The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-14

has co between
Taylortes and Clay and the latter have drawn first
blood George A. Hasey, of this city, one OF the most
and prominent o. the youths who rejoice IN the con-
Trajectory denomination of democratic wing young men,.
who has also been found guilty OF the objectionable
OF Taylosm, has Just been recfed by the Senate
after having been nominated by the governor for the Office
Of port warden-an ndgnity extraordinary to be
almost dented Take this slight indication Of
the spirit in which the war to be waged between the two
cliques.
The commissioner revise the practice and pleadngs
in the courts of law this State will have the first
division OF their reportcontaning outline OF their
tire svstem-betore the legislature. The changes proposed
are of the sweeping description There is to be no
specal pleading; declaraton, with its counts ); no
"repcauon'' 'rejonder !; no capias-no nothing
Instead of present technical and artificial mode OF the
plaintiffs setting forth his OF action, (by declara-
lion ) he states simply and directly that such day,
At such place John Smith, the defendant borrowed OF
him. Sam Jones, the plaintiff, fifty dollars, which he
promised to pay, but has paid from that day
70 This To which John Smith, the defendant, replies
instead of the present form of plea-with equal sim.
pciy that he did not borrow fifty dollars from Sam.
I,nesor that True, he Borrowed fifty dollars but paid
H. according pronse-as the case may be- In FACT the
neaainps (and all other proceedngs) in law and equity
are to be brought down the level of the meanes
civ and all distinctions between the two great divisions
or jurisprudence abolished. The 'capias gives way
summons couched in the most Ineligible terms, to be is
,od either at the of the suit, during its
or at any other period that good the
ra;n,d The whole mass of legal verbisge is swept out
,ter a
its practical operations remains to be seen With view
of y testing the experiment. the commissioners do
desion 10 bring in the second division of their report on
criminal practice and pleadngs until they have this
new system awhile at work.
One after another of our most valuable citizens falls
victim 10 ship fever" The (Cahoc) chaplain Of the
hospital Quarantine, Rev Patrick Murphy, hasust died
of the disease. Even among priesthood lustrous for
their heroic devotion amid the of pestlencc his
was shining character. With courage and zeal that
never iatcred with his sick and dying charge dav
and nght-at their physician, and priest. He
was admired and beloved by ALL OF whatever creed
and dying has left a void scarcely to be supplied
Young German, Just arrived, who ought to have known
better being of good connexions and education, named
Karl Grammia and handsome Apollo besides has boon
making very great fool of himself by attempting 10 com
nit suicide by of pistol ball through his heart, for
of the damsels, fair and rai that constitute
of the main pers of our Gotham The wound is very
serious one but is hoped will prove fatal nowth-
standing his repeated passionate enreaes to be permitted
$50 die like hero" viz stretched out the floor, with
pillow under his hesda phase Of the heroic, by the
way Poor Karl
All, Corydon Corydon! que te dementia cepit!
To shoot himself through the body for the sake Of Of
whom it may be said, of Othelos purse, "'Ts mine
it's his and may be slave to thousands" Foolish Karl
specuator in Wall made operation yesterday
on ohe banks the of OOO with
which he cleared for Charleston in the swift steamer North
erner The telegraph is feeer still and if he has como
that way he will find himself in the of policeman
even before he put foot the dock of the Palmetto
city.
The body of Bevet Major j. R. Vinon who fell at Vera
Cruz has arrived from New Orleans in the ship Gaepn
and now awaits the arrival Of the committee OF the Rhode
Island legislature appointed to take charge of the funeral
rites.
Tomorrow is ST. Valentines day." and the postman
will object of intense interest thirty or forty
young folk boys and girls, of the rising genera
ton, and that neither young rising