The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-15

81, 80, ,h.t tba owners Of the James Buchanan, a
er built and fitted out In the Delaware riyer In sight
- dwelling have become apprehenase o. loss sDce
~ canture of the Echo But the James buchanan has
, f,nr suocesful voyages since 1886, and cleared
Zoo 0o0 Two of the owners were the supporters OF
T,emont for the presidency. SO we go Our readers
NAV be incrednous we state nothing bu'
facts Philadelphia Scsl1sern Mons~, Sqx H.
ASrrporE TO srnycrNINE Two eminent southern ply
,ns have lately been engaged in series OF expert
80 an the CANNES doomed by law TO an execution,
ith q view 10 ascertain the effects of and II possible,
b remedies for various poisons The result las been
discovery that for strychnne, strong dose Of camphor
ADMINISTERED before the spasn ensnes, is decided anti
dote 10 the effects of that subtle poison.
M,RpsnEn CHASING THHvEs.-Three prisoners hay
t caned from the Columbia county WISCONSIN, jail,
80 davs since one John Murray, under confinement for
orAr earnestly desired to join III their pursuit proms
inc 10 return as soon the chase was over The runa
ys were not found but Murray, faithful TO his contract
came back 10 MS oiu qo"''e' CIV" ~ = -
hours.
q r JAMES Esq We regret to learn that Mr.. q,
p n James will leave city next Monday or so, to
enter ON his duties British Consul at Venice To which
Car more lucrative appointment his government removes
him from Richmond While in our midst, Mr.. james
% dred himself to our citizens we'll to all who
Lno him SO that while the tongue will be the index Of
virppians hearts, they WILL in his presence or absence,
sneok Of Mr. G. r. r. james their friend. Richmond
Enquirer.
BAIIooy CHALLENGE.-M GODDARD appears IN the LOCK-
mort Advertiser with challenge to Prof Steiner to race
over the continent He proposes that each shall start
from the same place at the Time and the one who
goes the rthest shall win the race nothing to be said
as to the altitude
NoyII METHOD OF DIsPosryG OF Books 1.-The farls
booksellers have invented it IL said new mode OF sell
ing large and expensive booksviz: by delivering them
ali at once and receiving the payments in instruments
OF course they take pains to select their customers
This plan is certainly much attractive and encour-
aging to BUYERS than the system of issuing the work ny
numbers According to that there is no security 10 the
purchaser that the work will be completed and too ire
auently the helpless purchaser of few early numbers
finds himself the possessor of vaueless fragments.
The Lawrence KANSAS Republican says that the pearls
found ia some of the Kansas rivers about which there
has been quite an excitement worth about fire dollars
% and the gold discoveries at Pixies Peak it estimates
US of about equal value
A STRANGER TO THE s'Two TRAvELLERs. The Freder-
icksurg VA News tells story of g. p r. james going
into bank in ''Union and drawing check which the
teller declined cashiDg, because he didn't know him.
"Don't look like gentleman y said Mr. james. "Oh
yes said the teller 'but that is not enough II am g.
p L. James the novelist" 'Never heard of you'll replied
the teller.