The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-19

upon Congress- and all whom it may concern speedy at
tenton to the ornamental wants of growing city.
wish TO of three-conered parks, and more
of our large squares adorned with trees and properly
closed lafayette square properly proud of, but
we have vacant ground enough belonging to the people
to furnish several of equal beauty Instead OF gun
powder and oratons let US celebrate the entrance OF the
Potomac by grand display of fountains in the
Presidents park Lafayette square, the Capitol and Smith
sonan grounds
International Ignorance. r
So much Of the foregoing es relates TO foreign criticism
has suggested amusing instance of the ignorance Of
American affairs, in which the best Uniformed per-
sons the other side of the TO be hopeless
ly Involved The London Weekly Dispatch is of the
bcseonducted newspapers in Europe its editorials
marked by wonderful yigor its is fresh and gath
cred from all quarters of the earth every sucde murder
police that anywhere, is duly served up
70 season the Sunday morning repast of her Majesty
lssgcs Added to what in America should regard
the Legitimate topics of journalism, the Dispatch regular
y dev6es Of its pages to the purpose of universal
intelligence Office holding itself ready to tell you the
best way to invest your money, to your corns
how to SWIM to obtain admission to the poor house.
the shortest way to get divorce and the most direct
route to America. But even this excellent journal
times falls into the most absurd when Terra
ncognia is in question; recently in advising of
its anxious nqurers that othe Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada extends TO 81 PaAs The Mississippi, the
head f Ldks Superior from ST. Pauls By The Uali Sats
M the Rocky mountains to the head waters Of the
Columbia river is twelve hundred miles but
ponaent mast not suppose hs is easy journ When the
traveller reaches the Columbia river he either go down
river he find gesse tramp overland to the gold
district / fear ''our correspondent, if he shall at
tempt to reach the gold regions the Grand Trunk
~, Tai.
Paul to the Rocky Mountains, will be too well convinced
Of the truth of one portion of his deconsit is
easy journey shall take the liberty to send of Ap
pletons matchlsss Railroad Guides, with my comp-
ments to the Dispatch and the editor will the pro-
priey of informing his correspondents in future that the
Thames tunnel is under the straits Of Dover f1d fur
nishes the most direct route to Pesin. '-f
Warning to the Unmarried.
While locking into some English papers in search of
the above have accidentally discovered fact which
suggests horrible suspicion. In futures it seems, the
difficulties and dangers of conuga bliss all to he OBJ
Waited the marriage state is to be perpetual honey
moon at least in England, and Mr. Ifmms solicitor to
the Board of Inland Revenue the lucky who has
made the great discovery for the London Star
us that 'the difficulties of the marriage state have hh
erto baled the Legislature Tho problem is, however
happily solved by Mr.. Iimms who we understand, is
licor General by which couple will bo permitted to
be joined together in holy matrmony without finding
suretcs to keep the peace towards each other The
sum required will be from fifty pounds to thousand
pounds.' The suspicion at which have limited is
prompted by the above and causes fearful mysteries to
hang about the private life of those who bound to-
gether in wedock DO my friend Jones and his charm
ing little wife maltrca each otheri lis there secret
understanding amongst the married that bachelor
spinster is to be informed of the customary cudgcings
which belong to marital relations Let all the unmar-
ried at declare for anti matrimonial assault and
battery league let insist upon privileges equal to
those enjoyed in England and let have the consolation
of knowing that if better half chooses to medcate
our matutinal coffee with strychnine it will cost her
bondsmen from two hundred and fifty to five thousand
dollars according to the estimate placed upon our peace
All who sympathze with this development of mems
and womens rights requested to place themselves in
communication with the ""h
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