The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE


BALnaosx, January So, p. m.
inauguration Of GoVaaor Loaes Bloody As.as a.d Rob
berg Psm"sylVa~ia Special Election = Marriage Stats
rated a the Senate chamber Anna polls In tho presence
the Chancellor OF the State and the members OF the Re-
form Convention who attended by Invitation His speech
is o eloquent, able. and patriotic document
A most bloody assault committed en- Saturday nigh,
by party of our professional thieves, on a named
Apheus Mos cxsn OF 1sion, but who has been here
weeks trading in jewelry and books Ho met with
them the theatre-a fine. gense looking ieows--snd
him accompany them 10 the house OF friend
OF his no they had been looking for him He
started and reaching the outskirts OF the city, becoming
suspicious refused 40 further when he knocked
n, received several With bowie knife. and
after riding his pockets 81 $3.50, lett ha for dead He
found bya waichman, and, medical aid being procured
recovered sufficiently 10 bs taken home and although
severe injured considered Of danger this morning
Some OF the police recognised the party who left the heate
with him, all Of whom were arrested yesterday morning.
fully identified by the wounded man, of the property
also found in their possession and fully committed for trial
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian of this morning says
that cient have been received Of tho special
election In the Luzee district OF yvania the
pose filling the vacancy for the short session. occasoned
by the death Of Chester Butler (whg) show that John
Brisbin the democratic candidate elected by small
majority Luzerne gives mgiory of about 900 for Dana
(whg,) but Columbia Montour, and Wyoming give the
democratic candidate about 700 me jority.
The total number Of marriage licenses issued during the
year 1850 by the clerk Of Baltimore county ia
against $50 the previous year. #H
The OF received by the city collector during
the year ending the LIST instant, was $685. .06i ST,
TELEoRApAIo REPoaTs FOR THE UNION
arrival Of The Georgia 1s9S from California -o's
NKw York, Jan. 6-p m.--The steamer Georgia arrived
here this morning She brings five hundred and ffyfve
passengers, and hundred and wentyh thousand
dollars gold dust, and weeks later advces from Cal
worth OF gold freight, besides hundred
thousand dollar. in the hands OF passengers.
The steamer Republic brought two hundred thousand
All was quiet at Panama Several Californlans had
tain general is determined make example OF them.
The cholera was s!lI raging al San Francisco The Alta
California I'VE believe It prevails TO considerable
extent" Mayor Bigelow of Sacramento city died oft
The rainy season has commenced with grea, floods
chandse abundant, and prices rather in favor
buyers All articles of provisions were tending to de-
cline.
Fire in Cnc,nnati. Ohio co~us~ton and Legislature
clscIssAT, Friday Jan snThe large hardware ioan,
dry Lons s 5 ssSisa was
follows L.s,nEIom esmP,ny st3 v'y' ~ St ny
The Convention has again got proposition giving the
egsa,ure power repeal charters of Incorporated
panes The wings and portion of the democrats oppose
The house at Columbus, are discussing the fugitive slave
law.
Missouri L<glsiatws-Arrirdi from the Sail Lake.
ST. LOUIS Jan, 3-Our Legislature has commenced its
session Alter u balo,ings Watkins (wh,g) elected
chief clerk; W; Houston tanti-Bsntonl secretary ! r.
Jackson (anti-Benton) door keeper w. b. McCracken
(anti- Benz on) assistant clerk.
BY arrival OF eleven here from the Salt Lake,
we have dates om ST Joseph the 23d Of October The
party brought with them $50 600 in gold. The United
States mail left Fort Kearny, and will arrive here
in few days.
Cholera among Unifed States Troops at SEA
BosroN, Jan. 4-The ship Sas Leonard arrived from
New Orleans this ne4noon and landed at Fort lndepend
ence companie, and d, OF the third infantry United
States army Major Thomas commanding Nine Of the sol
ders and had died the passage of cholera
| The explosion of the KnorpiHe-ShuiG Shot,
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4-By New Orleans papers received
here, learn that the United States district attorney
New Orleans has prepared bill OF Indictment against the
and officers OF the Knoxville The boiler,
the Knoxville recently exploded causing loss Of life, and
appears that the and officers guilty Of crim
| nal negligence.
The sheriff Of Yazoo county, Mississippi In attempting &c
| arrest a named Hartcock. was killed Hartcock AZ
| tackled the officer with pistol and Dow ie knife.
The fire AT knshyiie, Illinois, destroyed property to the
| amount Of $4,000.