The Washington union., 1858-03-26
Local, INTELLIGENCE.

ON the Rockville and Washington Turnpike Company
The terms OF the charters given 10 this company are eA
press TO the duties required of them, viz The roads
had first TO be surveyed and laid of aud, when DONE
report of the 10 be made TO the district court
who TO appoint commissioners 10 examine INTO 'he
correctness of said report, and, found correct t was
then 10 authorize the company erect toll gates at the
distance ten miles apart with the privilege OF putting
up half gate at the distance of five miles No evidence
has vet been found the minutes Of the court proving
that these conditions have been complied with, aud the
counsel for the citizens VIM Davge esd, takes ground
that the right TO levy toll does not exist
los Bradley and John Carroll Brent, esqs counsel for
the company say they viii search for this evidence, and
hope TO find il but whether they do or not still they
claim the right of the company to the toll from usage
existing on the road since at least far back as 1928
The case will be brought up again to-day aud great m
terest is taken in il by the farmers of Montgomery county
as well by many OF our citizens
Tnr NATIONAL HorKL DlsEAsE, about which the papers
were filed year ago, is yet topic of discussion The
New York Journal of Commerce says:
We conversed on Tuesday, with very intelligent gen
tleman OF this city, one of the officers OF the American
Telegraph Company who rs among the sufferers ny inc
ysterious disease which broke out ~ washington Guy
lust prior the last presidential Inauguration, From
condition great bodily vgor and comfortable degree
of corpucncy he has gradually wasted until reduced to
ment allotted him he has watched the progress OF the
malaly till the list Of deceased victims has reached
twenty seven, including many eminent names and he
calculates that out Of total of three hundred sufferers,
at least half in state of decrepitude no better
than his own In spite of all the theories which have
been advanced by medical men and sanitary committees
he adheres the belief that the fatal epidemic ~ U
WAS called was occasioned by nothing else than malis
nant mineral poison and the opinion Is held by
other sufferers with whom he has conversed
Up to recent period he treated by physician OF
this nejghbohood for malaious atmospheric poi
son with no perccptiblc benefit but upon the physician
and treatment being changed, substituting an antidote
to arsenic favorable symptoms became at once apparent
and he is now able to leave his apartment
The National Hotel it is but just to state, has not been
in any way infected since reopened by its present excel
lent managers and among its boarders are several
who were victims of the g disease but who have no
fears that it will reoccur We know several sufferers
who express the opinion that quoted above, and
feel confident that they +" poisoned.
SALES OF REAL EsrArE.-The following recent sales OF
real estate at public auction show decided improve
mont in the market
Lots and " the subdivision of lots l. 2, 3, A. 10,
and III in square No 53 situated at the of sixth
street west Massachusetts avenue with the improve
ments a small cottage to f. Owens, for S2, l30
Part of lot l. in square 432, l6 feet Fl street north,
50 feet deep between Sixth and Seventh streets west to
JOS f. Hodgson for i3 cents per square foot
Fourth aud Fifth streets west with improvements a
neatly new three story brick dwelling house purchased
by r. Z. Vcnabc, for s., 900
TnEarRrcAL--M John Broughan is attracting crowded
audiences including the elite of the metropolis, and
most admirable comedian he is entering fully into the
snirt of his parts His Mca,rber in David Copperfed
was most finished personfeation of that patient waiter
for something to turn up and his G4aoia C in Dom
bev Son last night well worth making note Of.
As for his King Pow-ha h in the extravaganza of .'lo
cahont,s it is as amusing it is indcscrbablc To-
night detachment of the Fairy Light Gnard. from New
York will appear the stage They have been brought
here TO take par in the forthcoming drama Colunbus
ELEVEN STEAMERS owned in this District, and
ply upon the Potomac VIZ The Mount Vernon, B,lti
more Powhatan and Maryland, belonging to Washington
and Richmond line the Colycr and George Page
ming between Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non the James Guy, the Tempest, Wide Awake, and
Belle Haven, tug boats and the Columbia, running to
Baltimore The propeller Diamond State, owned, VIC be
leve in Baltimore in conjunction with the Columbia
MUSICAL Association. music lovers of this
tropols and the nchboring cities viii have their annual
singing meeting next week mt the Smithsonian Insttu
ton. Messs. Georg, f. Root and VIM. Il. Bradbury,
sic teachers of note will conduct the exercises and the
meeting will close with grand concert
Tug REVIVAL RELIGION is evidently on the increase
and notice the walls (otcn side by side with thea
ire bs) pIacards stating where and when the daily
prayer meetings held All the evangelical dcnomina
tions includug Epscopans) unite fratcrnally in carry
ing the good work. and large additions TO the various
churches confidently anticipated
Mn VANDESoir gave the second of n of popular
entertainments last evening at Philharmonic Hall He
read several scenes of " Macbeth and of " Much Ado
About Nothing in admirable manner, clicitng
hearty applause from the audience.
vouSrEERs An infantry company has been enrolled
in this city for the United States service the President
calls for volunteers and the following officers have been
elected James Fletcher, captain John $. Finch first
| lieutenant aud Joseph w, Kelly second lieutenant.
Wild GrtsE migrating northward, which is consid-
cred "a sign that spring is at hand few weeks
more and the trees will be in full leaf
| LADY Day.--Yesterday formerly styled Lady Day.
was celebrated by the Roman Catholics in honor Of the
Incarnation of the Rcdccmcr There services in the
| churches of that denomination
WoRkMES arc engaged in erecting the spacious grand
sairways in each extension of the Capitol The steps aud
landings are of white marble, with broad casing
either side of polished colored marble from Tennessee
DEy. DIR. BELLOWS. PHOTOGRAPHS OF
III eminent divine by uctlecs Price dollar
For sale at WHIPS New bookstore
Mar 20 3Si Penn. avenue bet 9th aud 10th streets