The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-22


SUNDAY scHooI omxnnArlos The Union sunday
schools OF Washington city will meet Monday
ing next at " O'Clock, the Smithsonian grounds and
viii be formed In procession composed of four divisions
This procession with music and banners will move at
10 clock precisely, passing out Of the west gate,
Twelfth street, along Twelfth street TO Pennsylvania
avenue down the to -Four and half street up
Fourand half street to the City Hall thence Fifth
street up L to Fifth street along 10 Ninth street. and
thence To the four churches where the anniversary
ercises are to take place Rev Messs Ball Granbury,
Gurfey, samson, Sunderland and Swentze and Mr. L.
B. Towsely are expected TO speak
BssaARs The city is now infested with sturdy beg
gars, who unblushngly ask aims. In old times beg
grs were taken in hand by the law punished if they
would not reform and go to work man caught beg
gng, VINO was neither sick unable to find employ
ment, was once publicly whipped. All vagabonds
subject to the vgilant discipline of the law. Such
ures seem to harsh and may Justly question their
proprety, but they demanded by the exgency of
the case The only remedy now for the public to
fuse aims If the mportuned did not give there would
be no more begging. And they called upon by
wise sentiment of benevolence to give indcrimnatey
now that efficient plans have been devised for furherng
the really good and substantial ends of charity quar-
ter OF dollar given thoughtessly street beggar fire.
quenty Is only much encouragement to vice and idle
SMoKrSa IN oxsIsusEs. Although we read in every
omnibus Smoking AAooed there are individuals So
lost to sense of proprey to indulge in the of
1.-THE weed whenever they not restrained by the
presence of ladies Gentlemen however they may be adj
dcted to the use Of tobacco, will do when it
noys Others, who entitled to exemption from what
ever may be prohibited by the regulations of such public
conyeyances as they may enter The drivers generally
endeavo to enforce this anti smoking regulation but are
laughed at and it often happens that passengers
forced to leave the omnibuses and walk rather than
submit to the nuisance SO unblushingly INDUCED in.
MYSTERIOUS D1sAppEAnANcE. j. R. Thompson, a
lawyer of Springfield, Ill., left Philadelphia for Baltimore
ON the 10th of March Nothing whatever has since been
heard of him, though the most dligent inquiries have
been made, and his parents in great distress He
was about 2G years of age feet 10 III inches high
light complexion, fair hair and blue eyes. He had a
gold lever watch open face No. OIL Joseph Johnson
Liverpool, maker.
Any information in regard to Mr.. Thompson will be
gratefully acknowledged by addressing his father j. r.
Thompson Louisville, KY
PLEASANT WEATHER. various magnetic telegraph
lines concentrating in this city, running along the sea-
board from New York to New Orleans, with their diver
gencies to Wheeling Stanton Bristol Norfolk Charles
ton, Savannah and Apalachicola ALL at clock
yesterday morning. reported the weather clear pleas
ant This believe is the first time the telegraph has
ever reported similar state of the atmosphere over so
extended space of the earth The general course of the
wind was from west to east
COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT In another column will be
found letter, signed by large number of prominent
gentlemen approving of the management of the Theatre
by Mr. Eytinge, and rendering him a complimentary
Mr. ytinpa ham hoe
fixed upon Monday evening next.
Miss Avona Jones and Mr.. Dawson have volunteered
their services and choice entertainment may be anci
pated.
VALUABLE PrcruREs SALn.--Mr. Mcclure will sell
at auction on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next
valuable collection Of oil paintings and engrayings
Among the paintings portraits of Com Rodgers Com
cambridge, Com. Jones' Gen. Miner Gen Miller, Gen
Wilkinson, Judge Story, Ludge Mclean Robt McIane
William Writ, Levi Woodbury., Gov. McKeon Rev DIR
Durbn, James A. Bayard, and other distinguished his
torcal characters which formerly gaced the Baltimore
museum
HEALTH PRECAUTIONS apprehensions are felt in
the southern States that the coming will be very
cy and that the dreadful scourge of yellow fever
from which the South unusually exempt last sea-
son, will return with greater vruence than ever Win
1T not be well to have thorough and complete measures
taken to cleanse and purify the city at Delays are
dangerous, and no time should be lost
The REPUBLICANS have meeting tonight at their
room, No. Republican Block" corner of Indiana
avenue and Second street 'a friendly to the repub
can cause have been CORDIALLY invited to attend - q
prominent municipal candidate for election may be pres
emit We allude to the gentleman who has within the
last fortnight, stated that he would vote for William
II. Seward If that gentleman was nominated for the
presidency.
THE CANAL.-It is stated that the aggregate amount
of tolls received at the various offices of collection on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal for the month of April is
fraction less than $l9, 900 The revenues for Nav
but for the late accident to dam No. 4, would have
shown handsome increase. ....
FAST YOUNGSTERS. young lads the oldest not
more than fifteen years of age yesterday accused
by officer of having carried off garden gates and COM
mited other depredations in the First ward They con-
fessed and having faithfully promised not to do 80 any
more, not arrested
The KELLER TROUPE charmed large audience last
night by their abaIu1, for which the Naad Queen, was
vehicle and the Young America Ballet Corps was as en-
terainng Tonight is the concluding one Of the
engagement
CosvArEscENr.- James warden of the Baltimore
jail who was assaulted in this city week. probably
by some rcvengeul exconvct) is recovering from the