The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-24
Items sf news sad Mi..ellany.

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Items sr News sad Miscellany,
The Hon Mr. Dobbio, Secrsary OF the Navy, is bust
~ engaged IN getting ready for the approaching session
OF Congress- His whole energies in constant action
TO meet the demands OF the country. We all inter-
esed IN the success Of his branch Of the public service
and we are right glad have competent and efficient
an olheer TO supernend IT, II is our opinion that the
coming Congress will act upon important questions as
have come before any former Congress for series OF
years Much will have TO be done for the navy and the
able Secretary Is prepared make the necessary
mendauons for the consideration Of national egs
latuIe -Pesnsy iuanian
The Baltimore Sun says "The .Hygsia Holel,' at Old
Point, now the property OF Messrs. Reynolds T. Mehat-
ley, will De offered at public auction. the premises,
the oh OF October next with all the apputenanc4s This
famous summer resort enjoys rising popularity which
must insure increased patronage every year. An erro
opinion has gone abroad tina, the seaboard is
healthy at this season OF the year, which very absurd
as regards this place case OF bilious fever chils
was never known here. while The surrounding country
is remarkable for great health. This properly is free
from taxation OF any kind The government has grant
ed the ground Tie hotel stands free, and in
quence Of It's being government land there attend
ant expenses regards licenses, &c., Sc Thegrant
obtained by Mr.. VIM Armsital in 1929, since when
great improvements have been made to the original
building. ttsi,vB % II t.fayil.9 - q aqR ssl
+ AFRICAN corros.-The Manchester (Eng.) Guardian
describes a sample OF cotton grown Abbeokuta.
the Gold coast from which il appears that The green
seed variety OF the cotton plant similar 10 that which
produces Upland and New Orleans COTTON grows wild
the Of Africa, we'll the black seed variety,
from which the African cotton previously received in
England appears 10 have been produced The sample in
question of remarkably strong staple, and the cotton
would be very useful il could be procured in quantity
The plant is said not 10 produce largely, but the fault
would probably be amended by culture
| LARGE pnrLANrHRoPY.-The sum subscribed TO aid
The sufferers by the epidemic in New Orleans, and
TO the Howard Association, now amounts TO two hun.
dred and wentythr thousand seven hundred and four
teen dollars. New Yek city alone has subscribed
| 2a9, 654 New York has subscribed upwards of $4,000
| in aid of the sufferers at Mobile. aaitsgn.
| PERCUSSION CAPS suPERsEDED-A new composition
has lately been invented by Mes.rs Winiwarer GET,
shem OF Vienna for the purpose of supersedng the
binary percussion caps and many instances, 1.-THE gun
powder charge also. The most prominent features OF
these gun-primeTs the composition Called the
absence of metallic coat cover, and their uniform
explosive power, the materials being OF such nature
that after defamation, residue whatever is left be-
hind The materials which form the new competition
are Illuminating mercury chorae Of potash. and sulphde
OF animony the dangerous properties Of which lnged-
ents diminished by the application OF colodion, which
is used as cement, and is the ingenious employment
OF this substance which constitutes the Chief peculiarly
| of the invention Scisntifc American
| THE New YoRK SUE. TkEAsURY.-Thc New York Her
aid OF Yesterday in money article, gives an Interesting
statement of the in which the government specie
is kept in that city, Ga Friday night last ten million OF
dollars consisting exclusively OF gold coin OF the Uned
States with the exception OF lew hundred dollars in
lncke the vaults The assistant
,reasureIs Office. His Office situated in the northeast
ery Of the custom house, which built OF iron
and stone having double iron shutters and being guard
ed by wa,chmeD, who occupy the apartment, during
the night The safe containing The coin composed OF
double sheets OF iron srepg by bars lat
lice work OF cas-see rode between which instrument
Ale The safe 10 fifteen ice, long, eight wide,
| and about many fee. high. II is divided into two
apartments, 10 the inner OF which the money is de
poced and has three thick doors, each having
two locks the keys 10 which distributed at night
among the different cerks-he assistant treasurer keep
ing himself the register OF the principal key that the
safe be unlocked unless all present On the
sides OF the safe tiers OF boxes, capable OF holding in
all nine millions SIX hundred Thousand dollars. They
now filed with coin, which is put up in bags Of Ave
thousand dollars EACH excepting few containing small
amounts for convenience in making payments. The
weight OF the millions Of gold In custody is e'sh
| teen and three quarter lons.-Norti Amerfcsa
| TnE coMrr-The comet is noticed BY all the Mexican
papers The official paper Of Odjaca. in noticing H. Gays
1T is now some six nights since first the
in the western part of the heavens elevated but few
degrees above The horizon. 1t appears before O'Clock,
and at eight is longer visible; from which infer
that the arc OF its pathway above horizon is but
small and that in other laiudes it be seen for
| longer time"
DEATHS IN AlosuI. Two Methodist preachers ala
toned in Mobile-Messrs Hughes and Powell-have
both fallen victims to the yellow fever. Mr.. Powell
died on ID. ah, aud Mr. Hughes on the 18th instant.
They are both represented being devoted and faithful
minister's and having been very a,siduous in their at
lention upon the sick and dying.
/ The government steamboat inspectors at New York
hay. made report in rel alton 10 the recent explosion
| board the steamboat New World They found all the
cam gauges out OF order and safety valve heavily
loaded 40 that the engineer bad idea OF the pressure
created In consequence OF the boat having been in
.peced The engineer escapes criminal but his
license is revoked The charge OF intention Of racing
was not proved. IS ..s.s .sstt. $3.50"
II is understood that Dr. Noah Webster left among his
other valuable manuscripts synosss Of the principal
ords twenty languages arranged IN classes under the
same radical letters" This is to be Pablshed coon.
How TO pIsISrrcr TBEM.--A correspondent, seeing
the statement about fever being transported in from
New Orleans, Gays that IL the washed in
luon of Corrosive suhmae, all danger of Infection