The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-16
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composed mainly of our best men.
Our great tenor, Benedict, yesterday arrested and
held bail in So OO0 for performance OF his contract
with the Astor Place Company He has been put under
ereat to prevent his leaving the State and Injunction
to restrain him from singing any public place in the
United States The singer, the other hand claims
large of pay and refuses sing until paid up No
pay, song, is his motto.
Virginia brgthe United States of Port Walthall for
this city, with coawent ashore the West Bank Tues
day night in the gale, beat and sunk. Captain and
all landed safely the Narrows at last evening
The weather has been clear and sunny all day, until
sbnt three this afternoon, when II clouded Our In
dian summer he peculiar glory of the American summary
yet come, and bear little hard weather inst
for its sake.
Our haror yesterday eniyened by yacht race be-
the Gmcrack, Dream, Spray, Cygne Syrcn, Corne
lia and Una The latter won the prize. She Is sloop
and her rig the state OF the wind and weather yester
undoubtedly gave her some advantages.
The Sound was up in its wrath on Tuesday night The
boats going had terrible night Oft The Bay State
struggled th,ough-staunch and reliable ever-to FAN
River about eleven yesterday morning She left the Nor
wich and Stoningon boats anchor in Huntington bay
where she herself obliged to put in for few hours,
the first time since she has been put the The
Rhode Island for this city, lay Newport all night The
Vanderbilt did not get in until after three o'clock yesterday
afternoon FED.
New YORK. Oct. Is, 1877.
Further returns from Pennsylvania only confirm still fur
Their triumphant reelection Of Gov Skunk. His major
should rejoice and good Of all parties for is
triumph of honest and good political trick
cry and deception of ordinary baseness. It shows
cusvey that the whg of last year in Pennsy
vania but thing of accident and SURPRISE and had in
real element of permanence and that the Iron Suite
is firm for democratic principles as her own hills.
The whig papers here give it up that the majority of
COL Towns in Georgia will be at least $500 They claim,
however, majority in the legislature joint ballot-for
which there appears yet substantial ground.
Bishop Onderonk's case has been referred by the
mtee of the House OF Deputies the House Of Bishops,
who if they think proper, either remit modify his
sentence. The better opinion be- that they will
interfere. Before and for time after the meeting
of the convention the friends Of the Bishop quite
sangune of his restoration Every day now, their hopes
wax fainter and fainter.
Mr. Fletcher Webster delivered last evening" the Taber
nace before the American Institute the annual address of
the twentieth anniversary of the Society 1t careful,
neat and sometimes eloquent addessnot discredable
the son of the great orator.
The anti-renters have patched up nomination from tho
democratic, wing, and abolition tickets-Milard Fillmore
for comptroller Edward Sanford for secretary State
This nomination will have but little effect, except
ure the persons selected the objects of their choice
who, if they wise, will at repudiate any
ion with such faction.
1t begins be sad-and, what is worse, believed-in
Wall street, that Prime Ward. Il Co.'s failure will
very bad The E7OOOO worth of bill, protected by
Earrings for the honor Of the house, be paid
up full and will probably absorb nearly the whole Of
assets leaving the other creditors than
in the dollar. Such result universal disappont-
and regret though for my part find il difficult
believe it be SO bad this. Ten cents on the
dollar would be sad winding up Of the great American
banking house.
Professor Agassiz whose great work fossil fishes
given him worldwide reputation, is in town, and
delivers this evening free lecture natural history
large Of the college of physicians and surgeons
The subscription this city in aid of the Howard Asso-
citation New Orleans exceeds 49, 00 mostly collected
from the merchants "down town." which is the first
field of the ams-gatherer.
The great steamship United States (or the New Orleans
ne) is advancing completion, and will make trial
trip some time in December. The work the Hermann
the mate of the Washington also goes rapidly. Her
huge bedpaes se and her boilers ready to 20 on
board Both ships visited by Governor Young yesser-
day.
The Oldest hotelkeeper does remember the time when
city full of southern friends IL Mt pres-
The Souhener and Noherner full eve ry trip
between this and Chareston and in the latter every
berth is engaged three trips ahead!
Thos A. Cooper the father Of the American stage has
been for time much ndisposed be thought
great danger For several years past he has found in
easy Office in the cuomhouse refuge the infrmities
age and he is much regarded by large circle of friends
The new Broadway Theatre has thus fur been borne
along upon "he tenth wave" of the popular favor Its
nightly receipts have been less than $780, and have
occasionally reached 81 00 while its have
ceeded $3.50 night The Risleys just now the reign
ing whose strong attraction draws the whole town.
Cold today with grayisll winty sky exceedingly like
snow. FED.