The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-08


Midshpman N. Crabb, ordered to the sloop Vim
"GATHRR UP THE FRAGMENTS
Much damage was done on the oath April by
gale at Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Journal
says 1t utterly demolished more than thirty houses,
barns, &c. in the vicinity of Bowmcr's Grove and
East Du Page. Many persons were injured and
one woman killed.
The "Journal Of Commerce. remarks that the
freight conveyed eastward on the Union and
Schenectady railroad during the suspension Of canal
navigation, was but SITS tons, or slxty-eght boat
loads Of fifty tons each. The average annual trans
portaon on the canals is from GOO, 600 to 100 900
tons.
Three "Delaware anti-renters" in New York
have been sentenced each TO two years in the States
prison; one has been fined $3.50
The Rev. Sylvester Holmes made brief state
ment at the late annual meeting Of the South Essex
(Afass.) Conference of churches, relative TO the
American Tract Society, from which we learn the
society were distributing 10000 worth Of books
per month; and also that its treasury is $4,000 in
advance of the last year.
The Providence Gazette, of Friday morning last
contains report of the doings of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society," in their meeting lately called in
that city, from which it appears that much trouble
excitement
troduced by Mr.. Glover of Boston, TO prevent the
appointment Of any slave owner in future to the sta
ton of one of their missionaries. Mr.. q. finally
Withdrew his obnoxious proposition, upon obtaining
an open pledge that, in future, his plan would be
carried out without the intervention of bylaw to
that effect. The committee appointed to draft a
plan for division of the society, reported, not
ommending division, but providing that, in case a
separation should take place, the northern portion
should retain the present constitution and charter
and that the executive board should adjust all claims
on the society which should be presented by south
ern MEMBERS or auxilaries in liberal and concili
atory manner They determined that the northern
portion should remain, as it were, the mother soci-
ETY., because it originally sprung up and was char
tered at the North, and had its executive board
there.
The Journal of Commerce states that Baron
Rothschild has purchased the principality of Mus
kau for l,4S0,0OO thalers!
There are 541O, 900 acres of surveyed lands in the
two Canadas a, the disposal of the government, with
some LOT 900 yet to be surveyed if all the terri
tory extending back to the possessions of the Hud-
sons Bay company be estimated
The New York Herald states that Tyson opened
a new theatre in the eastern part of the city on
Monday evening last 1t is capable of accommo-
dating from 1850 to 5000 spectators, and bids fair
to be well sustained. e
The same paper remarks that Hamblin, who but a
few days since lost 100000 by the destruction of
the Bowery theatre, is already echvely engaged in
pie on Broadway. He intends TO introduce the
German opera, which, it is said, will undoubtedly
succeed from the abundance of the requisite talent
and the enthusiastic devotion of Germans in Amer
lea to music.
The Baltimore American states that curlcd and
bird s-eye maple from the United States is in great
demand in England.
DIR. Lardner, the popular scientific lecturer, has
recently sailed for Europe, to attend TO his wifcs
claim to property valued at some 500, 900.
We are panied to announce the death Of David
w. Dickinson, esq. Mr.. D. was a member Of
the last Congress from Tennessee. His death win
cast gloom over his many friends here, as well as
at home.
The Boston Journal publishes some interesting
statistics in relation to the value of American whale
fisheries in the Pacific, from which il appears that
the whaling vessels and cargoes touching at the
Sandwich islands in all the year 1914 were worth
$l2, 510,067.
The New York Evening Post remarks that it is
contemplated to commence Immediately the neces-
sary preliminary steps for the construction of new
railway from that city to Boston, pia Hartford.
The New York Tribune publishes a comparative
statement of the condition of the banks of that
city, from the first Of February to the first Of May
last. In that time, the loans were extended about
one-an d-a-half million, and the deposits were in
creased about four million; which last is to be
ascribed to the increased government deposits. The
increase of loans exhibited by the statement is sup
posed to be large enough for all purposes Of legt-
mate trade, and yet not SO extensive as TO encour
age wild stock speculations. It would appear,
therefore, that the paDic-cry of commercial rum"
was, after all, but panic humbug.
The American biologists and naturalists now in
| Nauy ara 1hn mr.
useful and interesting scientific information upon
the public They say that the velocity of sea waves,
engendered by earthquakes, is about 80 miles per
minute. The earthquake at Lisbon threw success
sion of 36 across the Atlantic, to the shores
of Antigua, in 10 hours.
| In New York city, money is worth from 6 to
per cent. on long or short time Exchange on Lon
don is at 100 1891; on Paris ST. rs! ST. 25; on
Amsterdam 39i 40; on Hamburg 35s $50; on
Bremen 70. a 70.
The Bank of England, on the 18th March, de-
cared semi-annual dividend of "a per cent. after
deducting the I'd. in pound for income tax.
The State debt of New York is S2s, OOO,O 900, and
in l845 and 1876 she redeem "a 300 000 There
are S5,776,4l2 81 in her treasury at this time.
Dr.. VIM. Read, a member Of Gen. Washngton's
staff during the revolution with the rank of euten-
ant colonel died in South Carolina on the 18th ult.,
aged 81 years.
4 From returns transmitted to the legislature OF
/ New York by the Secretary of State, it appears that
every twenty seventh inhabtant of that State
pauper. Can this be possible
/ II is thought that Gov. ]. c. Jones will probably
be the whig candidate for the congressional distric
| Tenn. lately represented by Mr.. Dickinson, de
ceased A Mr.. Crozier has been nominated by thu
gress by julius w. Blackwell, (republican,) who il
Il aDain hefore the neople.