The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-02
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ma ,eoa.ature q Georgia Will oonypns In hye or SIX
800 me Columbus Daily Times Is discussing the pro
- ~ reorganization OF the supreme court which
i1at journal says Is recommended at every session
,.rv valuable mine Of Terra Sienna paint is now be-
Ina; u,ked in Washington county, Maine STATE samples
If which we're on exhibition In the fair Ut Portland IL IS
saiJ Inv Judges TO be better than the foreign
Tt. Eu,nLln House in Boston, at the corner OF Har-
, and Union streets Is TO be destroyed. The land on
hb n stands has been taken by the city to widen the
street The windows Of the house are already ptokeh
In and the ball protrudng from the corner Oh the mouse
nto the street with Josiah franklin upon 1.-THE sign OF
that worthy soapboerhas disappeared from the pace
where Il hung for more than century and hall
Tho hodes Of two men have been discovered since Mf.
1ptor was carried away by the balloon at Adrian,
Michigan In both instances It was supposed they were
tbos az the unfortunate aeronaut Subsequent lhVost
CATION proved however that these ~,
errec The body last discovered was found at Chatham
Cnada West IL Is now feared that the remains OF MI
Thurston will never be recovered
me vintage which is now in active progress in most
nars of France is likely 70 prove one OF the greatest
abundance known for many years past Inc grape uis-
ease appears TO have been compulsory has.eeu, " .o
appeensons of its rayages especially in the Bordeals
and Claret din tricts have fortunately been without
foundation The accounts too, from all parts OF Italy,
from Savoy and from Lisbon represent the vintage Oh
1858 as most splendid In Savoy in particular 1t Is
said that within the memory Oh man nave lhe Vine
wards been 80 exuberant and prolihe.
Hoosier. DESTROYS OF being married, hurried to Gin
cnuat few DAYS since with the lady OF his choice, but
"a the day was the Sabbath he was unable to procure the
license for .'loye or money Sadly disappointed, nc
resorted to spirituous liquors Tor comfort, AMI nnay
found himself an inmate of the watch house On being
released in the morning he learned that the lady had
gone home and he left that city wiser man.
Some ladies have recently attempted to ascend Bald
Mountain Trinity county, California The Journal says:
When those fair explorers get TO the top OF Bald Noun
tain they should flag to be planted on the upper
rock and name tho place after the first person Of their
sex who reaches that high solitude They should also
hang hooped skrtcoaf the outer WALL as sign Of
immensely OF space and indsputabe signal that 81
ence had been eifectually overcome
very severe fire occurred at Camden, Arkansas, on
tho morning Of the 10th Of September causing loss of
propety to tho amount Of $4,000 500, 900, The
courthouse was destroyed Some ten stores and build
ngs were consumed with several large stocks Of mer
chandise Of various kinds.
The Odd Fellows Hall at Pittsburg dedicated on
the 2sh September with appropriate and imposing GER
cmonies There several prominent members OF the
Order from abroad and among others Gen Simon Cam
cron and the venerable p. q. Wilder Officers of the
General Lodge of Pennsylvania and the Grand Encamp
ment were present The members, numbering about fif
teen hundred marched in procession through the prnc
pal streets After the procession they assembled in the
National Theatre when the address was delivered by Hon.
VIM. f. Johnston.
The number Of emgrants arrived at this port for the
week ending September 25 ,l5Smaking total of
81 1928 since the first of the year. The arrivals for cor
responding period in 1857 numbered las, l57.
Theodore Finn Co. have sold the Lancaster pa
Union to 1hos e. Cochran, who is now its editor and
proprietor.
President McPhail of Lafayette College, Pennsylvania,
sad in his inaugural address, few days since, that to
Lafayette College belonged he believed the honor of
establishing for the first time in this country at least
proeohp of the English language Columbia College,
in New York. he says has taken action in the same di
cetion but Lafayette College has anticipated her in in
auguating chair which cannot fail in due time to be
provided for in all our colleges and universities
The inhabitants Of northern Michigan and Wisconsin
held meeting at 0ntonagon tho 2Sth of August and
resolved to petition for the immediate action Of the legs
atures Of Wisconsin and Michigan in favor Of setting
them off into new territory.
The Courier, of Louisville KY, of the Gath ut., gives
the particulars Of shooting affair at that locality On
Saturday afternoon aifay occurred in front Of William
Dars cigar store, Third street. which resulted in the
death Of d. L. Ward, at the hands of r. r. Lindsay,
both printers Lindsay passing down Third street.
and was accosted by Ward, Ward using very abusive
cpthes calling him I'D rat I" and finally striking
him in the face. Lindsay immediately drew pistol and
fired the ball entering the left breast. Ward walked
few steps, entered the Democrat Office and died in less
than half an hour