The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-21

u nnsrs wealth will make the sro quite sIse-
i've TO capitalists
fAAxgE DooDLr The national air OF the United
States composed hundred years ago by DR.. Shack
burg, physician of the British army the time tho
British ministry made TO reduce The French
power Canada and the coloniss called upon for
assistance, who, with aiaossy, rendered faithful services
The BRUSH army lay eGeamped little south OF the city
OF Albany. and in early part OF June. 1883. the
ern troops began 10 pour ia. Their march. their
ements aud the hole OF their troops, fur
nished matter Of amusement 10 the British Then II was
that the doctor composed the tune. and recommended IL
10 The officers celebrated air. The joke took, and in
few days nothing heard in the provincial camp bat
Yankee Doodle.
The Woossockei Patriot editor makes merry over the
mistake OF an ola Shanghai hAa of his that has been
eei,ing" for five weeks upon iso round stones ssd a
piece Of brick Her anxiety" quoh be. lis greater
than To know what she will hatch. II II proves a
brick yard. thai hen is not for sale"
Rome, il appears from a recent census, contains q
population OF $4,000, divided into fifty -four parishes,
and amongst them twenty nine bishops one thousand two
bundled and eighty priests, two thousand and nnsywo
monks and members Of religious ORDERS one thousand
six ksndred and ninety eight and five HUNDRED and
thirty seven ecclesiastical pupils.
The valuation OF properly in Boston is $2so.ooo,oeo.
The latter city about GOO 900 while that Of Boston is
100 ooo sho wing Boston much the richer city in pro-
portion 10 population
A NEW EXPEDITION TO GREEkLAKD.--An expedition is
fitting in England for scientific journey 10 Green
land order verify correct the reports OF M Lundt
in regard The metallic OF that region
eel OF 2l0 TONS called The Dolphin has been fitted out for
this purpose Portsmouth Il is 10 take out letters TO Ba
fms bay for the returning Arctic voyagers will be
likely countryman, DR.. Kane, whose purpose
il visit The same localities.
The END or PRUDENCE The great end oil prudence is
give cheeIuness those hours which splendor can
gid and reclamation cannot exharate-those soil
intervals of unbended amusement in which man shrinks
his natural Dimensions and throws aside the ornaments
DISCUSSES which he feels in privacy TO be useless
cumbrances and 10 lose all effect when they become ia
mar To be happy home the ultimate result Of all
end to which every enterprise and labor
tends, and Of which every desire prompts the prosecu
ton. II is indeed at home that every man must be
known by those who would make just estimate OF his
virtue ielicty for sS,iles and embroidery alike
czsiona, and the mind often dressed for show in paint
ed honor and fictitious eneyolence.
A gentleman from Cincinnati The other day crossed
over one OF the Kentucky towns, and seeing lady
take passage FOR OHIO fascinated and concluded
90 back The lady had in her hand daguefeotype,
look il that he might judge of its artistic beauty. The
likeness handed 10 him, and in moment his sssu
rance had so grown with his enthusiasm that he begged
10 keep the counterfeit likeness The lady told him
that the picture went only with lis bright original. and
he thea Piled for both, and was accepted. The happy
pair efi the boat in company.
The name of the man who caused The imprisonment
OF poor widow in Portland. Maine, for debt OF si5 is
stated 10 be James Huse. residing Boston The Boston
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church because the minister did preach the gorpe
in lis purity.
A writer in the Iniegencer communicates q curious
incident. little girl was standing al a window before
which was a young maple Tree Alter . brilliant lash
Of lightning complete image OF the tree found i'm
printed her body. This not the first instance OF the
kind, but il is singular phenomenon.
[NooUk Advertiser.
Asvlnx or srrs.-Wallace, Of the Philadep hia Sun,
has discovered a swarm OF BIS in The administrative
iunctonares OF Pennsylvania;
Bqgler-governor.
Biack-secretary OF the Common wealth.
Banks-auditor general
BraNiey-surveyor general.
Bickel-S'aie treasurer.
Here is Battery no, easily Broken down. CON bins-
of busy BIS that hold the purse and sword and almost
Inc laws in their grasp The watch word ia ''ook out
for the Be-"
We have ever found that blacksmiths are, or
less given To vice Carpenters for the psr speak
plainly bot they will chise when they get chance
Not unfnquenty they bores, and often annoy one
with the iFod
IMPROVED MoRrsISa cHIsrL-The Scientific Ameri-
can of this week gives The following description of
useful Improvement in morising chisels, made by Mr.
w. McC3shey OF Philadelphia. He has taken measures
10 patent /" is 10 be applied 10 the mandrl al
morsing machine, and consists OF a stock. having a.
ito lower end recess in which are placed two cutting
lips with tongue between them, which is depressed
when the ohist 10 raised from The work. The cutting
lips formed to cut al mortse the
reqaired AT operation, and hold the chip with
draw II from the morse when the obsel is raised the
chip beng forced from between the lips by the tongue
which, when is depressed. forces the cutting edges OF
the lips apan and drives out the chip" II 10 designed 10
be used chiefly for nosnr blind Stats and work Of that
nature. The Scientific American regards it very
useful invention.
DIED,
Michigan residence
Wednesday the ION instant, JOHN W. STRONG,
aged s. years