The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-01
GLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

From Havana we learn that the opera iuauguated by
Max Maretzek promised to be success. The spacious
floating dock constructed lately at New Orleans had
safely arrived Havana the 2Oth in tow of Spanish
steamers Mexico and Peyo having been six days the
passage
An Irisllman named Michael Mcnamara, in Detroit
recently attempted to murder his wife and family His
fendsh attempt unsuccessful In consequence Of the
struggles and cries of his intended victims, which
taced his neighborS He gave himself up TO the officers
of the law.
bill has passed the house representatives Of Geor
ga by vote Of fysx to y two, prohibiting the in
termarriage Of first cousins, under severe penalty
n amount of salt manufactured at Syracuse is stated
at Z 900, 600 bushels Something million bushels
Of this salt have been made by the process OF solar eyap
Grafton leaving six million bushels the product Of
artificial heat Upon the supposon that cord OF wood
will make fifty bushels Of salt hundred and twenty
thousand cords of wood will be consumed in the
factories during the present year.
There is now living in Norfolk, Virginia, Queen
street. u negro who Is in her one hundred and
twentieth year Her is Sarah Mallory and she
tains all her faculties in remarkable degree Her
youngest is living and is between seventy and
eighty his youngest is thirtyfour who il himself the
father VI an interesting family.
On Friday last messenger from Boston bank to the
clearing house lest szs 900 the street They were
found by Young aud Immediately returned to the
bank to whom they belonged.
1t is believed there is no cause of apprehension in re-
laton to the Indian Empire, notwithstanding the report
brought by the Africa that she had heard of for
three weeks from the day Of her leaving New York She
had been at but fifteen days from the time of her
leaving ST. Johns, and, being light spared and not
very fast ship might easily have been kept back by the
weather, which has been unusually boisterous
On Sunday morning last the warehouse factory OF Hi
ram VI. Smith, ut Richmond, Virginia, destroyed by
fire Lass about So 200 insurance in the Richmond In
suranee Once for 81 coo The building a large aud
old wooden structure formerly the principal hotel in the
town. and had stood ince the days OF the revolution
reported that applications have been made to Sc
nor frissar for passports for the emrants desiring
leave in the Alice Trainer and that he has granted them
Fresh application has been made for the clearance of that
vessel.
According to the Cumberland Md Alcghanan an
old named John Brobst living in the Gles in that
county recently discovered that he the rightfu own
or Of large tract OF land in the richest mineral
gion Of Pennsylvania undeaid with immense seams OF
coal and iron, and valued at eight million dollars BroLst
it said, lived the land fifty years ago became in
volyed through his brother ortgaged his property to
its then full value, and Maryland where he has
since lived in INDECENT circumstances The property
subsequently, passed into the hands of his nephew who
afterwards sold it 10 wealthy company The difficulty
Of giving good title to the property led to the fact that
Brolst Still alive lie searched ont found and
taken to Pennsylvania and according the Aegha-
man. has sold out all his right for the Of 81 900
The New York Herald states that "a complimentary
dinner was given Monday night last at Montague
Hall Brooklyn TO George Taylor esq, congressional
four hundred persons present and the passed OFF
very successfully Mr. Taylor made an elaborate speech
in which be reviewed the elements of opposition arrayed
asainst him in the last election.
By order of the Emperor OF Austria the right hit
ero exercised by military commandments 10 ipict ruoreaI
punishment has been cntiled For the future no com
handing officer of regiment order more than forty
blows with birch To be given and no chef d es
e"iron OF captain Of q company more than twenty
railroad convention will be held AZ Memphis, Ten
neose the 9th Of January next for the purpose Of
determining upon the best plan aud for the con
struction Of The Pacific road
The Norfolk Argus states the interest Of Norfolk In
the Sea board and Roanoke Railroad to the Of 700
shares has been sold TO the McDonogh estate of Baltimore
for am Investment
Late aivices from China state that on American &C
count the exports Of tea this amounted TO 81 000
700 pounds, against 1853 900, 600 time last year
The Panama Railroad Company at New York have
received adyces that the damage the road by the
recent severe storm the sthmns will not exceed five
hundred dollars.
The Cincinnati Gazette states that on Saturday last
two or three Of unhappy wives applied for divorces
before one OF the branches Of the common pleas,
The board Of revision Of Philadelphia says the Phila
aepha ledger have completed the assessment ior 1852
@ Tue amount Of taxable property rs represented 20 be
sSSOOO 600 real estate and 81 6g7 $50 personal prop
erty making aggregate of s155, G97 g69 This ia AN
increase over last year Of about three millions of dollars
me number Of tax,es this year set down at 1903 $50
adeerese OF 3 1873 since 1885 The decrease Ia the
Der Of taxabes is found IN the manufacturing wards and
aouhtless results from the reyuson Of business within
the last year. which has driven those out of work into
The country for employment. SD ~
The Wild River Briige at Berlin, N H., which was
entirely destroyed by fire the might Of Friday the 10Th
INSTANT was 200 feet long and 80 feet high On the fol-
lowing Monday morning new bridge had been built
and the trains passed over it