The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-18

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Gen FasahadA triunphant Isoepaoa a Ealsnola. IN
''i's-N'is D l-ssa11s ~ 81 D. ratEE
Lord Clyde b % De Feoalled fr0m India - takscom
tnand n the troops ia England.
RAroa KAiloch faileI % attrac an adieuee 70 hear
him IeciiIe In New York s
Mr. Bngha has rsoeivsi an order Cor two large paint
ngs from the legislature q Missouri s- -. d. -.
Paul Morpby * % play another game % chess win
MI. Pausen, and also 10 play twenty games smultane
ously without seing either board men
lieut.. Todd, Ordnance Department has been granted
leave Of absence for sx months with permission 70 70
beyond the United States -
Lieut. Prince, Corps Of Engineers BIAS been assigned b
duty ia charge a tho OOstTuc0n ~ The foT on Ship
island coast Of the Mississippi. aasas
HalIam, the historian, died ID England % the ga
January just week. before the demise Of Prescott on
this side Of the Atlantic
Vice President Brecknrge has sold bis house for about
twenty thousand dollars having the regretof bis So
gal friends abandoned the idea "a Aousek keeping in
Washington, ..-.....-a6 SD .rs ~ If
d. Esdaile celebrated mesmerist. recently died ia
England He had such remarkable power as seldom
fail ID making patients insansibe by few passes Of his
hands, 70 the ssveTest surgical Operations. y
Hon. VIM. d. Bayton, nov. in Congress from The
western district Of Rhode Island has been Fenonated
Thomas Davis, four years ago. democTac represent
alive was nominated IN the place of Hon N B Duriee,
who now represents the eastern district
George Roberts, mammoth paper lssThe CoustelIa-
lion, comes 70 this week With vast improvement
even upon ts previous neat appearance and Interesting
ripple Constellation ia March.
Rev. Richard Boyle, the Roman Catholic priest who
sued Cardinal Nseman 10 the English courts has peni
tsnty begged and obtained absouon from tbs oensres
Incurred BY him. and forgiveness foe the scandal caused
by bis conduct .... .aE 20
Rev. Alexander McWhorter, 81 New Haven wildly
AZ and md
author Of ''Yahych Christ has been appointed Profs-
o. Metaphysics and English Literature in the Troy
University, .-. s.
Lord Teigumouth, governor general Of Indiana, was
told when young by old gentleman Make yonrself
full and YOU will succeed. IT became the text on
which the youug civilian preached many discourse 10
others and himself and this following what was useful
carried him at length TO tho throne-foF may almost
be called of the Eastern Empire,
w Gilmore Simms, esq., the novelist; Rev b Craven OF
the Normal College, n G.; and John X Thompson, ESD ,
Of the Southern Literary Messenger acting as commit
Tee. have awarded the first pz3 500 gold medal TO
Jennie Woodbine, alias Miss Annie Blount Augusta
Ga for the best prizestory to be published in south
eru paper. sr y. s .r4.-7as-, d sss.. .-- 10 ,esr-7
Humboldt 10 a conversation with Americans about
Prescott gave the preference 10 his Ferdinand and
bella which he said enduring history and could
never he superseded OF the Conquest Of Mexico y
and the Conquest of Peru he said they we're interest
ng narratives but b one who hid resided in both
tries il evident tfat they written bya man who
h I'd not done They countries OF which a man
- should write with his eys."
Mrs. Catherine Judah who died al New York on
Monday last the youngest daughter Of Aaron Hart
who accompanied Gen Haldmand coulmissary at The
conquest Of Canada and the danghter- law of SamneI
Judah of OpHlent merchants in the revolution
ary period, and whose wealth in the darkest DAYS of the
revolution freely advanced b purchase or the poor
sollcrs clothing and provisions Indeed General John
Taylor is known to have written THAT without his
timely sacrifices the northwestern army never could have
kept the held >, a1 sza sEg gE
I Major Leland late Of the Metropolitan Hotel. New
York, has settled Galveston He has purchased the
Conial Ranch Of Colonel Sparks fronting the Gueaupe
river nine mics and lying twenty two miles west 81
New Baunfcls in Comai county, and about thirty milo,
nearly north rom Sam AntopioI 10 eco acres in body
with the improvements thereon and some $40 acres
under fence, near q, w. KendalFs celebrated sheer
farm In his purchase Of stock are 600 sheep $50
head of cattle ESQ heel of horses and mules besides
working oxen, Maltese Jack Burma bulls and The
I celebrated TaeehoTse Hockway, and also 1000 hogs
| goats, &c. lie mHde clean purchase Of the whole
premises amounting 60 sIo6 The largest sale ever
made ia Texas of any stock farm. "