The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-07

MANUFACTURING BlsISEss AT LOWELL rs y. Farnty,
esd of Lowell Mass has compiled his usual annual
statement Of the business Of the Lowell factories during
the year There twelve manufacturing corporations
In Lowell including the bleachery and machine shops
with aggregate capital Of Sls,9o0,oo0- The number
al sindes ia all the mills is 500 064 looms II 234 num
Der of females employed s 1862 maics 1861 number
Of yards produced per week 1914 900 Of cotton A 900
OF soocn Is 600 OF carpets and 30 rugs The wages OF
females clear Of board per week are ~ average wages Of
males clear Of hoard per day 80 cents Medium produce
OF loom No IA yarn As yards per day medium pro-
duce Of loom, No yarn 80 yards per day average
per spindle, IA yard per day.
TIM NEw York Tyrran ApaIcAL SocIErr invite their
fiends to celebrate with them the anniversary OF Frank
lin birthday the IL t OF January at Nblo Saloon
The entertainment will be diversified TO please all
Who participate The proceeds, after deayng expenses
I've devoted To the maintenance of their free library
which the society contemplate removing to deSira
he location Washington Irving and other distinguished
literary gentlemen have signied their intention to be
present at the festival
NICARAGUA Sur CAsAL.--1he latest adyices from
France bring the that committee for organizing
The execution OF the projected canal Of Nicaragua s occu
pied in completing its numbers NJ Ellie dc Beaumont,
Baron CHI Duyin NJ. Jonaard, and nj. Michel Chevalier
are named likely to be chosen for France Sir Roder-
lex Muchison and Sir j. Locke for England; Nj Puleo
cay Sardinia NJ de la Cruz de CastelIano for Spain
and Lieut. Maury director Of the Washington obserya-
tory, for Americas.
RELICS The editor Of the Baton Rouge Advocate says
there a cannon in foundry in that city which
used the battle San Jacinto. 1t Is the gun
presented General Houston by the ladies of Cincinnati
There also ia the foundry old English twelve
FOUNDER, manufactured in I7ss which probably has
interesting history If known
NOVEL Gaog-sDs ron DIvoRcE woman in Cincin-
matt recsntly made application for divorce on the
ground that her husband coniounded fool. The
MAGISTRATE informed her that il that held to be
valid reason in law hall the married in Porkopo
lis would be legally entitled TO matrimonial separation
The appeared comforted by this
ednss always aleyiated by numbersand departed in
improved frame of mind and with touch of conso-
laton-
FnRscH RAILwAYs.-The receipts of the French rail-
way companies during the year will probably exceed
$50 900 900 francs The companies have to pay at this
moment about Is 900 00e francs for interest their
bonds and ii their working and other expenses esti
mated II SO per their receipts $50 900 o00
francs there will remain s. 600 900 francs be divided
among the shareholders
Coal OIL.--A bargain concluded last week be.
the Union Coal and Oil Company, Of Maysvle-
KY ard certain parties at Boston, Mass by which the
IoI1ner agreed furnish the latter Thousand gallons
OF the crude coal oil per day during the next two years
The price be paid is 1874 cents per gallon amounting
four hundred Thousand dollars in the two years
A BEfrrsn DEsEETER AN AMEnIcAS LEGISLATOR Ste
phen Walsh has recently been elected representative from
the counties OF st Louis and Lake Shore the Mime
sofa legislature 1t will be reeollected that in 1851, he
left New Brunswick. where he resided sergeant in
the British army with eight of his comrades, and came
States The British minister sought to have them
surrendered under the Ashurton treaty but defeated
IN the courts.
TIM sSow STORM which paid gentle visit Tues
day extended far north Montreal, in Canada Az
New York il left average depth Of sixteen inches OF
snow and all through New York and New England il
detained the cars, almost stopping the mails