The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09
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Commerce to STATION steamtugs n the Straits Of Magcl
Ian TO cay ships through this famous passage and thus
avoid the detentiops of sail vessels ia doubling capc
Horn. Three days tune would be Sufficient for the pas
sage that now often requi'es month.
Mr. Tai p shadner bas published a lengthy card "a
the ST. Louis Democrat claiming that he Is the originator
Of the Atlantic telegraph aud that Cyrus W. Field has
received great deal more credit than he deserves.
1ae ragent- of the University of Michigan, at Arm
Arbor have voted unanimously against the removal Of
tho medical department to Detroit and against the al
mission Of females to the privileges Of the University
The city council of Ciaciuuati few days s'nce ap-
propiiaed the of $27997 s3 for various purposes
s203ll 90 of which for work done the new asy
lum at Carthage.
The New Orleans post Office opened for the first
time at night the LIST inst The Courier expresses its
qualification and says that it secures the delivery of the
mails fourteen hours earlier than they have been
delivered before.
The New Episcopal Theological Seminary of South Car
DINA to be located at Camden the residence of the RI
Rev Bishop Davis who i'll be president and professor Of
church polity and pastoral theology.
Forty-nine of the camels belonging to the United
States at Campo Verde, sixty miles from San
Antonio Only of those imported has died, while
ten have been added by birth These young American
born camcs thrive WELL and promise to grow up equal a
all respects to those imported
The Salt Lake mail reached st. Joseph on the 25th
ultimo twenty-five days out The Mornons were
quiet and orderly at the Time OF departure. vio-
lent snow storm encountered by the train west of
Laramie. The Indians on the route quiet The
weekly Santa Fe mail left Independence on the 9th
ultmo.
The governor, lieutenant governor and comptroller
Of New York have far assentcd to the plan for the
location Of the quarantine of the city upon of the
shoals banks in the lower bay to enable the
pissoners to obtain survey, plans and specifications
Robert Canning Brown, an Engljshman, employed
clerk by the London and liverpool Insurance Company
Nn,r yprL haap lanf CHI nf
that institution Of a large amount
The deepest coal pit in Great Btan end probably N
the world has after twelve years labor during which
important mining problems have been solved, just
been completed aud opened at Duknfed, Cheshire The
shaft of this extraordinary pit is 6s6 yards deep and the
sinking of it has cost flO0, 900. ssa
The exports of cotton fom New Orleans during the
week ending the 9Th instant 800 bales of which
500 went to Havre, and the remainder to Fngland.
The buying at present Is largely continent, account
The receipts during the three days previous 900
bales.
The Now York Commercial Advertiser mentions on
what it deems good autholt there IS prospect Of bring
ing the negotiations for placing the stet Adriatc
Baltic pud Atlantic Of the Collins line the California
route by way of Panama, to successful issue If thisis
correct will add much to the facilities Of the travelling
public and be likely to Increase the business of the Pana
ma railroad.
In the United States district court at Boston, Captain
Austin of the whaling ship Betscy Williams of New Bed
ford has been fornd guilty of leaving John .ancis
coored man. of his crew. at deserted Island of the
Galapagos group.
Spurgeon sometimes comes out with good thing.
Brethren said he '.jf God had referred the Ark to
committee naval Affairs, It's my opinion 1t wouldn't
have been built yet ~
Tho New York Evening Post mentions that the Collins
steamer Atlantic has been sold to the California New
York and European Steamship Company, and will be put
the line Immediately for San Francisco and Fraser
river direct, vir Nicaragua
The sugar crop Of Dbadoes this year just turns so 600
hogsheads Trinidad has shipped this 3,544 600
pounds cocoa $50 pounds coffee l56 baes cotton and
seroon of indigo
Several ne frcsco paintings belonging to the period of
Gioto and attributed by copnoieurs to the pencils Of
either Agnolo Gadd Spneo Aretino, have just been
discovered at Florence, in tho Convent of Carmcltc
monks by two of the inmates, who with great patience
and perseverance removed the whitewGsh with which
they were covered without ujurjng them in The leest
They represent passages in the life of St. Cccly and Ss
Valcrian, Tiburtius, and Urbon.
The publishers of the L'itTcd Margarine viii issue in
October collection of about eighty original letters TO
DR. franklin from members of bis family and friclds
The first letter is dated 1773 and the last $780, few
months before his death They in the possession of
Dr. franklin Bache, and being carefully copied rrd
annotated by William Duane, esd, great grandson of Dr.
Franklin. %W
Hugh Hazlet arrested in Caroline county Nd, in Au-
gust last the charge of aiding and assisting slaves in
Dorchester county to abseond from their masters aid
confined in the jail at Cambridge for trial. escaped there
fiom early on Thursday morning last He captured
at Eat New Market after enjoying short liberty of
three hours and taken back to Cambridge
The Boston Journal states that piece of granite was
exhibited at the Merchants Exchange this morning. bear
ing the surface the exact resemblance of the part
of tree shrub all the lines of the foliage being clear
ly and perfectly visible 1t is supposed the spig
branch of tree accidentally fell into the crevice in the
rock which afterwards by the action Of the frost closed
up and in of time the fresh green bough became
petred into solid rock The block of granite was found
in Wolboro N III. It sintended as present to Queen
Victoria.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of tho Man
chester Print Works and the Amoskeag Manufacturing
Company held Tuesday The rcpoiS of the treaa-
represents the affairs Of the company to be Ia good
condition Tho former had Melted profits for the year
per cent, the latter per cent the 81 900 900 in
vested The old board Of directors were reelected.
Inc new steam iron vessel britt by the Mcssrs Winans
of Baltimore which has created much attention from
the novelty of her construction, launched We'd
nesay last The Baltimore American SAYS that she was
put into tho water side ways by the force Of jack
The launch completely successful, and witnessed
by largo crowd OF spectators She Will be equipped
with all possible DESPATCH and her trial trip is looked
forward to with than ordnalJ interest," inasmuch
complete will work entire change IN the
mcne Of constructing steam vessels
An Irshman named Murphy, who had rudey insultcd
lady, got his Desc Is at Wadcsboro N O., Monday
night week, follows: The rufan arrested tied to
tree about two hundred lashcs olicted his person,
and then ridden rail- AFTER which the application of
little tar and few feathers satisfied the demands Of
Justice for the time, and he dismissedthe people
accompanying him for some distance on his way with