The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-28
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The increase of provisions nearly per cent,
but the increase in the export of breadsus still larger
equal hundred the large business OF lS6
Very ''runous symptoms for the country especially for
the farmers!
Among the laws passed by the legislature just adjourned,
one which allows the plaintiff defendant in suit to
place the opposing party the stand and examine him as
witness, and which also permits any person appear
attorney for party to suit and have his costs taxed, NC
Both those provisions radical innovations The former
doubtless desirable in accordance with the
practice in England and, here well there, will be
found to promote the ends of Justice The latter whether
desirable not is probably UNCONSTITUTIONAL coming in
conflict with the article in the constitution concerning
the admission of lawyers is all impacoable
consistently herewith
DR.. Porter, principal assistant of the health officer at
Staten Island died Of the prevailing ship lever there last
Friday. He humane faithful, and skiful man, and
his death is loss than his family and
hiendso the important institution which he at
tached One OF the physicians of the Seamens Retreat
Dr. Jossein has also died of the disease and the resident
Physician Dr. Anderson, and assistant DIR. Vreeand
sick The ship fever is always fatal in cold than
in weather. of this being the greater diff
Guilty of keeping up proper ventilation.
The French Union, appears by the Hibernias
files, sailed the Path u her regular day. and is there
fore. hirty-wo days to-day When she will arrive.
who tell Heaven grant nothing serious may have be-
fallen that would be painful climax to the accidents
and misounes which have hitherto attended the operation
of that line.
AS something curious in the way of statistics annex the
following statement from the Sandwich Island papers, of
the imports into the islands for the last four years
1913 $223,3s3 1916 $646.94l
1874 350,357 1916 ,3o2
Of the imports for 1885, $685. good deal more than
half from the United States $ll6,929, less than
one-fh, from Great Britain $2S, l0l from the
Columbia river; $1,000 from Caifornia and the
balance from China, Kamtschatka, &c.
One way another Christmas was more generally OBJ.
served yesterday than before in this city At midnight
precisely, the fine bells of Trinity chmed the noble
hem Adsse Fidees in welcome of the great festival of
Christendom Through the day, all the Catholic and the
Protestant Episcopal churches, well the churches of
other nnninafinns for re0ions service.
morning and evening Some other observances OF the day
were not so becoming The fire companies of the city
their capacity of citizen soldiers for targetfng
and These, with their noisy music and their
of admirng soveregns, and number of coored
pussons and the stages which continued to all day,
alone broke the Sunday look of the streets In the evening"
the theatres and other places of public amusement were
open as usual, and more
Since Friday afternoon the weather has been sufficiently
for the All yesterday showed at intervals
and to-day there is just enough the ground to give
chance of seghng few perseverng lovers OF the sport
1t quite cold and few inches of snow would give
that of seighing, hard, dry bottom, which is
considered in this mercantile metropolis "a No. L..