The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-14

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After all the talk and panic about shipever and other
epdemics appears by the official statistics that from
January I'd June 26h this year, (beng twenty-five weeks,
nearly six monhs the Whole number OF deaths IN the
cy ffom all causes but 6570: OF which, but 57l
less than one-twelh were from yphus fever, including its
species shp-loye From this it is clear that with an i'm
migration into this port of 1000 the health OF the city
has been quite good usual and better than that of any
other large city in the Union
The large number of 5000 emgrant passengers arrived
at Quebec in twenty-five ships, during tho first four days
of this month The condition OF the poor people upon and
after their arrival deploabe enough The quaran
tine at Crosse Isle (bclow Quebec) nothing less than
az of the plague The deaths average twenty five
thirty day and Montreal the mortality is still grea'
The pcrs of that city and of Quebec are filled with the
darkest anticipations.
The home government, aroused to the crisis, has special
" invested the Canadian authorities with the ampes pow
ers, regardless of expense.
The conduct of the Catholic clergy, and especially of the
and sisters of charity, universally spoken of the
highest Christian devotion. The heroic charity OF the
gray nuns Montreal well attested by the eloquent fact
nearly all of them the last dates, sick or dying
"Marsces' good bishop not the only martyr which
his church furnished, in these latter days, to religion
and humanity. That have not had any such dreadful
things in this city, Notwithstanding the much larger
immigration here, is owing partly to our much better legis-
aon but much TO newly established department
commissioners of emf grafton. Nothing has been want
np ON their papesona exeron personal sacrifice,
sonal they liza We been admirably seconded by
their superintendent Mr.. Justice Taylor to whose nncon-
abilities and Isl IN great degree, owing that
the influx of mmg rants this season has not been
a calamity to themselves and to the city.
By the latest English papers Jenny Lind rode like a
queen the highest tide of arts tocrac and royal favor and
enthusiasts in London She lad made great hit in Nor
ma which she had given character OF her own One
thousand pounds been refused for her for two
at Dublin which about the rate of dollar for every
individual note which the prec ious mouth oil the Swedish
nightingale would be likely tier during two nights Al
Her Maestys Theatre, London, "exra" nights
nualIy announced and high six guineas had been
paid for single stall, box. ~ great charm of Jenny
singing ppears be its entire naturaness and certain
arch simplicity, both piquan as new to the highly art
cia society which composes the upper stratum oil the ms
cal world fLondon.
According the directory just published the
churches of each religious denomination in this city
is MS follows Protestant Episcopal Al Presbyterian 33
Methodist Episcopal 3, Baptist rs; Catholic II; Dutch
Reformed Is; Jewish 0 Congregational q; Unitarian
Universast Friends A. Lutheran 3; Associate Prcsby
terrain 3 Associated Reformed Presbyterian 2; Reformed
Pre- byterian 49, Welsh 2 Methodist Protestant Msce
aneous IL; Total 2N.
The New Bedford Mercury has the following paragraph
which, if true shows exceptions to the general rule
''poor editors -
.The United States (Phadelphia) Gazette recently sold
for OOO e-haf of the Boston Atlas has been pur-
chased at $4,000 the Boston Daily Advertiser is
it; one-thrd of the New York Courier sold few
months for 100000 and onequarter Of the New York
Tribune for $4,000"
The Italian company left town for Philadelphia during
Saturday and Sunday.
In that city right angles the weather may be pro-
pous and the houses better ventilated than the, have
had them here, and permit them greater success.
The from the grain growing sections of the
try look better than they did while ago. Probably
the loss from 'winter-kcd wheat" the fly, and Other
causes will be fully compensated by the additional number
of put down in grain this year-much greater than
ever before FED.