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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-30

INTERESTING 10 MARINERS.


fixed bright light is now exhibited from the light
house on the Bishop Rock scily Islands, at elevation
OF ITO above the level of high water visible in
clear weather IA miles.
Notice has been given that the Girder spit buoy at
the entrance of the Thames has been moved to position
midway between the Princes channel lightvesse and
the Girdler beacon, and lies In three and half
fathoms at low water spring tides Also that the fol-
lowing changes have been made in the bsoys in the
Horse channel the Gore Patch buoy will be taken away
and the East Last buoy will be moved about miles east OF
the West Last buoy by which arrangement the three last
buoys and Margate Hook beacon will be separated at
equal distances. red buoy is to be placed the Re
culver Sand, which, with Margate Hook beacon, will
form the eastern entrance to the Horse channel
It is now required by the Trinity House authorities
that the masters Of all alien vessels under treaties of re-
cprocty with England should give their pilots ccrtif
cate of their vessels name country tonnage draght Of
water destination &c. which certificate is attended with
expense to the vessel MASTER but should the mas
ter refuse TO sign such certificate the pilots win demand
the full rate Of alien pilotage for the vessel
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OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

The latest dates from Portland Oregon Territory,
to September Esd, and from Steilacoom, Washington
Territory, TO the 24th of the month The most
important item Is the confirmation of the fighting of
battle with the Indians at the -Four Lakes in the Spokane
country, in which the government forces, under Col
Wright, gained signal victory 1t is said that Col
Wright had captured two noted hostile chiefs and had
them promptly shot There sign Of the war
coming to speedy close.
soldier belonging to the garrison at Fort Steacoom
had been tried for tile murder of Indian and acqut
ted by the jury The Indians however, considered the
soldier was guilty, and began to grumble Upon this,
the garrison made them present Of $l00, with which
they satisfied. t#a f.tH# " tH a
The wife Of Major Garrett died at Fort Smcoe Wash
ington Territory, on the 18th September sa 2
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THE NEWS BY THE LAST CALIFORNIA
STEAMER.
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA FRASER
RIVER MINES.
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The news of the successful laying of the Atlantic tee
graph cable had been the occasion OF great rejoicing
throughout the State On the 9th uIto regularly or
ganzed celebrations of the great were held at San
Fancsro Sacramento, Marysville Stockton Placcrve,
and many of the smaller towns The ceremonies were
nearly the in all the towns consisting of gala pro-
cessions the hearing of orons and odes and the firing
of in the day time, and toroh-ight PROFESSIONS
bon-fres, and iluminations ut night
The Humboldt telegraph has been completed from
Placervile to the first summit OF the Sierra Nevada
The official vote of the State at the last election has
been counted and shows "A 597 votes for Justice of the
supreme court and So zoe Curry anti-adminstra-
ton Baldwin having majority OF 1897. The total
number Of votes cast for supreme Judge 80. 1917
against 49, 1868 for governor In 57 and no. 223 for Pres
dent in Sc.
Large numbers of Indians have recently made their
appearances the Mohaye causing great alarm at San
Bcrnardino. They have conducted themselves in hos
tile manner generally have attacked and wounded
eral Americans and have stolen number of cattle.
the San Diego Herald reports that there is album
dance Of water the desert between that place and
Fort Yuma, new wells having been dug at the Indian
and Cook Is, which will fail hereafter.
Hon. David @. Broderick United States senator start
ed from Paceryile the Sd instant, in the overland
stage, to go to Washington via Carson Valley Salt Lake
City, the South Pass, and st. Louis
The college of California Oakland celebrated its
fourth anniversary Oakland the LIST inst The prn-
cpa Grafton of the occasion delivered by John b.
FELTON,, esq.
The Bensy Water Company have completed their aque-
duct, and are now supplying large portion of San
francisco with pure cool water from Lobos Creek-a
stream emptyng into the short distance below
the entrance of the harbor The capital of the company
is and there has been already expended
$500, 900. - NV ~
The law passed by the last legislature prohibiting the
immigration Of Chinese into California went into effect on
the LIST of October 1t is supposed that the Chinese
treaty will supersede this law If it is already void by
of unconstitutionalty Some of the abest law
yers adhere to this latter opinion. III.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-30
THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY COMMISSION

