The Washington union., 1858-03-30
cLEANiNGs FROM THE MAILS.


Falls approached and of the horses without any APP
parent unnanageable freak, became frightened trembed
and fell gradually TO the ground and in less than five
minutes dead.
We learn from the Wheeling Argus that several steam
boat accidents have recently taken place the Ohio
river. The John Rainier during her trip from New Or
leans to Louisville, picked up snag in Lake Port Bend
which went up under the guard, through the pantry and
second deck and some twenty feet through the hurricane
roof 1t rumored at Evansville Friday that the
Statesman had exploded of her boilers at Yncennes
the Wabash fatally njuring several of the The
report needs confirmation, and believe ii untrue The
Midas, from Tennessee to st. Louis struck a snag the
Mississippi just above the mouth, knocking hole in her
bow. She was beached on the Kentucky shore.
The iorgeres lately detected in Bedford county yir
ginia, WILL it is said amount to $500, 900. The alleged
offender has escaped
Rev j b. Fuller boy preacher, has, within the last
five weeks, delivered in Marion county, Missouri fifty
four sermons, and has been instrumental in the
sion OF one hundred and forty four persons.
During the month of January Illinois contributed the
sum of 1926 "a to the Bible Society fund.
Western Metropolis is the name of a new paper pro
posed to be started at Wyandott Kansas The Register
and Citizen have both been discontinued
A catamount, American panther. was captured
few days ago in Leavenworh county, Kansas the farm
OF r. o. Foster, esq., near Delaware
Not less than two hundred buildings arc now ia pro
of erection in Leayenworth Kansas notwithstanding
the scarcity of money We venture to say there will be
one thousand buildings put up the present season
The committee of ways and of the New York
house of assembly have reported bill to submit to the
people of that State the question of borrowing S3 500 900
for the completion of the Erie canal enlargement.
The following is supposed to be the number of newspa
pers in the world Ten in Austria fourteen in Africa
twenty four in Spain, twentysx in Portugal, thirty in
Asia sxtyiiye in Belgium, eghty-ve in Denmark, fifty
in Russia and Poland, three hundred and fifty in the Ger
manic States five hundred in Great Britain and Ireland
and two thousand in the United States total, 3,l54
Halt
States issued nearly twice many in all other
tions combined.
The Missouri Republican gives the proceedings of
meeting of the old whg party at Parkvilc, Mo. The fol
lowing embrace the resolutions adopted The orsanizn-
ton of party to be called the Union party oppo-
sition to all sectional issues and all aboonsm, border
rutiiansn, other tanatcism economical system of
internal improvements opposition to political proscrp
! ton for opinions sake.
The legislature of Ohio has repealed the law passed by
the republicans which amended the habeas eopus act
The object of the law repealed to conflict
of authority between the State and national authorities,
especially in the execution Of the fugitiveslave law.
The New York court of appeals decide, in the suit
growing out of the Harper fire, that when insurance
company insure workshop they take the risk of all
the articles ordinarily and necessarily used in the trade
carried and that the fact of camphene being ON the
premises does not violate the insurance because it
necessarily used in the business
.sIhe sheriff advcrtises for sale, says New Jersey
paper the village of Malaga in this state 1t consists
of more than five thousand of land, with glass
works. mill, and forty dwelling houses The village
exhibits Of desolaton and abandonment com
pletc and thorough as to he rarely exceeded.
The New York Evening Post thinks that the uncouth
portrait the of the Atlantic Monthly must be
that of rejected and choeric contributor; it is very
much ruiiied aN.#
The business of manufacturing watches is rapidly gain
ing ground in this country and with the experience thus
obtained the value and excellence Of the mapfactured
I tnrtic is iucIt
at Walthan Mass, abont seven hundred watches are
turned out per month, which said to he fully
equal articles of the character Of foreign
facure while they correct time keepers, and be
offered at greatly reduced rates
Henry Ward Bcecher having said that he does not be-
levc in the doctrine of total deprayity is advised by the
New York papers to go up to Albany and take look in
the assembly chamber
1t is stated in the annual report of the American Col
onzation Society that the receipts of the society during
the year ending January 1885, $97, ,3s4 81 OF
this the slave States contributed directly S4779 OIL
But to this should be added at least half the profits from
the three voyages of the Mary H. Stevens and half also
of an item of the receipts entitled I" miscellaneous,
x472s go in all $79, sos leaving only $lI,976 81
ess s5S 80 given by Liberia and the Choctaw nationl
the contribution Of the free States to this cause
New Jersey has instituted an experiment worthy gen
eml attention In view of the fact that special lcgisla
ton absorbs much of the time and cost of her legsa
turc she has required that all private parties applying
for service of this kind shall pay for it, certain sum
(tlOUl eNeiy
of legislation it. after examination il is granted the
money goes into the general treasury if rejected, half
of il is to the depositos and the rest goes to the
State to pay before for the time spent in the discus
sion of the subject.
The foreign importstions TO Philadelphia for the week
/ ending March 25th were in value follows For CON
sumption-dry goods SAG, 539 miscellaneous 1922 473
Warehoused goods, S35 39S miscellaneous SILL
! 6s4 Total for the week, SAG, ,094. Previously this
| year. ST. 434 2l4. Total, 81 $50, 30s
The exports from Philadelphia to foreign ports from
the 18th to the 24th of March equalled in value TO Sl2S
66S a
1t is said there arc hundred attorneys in Cincinnati
| who have never had even before city magis-
trate-a encouraging prospect for new limbs Of the
| law,
Mayor Swan, of Baltimore has sent message to the
city council stating that the amount to he received by
that city from the McDonough estate to be applied to
educational purposes Is six hundred thousand dollars
and part of this is already in the hands of the
uissoners Mayor Swan recommends that the money be
used establish institution for the maintenance and
education of poor boys The subject has been referred
to Joint special committee Of the two branches of the
| city council.
The convention which the last legislature of Kansas
undertook to call to form State constitution
bed at AnneoIa the 23d inst Nothing has yet been
heard from it, The Kansas Ledger urges the convention
to look 'the moral aud social condition of the white
man"
The Duke de Rogulaure wns one day told that two
ladies of the court had quarreed and very much abused
each other 'Iavo they called each other ugly - asked
the Duke. "No.' every we'll - answered he, 'then
will undertake to reconcile them"