The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-16
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find ourselves back IA the Geld raw weather which
immediately preceded the few dog days during which
swetered last week Beyond the damage recorded In my
Last and the psohnbis injury 70 the crop hear of
serious casualty OF benefits the chief u.s. that tho
streets have been thoroughly washed without ths aid Of
the d inspector, and the beaPs q decAyed lth which
completely swept away.
There great military display In the Park to-day
the occ don If ths presentation of two beautiful ban
by the ladies' Of New York to that gallant little
band the Soott Life Guard. This day chosen for
the interesting ceremony because II is the lad snniyer
sary Of General SCOTS birthday aud the Scott Life
Guard b composed exclusively Of officers aud soldiers
who served in tne Mexican YEAR The distngushed fow
who compose this corps dae escorted TO the Park by
the Boston 1sD1s and portion Of the 7th regiment
where after being reviewed by Che mayor and Major Gen
Sanford the latter presented tho beautiful gift of the la
dies to tho gallant commander General Ward B. Bur
nett Neat and appropriate. speeches were made by the
two generals salute fred and the Life Guard pa
rded several of the principal streets with drums beating
and the precious coos flying amid the cheers Of thespec
tators. e yit &c Z isipt n ~ ~ Nll
The philadelphia from Havana 9th Inst. arrived here
this morning The Water Witch and Fulton both
at Havana and 1t Is said that the commanders Of these two
vessels had had frequent interviews with the Cuban
hOes and tho English Consul relative to the recent
vistations Of American vessels by British cruisers Tho
Captain General said to have expressed himself In strong
terms of condemnation of the outrages and the English
Consul Is reported to have given the most emphatic
promise that his counrymen will behave well In future
The British gun boats Jasper and Devastation hunt
ing up the rest Of the squadron to advise the officers TO
be less fond Of visiting and that Uncle Sam begin
ming "to feel ugly" about it, We shall therefore hear
of 'outrages, but for those that have taken
place still need ample atonement well as explicit
guarantees that vessels shall not again be exposed to
similar indigntes.
You were probably not that all the reported in
suits to American merchantmon ''cock and bull
stories originated by the President for purpose - that
tho American flag Haunted sin the confused sight of
tho nation stained with imaginary insults " that we were
threatened with being plunged into war with a ma
ton from whose loins sprung : and that the whole
thing only part of an unscrupulous and persistent
system of terrorism which had the slightest foun
daton in fact justification in national policy How
stupid we were not to this and what dunder heads
must he not to IL even after the Evening Post
has told us SO The expedition to Utah was another
part Of the system of terrorism Any with half an
eye such powerful optic that Of the Evening
Post--could have that Brigham Young one of
the mdest and most law abiding citizens and that the
real object of the Utah army to operate in more
southern climates and TO help along the plans of the
southern pro-savery exensionists and ibsters under
cover of avenging Jancied wrongs. The odd part
of the story and that which would stagger con
sderably did the explanation from any less inf
BILE authority than the Post is that the nation from
whose lons sprang seems to think that the insults
are not imaginary and the stories not quite cock
and bull and that it il necessary to take to
prevent their continuance and to apologize for the past
What iniqnities should sanction and promote had
not so wise friend philosopher and guide to aid our
'" COnItb6u blSnI
The yacht Wandersr was to-day discharged from the
custody of the United States MaTshal there
evidence support the charge that she engaged in
the slave trade The Charter Oak also discharged
Some Of the papers find great fault with Marshal Ryn
ders for having seized these vessels But he could not
have avoided doing without grave dereicon of duty
Mr. Norton Surveyor of Port Jefferson, Long Island
mode distinct complaint against the two vessels which
Captain Ryndes bound to entertain and investigate
The Cancemi trial has assumed aspect to-day
Mr. Bankman the prisoners COUNSEL against whom the
charge was made of having offered So 900 TO import
ant witness for the prosecution to induce him to 90 away
was o-day put upon the stand and his testimony goes
to accuse Lauth the rag picker the witness to whom
the alleged offer of s. 900 madeas the real murder
er of the policeman Anderson There ia great deal of
interest felt in the case and the is daily
crowded to overlooking. iNa1 afe tF&N
The banks of this city have resolved to decrease their
loans anticipation Of the rapid withdrawal of depostes
which generally begins at this time of the year. To-day
the bank officers unwilling to discount rstrate pa
per below six per cent and they refused to take the very
gilt edged at lower rates than five per cent Fortunate
y the amount of paper offering of the kind that they
would take at any time Is very small and therefore the
tightening of their eins does not affect the community
nuriously The bank statement Of this evening shows
decrease in loans compared with last week of $G28
79l an increase Of s57692I in specie; decrease Of
$I81 los in crcua decrease of STOP 442 in noni-
nal depostes md increase Of $776 312 in undrawn
deposites The following is conpa atiye statement for
the two weeks ending juno and June IL:
.8-,ltp3 Y June g. June IL
Loans Sis 424 BOT enc, o22 l6a
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