Advices from Commissioner Campbell state that the
American portion Of the Joint Boundary Commission
were encamped two miles west Of Semiahmoo, on the
mainland Nothing definite had yet been concluded on
and central point had been established. The two
commissioners were not expected to accomplish much
before next year. owing to the advanced state of the
son. The soldiers which constitute the escort, some
seventy five in number under the command of Captain
Woodruff, were in good health and efficiency.
The organization of the commission proper is fol-
lows Archibald Campbell, commissioner s. t. Park,
first lieutenant typographical engineers and chief asron
omer @. Gardner, assistant astronomer w. G. War
rem, secretary j. N. King, quartermaster Geo Gibbs,
geoogist; Messrs. Harris and Major, computes; Dr.
Kennedy surgeon and naturalist Messrs Hers and Gus
ta surveyors 3REs H Il
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Markets.

New York, Oct. 29--Cotton is quiet-sales of l, 900
bales Flour Is heavysales of IL 500 barrels State,
81 10 81 35; Ohio, IS rs a SIS IS; southern, SIS a
So 49, Wheat is rm--sales of 80, 900 bushels south
ern white 81 40 western white 81 24 do. red 81 10.
Corn is frm-sales OF Al, 900 bushels mixed 664 a 68
cents choice, 10 n cents Pork is heavy--mess,
sic 80 prime s13 s7 Sl4 Lard is buoyant at 81 10
81 l0a Whiskey is quiet at 22 cents. Sugar is firm
at 90 III cents Coffee is frmsales of 10, 900 bags
Java l31 Ia cents Spirits of turpentine is firm at
SO So cents Rosin is steady and frm-sales of 5000
barrels 81 62a 81 TO- Rice is quiet at 81 cents.
BALTIMORE, Oct 20. Flour is dull and unchanged
Howard street and Ohio, IS l2l Wheat is steady red
81 is 81 90; white, 81 rs 81 AZ. Corn is quiet
white IS 76 cents for old IS 81 cents for new Pro-
visions are steady and unchanged Whiskey is dull and
heavy. WA /. M ..s. ........ H..
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THE NEWS FROM FRASER RIVER.

We find in our California mails but little from
Fraser river The Harrison River trail may be said 10 be
completed the greatest difficulties having been surmount
ed. The Hudson's Bay Company appears to be making
the most Of its brief authority The ten per cent ad
loren duty is rgidy exacted Governor Douglas it is
said, is to be knighted He has not yet returned from
his long visit to the mines. The Caonians making
every endeavor to turn the tide of emigration into their
territory which has begun to arrive from the East
its way to Fraser river The government evidently
tcpate great future for Victoria and have laid out the
town ION paper space enough for city of hun
dred thousand Appropriations rather liberal scale
are also being made for improvements ON streets. f
The water falling rapidly in the Fraser river every
day Meteorological observations confirm the reports
the remarkably equable and mild temperature of Van
couvers island fact which to astonish the
respondents Of the California papers who there The
temperature of Stcilacoom bears great resemblance to
that of London. ss.y'-#5tg.t b. ~
News is believed to have officially reached Victoria Of
the substitution of Sir Allan McNab in place of Governor
Douglas. s4s .a...-., .f. F.5
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FORT SMELLING.

