The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-20
THE DAILY UNION

have information, in England, Ireland, and other
European states seems not TO have been confined TO
those countries, but prevails to an alarming extent
in the United States. An experienced farmer as
would be greatly reduced the present year. Fortu-
nately, our grain crops have been quite abundant;
and we shall be enabled TO furnish Europe with a
supply quite equal to her demand.
Mr.. Willis states a singular fact, which we are
bound to believe, in of his recent letters from
Paris. He announces the prevailing fashion, IN the
French metropolis, of the use Of cigars among the
ladies Here, in this quiet city of right angles,
clean Streets and Quakers il is almost the OF
a popular eommotion to gentleman smoking in
the streets in the daylight! And yet, with all the
severity with which public opinion now Furnishes
this vile custom, such is the common obedience,
among high and low, to the changes and foies OF
fashion, that should not be at all inclined to wager
that the Partisan habit of smoking among the la
dies will not be adopted, in due course of time,
even in Philadelphia.
| Thirteen of the fire rioters were sentenced las,
week. Each received his full deserts and have
no doubt that the effect viii be most salutary.
| Spurious notes on the Bank of Commerce, Phla-
delphia, of the various denominations OF FIVE, ten,
| and twenty dollars, now in circulation. They
may be detected by observing that they have, in a
circle between the names Of the officers, the words,
"Real estate pledged and private property holden'
--tchich are not on the genuine notes.
| A native-American spouter-one DIR. Straford--
has been held to bail in 5000, to answer charge
of libel on Mr. d. Kelly, deputy attorney general
of this county. 1t appears that, at native Ameri
can meeting last week, he charged Mr.. Kelly with
having received $500 and gold watch, as bride,
to enter noie proseqii in certain case, and the
sum of S75 to adjust another. Mr.. Kelly is a
young man Of rising talents and unsupported integ-
rity; and although nobody believes him to be guilty
of these infamous charges, he is resolved to have
the matter thoroughly investigated
Eight thousand dollars have been realized by the
ladies Of this city, by their bazaar (Which closed
last Tuesday, for the benefit of the Academy Of
Fine Arts. Too much credit cannot be bestowed
upon these amable patronesses of so worthy a
cause.
The grand exhibition of the Franklin Institute for
this State will commence on Tuesday morning next,
at the museum. The most extensive preparations
making for fair of than ordinary interest
and attraction; and have no doubt the display of
Pennsylvania ingenuity, skill, and taste will be
quite extensive and gratifying
understand that new independentpenny paper,
to be published every morning and evening, is
shortly to make its appearance in this city, under
the auspices of two active and enterprsing gentle
men.
As predicted, we have carried the Washington
county senator, which will make the democratic
majority in the next senate three votes, according
to the calculation in my letter Of yesterday. We
have also carried democratic representative in the
strong federal county of Beaver Our majority in
the house will be quite heavy.