The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-23

cal operation of nitric acdswaeT from the engines dry
ing by the heat and when ibis became unootton (aooord
ing TO the fomula) exploded by the fame. Qsn sdbsf
who knows r. as the Mexcans say lazy every question
they cannot or will not answer. .. .f FED,
New YoRK Dec. "a 1875
city paper observes how few and unimpouant tho
members who, when the voting came, found willing
to sustain Mr. Garrett Davis the ultra policy which
the federasts seemed the opening of Congress we'll
inclined to adopt. Few and uninhuentia indeed and
they will be weaker both in numbers and weight before
they stronger.
The Franco-Amercan, the French paper here. has
letters from Mexico to the effect that the elections In
that country have resulted in greatly strengthening the
party in the Congress- and that overtures will be
avoraby considered by that body lately its open
ing Well, let them come on. we ready for them ethss
The temperance to have grand convention in
the Tabernacle on the 18th instant All their famous
speakers will be there. h. a
An afternoon paper has this shock statements
sS vessels arrived in y, this port Yesterday having on
miserable plight AS TO be sent TO the City Hospital whore
they now lie wayerng between life and death" 49,. ...
One Bremen ship, the Ligonia, the other was tho
Pontiac, from Liverpool Hunger the cause produced
by the length of the Voyages-n % days. in tho
other 10
Havana papers, by arrival state from the Mad.
lid journals that the king Of Sardinia had made formal
requson the Spanish government for the remains of
Christopher Columbus The Habaneros have an interest in
his for the mortal relics of the great sailor repose lit
dent satisfaction the strong reclamatiOns Of the Madrid
press against the claim Of his Sandman majesty on tho
ground that Columbus was SpanaTd that Spain opened
Tor him his career OF glory and that therefore, her
longs the right to keep in honor his ashes Ppa Ia Espq-
ma! No. Sardinia say thereto, for a still better reason
Why should not the great continent which lac gave 10 the
world bear in her bosom the precious relics give
them up till the last trump summons their final passage
into the world OF nfnty
After all her huter and hustle, little neghbor Jersey
City, is not To have the distinguished honor &c. of being
the stopping of the Cunard The Atlantic
docks, South MISREPRESENTATION for the purpose deep
ways ample storage close the cityhave been
| lectcd ...
The Tribune" this morning, gives the new abolition
paper in Washington "a rstrate notice." and says, the
paper Is strongly backed both with talents and funds and
will live to the savetraders' pens driven of the fed
| eral metropolis, which they disgrace"
few Of the most bitter of the federal prints attempt
ing To the blame of the pressure in the money market
usual every year about this time, upon the subeasury
but the business men understand the humbug thoroughly
II Is but few years since Wisconsin the very ult
thule OF our civilization and already there is beyond
the hrthest bound another bound-he territory of
Minnesota The name is not so musical il might be- but
matter for that Another outpost thrown into the
wlds and forests, and the march of empire will
have left IL behind How quietly, too the mighty move
ment goes onks all things great in Noise is but
their accident
Professor Renwck, Of Columbia College, exhibited
striking the other day with gln-cotton An
iron rod at certain heat applied hamlessly to fine
gunPowder, but exploded the cotton nstantaneously
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