The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-08
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literature aidsaxt. and debiit~ted in its amuse
ments. He added ia poetic language that
ders assaults with intent to kli robberies &C. Be-
ssxr thai they mag a bkesed To the calls Of those
winged Qualifications whose srs represented to
be of unrequent occurrence am happy to soy that
h.. ss ps'1s sy ~ s!s fs III at ,hs
present moment and regret to say, that the reference
to the of business and literature equally
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heavy. Literature 4tsite Nat and nominal Nothing
doing iu art Amussnents heavy aaid ia limited de-
mand 18th ting exception Of sDsssset Deserted At Wal
lack which h firm Ut fusnscr prices Crime stagnant
Murders out Of the market assaults scarce
There Is fair supply OF robberes but the transactions
are inconsderable and riots and crimes of other de-
scrpions are dull owing to the depressing influence of
Mayor Memann and Sergeant Brney. "
Yesterday and to-day we have had bright burning
sun, without breath Of air and find that we have
Jumped at bound from winter cold into the heat Of
the dog days Gansy bonnets transparent mantilas and
ethereal msins have replaced velvet hats for cpes and
substantial silks and satns, and Of the sterner
have dotted stove pipe and Kossuth headgear and
wolien covering and donned Panamas more less
genuine,) and clothed in airy grass cloth
snowy linen The weather is not quite hot that de-
scribsd by Sidney Smith when he proposed TO friend
Of relief to stake of his skin and about in
his bones, :" but 1t is very near it. 80 n
The Wholesale suppression OF two three State is
of lottery swindes by Biney sunamed the LOTTERY
Exterminator, temporary excitement, and
hock the City Hall learn the particulars the
arrival Of ship fresh from the West Indies with orig
inal account of British outrage OF peculiarly aggra
waited character produces wholesome amount of irra
tion an attempt to form ga people party OF the
Union in opposition to the democracy would create the
sort of mirth very broad and improbable farce
| ut theatre, were IL not that put almost to
sleep by the aborcd and solemn record Of the attcmpt
in the columns Of the Express and Commercial and the
reports that Mr. will be rejected and Mr.. --
rmed by the Senate occasions painful pleasurable
emotions the may be among those personally in
terested in the official fate Of the In question
But IN the general world of Gotham, for the moment,
the dolce PREVAILS but of It's duration, do not
believe that the prophetic Merriam OF Brooklyn
Heights would venture to offer prediction The local
squabbles Of city sages the daily disclosures of the
manner in which the principles OF and taam are
COMPOUNDED in the municipal Offices the indignant groans
of payers and other matters OF purely local interest
DO of possible interest 10 the readers Of the Union
and therefore orbear altogether from recording them
Secretary Cobbs letter to Collector Cocock of Charles
ton, is justly considered most able and praiseworthy
document and is received with great satisfaction by all
parties here whore opinion is worth anything Ii is
that expeditions to the African coast in search
of African emigrants, to be permitted by the govern
| ment of the United States, should have the
slave trade revived with all its horrors and crueltes 1t
is not, however, strange that Messs Il, Latte Co,
of Charleston should fancy that they entitled to
the clearance OF their ship for lawful enterprise,
| when they the French Stree negro emigration
scheme in active operation under the tac sanction of
Great Britain the great exterminaor Of the slave trade.
The many friends of our popular postmaster and
| surveyor-lsaac v. Fowler and Emanuel u. Hart
gave them screnade Friday night in congratuation
on their continuation by the Senate We hope early in
the week to be able congratulate George NJ Sanders
similar piece Of good fortune There very few of
any party here who would not be glad to hear Of his
| irmation There not many who deserve popu-
arity better than friend Sanders, who have
and attached friends No one knows better than
how we'll and faithfully he has worked and is working,
for the administration and the democratic party and how
fully he has meted official position at the hands of
excellent Executive. sincerely trust in with
many in ss city and elsewhere, that Sanders may be
confirmed
That house and lot which the metropolitan police
somewhat arbitrarily requested to pay for and
sent to Mr. Commissioner Nye, and Of which SO much
has been said and written is again the apis hear
from very good authority that the distinguished merit
the gallant commissioner to be acknowledged by his sub
ordinates in the shape OF 900 house and lot that
the said house located Attn street. that So 500
have been paid account of the purchase money and
that the captains of the police the parties who have
managed the little affair for 'the General TO avoid
breach Of the police law, which distinctly prohibits the
acceptance of gifts for police services and the mputa
ton oil receiving gift from the rank and file OF the
police force the project is now in progress in the
shape tribute of the citizens Of New York the
official activity moral rectude, and distinguished virtue
of General Nye Censorious perhaps envious persons
of opinion that the General is not entitled 10 such
gift that he ought to refuse il, and that it is hard
drag money for such purpose out of the pockets of the
poor policemen, This is matter which have moth
/ y,
are going after the Generals house and lot with
4 very fine pointed stick
The lottery extermnaor, Brney, has just made DIES.
at Albany and has exploded three monstrous swim
dies which have ourshed there for years. One of
them was institution for the sale of Glove powders
particularly patronized by the anatoy youth of
country another for the of everything from whit
low the finger to the collapse stage Of cholera morbus
and third for the manufacture OF genuine gold con by
process unknown to worthy assay oIce superin
tendent Sam Bueworth, Birney has directed with the
approval of the Postmaster General that the letters
tanning the orders and the bank bills the lore pye
panacea and philosopher stone shall be sent to the
dead letter Office at Washington similar direction
has been given with regard to these enterprises to the
postmaster of Jersey City, who in compliance with It,
has already sent upwards of three Thousand letters ad
dressed to weenown swindling firms, who driven from
this city by the vigilance and decision of Mayor Tean
took refuge in Jersey The famous retired physician
whose sands of life are nearly out Is among the
number. VI
The money market the last day of the first week of
the sixth month exceedingly dull. What l have
said of any day for the last weeks would be equally
true of it yesterday. Rates unchanged.
Foreign exchange for the city Of Washington closed
very heavy at 1929 lo9a for bankers sterling 1889
1904 for commercial do Exchange on Paris 5. l6l a
5.12J Hamburg 364 q 81 Amsterdam, Ala a Ala !;
and Bremen, 1911 a 79l The City of Washington took
out 80, 300 in specie.
Tic stock market declined again yesterday with a
very light business The decline at the first board con
tnued at the second and the market closed heavily
the following rates for the leading fancies Reading
43A Eric, l7A; Michigan Southern 2la Illinois Cen
trial. 50 Gaena and Chicago, Ssh Chicago and Rock
leland, IN NH and Miss, 25a La Crosse and Mil ,