The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-13

Tax levy for 1850 $3.50, $50
Tax levy for 1853 8,621 091
Tho Central Park lands have cost IS, ,402, ,637 The
interest paying the debt incurred is $265 100 per
Fst4 aHa9tS8s@s5 8E 59.s
A valid marriage may be effected in Pennsylvania by
the parties in the presence witnesses declaring that
they man and wife.
showing the amount of rain that Inns fallen at that place
since January 1848 together with the water from melt
ed snow. The entire quantity amounts to a depth of
forty feet and two inches level 1t is fortunate that
it did not all fall a. once.
The result of the Connecticut town elections shows
that the towns about equally divided between tho
democrats and republicans. In Bridgeport the demo
Gratis have gained $50 votes since the April election
correspondent, who has been reading "Spurgeon's
Gems is much struck with tho originality of the idea
there expressed " that should all probably like to
have free passes to the palace of Heaven Hc at the
same time suggests that the holders of those passes
would probably be " dead heads. # ~
Arrangements are being made in Glasgow for
grand demonstration on the approaching centenary of
Bninss birthday.
Three inches Of snow fell at Hemellsville NJ ", on
Thursday night There is also snow reported along tho
Erie railroad as far east as Great Bend
strong gale of wind sprung up at Oswego, N. " on
Thursday The schooner Osprey Of Buffalo, with cargo
Of wheat from Racine, driven against the east pier at
Oswego carrying away her spars, and sank Immediately
The captains wife and child and the mate were washed
overheard and drowned.
fire broke out at Waterbury, VT, on Thursday, In
the store of Wells s. Arms which was destroyed together
with five stores the hotel and stable the town hall tho
building occupied by the bank, dwelling house. and four
barns. large quantity of flour was also consumed.
Some Of the sufferers saved portion of their stock and
furniture. Loss estimated at $26, 900.
Mr.. De Sauty telcgraphed on Friday that there had
been change whatever in the electrical indications
the Atlantic cable. a ass @ sasalE
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stroyng four houses aud property to the value of O00
meeting Of the citizens of Adams county, Miss, was
held the 2Sth ut to adopt for the erection
of monument the Bluff, in the city Of Natches to
the memory of General John Anthony Quitnan
"Quitman Monument Association" was formed, with
VIM. J. Minor president and committee appointed
take such steps towards accomplishing the object Of the
meeting as might be deemed advisable.
municipal of the city Of st. Louis Is now in
progress and the returns from three wards have been
published showing total population Of 420oS souls Of
whom 81, $50 white males 20 010 white females, and
only 62 slaves. OF tho whole population Of two wards
comprising in the aggregate 27 181 only $40 arc OF
native BIRTH tho rest being chiefly Germans ,575 out
of II, GAL ts ,Fgsgna ~
The total valuation of real and personal property IN
St. Louis returned by the assessors is $s2 449
Total tax, s756,l50. a
The transit railroad of Minnesota commences at Vino
na two hundred miles above Gacna. Eightyfve miles
of the road west Of Winona will be graded and ironed
by the LIST July 1860. force of $500 men is at work
on the road
In the of Plummer and seven Others implicated
in the muny board aud murder OF the officers of
whaling ship Junior, of New Bedford, the defendants
have been held at Boston to bail in 900 each for trial
on the charge Of mutny, and fully committed to jail
the charge of murder:
The Boston papers publish legal opinion the sig
nature of b r. Curtis Caleb Cushing and Benjamin f.
Butler declaring that the efforts Of tho directors Of the
Suffolk Bank TO compel the country banks to redeem
their circulation at its office instead OF with the Bank Of
Mutual Redemption and rival institution amounts
to criminal confederacy their part subccting them
to Indictment On the other hand Rufus Choatc Josiah
G. Abbott, Sidney Bartott, and Others who have cxam-
incd the evidence in the particular upon which the
present controversy has arisen declare that such an allie
cation Is not sustained Tho managers OF tho Suffolk
Bank have issued circular announcing that the time
has arrived for them to surrender the business Of redeem
ing country bank notes.
The New Orleans papers inform that the most inn
poant subject that will demand the attention and action
of the next Louisiana legislature Ia the levcc system Of
the Lower Mississippi The food Of last spring has dem
onstrated the nsucency Of the present Icvccs and
less more system be established mnny of the
gar planters Of louisiana and many OF the cotton planters
of Mississippi and Arkansas will eingratc to Texas II
s suggested that there be held convention Of delegates
from all the regions interested at which plan DO
devised for building eyccs both sides Of the Missssp-
pi, oil the way from Cairo 10 the Baze.