The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-25


The Troy Times s~y. Tho d.nousment Of a love AZ
fair took psce at Union Hall, s~ratoga springs Last
fhursday week young lawyer from New York met
there disins young alS oin the same cisy 10 whom
he had been paying s attntiofs until orbidieh 10 do
BY her iaents egarIlcss Of hotel pfvpsietics. hS
fell upon his knees before her in the paror and then and
there popped tho question ovcruome by his warmth,
or the drcumstaDcss la which zho Unexpectedly found
herself placed the young lady oonsense, and together
they rushed out sprang into carriage and were driven
to the house Of clergyman, by whom their fstes were
speedily united There great deal Of stonnng ON
the part Of the old people when they found what had
been DONE but they concluded 10 submit after they hal
made up their minds that they could do NO better
Michigan is the first TO inaugur.se an Agricultural
College. Az yet il has only accommodations for one hun
dred students. At the commencement OF tho present
term there were but twenty eight vacancies while nine
ty-tAros applicants appeared and were examined
John r. Cribs, young man about nineteen years of
age IN Jail at Memphis for parricde He killed his
father in drunken quarrel two years ago Ic nays that
since the murder he has known peace Of mind that
he has had settled homc and could rest nowhere He
would as soon suffer In renentiary as undergo what
he has endured
split it, and In the heart of it found black snake The
wood was sound where the snake was lying and not
enough for it TO turn round From the growth Of
the timber, It Is supposed that it had been there
fifteen years. The snake six feet in length blind
and had no use of ITSELF except its head.
According to the United States census Of 1850 there
employed in all the States and Territories 479
males and 2256l2 females in tho manufacturing and
chanit arts with an aggregate capital Of $1,000 900
annual value of materials 1854 900 900 annual
product of manufactures 81 ,Oly. 0OU, 800.
The orders of nobility and the court of Iayti are a.
ranged, all fashionable Institutions from crnolines
to crowns, French models. Some witty foreigner
must have found the names and titles and established
the court circle for the Emperor Faustin Among his
peers the Duke of Lemonade the Marquis Of Cusnt
Jelly the Count Of Marfnaadc and recently an pf1al
document has been published signed BY the Uoudt do
Red Terrier who, 1t seems, is Minister OF the interior
and Agriculture Each cabinet minister Is paid 5000
year. |
the employees In the custom house contemplated ow-
ing to decrease in the from customs during the
past two years. M "a
The agent of the Baltimore and Ohio road at Wheel
ing has been served with writ from one of the yir-
gnia courts citing the company appear at day named
early in August and show why injunction should
not be issued at the instance of the city Wheeling re-
stainDg the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Its
president and directors from paying out any of its
funds in behalf Of the North Western road from work
ing that line.
correspondent in Kingston Jamaica, writing on Goth
of june states that the of the passage Of the
lutions of Congress- with reference to the British naval
ounges and Of the prompt despatch of additional Uni
ted States vessels to the Gulf Of Mexico produced high
state of excitement amongst the people and officials
that place When Commodore Kellctt ordered by
Admiral Stewart to tho command of the British
fleet off Florida the feeling very intense 1t was
still aggravated by report to tho effect that the gun
boat Syx had been captured by the Wabash Additional
information waited for impatcntly to demon
statc the great importance which the English coonsts
attach to the state Of international relations with the
mother country.
On recent occasion Prof Morse observed that he had
doubt of the ultimate of the sub marine tec-
graph He frankly avowed that he entertained san
gune hopes Of tho of the present attempt lay
the CABLE but he confidently predicted that when the
end desired accomplished, It certainly would be-
the used would be found to be exceedingly simple
and the expense small compared to the immense benefits
to be derived.
The anniversary of American independence was cce-
DRAFTED by the American residents of Liverpool and their
invited guests by sumptnous dinner at tho Adcph on
the evening of tho 9Th, Beverly Tucker, es., United
States consul, presiding Messrs. Stewart Brown md
James w. Jackson were vice presidents; and Mr. Bay
lor United States consul at Manchester Mr. Wagner of
Charleston, South Carolina the Rev. Mr. Calder and
Mr. Hartley, United States vice consul were present as
guests Mr. Martens, of Virginia. of tho speak
The Memphis papers report that the failure of the Cti
zens Bank abad one, and that little will be realized
from it's assets AS yet, examination has been made
into its affairs and it is impossible to know its condition
Without there has been absolute swindng the note
holders may realize something. The papers relate ndi
vd instances of distress caused by the failure this
bank. Great confidence reposed in it. as its owners
were wealthy and bore high character They will
probably be held Table, and their private property may
pay any deficiency that arises