The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-23

CLEAN FROM THE MAILS.

The rent roll of the Gard real estate in Philadelphia
amounts yearly to $l5, III.
In the State of Pennsylvania there Ill 2Sf schools
Is, $50 teachers and 62s, POI scholars
Nine prisoners escaped from the Jail at Newcastle DEL
ON Thursday night.
lady has presented Lord Shaesbury with s5 900 for
the poor people of Hull England.
The bark Angelica has been seized at Savannah Ca,
suspicion of fitting out for the slave-tradc.
On the Reading railroad the coal tonnage this season
shows increase of ,6l3 tons compared with the
parallel period last year.
No less than three taken into custody in
New York Tuesday evening for appearing in the streets
in male costume.
The entire manufactures Of Paris estimated yearly
at 29, DOC, O00f, of which 43Oo0oOf worth are chill
drens toys
young, handsome, and hitherto respectable married
lady of Buffalo, recently arrested for public intoxica-
ton and sent up for thirty days.
An injunction has been served upon the scIecmen of
Bridgeport Conn, to prevent their letting out the town
poor to the lowest bidder.
According to telegram from Cadiz the total shipment
sherry for the year 1853 has been IS butts against
so, 707 in 1857, and 54,6lO in 1856.
A loving husband st Louis recently telegraphed to
his wife in New York as follows .. What have you for
breakfast, and how is the baby" The answer came
back g BucSwheat cakes and the measles"
New York and Boston control nearly ifths Of the
are also the largest purchasers of the Louisiana crop
sugar and molasscs.
There are 4I0 orthodox Congregational Churches in
New England, with 1856 400 members, of whom 40, 90
are males. The additions last year were II ,5l2
It is reported says the Montreal Commercial Adver-
ser) that the late frost has seriously injured the
iron tubes of the Victoria bridge, twisting them by the
contraction produced.
The Paris Syndicate of Exchange Brokers has fined
of their corps thousand francs for misrepresentation
prices of stocks in his dealings with clienta good
example. The same board have subscribed eighteen
thousand francs for the poor of Paris.
They seem to be going down hill pretty fast at Water
bury Connecticut party of young people there last
Monday enjoyed sliding down hill halfa-me in length
which they accomplished in minute and forty six
seconds At one of the thankcc marms, the sled
jumped eighteen feet
In 1s56--two years agoa Frenchman, named LAYER
living Lake Johanna, Minnesota murdered his wife
and burned her body and there being witnesses of
the affair he escaped detection until short time SINCE
when curious chain of circumstances exposed him. aud
he is in Jail awaiting trial for the crime, which he
coolly confcsses
The bark Laurens has been seized at New London as
suspected SLAYER She the point of sailing when
the marshal went board seized the captain and crew.
and held them for examination.
The Canadian authorities, it is understood will
not demand Deputy Marshal Tyler who shot the Amer
captain MT Port Sarna for trial in their courts prob
ably for the that the vessel and the all
Americans and the murderer and the murdered were
Immediately transferred to an American port where
the victim died. and the homicide gave himself up to
justice.
PRAYER meetings have been instituted in the Ulster
county JAIL with view to the conversion of the prison
ers. On Wednesday last the leader in prayer exhored
them to a. flee from the wrath to come and the same
night six of them giving somewhat literal interpre
tation to his advice, broke Jail and fled
John Bickel postmaster at Jamestown, Lebanon
county Pennsylvania resigned few days ago He was
the oldest postmaster in the United States, having been
appointed by Gideon Gnnger, Postmaster General under
the administration OF Thomas Jefferson and had person
ally attended to the duties since term Of 81 years
He is now 81 years old.
very good story aud, IL is said, true one has been
told of occurrence at Albany On Wednesday last
there large crowd there in front of the office of the
overseers of the poor and wager laid that II the
report were circulated that the Commercial Savings Bank
had failed There would be rushing of the hcggars
To the bank. Tho trial made and surely enough
thirteen Of the applicants for charity rushed TO the bank
to get their deposits