The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-04

GLEANlNGS FkOM IIhE MhiH''
Goiyo Back TO FiHsr PRlNcsrIEs. Passing along the
street yesterday attention was suddenly drawn 70
not little novel and interesting In Its character
m alley with paste pot In hand and roll OF bills on
his aya whom should we SEQ hut Wesley Smcad, esq
of the Citizens Rank posting his own bills OF properly
for sae for the purpose u paying off the remaining debts
Of the bank Needless Of the wondering gaze OF the as
tonshed Wuserby be laid the paste and spread out
his bills with all the readiness and facility Of prac
tced poster taking place them in the most con
scuous positions, and above the reach OF boys and rag
pickers
the Gazette establishment and being the Youngest the
duty devolvcd upon him OF posting up the show bills
bills Of SALE &C. AT this late period OF his HE when
svertaken by adversely, he is practically exempiyng the
principles laid down by him in his published advice to
young the "Road to Wealth $; and, what no
less reflects honor upon him. is noby struggling "a rare
sight indeed amongst bankcrs) to discharge all his obi
gatoss to his creditors. Ciaannati Enquirer.
A railroad freight train caught in whitlwind at
Quitman, Alabama, and the three last cars and the ca
boosc loaded with freight turned over, and one OF
them truck and ALL landed twenty feet from the road
"'- occurred while the train in motion and but a
- IT,. ""r taking in wood and water, After cross
iow s'eohoA az. '"k an upward shoot, twisting
ing 'hc fmd inc vino w. rs massage, and dlsap
the largest pines off by the roots '.,.,o before
peafcd in the air Had t crossed half 2
The whole train must have been swept OH In tho
manner There wac but person In the oaboose and
he was not much hurt.
The legislature Of Maine has adjourned after session
Of eighty three days
The Albany Argus states that the prclimnaries for
pugilistic encounter betwfei Con Fitzgerald and John
Cation OF that city for $500 side have been arranged
by friends of EACH the fight to take place in eight weeks
time somewhere in Canada. te
The steamer st. Lawrence, from Pittsburg for New
Orleans, struck the rocks Pomeroy, Sunday
last and sunk The boat was valued at $40 600 and
is total loss portion of her cargo will be recovered
In n damaged condition.. No lives lost
The London Waterman records that the Rev. John
Hicklig, ninety three years Of age, and having been
seventy years preachct oil the 10th OF February dev
cred DISCOURSE Of af Hour and twenty minutes on Early
Mcthodism, and that IN its devey there was no de-
iccncy Of voice. memory mental power but the whole
was connected, interesting and instructive
The floor of auction store in Bangor, Maine broke
Tuesday forenoon during sale About two hundred
men women, and children precpitatod into the eel
lar. Fortunately no one was killed.
Two couples married in New Baltimore one day
last week under peculiar circumstances Twin sisters
married twin brothers. and the parties each "a
old, and the wedding day the anniversary OF the
birthday of the brides
In Cincinnati few days since, d man who resides
within twelve miles Of that city walked into the Citi
zens Bank Tor the purpose of obtaining sum Of money
which he had deposited there several years ago Ina
gnc his feelings on learning that the bank had failed six
months ago! He had not heard Of the extraord-
nary financial panic which recently swept the
try with such dwelling influence.
A MAN WITH EaIlr WIVES Tho case Of the who
has been going about seeking whom he might marry
and marrying every who might accept his hand
has caused some excitement at Philadelphia crowd of
curious people fockc to him during the preliminary
examination into the charges against him. On ,he first
day 25th instantly two of his victims appeared and gave
testimony against him. One of them, Anna Thompson,
married him William H. Boyinston, Mt Trenton
IN j. October g. 1858. The second Prudence Ashton
married him as james H. Williams Mt Philadelphia Au
gust 10, 1857. These produced their marriage
certificates and fully identified their joint husband The
scoundre obtained $500 of the first named and
then deserted her he got S26l of the other and
away from her There said to be six other
men, making eight in ALL who have been married to this
man, and received the same treatment did Anna and
Prudence. The accused has many names he has
wives. The last alias he sportcd very convenient
one Smith, He il described being OF full two
hpndd and fifty pounds weight postly, but well made
He did not at all embarrassed by the gaze of the
hundreds of people who present spectators but
he observed to banch little when procession of
females, almost long that Of the ghosts of BAN
quos line passed through the Office before the hearing
commenced and took shelter i'm the private room as
signed to female witnesses
The estate of WIN. Ashton, csg between Gait and
Carlisle, sold by public auction at the Queens Arms
Hotel Gait, on Saturday, March TO- and was knocked
down to Mr.. Astor said to be nephew of Mr.. Jacob
Actor the millionaire Of New York. for $40, 400 The
property consists Of 400 OF nnd with fine
brick mansion, stables, barns, &c.
Kingston (Cnadda) Nccs.