The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-07
GLEANINGs FROM TIE MAILS.

Green peas have made their appearance in the market
at Savannah, Georgia The weather in February
caused them to appear later than usual They then
in the pod
The Savannah Republican states from information
derived from reliable source that the banks OF Savan-
nah and Augusta have resolved uacoadaoaly to resume
specie payments on the first day Of May proNimo."
1t is stated that Mrs McNiickcn who died recently at
Cincinnati bcqeathed $500 900 for thcpurpose Of found
ing first class university in that city and So 900 for
the benefit of the Farmers College.
Lord Rose of Ireland undertakes TO predict that the
approaching summer will bic the hottest have ever
had Lord Il. has big telescope, but it looks into
space not tme He knows no moro about next summer
than other people-that is to say he knows nothing.
The last legislature of Florida having provided for the
construction of canal connecting the waters of the st.
Johns with those of Indian river Gov Perry has APP
pointed commissioners to survey and lay out the work.
and they will speedily their task When this
work is completed, Florida will have continuous line of
inland navigation for steamboats, parallel to the Atlantic
shore for nearly her entire eastern coast and when
the Fernandina and Cedar Keys railroad is finished she
will hive an iron way connecting an Atlantic with a
Gulf port through the upper portion of the peninsula
The Indianapolis journal of Wednesday says that on
opening safe the day before belonging to the old Office
OF the of State which had not been opened for
years, there found within $4,000 in bills on the
Bank of Mlington, Maryland, and the Bnglamton Bank,
New York This batch Of bills it appears from
ranum found with them WAS deposited for sAte-kcep
ing
The last census Of France--that of 1856 shows the
male population to be l7793964 OF whom 9,y72, 233
single, G,GS7 1923 married, and 1896 500 wowers.
The aircr portion Of the human ncc rcpcs ncd by
IL 1888 206, of whom 1851 1876 are SINGLE 6,9iS, S25
married, and 1857 $3.50 widows. The agricultural popu-
lation amounts to 20, 351, 628 souls.
Tie first railway in Turkey, that from Smyrna to Adm,
which will be about seventy miles in length and which
will open out the rich plateau of Asia Minor, has been
begun under what appear 10 DC very favorable auspices,
cons d au1t lie VA
rous problems which had to be practically solved The
Turkish government and the local authorities have shown
the best disposition to promote the work and to prevent
extotionnc demands for the requisite land the natives,
after little instruction making such good nayvies that
foreign labor will be required and the middle class
willingly become shareholders.
ENGLAND AND FRAscE.--While the Emperor Louis Ma
polcon Is said TO have issued orders for the French navy
To be placed footing, the British government has
instituted examination into the coast dcenccs of Eng
land with view to their being strengthened Malta,
ALSO to be rendered If possible stronger than ever
SO that both nations are adopting the precautionary
MAXIM in time of peace prepare for war y!
London letter writer says III have iust returned
from n visit to tho Lcviathan She is moored directly
opposite where she built There is machinery in
her yet in fact she is skeleton. From inquiries
board could not learn when she would be finished.
do not think IL possible to get her ready for sea before
August and to have her ready by that time will require
night and day labor necessarily. There very few
men at work ON her now. "
The Ohio legislature have agreed TO hold adjourned
session, commencing in January next The biennial ses
sion system does not work we'll In Ohio and every ls
aturc, with one exception, has disegarsied IL IL II
proposed to amend the constitution and go back to
nual sessions
meeting Of citizens held in Philadelphia Mon
day night for the purpose of considering The possibility
securing the Collins steamers for the establishment OF
line Of steamers between Philadelphia and Liverpool
COMMITTEES appointed TO investigate the matter.
r1a ,,r,,;,;,s,l t;,l,t ar x..,...,;a Ma,
aud has been elected by an average majority Of twenty
FIVE