The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-23
GLEANMGs FROM rAE VANS.

The Charleston Courier the arrival there of
sevenyon negroes who have been hired out in Florida
at turpentine work aud returning home TO North
Carolina for their annual festival
Hinoh and Dozier the murderers OF man named
Tracey, were hung at Columbus, Ga on the 18th inst
There was large crowd present, consisting, says the
Sun, principally Of women 9hd children"
The endowment fund f6f-ftndolph Macon College Va
of 800 900, haso been subscribed save SIS 000 which
is % be gotten by the LIST OF January the whole effort
win fail.
The chess game between Mr.. Paulsen bndfolled and
ten members Of the ttsbug Chess Club resulted in Mr.
Pausen winning six aud losing four games.
The Grand Lodge Of Canada Free Masons meet at To-
ronto on the third week in January next. Masonic
Ball will be given the evening Of the 18th, ut st
Lawrence Hail.
An Egyptian vessel of wrecked between Feer-
and Civitanova the 3lst October its passage
from Alexandria TO Flume Thirty three persisted Of
a crew of seventy seven.
They have second Burritt at Mount Vernon, Illinois
named A c. johnson, the sn of farmer, who, without
teacher and with such odd hooks he could buy
borrow has become master OF a dozen languages
An editor of a newspaper desired to show his know
edge of musical terms and phrases by referring to the
chest tones of singer Of the fair Unfortunate
ly, the printer not so well posted in musical nomen
cature and printed it breast bones.
The Boston Traveller states that the books Of the Me
tropolitan Hoe Railroad show that the number of pas
sengers carried tie road for the year ending in No
vember was 4,52S 06o and that the number of miles
run by the cars was TAG, 4Sl.
farmer ON the Wabash has made four hundred gal
CONS OF molasses from the sugar-cane grown single
of ground the past The moasses selling
readily at fifty cents per gallon gives him two hundred
dollars us the return OF his crop single acre.
member of the legislature in session at Indian
apols, who had been coughed down on several occa
sions offered resolution nsructing the door Keeper TO
buy twenty dollars worth Of cough medicine for the
of the members,
The San Antonio Ledger says that gentleman in that
city is going to experiment the production OF the
maguey plant there The experiment will doubtless be
successful. The seeds are obtained in Mexico.
An alteration took place at Bayou Sara on the 18th
inst about noon, which resulted in the immediate death
of Jesse Davis, jr who shot by John 4, Barrow.
They both of the parish OF West Feliciana. The
despatch states that Barrow gave himself into custody
Cincinnati has been honorcl by visit from John C.
Keenan, the Benicia Boy who is ON .sparring tour
The great bruiser is accompanied by Mr. Mckay, Aaron
Jones' and Others of the fancy. Heenan is represented
being very pleasant and courteous fellow mild and ain
BILE in his manners.
special conference of the Society of Friends has just
been held in London to discuss the question permitting
marriage in where but one OF tho parties is Friend
The determination was in favor of authorizing such
riages
The Young Mems Christian Association of Springfield
Ohio, organizing ''flying Artillery" company,
which is go out to neghboring towns and villages and
address Sabbathschoo and Christian meetings, and
endeavor to excite an interest in religious matters
Charles Lamb s autograph recently sold in New York
for Sc few autograph letters Of Thomas Carlyle, with
portrait, brought only fifteen sings. three-pnge
letter and portrait of Buwer was Knocked down ut so
letter Of Robert Browning brought only fifty cents,
while notes and letters from authors of lesser note
for about the price OF toddy.
One of the best results from the movement in Co
lumba College New York is the admission OF ladies to
the past collegiate lectures of the Institution They at
a .l.IJ,
real interest in the subjects treated than the male ci
of New York At Cambridge, indeed any of the
older and aristocatc and wealthy colleges and uni
versties, no ladies admitted.
The Johnstown pa Echo understands that the Cam
bria Iron Company are busy engaged getting another
large furnace ready to put in blast next week Between
two and three hundred labores miners etc, will be
CURED