others would have been
seriously crippled in their affairs for life.
The navy of Yale College has just purchased six
cared 'shell boat, with which they confident that
they can whip the universe She is built upon the best
Brooklyn model. In with the Yaruna and Olym-
p hitherto the fastest boats of the feet the veruna was
beaten by length, and, after changing crews was
beaten ten seconds the distance is not given The Yale
crews under systematic training, and in good
spirits
sugar property known the ''Annandalc'' planta-
ton, in Ibervue parish, recently sold at auction
to free Of color of this State for $240 800 1t com
prises 643 of land Bayou Goula with all the
appurtenances for making sugar and 95 negroes old and
young, good and Indifferent so working hands This
purchase makes this free of color owner of two
plantations in Louisiana, 200 negroes and
5000 acres of land.
In the early part Of the American Franklin went to
Paris, in hopes of obtaining pecuniay resources from
France For some time he was unsuccessful, and being
present at large party, gentleman observed:
1t must be owned, sir, that America exhibits
to grand and magnificent spectacle! - Isl
True, replied the doctor, dryly but the spectators
do no. pay Y! . s.t
The New York Sun prints extra Fourth July ed
ton Mr.. Beachs press, which makes the impress
sion each side of the paper at the operation The
press meets the fullest expectation of the inventor andis
pronounced complete success by printers generally Ad
dons being made by which the sheets to be fed
in dampened, folded and counted, all by machinery
after which more impression cylinders will be ap
Piled and then the press will BIO used in printing the
daily Sun g.,
1t is asserted that marrying nova days marries
great deal than he bargained for. He not only
wcds himself to woman, but laboratory of prepared
chalk, quntal of whalebone eight coffee bags, four
baskets of novels poodle dog and system of weak
that will keep four servants and three doctors
around your house most of the time
The Delaware Gazette says ave regret to learn that
both the apple and peach crop likely to be very short
in this State There is scarcely hope of fourth of
crop Of the former and third of the latter
! The directors of the Illinois Central Railroad have
called upon the stockholders for contribution of 500
per SHARE to relieve it from the financial difficulties grow
ing out of the crisis of last year An upon
the shares sufficient to discharge the floating debt in full
was believed to be the readest mode of placing the
| finances OF the road in good condition.
1t is vain to stick your finger in the water and pull
ing it out look for hole and equally vain to suppose
that however large space you occupy the world win
miss you when you die.
1t definitely settled that the next fair Of the
United States Agricultural Society will be held at Rich
mond The Central Agricultural Society has made
rangemens for this purpose, and the officers of the Ma
| tional Society have given their final answer.
Frogs are now regularly quoted article in the New
York market They in demand, and sell for dol
| lir per dozen. ...ra.g.7 ..a .s