The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-18
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AN IcHrHYoLoGIcAL FAcr.--Last Friday afternoon a
party of gentlemen who sitting the piazza of the
Mountain House. Lake Memphramagog, observed bald
headed eagle lowering something white. Mr. Jen-
nngs the landlord Immediately despatcheda boat under
the direction OF Mr. Simpson Merrill and the white object
turned out to be shad, of the extraordinary length of
244 inches, weighing four pounds That it had been
killed by the eagle need not he added 1t adorned the
breakfast table next morning This is the largest shad
caught the lake. The marks of the eagles taons
were visible enough the gills and sides of the fish
Boston Journal
One of the gratifying features Of the commercial world
is the renewed and steady demand for cotona demand
that increases in much greater ratio than the increase
of population The European demand and prices
such to furnish ample guarantee of remuneration to
southern planters for few years to come With all
the available of supply from Egypt ASIA Austria
la and South America the cotton of the United States
is not enough meet the growing demand in Europe
NeU York Courier and Enquirer.
The CLAY MoNuMgST.--Work on the Clay monument
at lexington KY is to be suspended after the 30h Of
the present month"; in consequence of the nonpaymen of
subscriptions The amount due is said to be $40, 900.
TAX ON Hoops--One of the drollest stories in the
late foreign papers is the effect that The managers
of Belgian balls and the essees of Belgian ball
having found to their grief that the vast circumference
of crinolines have diminished the number of dancers
have commenced charging extra admission fee for
ladies whose skirts went beyond certain mark, and
this mark is determined by rinoltmcre AT ball
given ON Sunday, ed, at Montgny one female was
son, of economic disposition preferred reducing her
crinoline by taking out two hoops
Tho committee of the New York city commissioners of
emigration have reported in favor of the immediate
construction of the quarantine buildings and the erection
of suitable wharves and warehouses in the Lower Bay
The committee contracts have been authorized to pre-
pare plans and estimates.
SWIMMING THE ST. LAWRENCE. One day last week Mr.
Woodrooe, of the 39th regiment, stationed at Quebec
performed the Of swimming the St Lawrence
in twenty five and half minutes Considering the pow
of the tide and the stream this feat may claim TO be
placed side by side with the similar achievement of Lord
Byron across the waters of the Hellespont
The Athens Ala Herald says there has been frost in
the vicinity of that town every month this year, except
in July.
correspondent Of the New York Journal of Com
mercc writing from Key West under date of September
TO- says that the report in circulation in New York and
other northern cities that the yellow raging bad
ly at this place incorrect The whole number of deaths
the island since last July is 6 of these two only
have died in the town Of yellow fever most of the deaths
have occurred at the marine hospital and greater part
Of them OF yellow-fevcr You will by this
count that the fever is confined at the hospital nearly
all the having been brought from transient
sells arriving from Cuba. There is not at this date
single in town, and but two three at the
hospital.
DISEASES AMoSo OrsTEns--We understand that the
oysters and CLAIMS which abound in such profson
coast havo become diseased On opening them the
tents found be perfectly black and shriveed up
presenting singular appearance In consequence of this
the saunders have stopped eating them altogether Who
tell the OF this mortality among the oysters p
North Carolina Herald, Sqs. l6,