The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-10

The London Times in able article on the power Of
the press says that the potency Of newspaper lies in
the fact that it and not sheet of tales and
ESSAYS like the French journals ..Ihe public press =
saws the Times 'has purchased its right express its
opinions by the facilities which it has given every
for forming his own AS to the favors which the press
can confer the Times says What is the red eagle or
the legion of honor paragraph Of praise which is
peated in hundreds Of daily weekly and monthly sheets
and makes some humble name household word from
Cornwall to Shetland, in Toronto and Melbourne In
Calcutta and Hong Kong r
The best joke in the late foreign news is the
ment that account of the recent treaties the Emperor
of China is to be decorated with the Grand Gordon Of St
Vladimir from Russia and that of the Legion of Honor
from France. 1t is good that it ought to be true
Fancy tho brother of the and moon invested with
these vain embems of barbarian honor With what utter
contempt he regard the insignia he will not dare
treat with srespect lift the order of the Twenty
four Umbrellas now it might be moro appropriate ;
but perhaps the Emperor is already shining light Of
that eminent Asiatic body.
Dr. Billings who recently arrived at New Orleans from
Mexico states that his principal object in coming to the
United States is to purchase Minnie rifles for the liberal
army in Mexico For this purpose he intends visiting
Hartford, where he will probably make the purchases he
desires of the Sharpcs Rifle Manufacturing Company
We know Of other place in this country where he can
once procure q large supply of the Minnie weapons
guns and bullets learn that correspondence
on this subject had already been had with parties Mex
leo before DR.. b. departure from that country.
on the "Humbug of Spiritualism, the point Of which
would be 'lettng the cat out of the bag " admission
five cents only large audience gathered the City
Halt on Wednesday evening and the lecturer after
few words the nature of humbug took from beneath
his desk bag which he promptly opened and rang
vcritaJb cat The audience, fortunately for the lee
urer relished the joke, and, amid the burst Of APP
plausc that followed no let himself out Of the lecture
room.
The Turkish counerfeng case was disposed Of in New
Mr. Al,
Madame Sevcst, honobly discharged after he made
his explanation of the facts of the Having no
knowledge of the Turkish language he supposed the mat
ter he printed to be merely labels with Chinese chaac
tiers upon them, and to be used in eastern commerce
The plates and cames delivered up to the proper
authorities by Mr.. Harrison.
The steamship Tennessee will resume her trips between
New Orleans and Vera Cruz the LIST of November next
She will carry the mails twice month between the Uni
ted States and Mexico.
Gouverncur Kembe, esq, of Putnam county, has ro-
ceived the democratic nomination for Congress in the 9th
district of New York, represented by Haskin. In
the 9th district of the State tho democrats have
nominated John Anot esq.
Tho vicksburg Wing says that the hospital at that
place is crowded with cmigrants, who arrive there
unable to get work. take the fever, and die in the
hospitals The hope is expressed TINT the people will
stay away for two three weeks
An effort will be made IL is said at the next legisla
tue, for the establishment of county in Maryland
to be called Columbia 1t to be composed of Blaens
burg and Evansville districts in Prince George and parts
of Anne Arundel, Howard, and Montgomery counties,
with court house at Bcltsville
great yacht race came of at Toronto on Friday OF
last week for prize of $240 in which vessels from all
parts Of Canada and from the American shore of Lake
Ontario participated The prize won by the Yankee
sloop Coral, owned by Mr.. Guides, of French Creek.
Mr.. Thomas Collycr launched from his yard in New
York. on Wednesday, small steamer for China TO be
called the White Cloud She il destined TO run on the
largo rivers Of the Celestial empire and will DO fitted
with all the improvements Of our river steamboats,