The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
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BAIrmoRz March 2s--5, p. n y
The Webster friai-Nsc eoGntft School book deEy
Monument TO the braue-7ae markets, &c.
The telegraph informs to-day Of the progress Of the
trial of DIR. Webster, at Boston The whole of yesterday
consumed in the examination Of the principal Witness
Lefed. the ianitor Of the Medical College, by the State
To day he is undergoing rigid By e
counsel for the prosecution Opinions beginning be
formed here to the merits Of the which decided
" unfavoabe the prisoner However, there know
ing what extent the testimony for the defence may be
able to remove these impressions.
Nearly every day new counterfeit makes It's APP
pearance In city The last consists Of 80
the Southwark Bank OF Philadelphia.
book difficulty Is about commencing In public
schools Grmshaws History OF France has been thrown
of Of the schools by the the
ellis have demanded explanation and the xplanstion
proving satisfactory joint COMMITTEES has been APP
pointed with powers TO send Tor persons and papers IL
averred that Grmshaw speaks Of the Catholics in
calculated offend that portion OF the community and
that IL ought, therefore, to be excluded.
Ashland Square, small lot Of ground In the western
section Of the city, point from whence four
diverge, has been secured site for the erection Of
monument the remains OF Wells and McComas, the
two young Batimoreans who shot Gen. Ross the battle
Of North Point The committee succeeding admirably
In their collections, and win have the laid
mediaeiy.
The bill to divorce Edwin Forrest and Catharine, his
wife, was taken up the Pennsylvania senate yesterday,
and passed through the committee OF the whole
The AARKErs.-n tho Baltimore market this morning.
ohing doing in City Mills Sales wheat 1903 loi
for prime red Sales OF white % cents and yellow
81 50 cents, Oats 81 a 81 cents Nothing in whiskey.
TELEoRAPHIo REPORTS FOR THE UNION.
Nav YoRx, March 2s-2, D. m.
The steamers has had effect marketr,
which remain nominally. rs yesterday Ie3
Pennsyyans SIS Al an advsrce on No change IN other
kinds.
IL is showing very hard. and outdoor business do
Merchants are waiting their private letters which win
be at hand tomorrow
Excitement in hs Stock Market Vrmo~t Central Railroad
BosroS, March r. m.-There was much exritesnent in
Vermont central road had doubled he shares by creating
$4,000 shares, stock, $50 each, within few weeks
upon the market by parties secret prices ranging
from sA ss7 Brokers and outsiders loaded o the
o treasurer az &c snseraon shares were
originally MADE 800 5000 subsequently created
600 shares a. $50 win make the average Of whole
The Indignation against the directors Is greater than
otherwise would be- In consequence Of statement which
they made =. recent convention q ne s. han 40 ~,
share. The company owes large bonded debt and Y
per cent interest upon It's The financial agent Of the
Reading railroad Is said be the prime mover in this
movement 4A~
convietio~ fov Mwdr--From sasta rs
81. LOUIS, March 22-George Lansdown, tried for the
killing Of Captain Howard last fall. has been convicted Of
murder In the first degree.
from Santa Fe the 9Th OF February been
received by Mr. Hatchee He reports nothing Ia Santa
Fe. lie crossed the plains in company with eight Amer
and four Mexcans and reports the be twenty
inches deep Mr. II. and his party obliged 20 walk
from the Arkansas river to Central Gfovea their horses
having been stolen from them BY the Apache Indians who
had become very hostile. Mr. H. came from Csiorn,s %
Santa Fc, having left San Francisco the 20h Novemper
lie says the roads with various kinds OF pro-
perIy left by the California emigrann
More Mvarioss Knockfag: . -
HoSrspArr PennsyIyana, March 2.-Night before last
the inmates of boarding house 10 this town were kept
awake ali night by knocking quite as yserious as the
Rochester Knocking Means were "seh " o'scovs 'ne
The noise always cuded pursuit and seemed 10 keep the
quite sensation. . III II. -