The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-06

Nav YosK, Monday night)
April 4, 1859
The probabilities that State legislature during
the ten days that remain Of the regular session. viii
amend our city charter 20 deprive Of the
OF sell government that rs left and host Of grants
Tor che construction of city railroads viii be made In OPP
position to the wishes Of the people without any profit
or benefit TO the city and behoof OF the gran
tees and their dssseroi friends of whom very prom
inent member Of the house of assembly has distinguish
cd himself rather indeceny the earnest advocate Of
the lat grants However true IL may be that the present
railroad accommodation in the city inadequate 10 the
wants OF the population. and however much ad-
ditiona roads may DO needed, the grants are adj
mittedly valuable, and ought 10 be made source
OF profit 20 the city treasury, and consequently Of
relief TO the oyerburdened payers The most OBJ
jectionable feature of the proposed CHAPTER Is the
tension by the legislature of the term OF Office of certain
city officers who elected by the people for given
time. The attempt thus 20 nuy the voice of the peo
pie, and render nugatory the ballot box is Justly
demned as great outrage. But must submit, i
suppose, until unite to return to the Legislature
who will repeal these odious enacmens and
the rights of which have been robbed by dishonest
partisan legislation
1t is confidently hoped here that the rumor published
In this mornings Is true, relative to the despatch
of the California mails Nicaragua, a Of testing
rights Of transit the territory of that republic 1t
would be aspcedy and eectua asserting claims
and Of ascerainng exactly how far Nicaragua presumes
contest them. Were our government TO despatch a
special agent on board the first steamer to GIeytown he
could report exactly, and free from all bias interest,
the precise state of affairs and thus enable to act with
full knowledge of the facts Perfect confidence is felt
in the wisdom aud energy of the government far
its powes extend but the disgust occasoned by the
gec of Congress to enlarge those powers the President
requested deepens every day and will be expressed
with an emphasis and clearness that will sarte the
guilty parties. ~ ~
Had the United States eyinced any desire to bully
interfere with the independence of Ncaragua-had they
not on the contrary acted towards that country with
the utmost moderation GOODNESS orbearnce and even
might be found for the conduct OF Martinez
and colleagues As it is there of coercion,
however severe, that government could adopt to
punish Nicaragua and bring her to Of her true
position and Duty that would not be perfectly right
every principle of law and Justice think 1t will be
found when the facts fully knowA that the great
French stoek7jobber, canaldgger, dplomatist, and
military commander, yclept Felix Belly, is the phi
losopher and friend Of Martinez, and that it is
he--and not Sir Gore Ouseley--who has advised
the chief of the dominant faction in Nicaragua to
pursue tho present outrageous conduct which is at
trbuted to him and generally believed 1t smacs much
strongly of the reckless and irresponsible adventu
who has nothing to lose and everything to gain by
disturbance than of the representative OF great ma
on who has character and reputation to sustain and
who is directly responsible for his acts to his
Considerable excitement has been caused by the report
that the female remains found In soap box at the Hud
River railroad station ut Albany probably the
remains of Mrs. Bannan wife Of Capt Brannan, of the u
S. army whose mysterious disappearance last July has
caused much griefand anxiety her family and friends
Dr. Crane the brother of that unfortunate lady has gone
to Albany the body and it is said that if it really
Is that of his ted sister, be easily identify it by
certain marks the fingers. Mr.. Matsell, the ex-chef
of city police, Is actively engaged in the nvesga
ton 1t is his opinion though the size of the skeleton
which has been found exactly corresponds with that Of
Mrs. b., that the remains not hers. r.80
The regular term Of the court of oyer and tenmner
commenced this morning. Among the prisoners for
tlial five indicted for the murder of Decker
Chnaman named Apo indicted for the murder Of Mrs
1Df ANN thraa 9th n1e
indicted for murder, making in all nine men, of whose
guilt Of the crime of murder there is little doubt
The Evening Post of this evening you know that its
senior editor is distinguished poet publishes very
pretty which breathe spirit directly at
rance with that which invariably actuates the Evening
Post that must think the author meant them
bitter reproof to the editors of that journal The fol-
lowing the lines to which allude. They contain
brave, manly, generous sentiments and wonder the
poet of the Post did not reject them ~ HrEB grgN
n "..@ THE UNDER DOG IN THE FIGHT, 7'@ as A.
-. p. 80. e, ny DAVID nAnrR. s 49, .g.
the world that the great big world, a.a gao
Has a different tale from the tale tell,
And different song to sing
sa But, for ns--and single ns tsr..,-., a
II they say am wrong or am right
. ! shall always for the rceaker dog, n
For the under dog in the aght .' ...1- .
Iknow tina. the world, tina, the great, big world
O.. VIII never moment stop
TO see which dog may be in the fault, ' E.a#
But Will shout for the dog on top .l.
But for me I never shall pause sa.Ha
Which dog may be in the right
heart uiu beat while 1t beats at ALL
III For the Radg dog In the fight. sa3kagFr III
Perchance what Eve said had better not said, ,s5'
Or twere better had said II incog; ht 80
But heart aud with glass filled cock 10 the brim,
Here's health TO the bottom dog t 49, gs7a-
The bank statement of this evening shows increase
OF $3.50 967 in loans of $549 534 In specie Of $685.
655 in circulation and 81 1898 $3.50 in net deposits New
York Central continues to fall and closed this evening at
766a fall Of /, compared with Saturdays closing
price. Most railroad stocks fell and closed heavily.