We have had the pleasure of conversation Says the
Philadelphia Pennsyvanian with very intelligent Off
of the army, well known to large number of our
readers, and in whose opinion have much confidence
who has been out to Fort Smelling for the purpose Of
transferring the fort to its late purchasers and of dis
posing of sundry articles of property in the
fort He has been service in that quarter during the
summer has been the whole ground accurately
veyed it, and is fully capable of forming accurate es
mate OF its real value property and Of its importance
army post He gives it his opinion that it has
been sold at very high figure that $65, 900 would have
been ample price for it, and that its sale at sos 900
highly creditabe to the business tact of the honorable
Secretary Of War; under whose auspices the transaction
has been made Let us hear no caving about this
act of the administration from capous opposition
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A VENERABLE RELICT
prom the Charlotte lva.l Jelrsrsonian. ]

There is at the cabinet shop of Mr. Charles H. Child
ress bureau which at time belonged to Mary the
mother of Washington 1t is the property of the wife
of Rev. James Fife, and purchased at public sale
in fredericksburg than fifty years since by her
grandfather, and was sold having belonged to
Mrs Washington, and so believed by those who knew
anything respecting It, This bureau is of polished wal
nut with nscrtings around the edges Of the veneerng
has brass handles the drawers of antique shape and is
doubtless of English manufacture and about 1850 years
old It is well manufactured solid and strongly built,
and has been well taken of doubtless for the
ration which the owners had for its original owner
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the EXTRAORDINARY or cRIvoLlNg AT PARIS


Our Paris correspondent in his last letter dated o.
tobor 18th has paragraph OF interest to our lady read
ers. He writes 100
g Crinoline is dethronedl The volumnous monst.,
which has sent many husbands TO the suicide grave
and the insolvcnt debtors oellwich has deceived 80
many lovers eyes which has consigned 10 "A spinster
career so many girls who otherwise would have be,
married--wlch has occasioned much inconyenienc,
70 travellers and ch urchg and theatre goers Cno
line is dethroned. Nobody does IL reverence--mapv
give kicks as IL lies cheap and exposed and han
died SO roughly by such rude hands in the autuunsI
wind and October rain, by revolving, unwashed ,ay
god Jews the Quai de la Ferraille What WaibaI.
for the appliances OF beauty -
almost like the new fashion, although suspect II
may prove no genter enemy TO man. purse than ia
predecessor IL is long and draped and floating like
Muse costume like the attire Ia which Milton robed
the penSiye Nun, deyout and pure Now is 1t pos
siOle Muses. dress contain eighteen Yards and
equal IN cost the extrayagant gown In which the Lores
OF the hour hides her sullied body That cannot
be. IL Is no leveler like Your crinoline which hid
form and scrawny bodies completely the experest
Judge OF the flesh aud the devil could not tell which
was which, And none but Of grace can wear
Wen the new dress. What hours Of study must be
spent before the train can be managed before the weaer
can walk into drawing room, take at table or
stroll in the street, This, too, will prove Corntb
everybody cannot visit Thank the mantua makers the
reign oil mediocrity Ii at end, and who pos
sess grace and fine person. and all the charms of their
sex, may now use and abuse them--whe the awkward
ill-made, deiormed, unfinished premature woman who
in the disguise Of cnoline quilted the wall where thoy
should have pined and withered away must leave tho
ball and drawing 10 their betters aud herd onca
more with toothless dowagers and embtered madens In
the afternoon of liie."
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oBITUARY

David Richardson an old and prominent citizen o.
Frederick county, Md, died at Duckeystown Wednes
day last
The Hon. Robert Rantoul died at Beverly, Massachu
setts on Sunday last
Tho New Orleans Pcayune notices. with an appropriate
tribute to his worth, the death at Biloxi few days ago.
OF the Rev @ w Whital, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. and long resident Of New Orleans He died Of
disease of the heart and dropsy after long and painful
Illness He had been member Of most Of the charta
BILE associations of New Orleans also OF the order Of
the Free Masons and Odd Fellows e.E..
The Harrsonburg (ya) Democrat announces the de-
cease in that county on the 9th instant Of Col VIM
b. fancey aged about 90 years. He was a prominent
citizen, and in all the relations OF life sustained an
viable character t@S Etss4E Hs
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In Chile branch of the Copiapo railroad. between
Pabellon and Chandfcilo passes the Atacama noun
tains at an elevation higher than any other railroad In
the world On the Sd of August part of this railroad
was opened and locomotive assembled TO the terminus
at an elevation Of feet above the level of the
This altitude is about 1000 feet greater than the high
est point of tho Vienna and Trieste railroad in the Aus
rian Alps The highest elevation the railroad which
passes through the Blue Ridge in Virginia is 2700 feet
one thousand hundred and forty feet Il than the
highest point on the Copiapo railroad.
The courthouse of Dunn county, at Dunnville, Wis
consin was destroyed by fire the night OF the 18th
instant All the records and the papers of the county
were destroyed except the records Of deeds.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS THE LONDON
DAILY NEWS AND THE PARIS PATRIE.

CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS THE LONDON
DAILY NEWS AND THE PARIS PATRIE
1t would be unreasonable, perhaps, to expect the
English and continental journals to deal fairly by the
United States in the discussion of the affairs of Central
America. They are pre-occupied with the idea that
we are conducting system of expansion without
any regard to the rights of others, looking d.
recty to the conquest of the Isthmus States and to
the exclusive control of the Isthmus nter-oceanic
passages. So long this impression prevails, it is
of course quite impossible that the real attitude Of
this government can be understood The London
DAILY News has recently served its readers with
fearful programme Of aggression which it not only
attributes to "the Washington cabinet" but against
which it invokes the nterposon Of the governments
Of England and France. 1t is little to the credit
sagAcity, and intelligence Of the News that it mani
fesss 20 much ignorance Of the position of the United
sntss, England and France in regard to this whole
Central American matter. s3s7a
The policy of the United States is not to acquire
Central America or any part Of it, but to open the
Isrhmus routes and to have them free to all the
world This policy we have distinctly avowed to
the European States. 1t is as well known in
London as in the Department at Washington in
Paris as by the governments Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. There has been no concealment about IL.
The News onght to have known it the Patrie ought
to have known it. What is said by our foreign co.
temporaries and our press about the Belly con-
tract is all the merest moonshine We have taken
no exception to the conditions Of that contract. We
care nothing about it. If there are fifty such papers
in existence it is all the to this government
What the United States object to is the enforcement
a any such covenants as would interfere with con-
tracts previously made with our citizens. That is
all. The cabinet at Washington intend to main
tain and enforce the rights Of American citizens but
without special reference to the Isthmus routes,
which it is their purpose we have said, to open
TO the commerce Of the world 3
What may have been the object of the mission of
Sir William Ouseley TO the United States in reference
to Central American affairs, are not able to say.
HI 4 certain, however, that If he had any special
purpose in view, he did not think it proper to make
il known to General Cass We are satisfied. indeed,
that be mover made any proposition or even sugges
ton during his residence in this city to the Secretary
of State about the concerns of Central America Lord
Nspier, is equally well understood, has taken no
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-30

