The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-29
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CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

About Newport, N. H., liquor continues to be freely
sold in spite Of the Maine law AT the last term of court
put into jail while the respectable offenders per-
mtted to violate the law unnoticed
The South Carolina Gazette, published In Charleston
during the year 1887, file of which has been recently
discovered, contains frequent notices of ''pay house
in that city, which reutes the general opinion that the
first theatre in this country opened at Williamsburg
Va, in 1859.
The old Franklin House at the corner of Hanover and
Union streets Boston, the of Frankns in
that city is about to be torn down. in order to widen the
street F..
A new military company, composed Of Hebrews, Is
being formed in Norfolk Virginia. probably to be called
the Israelte Guards Thirty have joined and the pros
pect of a large corps Is encouraging.
The editor Of the Cincinnati Israete says that on SUM-
day. the 10Th instant, he soemnized two conversions
from Christianity to Judaism
The Abbeville (S CO. Banner communicates the mourn
full intelligence of the death of VIM Lowndes youngest
son of the late John G. Calhoun He died on the 10th
inst. at his plantation, in Abbeyille district.
George Roberts, former publisher of the Boston Daily
Times has taken the presses and other material of that
establishment to New York. with view to establish
new penny daily.
Skeletons of feet high have been discovered In
a burying ground about mile northwest of Winchester
Randolph county, Indiana Near by Is old fort in
Guiding about thirtysx of ground within the orti
fcation The mound in the centre is about twenty five
feet high while the fort breastwork Is only about
fifteen feet Directly east and west the mounds
open spaces gateways, around which other forts
1t has been determined to erect orphan asylum in
New York with the money contributed to raise monu-
ment in honor of General Steuben This will be
lasting monument to perpetuate his fame than that which
which was at first proposed
Edwin Forrest declares most emphaticaly that he
will appear actor again 1t is just barely
possible that he may "lccture on elocution."
fire occurred in Cincinnati on the morning of the
tnatar nd fnaIa fnr apI
burning two horses.
The latest intelligence from Victoria contains satis
teal Of little interest to ladies by the last
turn of the register general of the colony perceive
that the numerical prepondcance of men over women
amounted to the astounding sum of ia, O0O In popu
lation of 100000 In other words there only
about los, 900 women to 302, 600 men,
novel Incident occurred at the Marshall county fair
held at Lewsburg, Tennessee, last week. which not
laid down in the programme. couple presented them
selves and married in the amphtheate in the pres
ence of hundreds Of spectators. Though premium
was offered for such exhibition the parties went their
way looking if each had Just obtained prize above
all price.
Mayor Fish, Of Waterbury, Conn, thought $50 not
remarkably comfortable salary to support family on,
and wanted it raised The council raised it to
$780, but tho mayor thought that sum Improvement
the common council reduced it to the original $780,
whereupon the resigns and has called the good
people to meet the 4th of October accept his resg
nation, and elect fifty dollar mayor in his place.
In earylife, John Jacob Astor visited Philadelphia
and consulted of the Oldest hatters to the poll
oy of his settling there and establishing himself in bust
Considerable attention given to the matter,
but il was determined that the trade ovordonc and
that in fact there opening. The enterprising
stranger Immediately directed his footsteps to New York.
and in the of years. well known, became the
great millionaire of the commercial metropolis.
1t is stated in letter from China that the of the
Chinese falling sgnay in defending their forts is that
astonishing is the fact this shrewd and initiative peo-
pie yet ignorant of the method of dwelling their
guns. Levelled at elevation pointed in di-
rection they fixed facts and quite harmless to all
Had the Chinese supply of Shapes rifles, with few
commanders reverend reyerend to teach their use,
the " border rufians, who have far to assail
them wond show light foot But they have no milf
tay science modern military arms and therefore
doomed.