The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-30

Hugh White, esq., Of Liberty, Bedford county Virgin
Ia, has discovered upon his estate paint bank. II rs
Of the most extensive bodies Of decompossd ochroas
iron In the world This paint il easily pulvcrfsed,
tans foreign impurities. and b entirely free from cay
1t has all the properties Of lumber In color IL varies from
light yellow to dark brown The small or loose
ber il the xhtcst when taken from tho hank Simply
mixed with OIL IL will make hard smooth face durable
fire. proof paint for railroad bridges buildings Sc
The deposit is the Tennessee railroad, aud 1t
discovered by tho rains having washed away the earth
and exposed II on the side Of hill
Boston has its gigantic ntellects ever ready TO immor
talise the three killed city With their imprisoned
rhetoric Philadelphia parade Its GALAXY Of gifted
disclaimers whenever the occasion may demand the dis
play Baltimore Is equally fortunate SO IL New Or
leans nearly every city in the Union except
alone, almost pauper in this respect teeming with men
Of talent of tact, Of stirring mental power and verbal
fuency yet minus single name supposed to be capable
of rejecting in emergency, appropriate honor upon
the character Of the Empire State Verify we have
to feel Inundated l--New York Sunday Times
Within the last twenty years. upward Of fifty colleges
have been founded There la the United States
hundred and twenty -four colleges and universities, with
aggregate number of students Of fourteen thousand
Berlin (Prussia) engineer has invented new bullet
casting machine, which is portable very little
fuel and, with two turn out 1000 Mimic rifle
balls In an hour.
Eight whaers arrived Mt New Bedford, Mass, last
week three of which, il is stated will lose to their
ers from 500, 600 to $4,000.
The match at Saratoga on Monday, between Adams,
the pedestrian, and the trottng mare 'Mk Maid, was
by the troter, who took the first and third heats
The following is the report of the match First heat
milk Maid came out twelve feet ahead second heat
Adams fifteen feet ahead time l9 third heat trotter
ahead eighteen feet, in II. The match for the
rotcr go mile and 500 yards whilst Adams walked
half mile.
The number of savings banks in France is 373 having
933 deposors and 275 600 900 francs depostes The
number of dcposton in France compared with the popu-
ation is as one thirty eight in the city Of Paris
to seven In Prussia the proportion is to thirty
in Great Britain, one to fifteen in Belgium one to
eight in Saxony to four in the principal towns of
Switzerland, one to three.
The Boston Courier says the Boston and Lowell railroad
has been in operation twenty years. and yet not
passenger has been killed it. This fact speaks
volumes in favor of the management Of the road and the
intelligence and care of the employers.
Not four years since, according to the Leayenworth
Times the first house built in that place Yet at
this time they have nearly 500 houses within their
bounds, and large number in process of building
vet to be erected the closes 1t Is little
three years since the population estimated at enc
hundred Now it is ut least eight thousand 1t has
nine hotels thrtytwo grocery stores eleven banking
houses twenty-five dry goods do, twenty three cloth
ing and thirteen tailoring establishments besides other
stores for every variety Of goods to the number Of about
hundred and twenty ve four daily and four weekly
papers, twenty two reaestate Offices, seventy mine law
yers, thirty eight doctors, &c., &c.