The Daily Bangor (Maine) Union, speaking Of re-
port circulating through the country about speech
of Hon. Jefferson Davis conceding that the people Of
a Territory may abolish slavery, says;
The Union Is right In thus dscreditng the genuine
Of the reputed Bangor extract vouched y the Mer
curry. Col. Davis has made a speech in Bangor
He in city very brief time and was called upon
by large number Of our citizens whose warm regards
not to say affections also he by his frank and cordial
conversation and No speech made by Col Davis
anywhere during his recent visit to State is open to
the charge made by the Mercury
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The annual statement Of the superintendent of the
Newsboys Lodging house in New York shows that the
total number of dodgers for the year has been Is $685. Of
which number IL $50 have paid average of about five
cents, and SAG have been on credit or free The total
receipts 81, 029 Al 1894 So Of which was from
dodgers. Referring to this statement the secretary
Il is interesting especially from showing how far such
an institution can be made self supporting Out OF the
$1,000 expenses, nearly 81 900 have been paid by the
boys themselves; while the 5000 have been con.
trbnted by this society considerable proportion Of
the expenses have been for permanent improvements II
should be stated that the Lodging house has become
sort OF general home for endess boys aud not
exclusively used for newsboys The price OF the tickets
OF admission Is six cents and would he glad II our
friends would buy these tickets and give them to poor
boys who apply to them for charity
The Dubuque Express says that for the last six weeks
an average of fifteen emigrant wagons per day have
passed through that city for the interior, each family
numbering some half DOZEN persons. Most Of these
enigrnnts purchasing second hand land and have
their choice of the best at their leisure Emigration In
this direction has been large aud steady through the
season.
DR.. Randolph, celebrated spirituaist has openly
canted In lCture at Utica, Sunday last he stated
It as his candid opinion founded upon an experience Oh
hne years Ms medium that spritualism was one third
ihposture third insanity, and oue-third diabolsm
Mr. Randolph declares that insanity is the usual fate o.
Trance mediums He has received and accepted call 70
the Christian ministry. ~ 80 80
chess club has lately been Organized in Baltimore
under the title Of the Monumental Chess Club y
numbers among It's members several very expert playeS
and occupies suite of rooms in the Monument House.
which are open daily from to IL o'clock, p. m.
The folly OF litigation Is shown in the suit brought az
Portage, Ohio, by Moses A. Richard VS. Worcester Bliss
or damage done to sheep OF plaintiff by dog of defend
ant. The trial just closed tho fourth Of tbo
case by Jury II occupied four days. and resulted In
verdict Of $50 damages for plaintiff The identity Of the
DOG was the main point in the The costs have run
up 70 81, 0OOl
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Professor Hind who recently explored portion of the
British northwestern territory states that the European
and Canadian elements have been gradually diminishing
for years. and that the thousand half breeds now
inhabting Pembina and the valley Of the Red and the
Assnibon rivers reapsng into the habits and tastes
Of the aborgnes The present state OF society and the
condition Of the people in the settlements are, In his
opinion far from being either pleasant or encouraging
The Red River Settlement founded forty years ago
1t only needs few hundred Yankees to take complete
possession Of those beautiful valleys and they viii not
long be wanting.
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HUNDRED Reparation by Costa Riea.

NEw YoRK, Oct 80 Washington dispatches to the
New York Times say that the has adyices
from Gen Lamar to the effect that Costa Rca promptly
retracts her offensive language and says that il Mons
Belly had been well known at first he now is such
language would never have been used.
The lake boats Of White Co. had proceeded up the
San Juan river without Interruption.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Pacific Arrangement Of the ndenburg
4 AFFAIR

LOUISVILLE Oct 29.-The New Albany expedition
which went Brandenburg 10 Horace has return
ed They pacifed by the people Of Brandenburg,
who assured them that Bell would be released on bail
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1865.
BUSINESS Notice.

As hs business Of The union proposed
change Ms will DO conducted strictly on cash basis All
the collection Of subscriptions for the Union are dscon
payments should made Agents after ihs date
Mr. w. Ipsconb who authorzedio make collections
Ia Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
wAsnsoros March Is is5s.--u
Tho foregoing oneade cooe
tors that @ nov employ heretofore empoyod la this city
those % performed saeh seryee In other parts ofhe
country. - ~ ati asfsgat lss3 az Ap 2s-u
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marine Disaster.

CAPE ISLAND. Oct. 20. The barque Carlo Aangan New
York for Aspinwal is sunk twenty miles from Fiye-fath
ON bank. One was lost The others landed here
in the boats, after enduring great suffering
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For Brasil.

RIcmosD, Oct 29The barque Parthian chartered by
Messrs Harvey, Harrah Co., contractors the Don
Pedro second railroad, Brazil, will sail Monday with
large number of and much machinery for the sue
cessful prosecution OF that work.
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RETURN AFTER LONG ABSENCE. Mr. James Gill, who
left bingham between twenty and thirty years ago.
prsed his former friends, who supposed him long since
dead by his appearance in town one day last week
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-30

WHoLRsAIE SuSDERISo.-In the supreme judicial court
Of Massachusetts, Friday last Judge Bgelow decreed
NO less than thirteen divorces. u
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An AscrESr CRY. 0n the 4th inst the city Of Munich
celebrated the Tooth anniversary Of ~ foundation