The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-23
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Company by new arrangement have fleet of eleven
large steamers which will put New Orleans in comniun
caon five times week with Texas and twice or three
times month with the Florida ports.
SIZZLING A Pass The Wheeling Times office sold
short time since under deed Of trust. The publisher
thought lac had not been f.iry dealt with, aud imme
dately procured another press, and commenced issuing
another paper called the ines right alongside Of the OLD
Office The purchaser of the old lanes, finding it un-
profitable to publish paper under such circumstances
has sold to friend OF the old publisher, and the
papers viii DO united under the same editor as hereto
fore.
CAsADA.--A resolution declaring want OF confidence
in the Canadian Ministry lost by vote OF ~ 70 ~
The House was thin but with full House the result
would probably have been the same Several eieo'eu az
minseriasts voted with tho minority Inns vote set
Ties the question OF the permanent capital at Ottawa city
AuKnIcAs MANUFACTURES IN EsGLAsD.A-It is fact Sg-
nfcnt of the progress OF American manufacturing skill
that the. Birmingham Qngsh manufactures initiate the
trade marks OF American manufactured cutlery and sell
il as imported from the United States The London
Times of the LIST instant has report OF trial OF the
Collins Company vs. Reeves in which it proved that
the latter initiated ali the trade marks OF the former
American company, to the fac smile OF 3. W. Col
Inns signature, which is stamped on the cutlery
Tins L,rx Dr. w PALMER, PoisoSEn, AND HIS Assn
n.soss The Prince of Wales Assurance Company has,
after long efforts got order from the Master OF the
Rolls for the delivering up and cancelng OF the policy
of assurance obtained by William Palmer, the murderer,
upon the life OF brother Walter for Els 900. An at
tempt was made by his solicitor to establish tho validity
of this policy against the company and apply It's proceeds
first the discharge Of Walter Paimers debts and tho
balance for the benefit of his mother His mother, from
the outset refused to take any part in these proceedings
TnouBIs wrru THE UNITED STATES PRosPEcr-lt is
stated Hanover that notice had been given by the
United States government that when the present treaty
of between the two countries expires on the
18th Of this month"; it not the intention OF the United
States that ii should be renewed long the Hanover
ian shall perevee in evying at Stade those
dues which the American people considered to be illegal
further reported that after that date American
sells will resist the payment of all dues ut Sae and that
a United States Of said to be the Mcrrimac
will then appear in the Elbo to protect them from the
consequences Of this resistance.
DEPARTURE VoYAGEuR MER.--1he Egyp-
tan steamer yoyagcur dc Ia Mer Captain Eldridge,
which has been lying in the stream for days past
got up steam yesterday afternoon, preparatory for her
final departure for Egypt She left her moorings at 6,
M and, after passing round the harbor proceeded on
her way to She fired parting salute ON leaving
the city, to which the Cunnrd steamer Canada respond
ed Her appearance in the harbor excited general admi
ration She passed the lower station at unsctBoston
Bee,
PRINTING OrYIcB WHOLE TowS AND COUNTY
SUBMERGED The editor of The Citizen, at Coahoma
Miss, on the 30th ult issued the following card. 1t
explains very bad state of affairs
The Mississippi has taken possession of the Office Of
The Coahona Citizen, and compelled to suspend tho
publication Of it until have fall in the water Near
ly every place and point in the country is submerged
Here and there ridge of height is left above
the flood. The damage to the country will reach an
enormous sum. AT present it is incalcuabe. Outside
of the destruction of crops (Which unusually prom
ising the drowning of stock will be immense all the
stock running In the woods will be lost Many of the
planters have erected platforms, and have small por-
ton of their stock upon these portion thus cared
for will die from exposure and want of attention.
Some have stock in their galleries. drooms and
their paors We have met with several Of the suffer
who have had to abandon their houses with others
who living in upper stories of their dwellings, and
you that condition is very distressing and
deporable indeed.
weekly journal, lie ptyneron, devoted, its i'm
ports to the interests of the wine trade has just been
sued in Paris It's programme contains interest
ing statistical information concerning The wine product of
France. 1t appears that than 1000 900 hectares
of land covered with vines, of which 400, 900
hectares have been planted within the last five years
and the average total yield of wine So 900 900 hecto
valued at 5000 900 francs, ($l60, 600 0O0 The
value of the barrels made each year in France to meet
the wants of the winners so 900 900 francs and the
expenses for transportation by sea- river canal railroad
&c. computed at not less than 80 600 900 francs.
The tax liquors of all sorts yields to the French treas
ury of 100 900 900 francs while the entire
which changes hands in the various stages of the wine
trade in France exceeds thousand millions OF francs
per annum.
TopnooLEnY on Mouxr Br4ANc.--A Mr. Walford a Cam
bridge eng student has made tho first ascent of Mount
Blanc this year. He determined, he said, to go
higher than Mdlle d'Angevle who went up last sum
mcr and therefore, when the summit lifted upon
the shoulders of his guide, whs, in like manner was
lifted upon the shoulders of two of his companions Mr.
Waford in this manner, succeeded IN mounting higher
than any of the visitors to Mount Blanc, MIR. Albert
Smith included, by whom he had been preceded.
EREgcrs SMoKISoA leading medical practitioner
at Brighton, England, has lately given list of sixteen
cases of paralysis, produced by smoking, which came
under his knowledge within the last six months.
HEAVY LossThe loss sustained by tho late fire at the
London Dock sesmatcd at So 900 00O including 900
tons Of sugar $50 tons of sltpetre 1000 bales Of uc
and hemp, 1000 bags of rice and large quantity Of
rum and brandy.
HoRsB LIVING Two MoSrns WITHOUT FooD. "A man
named Kirkland residing Centre street near Seneca
left the city about two months ago without giving notice
to any On Saturday, Mr. Barker, a wagon maker
on Seneca street. discovered that horse in the barn
formerly used by Mr. Kirkland. On entering the stable
the horse WINS found lying down. and too weak to rise
The animal had eaten every thing within its reach,
gnawed the wood Of the mangcr and the floor and in
Its agony had apparently bitten itself During all this
time the horse so far be ascertancd could have
had access to no water food. Mr.. Barker gave the
animal little water and meal and yesterday II was still
alive We give the facts they reported to us but
seems almost Incredible that horse could live such
length of time without food or drink --Bafalo Courier,
July 10.
The shipment of early fruits and vegetables from south
en ports to northern is constantly increasing in
Importance From the single port OF Norfolk there were
shipped in the months of juno and July 90 O99 packages
ct produce valued at 1896 000 The facilities for trans
portation afforded by railroads and steamships enable
producers to anticipate the northern crops Journal Of
Commerce