The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-04

SEYMOUR, qnd.,l July 2s, 1858
10 he Eiaor Of Tic Union:
If the spring of 1853 was famous for its foods, tho
Is infamous for its drought All nature hcre-
abouts is pached and yellow, and unlcs moisture in
abundance is vouchsae soon, tho vegetation which two
els since promising though late must full of fulfil
ment. The Cincinnati papers yesterday, summing up by
counties tho prospects for oats, corn fruit &c, well
stereotyped to the expression fruit one-tonth CROP
onehal oats yey fair potatoes excellent hay crops
fine"
A new plan for sleeping car camc under my observa-
ton few days since which il worth notice. 1t is
called voafruGs peter, and IL in nso between Cleveland
and Buffalo Without entering into elaborate descrip
on better adapted TO Patent Office report than these
'jottings of travel would say that, by series Of
shutters which folded back against the sides Of the
CT in the day time to DO scarcely visible two
three decks of bers opened out In the night up
per accommodating one, the lower two persons each
Laid away In these the traveller is lued to sleep by tho
gentle motion OF tho train and enabled to enjoy rest
which nothing but long and mathematical practice
give the railway traveller IN the ordinary position
Tho extra charge for night Is but fifty cents
but insignificant compared with the ref,eshment gained
especially by the invalid and the aged.
1t is pie sng to notice the epra du corps Of railway
conductors Talk of ship captains and inishipmcn
their position in point Of dignity and sclfimportance is
trivial to the post of conductor. Dickens made ins
erablo failure in his description of Iaro.Y p He should
have the superb Yutaent Of conductor when
descending to question of tune distance,
money piopounded by traveller. The look of con-
scous rank hGmbin, itself to tho everyday affairs Of
pena ~. ware Jst ehough 70 give esiacnco 'a'
nographio far exceeding photography itsef-why CAM
sketcher attempt it am reminded Of this by OBJ
@l,us .na' upon = ho's"n iu'i ,eeohViy oho uso''
'iou .he susiNoiS 'o"s'o 'na' %. '"e noiy uocoeu
didh come INTO hef i@'his. NOW ~ y wen known
that directors themselves immaculate no
heard of director deauting. Who, then, got the mo-
neyY To settle this, an extra policeman eek 300"
Sunch woui guy n' was P'aoeu upon caeh 'iuh WIN
DaDoi, III ms pocket 10 coi,S UP INC cceis .. al,o
,rp' INC tnng was WorA,ng aahlirhDiy ana y. 9oo
haa a'.e;y 'u'aca over lci wnci 'no mno'e pan was
spoI py inc cohuhctoIs se.InS WIG u ~. Ah.co %
them instantly resigned put whcther % ge. mo perth
where pocelnon coud not ehtsr' OF 70 ENJOY me iri's
OF FORMER pccumo, ~ oll .'l' s"p'inlc '4'H q" .f
aoove a,uueu ", atoy -, !" ~ i'iu,l 70. a, 20 aA
events, the query VINO sot Inc money remains, IKE
hlay olNsi inpoi,an' piooien,s' "'hpswciou-
10 describe hrs'i.o !1liway cohuuc.or ~ ulstihc
non rom 'ne lnlssfpie spcehe ,oo olol pchcia upon
out ioA"s, "vuiu s"y ,'o sou ~ !, NAL y, yours, Va
cApc, , 'o anu ~ ,i IN s ionpy
M ~ - : So M M I ~
uo 'opS VI s ieli's.is "ic'i oo 'iio1 ous
inc necessity o. punenns' OF pc',us, OF pawing IN
io es ..i o.o1J "i NV 10 y w. 10 s',ou an
swoi WIN sio u'Iivss i'.'Ao "u tooo ii.uo oseiy
question P"pou,iuou W ann, ol1ueus 'na' " mo
passengers II - OF Inc seatcst possible importance 70 re-
oeive coiieo. iplol i''. ~ shouu nccp caiciu su
pctvisioh cvor .nosc iuie anu clac.eis' inc
ua' .,ley ai, ny. ~ 'h. uuy, 10 shou
oA'si wal. .lc icns.n u sho 'ai, la' nlty smokers
au soupoeolo nopi,1' y W o eois'',S o'ioeA
ana, manly MS aclunce, no nus hhy on INC cars
shouu ho' cosss cAciusivciy, - 10 uSu VI 'iosc rum
NY p'i cyco yu,s Soh'leinci,, tno Or
hahohts oi 'iie i0ecoutsc anu pl,lhofoo mere are
many good cohductos whose he''s aio o. this standard
wou'u 'hclo were hioios
mere "re thtco cIAscs ol conoi.s usual 70 Runway
uavehc's, Wa coia chlcken ncneuam schnapps, ana
sca novels. Inc at'er are q tno sson stamp orange
eoVeic1 anu u'cafy III eo cA'enc' hau sho patience