The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-11
FROM OUR OWN coRREsPoNDENT



February ., 1889,
The story about the Forty Second Hghlanders Of tho
p5t,sh army coming 10 New York roaae for Vancou-
s Island which has been SO widely circulated by the
.s 4 caaard OF the most unalloyed character. II IL
- got up expressly believe, 10 humbug reoep-
Honeonnittee- loving common council and toadies
n avery foreigner whether OF distinction otherwise
n has been altogether successful | cannot imagine how
ny one could be deceived by giaringy improbable
~ La the first place, why should transport ships
s,uud 10 Aspinwah from English port touch at New
yk as II they wanted 10 get coal water, they could
and the requisite supplies at any Of the British West In
~ which are directly the way And IL they did
ou, what commanding officer accountable for the safe
Lsrnins Of his regiment would allow his soldiers
living about l2l cents day TO land in country where he
ndbaye no control over them and where they could
main # they pleased and Immediately common
hloren at least dollar day Besides, believe that
az Forty Second HighlsDders in Dude trying to
ib Nena Sabib and Tsntia Topee and that Lord Clyde
nno spare them for the present TO accept the hospi
t,le of the city of New York administered by Coun-
Gilman Van Tine
about four o clock this morning gang of rowdies is
sued from the weIlknown gambling and drinking den of
,,p,tt Allen in Broadway, and commenced firing pis-
t In the street utterly needless whom they hit how
mneh they disturbed and alarmed the neghbohood An
exceedingly courteous policeman asked the gentlemen
n, stop firing :" but whether it that they resented
bs noloepans Interference with their innocent pistol
pr,cse or that they wanted row, they used the most
abusive and indecent language towards the officer who
heeupon took their rngleadcr John Allen, brother of
tButt into custody The moment that the arrest
made eighteen or twenty rufans rushed the police
man rescued the prisoner and fired several shots ut the
guardians of the peace OF whom three or four were then
assembled attracted to the spot by the noise, and who
returned the firing and wounded Allen dangerously In
the thigh The rowdies disnayed by the fall of their
chief retreated into the den and having baicaded the
door threatened TO shoot any who would dare to
force an entrance The gallant police thought that dis
rcton was the better part of vaior, and, instead of
I'M I.r.l.r f.tI
ton house. where, after reporting the affair to the
captain a council of war was held and it decided
10 send large force to arrest the offenders They
eceed in catching Butt len but John and his friends
had flown Butt was taken before Justice Brennan, who
Immediately discharged him ON his recognizancc,
and nporingly asked the officers if they did think
that g John sufficiently punished by being shot
not been able to ascertain whether the police
or not touched by the Justices appeal to their feelings
or whether they have gone to arrest him. Did such
occurrence take place in Arizona, believe that there
would be further opposition to the organic ton of the
Territory but in New York t Is mere trifc, of which
little on no notice is taken think that to compare
Apache and New York rowdy is malicious libel on
the former
heard to-day that very handsome gold watch and
chain been recently presented, ION behalf of the
mothers and children of New York. to Frank Leslie, for
his benevolent exertons in exposing the swil milk hor
roIs last spring The chain is composed of twentysx
golden representations of stump-tals.
Beverly Tucker paid flying visit to-day. He re-
turns to Washington early tomorrow morning. Tie
Liverpool papers by the Asia, contradcting the
that he had resigned his post Of United States consul at
that port take occnsia to say that ''not only American
residents, but the en community in Liverrnnl viii be
glad learn that Mr. Tucker has not resigned his post
Harper Brothers published to-day two very amusing
and we'll written books-Miss Parlocs Episodes Of
French History and 1.-The Old Plantation, and What
Gathered There" ly James Hungerford of Maryland
From the hasty glance have alone had time to bestow
the above novelties, should say they well worth
reading.
If to believe the news reporters from Washing
ton should conclude that the Union newspaper fur
nishcd with corps of editors the cities
which claimed the nativity of Homer. As there but
city, however, which could have given birth to the
ilustrios bard of the claims of all the rest
fictitious thought knew the personnel of your corr
very WE'LL and That there but two Of yCu
but your Washington letterwritcrs have way of giving
you associate every week. The latest
men of these is to the effect that Mr.
Eames, who a,ey crsdtably represented govern
ment in South America has become your edtorn chief
piece of which take the liberty of bringing to
your knowledge, it doubtless altogether unknown in
your Office. ADSUM.