The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-17
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correspondent Of the Chicago Press states TINT the
Lady Elgin hard Grand ssnblc reef, Lake Supe
ror, ON Sunday night aweck ago.
MOBILE AND ONO RAlIaoAD.--1nc Okalona News has
letter from the secretary of the directory Of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad to Col ELI Abbott to tho effect
that Judge Brown, president Of this company, has writ
ten from England that he has arranged the English debt
with the sterling bonds at rs cents amounting to $780,
900 and is confident Of his ability to all the iron
' needed Tor the completion of the road.
LATER Fnox Mr.. MoRpuY The Niagara brings the
coarse Of Mr. Morphys chess match with Mr. Iowcntlal
np to the 3lst July, at which time Mr.. ~ had four
games, Mr. L. one, and one had been drawn No refer
ence made to any other performances of the American
player though he visits the London clubs and contends
with tue leading amateurs Tho ungenerous in
which Mr. Staunton the chess. champion Of Europe and
chcss-etor Of tho Illustrated London News chronicles
the games, ELECTS comment from Mr. MOI ply s
friends
The receipts Of the theatres concerts and other places
of public amusement in Paris during the month Of june
amounted to 5I9, 27Sfr being decrease Of 625,374fr
on those Of the month of May This result must be at
trbuted to the great heat which prevailed during part
the time
An Irshman named James Magce was inhuInanly mur-
dered ON the 18th instant, in Chicago by young
named Francis Burch of old and respectable cit
Zen The murderer has been arrested and held for trial
There has been unprecedented rise in Cedar creek
iowa. by which eight hundred feet of the embankment
OF the Mississippi and Missouri rivers has been washed
away Merchants grain dealers aud others thcreabouts
are in great tbulaton account Of the detention Of
their goods grains, &c At Cedar Rapids great damage
has been done 1t is estimated that 900 acres of farm
lug hd has been submerged between Cedar Rapids and
the Cedar rivera distance of 40 miles.
PRorosED WINE COMPANY The Mobile papers publish
call for q meeting to be held at Chronicle to-day to
take preliminary steps to tho formation of company for
Tue culture OF grape and the manufacture Of Wine 1t
proposed to form joint stock company with capital
Oh not less than fifty than hundred thousand
dollars; to purchase the line Of the railroad In the
vicinity OF Citronelle section Of pney wood land and
enter at upon the culture Of the grape with view
10 The Manufacture of wine on an extensive scale.
IaE YErIow FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS so far the NOR.
aly has been almost exclusively confined to the unnc
maied OF the foreign population in the third district
ana we think it quite likely the fatality will reach its
highest altitude this next week. So remarked to us
aStnguisled physician yesterday but continued he,
there no telling what it will do what it will not do
Tue disease il ncomprehensible In many respects and
may prevail throughout the city or it may not Like
ne mississippi river at full Hood, will do pretty much
as 1t pleascs. Crescent.
ilBrLLNo Tows.-lThe York, Pennsylvania, papers
Sng published report some time ago that the cholera
was prevailing at Columbia, the editor OF the Columbia
y IN his last ISSUE realaed by stating that tho Psora
N@h had suddenly broken out in York and that such
@ is viruence that hundreds had died from its effects
=, Others were fleeing the place in evory direction.
there was consequently much excitement In York which
assumed various forms until Friday when Samuel Wight
o' OF the Spy, arrested and held bail for libel
"a he sum of eight hundred dollars This IL the first
Instance where man arrested for libelIing town
pugh we see no good reason why town may not have
gus AZ law when slandered as we'll individual
pormk MrRDrR IN IfAMrroNpuay, ORANGE COUNTY.
W ioRK.-ihc telegraph informs ms that a most da-
p 'aa murder was committed at the house of Mr. 0hns
Sf IN that place. tho 18th instant Some twenty
h' auEens Immediately repaired 10 the sccne where
'',y earned the following particulars
n'L heeves and his family were absent from home
leaving their house in charge Of their three servants