The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-15
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UNIV &pkk$ June Idyu~-~tz, r. IN 7
Ibe oldest inhabitant ~ whose experience in all
tordnaIy is referred TO and considered conclusive
does recoect rain storm than that by
which have been renched and flooded nom clock,
p. m. Friday to early hour this morning The
rain fell in torrents during all that time accompanied at
intervals by violent gale fspa the northwest iConsd
cradle damage has bc donc IN the lower Part Of the
city, and among the shipping and an rreparabe loss has
been sustained in the prostation OF one OF the hne old
ems which have bccnso much adncd IA tho lawn Of the
New Yofk Hospital on Broafway To-day the wind has
lullcd and the rain has ceased but the hooks very
watey, and india rubbefs are esentaf to Comfortable
walking Tho outward bound steamers Forthcs,i Light,
Glasgow Charleston and Florida were unable 70 put TO
Antu this morning seh0oncF ~, anchor in the
East river xrtod cspsizad and sank and aumbcr vi
other vessels dragged thcr ancho aud suffered consd
cradle damage 1t is thought the storm has extended
Ear west that tho crop hes besn extensively injured
The brig ArRbela Captain HoEstio Day belonging to
the Panama railroad company arrived here yesterday
from Aspinwall. Captain Day reports that ON June lst
In latitude 2So longitude $50 30 between and two
O'Clock in the morning he fired into by British
steam gun boat boarded by British officer and forced
show his papers and state the nature OF his cargo He
adds that the visit on search was conducted with
extreme poencss and that when he asked his unnvited
visitor by what right he boarded American ships the
latter replied ut is quite unpleasant for it
be for thus giving it To be understood that he
acting under orders This b the latest authenticated out
rage had the particulars from Captain Day and
confident that they strictly accurate.
The wanton and slan1erous attack made by Senator
Wilson, Of Massachusetts, the high minded and esti
mabe senator from California has caused universal indg
nation among DR. OWNS many frends and admirers In
this city, and the strong language in which he flung back
his ASSISTANTS vile Islander has been emphaticaly
dorsed and applauded Mr. Wilson knew that his nsn-
uaton bareaced alsehood, and that there not
a member Of the Senate to whom it less applicable
than to DR. Gwn therefore Its utterance and the reu-
sal to explain grAt honorable satisfaction justly
pose the Massachusetts, senator to the double imputation
Of being slandeer and coward render him untitled
for the companionship of honorable men.
One two Of those journals which ready TO
toady the abolition deagogues who unfortunately hold
seats in the national councils aborng hard ~ prove
that Mr. Wilson was quite heroic vile and false
language brother senator In the Senate Of the United
States and then refuse to be personally responsible for
it but with these gnobe exceptions public opinion is
not flatering to the valiant general from Massacu
SETS Senator Wilson may be aversc to shostilc
meetings he peases but he ought to follow the ad
vico which the Irish gentleman gave to OConne If
you afraid to fight, you ought not to be imfeaea
The Star Of the West arrived here yesterday morning
from California with advices from that State to the 10th
utimo The news is not Of special importance, with the
exception of the good accounts from the gold fields, and
the excitement concerning the newly discovered aurfer
regions Frazer river The Star of the West brings
ST. 446 us in specie. The gold shipments from Calfor
MIA for this year to May 18th have been SIT $40,
against $50 for the time last year. being
excess this year of 1884 800. fes
have seen private letter from Panama which states
that according to the last from Bogota the Cass
Herran treaty had been rejected but that President Os
had been empowered to open fresh negotiations 1t
is be hoped that further diplomatic humbug may
BIO borne from New Granada She has been treated al
ready with far too great consideration and forbeaancc
when the outrageous wrong of which she is guilty is
membered and it time that she should be shown
in the most practical that her weakness and in
significance immunity for outrages like that
mttcd at Panama two years ago. The Saranac, Men
mac, Decatur, and Vandalia reported at Panama
The Saranac about to sail for La Union and the er
rimac and Vanalia also bound SOUTH leaving the
Decatur alone to watch the Isthmus 4aelstt
The rain storm completely checked business yesterday
Everything nominal except at the stock board
where the combined energies of the bulls and few
terprsng "ontsdsrs' contributed to make quite
tive market Money completely dead. Foreign
change nearly SO ut my last quotations, and the
business done for transmission by the Northern Light
OF the most slender proportions The exports Of specie
from this port for the past week have been follows
June o. brig Harris Ponce silver H.. 50 900
:" O. steamer Afra Iiyerpocl English silver l2,4e
H. Northern Light, Southampton, English gold
Total for Re ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ie,ais
Previously reported 100, 2l7
Total since january LIST ~ y, s0i ss3
Same time in 1857 IL, OIL 607
Stocks of all sorts, with the exception of New York
Central and Erie, which depressed in consequence
renewal Of the active competition between the two
routes, decidedly better. State stocks advanced
considerably and Missouri 6s closed at 81 with
tive demand at that price, The cash purchasers were
few but buyers option were very numerous At the
ond board there was further improvement in some
steady as in the morning. The following were the
closing prices Pacific mail, 754 Hud. Riv., EGG; N.
Y. Central, SIT; Erie, II In Crosse and Mil, 81
Mich So, 22& Galena and Chic, 49, Mil and Miss,
213 and Panama, 100, (seller, co., ef "a
Tho -four market at the Corn Exchange quiet but
steady Wheat trhe dcarer and in better request
Corn especially white, was higher Pork was lower and
very dull. Beef steady and unchanged. Cotton
firmly held, with disposition to press sales Sugar
The cash anSactions at the subreasury as fol-
lows
Receipts .....,.... $685. 020 so
Payments ncuding California drafts) 1872 50
Balance so3 $40 81
Deposites for S2 900 of treasury notes have
received by the assistant treasurer
The receipts at the custom house for duties S37,
3l2'7 49, ADSUM
ANOTHER VEGSEL BOARDED. 6lst "
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commercel
Captain Horatio Day, of the Panama r. r. Co.'S brig
mt Of June ahout