The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-22
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CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

Al editor in Iowa is said to have become 30 hollow
from depending upon the printing business alone for
bread that he proposes to sell himself for stoveppe at
three cents foot.
The first bale of Texas new crop cotton received at
New York the 4h, hes been sold at l6} cents per
pound
New Haven papers notice airing caught in that vi
entity which weighs Al pounds Prof Dana says It is
genuine herring.
The trustees of the University of Alabama have ex
tended the beneficiary system to three INDECENT Young
from each county in the State Upon the certificate
Of the county superintendent of education the ts
tees of the township in which the applicant resides of
moral character stuous habits and INDECENT circum
he is admitted free Of charge for tuition fuel
tofore the number Of benccldafen use OF library Here
one from each cornty A' '''N ~
WnlcH Can Il SAFEST sAt the late railroad acci-
dent at the Sanquot bridge, the forward down
n the Erie railroad accident the car went off the
embaukment and at the accident on the Housatonc
railroad, the middle entirely destroyed.
FsNaY WILSON OK try FEScK.---A few days ago Scna-
tor Wilson visited the Charestown navy yard end after
walking about and viewing the premises he reclined
against the fence which surrounds the ordnance park to
rest himself, when a Iynx-eyed Waterman came up to
him and told him "to along, for people not
allowed to be on the fence in that yard"
The lady who made dash has since brought her hus-
band to full stop
Governor Wise has issued proclamation authorizing
the bank at Danylle, Virginia, known the Danyille
Bank to commence business operations under the
above title according to its charter by the last legsa
ture.
The report that Douglas paper is about to be
stan ed in New York.
It j. said that the course of Major ID. A. Cooper
in raising company of Chckasaws and Choctaws, and
in proceeding with them against the Comanches, il dis
tnctly repuated by the Secretary Of the Interior Ma
or Cooper in his report to the department. (of which
published synopsis yesterday states that he acted
der strict verbal instructions from the Secretary of the
Interior but the latter has ir formed the Commissioner OF
Jndp Affairs that he gave such Instructions he
had no money under his control out of which the
pensc of such an expedition could be paid.
Mr. Clark proprietor Of the Boston Courier, has no
tilted the American Telegraph Comppny Of Eoston OF
his intention to prosecute them for having given his spe
ci and private dispatches from Portland to the Tray
cllcr newspaper.
At meeting of old settlers of Indiana at Knighstown
recently several relics of the oden time exhibited
Mr. Peter Louny of Noble tow nship, Rush county, pro-
duced powder horn sjvty-fve years old, and small
axe which used in Waynes army in 1894 In clearing
a passage for the baggage wagons through the wilder
ness The axe had been preserved In his family n
mcnto Of old times The powder horn had been used on
many occasions for hunting DEER Indians and Other
game i!
There has been entered at the land Office at Council
Bluffs Iowa. from the Esd of February last to the LIST
July TOO s59 by land warrants and 20 900
with cash The total amount received, estimating
rants at ST. rs per acre. is nearly million of dollars
There romans yet va ant in the district 100000
subject entry at 81 20 per acre. and 600 ut 81 81
per acre.