The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-08

The hog cholera has made its appearance in Chicot
county, Arkansas Tho disease very fatal and some
plantations there will scarcely be any left Chicot coun
y about the 33d degree of latitude and this
evo is about the furtiest south have yet heard of
the prevalence of the hog cholera No sw of any kind
used in feeding hogs in that vicinity and consequently
the theory that the disease based upon the feeding of
| that ingredient falls to the ground. sgt h7 a
| Two men, named George Berron and George Cuancc Y
were killed in coal pit in Charters township Pitts
burg, the 3lst of August The deceased entered n
coal pit with the view OF removing slate which 1t
was thought would interfere with their operations The
pit had not been worked for time before and az
they entered with open head lamps the gas which had
been generated in of the inner chambers exploded
and both men were instantly killed.
An old gentleman named Adair resides in Trenton.
N j., who Washington and his army cross the Della
| ware He was boy IA years of age at the time and
was apprentice tho Delaware, in Pennsylvania
His employer sent him to Pennington to collect money
due him, supposing that the enemy would interfere
with boy He crossed the Delaware his home in ono
of the return boats that brought part OF the army over
| Mr.. Samuel BLACK, living the Grand Prairie, Mis-
souri, had his crop Of wheat and destroyed by fire
on Saturday last, Mr. Black threshing out his
wheat, and had built up fire to protect his horses
from the flies At noon, while tho hands were ut din
ncr the fire caught the straw and consumed tho entire
crop amounting to about two hundred bushels of wheat
| and also two stacks of oats.
The arrivals at the principal hotels of Saratoga the
present season, from June 2lst to August 3lst were
ls,437 Last year the arrivals for tho porod were
IL, 1885,
1t is said that money Is so slrce in Minnesota that
large property holders compelled to soil real estate at
half Its cost year two since to obtain the bare
stiles Of life Provisions are however cheap. The ter
rible speculative mana has produced an imitation almost
unprecedented and considerable time must elapsc before
the people from the reaction. At St. Paul
the depression is the worst City scrip selling at dis
count OF 70 cents the dollar and county scrip but
little better 99 1sA Syat 7H'Efa3 1 "a fssg
Cattle have been dying in considerable numbers in the
vicinity Of Wellington, Lorain county Ohio, of disease
occasioncd by the ergot in the grass The distempcr
commences at the knees, causing the legs to decay and
finally produces death. {sH So, ns.15(@toe
Charles Grim, living near Wheeling. Va. committed
suicide on the lst inst, by blowing his brains Henry
Stroker of Missouri, laboiing under insanity killed him
self in Rappafannock county, Va, the s0th ult
while out hunting lie placed the muzze of the gun in
his mouth and blew his face entirely of
Three of the most prominent lawyers Of Texas have
given 1t as their opinion that the ground assumed by
Gov Runnes for the forfeiture of charter Of the South
ern Pacific railroad Is insufficient in law.
1t s stated in the southern papers that the ght-home
In Of erection ut Ship Island haibor Missspn
has been entirely washed away aaI@ 99gt aEs'iiil4
An aifray occurred on the 9th inst near Wavneshv
Pa, in which man named Osborn was shot dead bv
brothers, Daniel and David Funk The dis,,nte ors
from Osborn's carrying winter from Funks we'll Botl,
of the brothers have been arrested and are IN prison A
Tun Ioosac TvSSKL We understand that the Cow
ornor has delivered to the Troy Greenfield rail-
road company the bonds or The rst nsalmept of tbe
State Loan amounting to $500 600 OF this amount w
slo,o 600 goes towards sinking fund Boston Bee M n
The last news from Havana mentions TINT a uparan
tine war had broken ont at that roli 1t had been dis
covered that the quarantine officers were making some
$4,000 yearly by illegal ocs and the Captain cnernl h
had notified thea 'hat he should tu,n tlom out If they
did not resign.
An nqnstve gentleman, OF mathematical turn cf
mind Is engaged In calculating what would he the pro
able length OF the superdous Atlantic cable provided all
the ehns four inch bits and sections, kept ms cu
rSosVes, were united In piece. f'P'