The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-13

The proposed masq ucraic balls at the New York Acad-
envy Vt Music receive The emphatic condemnation OF the
Coufiof and Enquirer. 1t thinks the proposal speaks
badly for tho moral refinement Of the city that there
express law against it and that the uerdc an
abomnation which ought not 10 be tolerated in any
Christian community 1t concludes by asking whether
the Academy of Music shall be transformed into an acad
envy OF vices.
correspondent Of the Portland Argus says that when
the steamer Indian left Liverpool March 24th there were
seventeen hundred and fifty actually at work upon
the Grsat Eastern All the important parts Of her
machinery already on board some of each class OF
her state are now finished and the work pro-
crossing rapidly.
| The appointment Of the Duchess of Manchester by
Queen Victoria to the situation of msress of the robes
has caused great agitation among the astocc petti
coats of England Two Duchosses have already resigned
their official position at IN and the
London Advertiser says that other similar designations
Will follow in consequence of the extreme unpopuarity
of the appointment in question among the female arstoc
| racy of England
The five swords of General Worth have been conveyed
to the New York State library in Albany. Col Bryan
OF tho Worth Guards presented them for custody and
Governor King received them behalf of the regents
to be kept in the library until the family of the deceased
general shall reclaim them. They placed in a beau
tifu occupying central place ON the floor of the
miscellaneous department of the library.
The New Orleans ricayune states that the Southern
Steamship Company have purchased the opposition
steamships of Vanderbilt which have been running be-
tween that city and points the Gulf of Mexico and
will hereafter have the monopoly Of the Texas Vera
Cruz, and Florida lines.
a.i. i e. CO ~, @ s = ,,i ~. ny u .oh
Nat th ,, ;nst.,nn,, 60 az tn. n Noi. sh's
called the hoop train and Is Of course regarded with
moro than ordinary consideration.
Cosr OF TIKI KANSAS QuARRK--Ihc black republican
papers tell that it costs four millions of dollars per
annum to keep the United States troops in Kansas to
preserve public order Yet they would gladly proong
the sqabbe until the next presidential election be the
cost what 1t may &c blumbid PENN Democrat
srAxrEps or SLAVES. From information which has
reached u.s. says the Baltimore Sun, there would to
have been considerable stampede OF slaves from the
border valley counties of Virginia during the late Easter
holidays. We have heard of seven having made their
escape from the plantation of Mr.. Mason in Loudoun
county near 'e rom. ~ ROCKS ana TWO from Berkeley
county ~ 70 eupposou o'ieis nave also gone
The editor of the Victoria Tcxas) Advocate mentions
for the benefit OF people not acquainted with the mild
ness Of its delightful climate that he had been presented
with apple picked tree in the garden of James
A. Moody, esq. which, in the open air and without
protection from the weather, had come to maturity It
was OF rather small size but sound plump juicy, and of
good flavor.
DEATH OF TIN CrLrpnATED TRorrNd STALLION WASH
lkoToN rms celebrated horse died in the vicinity of
'hih cay ycsctu"y VI pc"no'a ana Inflammation OF the
o'oii' ny MaS s'.eu US c'iuai 70 ',e pest and by
was owned l,v Mcssrs II n HcNarv and ~ r. m '
Tor Iv,o k,nvcht hin, f,,r Nv, yor,- A., ~, .e
1sss nj; lin e. an ;,,, ,o ~ - 'lo sp,''.b VI
| 4, rn,.sses ana H.. Southnt 5 h ~ i .
Ioss "a M; gunner. NslU. ~; 49, 80 P'Ouh''s
| ~ f y
BRAVE WoMAN-hary last Sunday week, Mr..
BAKER, the !aor ~ WATERFOWL New York, was called
tardad \, Ia s;cI, anl ,I ,;i az - i"e
,.os attackd on,l hr,.o,,,, Lnot H. .l ~ y, i'e
or,' 90 VOL as ia ,,,,y,I ;I :. -. ,u ~ i'o '
Levs from, h;s noclst and ,vo,o ,,ron; - 49, .,.
e,;t ,ybo, M,s RaLar who h.f h - s -, A.
scno, stoI A. M cat With Soa,,a% .a,n,o ~ ''s
tbrcatened to shoot thu tirst that bnmd ttannt ~ CIV
She kept the villains bay until assistance was procured
and they were then secured IN their cells again
Inn Rvc.xr Iru,ou1,r,y, ~ .,os,ov m. A.,
unfortunate engineer Moriarty who was killed by a To-
connective explosion the Virginia and Tennessee rail-
road, brought down to Lynchburg Thursday night
The Virginan says
..ry,e ,,.,v ,vas ,vc learn h,ou,, . ,;, e 49,.
feet by tho explosion A fragment of iron passed enr
ly through the chest and one leg broken The fire.
also blown considerable distance ON the
train and Is much injured that 1t is probable that
he will recover Tho accident is supposed to have been
the effect of too much stca and not Of defects in the On
gine.''
| Ono R.,,po.ra From tho ro,,ort &c A., CA. -
,oissioner n 4 asf,,rtaned that the jcnh aud , ~ III
| roads in Ohio In Decemhcr LAST WAS -
! Railroads comnlcte5 niles sou,
Cost go, ooo ooa
Debt funded and unlunded- ------------ 55 900 900
The number Of locomotives cmnloved an thes. ro,, :;
stated ~ 600 and the annual co,snmn,;cn os vol -
GoO O00 cords 1T the average prcc of wool In that ctt
th;s qua, costa the ononanies Il ooo ON ual A., 49,
snnJ acres Of woodland aye annno,,y syont az 80 ,
Il and as fuel will not bear LONG w. ny
I:... - ~ r,>.,,, 70 d, ,os,, % !. ~. :. y W.