The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-14

Ca5ls- lalc.
John Bull and Brother Jonathan
Each other ought to greet
They VIC always been cxtrivagant,
But nov "Inake both ends meet :
TmE CorroS Caor OF lS5s--In conversation, last
week. with gentleman who has very recently travelled
nearly the whole cotongrowng section OF the Uni
ted States says the Macon Telegraph Of Tuesday he
pressed the opinion that, if present prospects veri-
fed the crop will be beyond all precedent in quantity
The iden of deficit Of 400 600 bales In the Southwest
resulting from high waters he considered altogether de-
lusve and maintained that he had been in county Of
that section where present anticipatons did not fix the
quantity of cotton grown above what could be gathered
PRooRRslSG FAvonAnLY Tho interesting chess tour
nament, which has been in progress for three
months past between Petersburg and Richmond the
former represented by two leading meabers Of the Nor
ply Chess Club and tho latter by prominent citizens
the metropoliss going forward most iayorably for Pc
tersburg The made by communication
through the mall and thus fur have numbered about
sixty We inclined to consider this rather tedious
way of killing tmo, though perhaps amply made up for
in point of glory. Three months siege Of chess board
is almost equal to triumph on both sides Petersburg
Express
FHaSKLrss GRAvR--At the corner of 4th and Arch
streets, Philadelphia is old cemetery and hero lie
buried the remains of Benjamin. franklin and his wife
plain flat slab, with the simple inscription of the
Of Benjamin Franklin and his wife Deborah, marks the
spot. Directly this grave telegraph wire
which the lightning which Franklin first control
noting daily the progress Of events and incidents OF
sequence in the world SO gentleman informs us, who
recently visited the gravc.-HaStford Times
TIE ETHAN ALLEN MONUMENT. The legislative tribute
to the memory of Ethan Allen is completed. Nothing
remains to be done but that which private enterprise
and patriotism have projected placing Of the statue
of the hero upon the summit of the beautiful column
The abacus, cap-stone, put in place Monday
last the scaolding has been removed and the finished
structure complete in design and execution, has entered
upon its silent but eloquent mission OF pcrpotuatng tho
veneton Of the State for of the nobcst of her
Burlington Times
TAXATION AND VALUATION IN BosroN The assessors Of
this city have fixed the rate of taxation this year at
So 60 per 81 600 The poll tax will DO So TO- The as
sossed valuation is follows Amount of real estate
Sl53 57S roo personal estate SOL l42 700 aggregate
S254, 72l 400. Loss personal estate since 1857 ST.
255, 400 gain real estate since 1857 So 864 900 !.
net loss 49, 800 500 Last year the rate of taxation
80 80 on 81 000 and in 1856 it So The aggre-
gate gain in the real and personal estate in five years
been s4S, 207 200 - Boston Herald.
RAvAors OF GRAssrIorpERs grasshoppers are ma
king frghtul ravages in tho country hereabouts gen
tleman informs that Sunday last of these
insects attacked field Of beams and in two
hours not green leaf left. Their appees run to
beans and cucumber and pumpkin vines but whom these
wanting they do not hesitate to make upon any
green thing We have heard Of way of successfully
guarding against their attacks Buffalo cypress.
MAKING AN Old MAN YouNa.--On tho receipt Of the
in Stockbrdge, Mass the father of Cyrus w Field
having heard the of the despatch which was sent
to his son Dudley could credit until he had gone
to the despatch for himself This with Cyrus's name
subscribed satisfied him. Although nearly eighty yeors
old, seemed to have been lifted off his steps
his return and passing group of boys about the
mon, he exclaimed Snow, boys, fire away'