The Washington union., 1858-02-06
LOC AL N r. w S.


I MERCHANTS ExcuAsoE ASSOCIATION. The adjourned
meeting last evening" at the rooms the OF 10th
street and Pennsylvania avenue attended by about
twenty persons The proceedings of the previous meet
ing were read by the secretary
Mr. Bacon, from the special committee to whom were
referred the resolutions of the last meeting reported
iutions a substitute, which, amended motion Of
Mr.. Bell, are as follows
Whereas there has been bill introduced into the SEN
ate OF the United States by the Hon. Mr.. Slde which
bill, II IL should pass conceive TO be measure highly
injurious to the welfare of the citizens of this District
therefore be il
Reoesd That respectfully protest against the
passage OF said bill, for the following reasons
lst IL would subject the citizens of this District to
great loss and inconvenience in their business trans
actions, owing TO the existing financial troubles of the
country, which has extended to the government itself
and compelled it to issue treasury notes.
I'd so long AS the States adjoining u.s. and with whom
we have the most intimate business relations continue to
issue bank paper will be compelled take their is
sues or force customers into the hands of the brokers
3D. That, under the provisions of the BILL citizens Of
the different States visiting the metropolis of the Union
would subject themselves to the penalty of a misde-
by offering To pass currency authorized by their
| several State governments
Keospd, That we most respectfully request the atten
ton OF Congress to memorial from this association
asking from the hands of the last Congress bank char
ter with such restrictions they might deem necessary
and which are now upon the files of the Senate
Resolved That it is the opinion of this association that
the present banks of this District have been of great
sistance to the citizens in their business transactions and
we respectfully ask that they be rechartered.
Resrc3 That copy of the above resolutions proper
F attesed he transmitted to the honorable chairman of
the District COMMITTEES, the honorable Messrs Hunter
and Mason, of Virginia. the Hon. Messrs pearce and
Kennedy OF Maryland with request that they Use their
influence to defeat the bill reported by the Hon Mr. S
dell
A lengthy and discursive speech was made BY Mr..
with
association wearying the listeners an hour and half
Mr. Mitchell and Mr.. Wall followed in brief speeches
Mr. Dodson took this occasion say that he was not the
author of the resolutions introduced at the meeting
Mr. Wall considered that part of Mr. Siels bill pro-
hbtng the circulation of bank notes in the District of
denomination smaller than fifty dollars striking out
OF circulation six millions of money and at least 900
OF actual capital in Virginia and Maryland bank notes
The resolutions adopted and the association adj
journed at l0f o'clock
SMITHSONIAN INsrIrUTION.--Dr. Wynnc of New York
delivered last evening the lecture which postponed
from Monday night account of the storm This lee
ture was more practical than many Whether from that
cause or from some other it less numerously attend
ed than Is usual Its immediate subject 'the inf
ence OF occupations upon health especially with refer
ence to the probabilities of insurance and provien soc
cites The lecturer exhibited an immense array of fig
ures showing the averages of life among the members of
benefit societies in England from which it appears a
though contrary to the syreceved opnion) that
those engaged in industrial pursuits have greater length
of days than the privileged idle classes Taking an
average of fourteen years from the records of Massachu
setts the age at which agrcuurss die is GA gentlemen
at 63; clergymen, So blacksmiths, 81 butchers and
carpenters 40 sailors As painters, 80 and printers
36. Farmers have therefore, advantage of fifteen or
twenty years printers. With this melancholy fact
staring him in the face how any have the heart
| to neglect paying for his paperl
Some curious facts adduced in relation to mar
riages The greatest number of matrimonial engage
ents occur the world over between the ages of twenty
and twenty-five. From the last named age a lady 5
chances diminish rapidly, until at thirty satisticans
say ut can't believe W her chances for wedlock are
but one in ten The time of the year has much to do
with it, Massachusetts records testify that the ewcst
marriages committed in March, and the greatest num-
ber in November which latter circumstance attributed
to the halowing influence of thanksgiving In Ken
lucky the contrary where they have less thank
full for at least where thanksgiving figures less pom
nently among their institutions the greatest number of
celebrations is in the month of December Christmas is
observed to havea hymeneal effect at the South Ken
tuckans marry earlier than New Englanders some five
years or So according to the most abstrse calculations
Many other statistics were brought forward to demon
strate that health and long life are the result of fixed
laws and those laws should be carefully pondcrcd by
the trainers and members of provident associations
Wn.LARDs HOTEL is to be enlarged The enter
sg proprietors have purchased the southwest corner
lot adjoining their hotel fronting 1913 feet on Fourteenth
street and GO feet street and they propose to i'm
mediately commence excavating for large building
which, when completed will give them $50 additional
rooms and extend their main dining room 1923 eet-na
king the entire length of 1853 feet with an of 100
feet additional The edifce will be built with all modern
improvements with hot and cold water and gas in all
the Chambers and will prove valuable addition to this
exceentyk kept and well patronizcd hotel 1t has been
that could be obtained there of late unless en-
gagged in advance, and glad see prospect that
guests will not be turned away from their fvorte quar-
ters
An oLD IsHAnrTASr, Mr.. Philip Ottcrback died ON
Thursday evening, aged H. He here in 1870 and
commenced business as butcher by purchasing hog
which he killed and carried to market on wheelbarrow
Since them until within year two he has been the
leading butcher of the metropolis and amassed large
fortune portion of which he invested in the purchase
OF several valuable fishing landings the Potomac He
WAS native of Wurtemberg and his funeral which is
to take place next Sunday to-morrow) afternoon will
doubtless be attended by large concourse of citizens
IAR SCHOOLS of the District of Columbia have RECENTLY
been brought to the notice of the Senate District Commit
k.,.