The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-25

CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

A gentleman who visited powder magazine d
vested of his money, cigar and everything which might
by any possibility cause an explosion box of matches
which he carried to light his cigars overlooked by
the inspectors but discovered after his advent His feel
ings may be better imagined than described.
Recent intelligence from the Kansas gold mines is not
of very latering character gentleman writes to the
ST. Joseph Gazette that the various stories about heavy
Nuggets base fabiicatons circulated by ignorant per
He does not think that the whole amount of gold
taken out will exceed 81 800.
Mr.. D. Klockgether, of the gallant band of Old
Defenders in 1884, died at his residence in Baltimore on
Monday last at the advanced age of eighty years The
deceased was native of Germany, and to this
country when quite young, and had been engaged in
mercantile business in that city since that time
dispute has arisen in Utah in relation to the loca
ton of the seat of government The question having
been referred to Governor Cumming he decided that the
territorial legislature must meet at Fillmore City, which
originally selected the capital but afterwards
slken for Salt Lake City.
Charles Yacr who for years past it ia alleged has
been exceedingly dssoutc character in Louisville was
sold recently in front of the Courthouse under the
grant act. One dollar all that paid for him.
The photographers do large business for college stu
dents Just before graduation A Mr. Smell, of Salem,
Mass has been engaged by the senior class of Amherst
College to take photographs of the class, consisting Of
fifty members amounting in the aggregate some five
thousand copies The pictures nterchangcd at the
annual commencement, and copy of each left at the
college
The friends of Paul Morphy in New York have deter
mined to present to him his return to this country
suitable testimonial of their appreciation of his skill
in the art of chcsspaying 1t will consist of set of
gold and silver chess men, exquisitey and deliberately
wrought mounted cornelian pedestas and accompa-
MED with richly nlad chess board 1t addition this
should the fund warrant it, commemorative medal will
be struck o which youthful champion will receive
copy in gold, and each subscriber to the fund to the
amount of five dollars copy in bronze
The propety of establishing libraries for the police is
being agated in the papers of New York. police cap
and its effect upon the policemen 'As economy was to
red them on backs to the station house. where during
not dscredt any cabinet establishment in the city And
four hundred Volumes all numbered and appropriately
arranged. These free for the of men, and the
very general manner in which they avail themselves OF
this privilege is exceedingly gratifying And the effect is
already clearly manifest Instead of chequers or dom-
noes book in the hands of most of the men,
and desire to loer about the streets and sometimes in
improper places, is greatly essencd"
An intelligent American traveller asserts that the speed
of the British passenger trains exceeds that of the Amer
can the average there being twenty eight miles an hour
The weight of these trains is much less than that of the
American, and the difference in speed Is likewise account
cd for by the lighter grades Of the foreign lines Be-
sides this the tracks carefully laid than is usual
here the cuttings wider the drainage very thorough
the baasting twenty six feet wide and two deep the
ties nine feet long aud saturated either with coal
tar, kroosoc, or sulphate of copper.