The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-03
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INDIANS As MATTER FAcT-A man who had been
West and been chased by Indian writes:
Much has been said by poets and romantic young
ladies about the picturesque aspect and the noble form
of an untamcd untanable warrior of the prairie and
be it from to gainsay them An Indian is a noble
spectaclein picture, at safe distance but when
this noble spectacle in company with dozen other
noble spectaclcs is moving his moccasins in your d.
rection and you have to do tall walking in order
to keep the capillary substance the summit of your
Uranium, all his mobility yanishes and you in him
only painted greasy miscreant, who WILL ii you give
him chance, lift your hair with the same Christian
spirit composed and most Serene with which he would
ask another spectacle for little of that baked
dog used to think like the poets now the sight Of
an Indian gives me cramp in tho stomach.
Mr.. Ingram, who largely interested at Port Lnvaca
Texas, has made Mayor Stith, of New Orleans liberal
proposition to relieve that city of the emgrans about
arriving from Europe. MIR. Ingram proposes to send
them to Lavaca, Texas, by the steamship and to give
each emgant lot to build upon free of charge tive
hundred Of land EACH So per three years
time #ss
little boy aged four years, stabbed recently at
New Orleans by little girl not over two years and half
old The wound proved not to be very serious.
During the first quarter of the present year the
Der of acres of public land sold at the land office at Mon
roe Louisiana III $3.50 A. and the amount received
in cash was &c. 100 Amount located with military boun
y land warrants, So 1893 49, During the second quarter
3S824 entered at cost of $34 0I2 A. and
The Arkansas papers contain an address from
mittee appointed by the citizens of Little Rock to the
people Of that State upon the subject Of the removal Of
free negroes from its limits The address sets forth the
undesimbeness OF that class of population in slave
holding community suggests that necessary laws he pass
ed by the legislature to them from Arkansas and
to forbid their return forever afterwards The question
was mooted two years ago, but ihiled.
The Troy Wing says that there is residing in that city
ayoung mechanic, who claims to have constructed tel
egraph apparatus which will transmit words with twice
the velocity that the Hughes instrument is capable Of
OPENING OF THE ENGLISH Stare PAPER orrrcE Accord
ing to the London correspondent of the Richmond En-
qurer the policy Of the English government has under
gone change with relation to the concerning The
early colonial history Of this country Access them has
heretofore been denied but they are now being arranged
in books and will be placed within reach of the public
1t is expected that much valuable matter pertaining to
the original thirteen States will be obtained from them.
TIE SEASON AT SAnAToGA.--Ihc Saratogan, summing
up the results of the season at Saratoga says
onIy fourteen establishments have been reported for
the press while there are probably about hundred
boarding houses in town Taking the arrivals at these,
with the arrivals at the hotels during the month of june
aud we have no doubt that &C. 900 strangers have
visited the place within the last three months Ands
the How OF visitation is by yet materially Oh
mnished il is safe TO estimate that the sum total for The
season will reach, II it docs not exceed 80, 0OO.
The Paris Universe says "a great nation should al.
ways boldly avow ts acts and never permit them to Dc
msrepresented Let proclaim aloud that CherbouTg
has been created by hostile feelings towards England ana
that otherwise its creation would have been unnecessary
REVIVAL or BUSINESS. The Hartford Times is roiens
over revival of business in that city evidence OF when
1t hnds IN majority of the machine shops and manua
tories II says 1.-The ring of the hammer and the busy
hum OF the machinery is increasing everywhere aoupa
us. There is q new and pleasing music IN m'
machinery and hammer than We ever noticed beinemh
gives us new life and bright hopes for the future io
for
begins 10 break awayand how bright is the first gin
mer of light which greets ms The merchant and '%
mecbanca all must feel the effect OF the new impuSe~
business"