The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-02

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General Lane. late governor OF New Mexico, left ST.
Louis last week for Washington for the purpose. it is
said. OF contesting the OF Padre Gaegos the newly
elected delegate from New Mexico.
New RAILROAD ARRASeEmEsr.--A meeting OF the
Ohio Association OF Railroad Superintendents held
10 Pitisburg last Thursday. II attended by the super
inlendenls OF nearly all the roads now in in Ohio.
An arrangement entered into for reduction OF fares
between fiisburg and Cincinnati. The frsclass fare
will be seven dollars, and the second. class fare
agreed on at five dollars through
GERMAN EILrs IN TuRxEY-A Vienna letter, in a
recent number OF the London Times has the following
item
soop belonging to the United States which arrived
al Consantinople the 4th, had many German refugees
on board, who had come TO offer their services TO the
Porte"
The Baltimore Argus states that Baltimore is now
bound. in round NUMBERS for ten millions Of dollars for
internal improvements.
The Erie railroad, with its equipments, cost twenty
five millions OF dollars and employs two hundred loco
motives.
The Wilmington North Csrolina) Commercial notices
sweet potato that weighed III pounds grown in that
region. None OF your "small potatoes"
The population OF Turkey in Asia is 49, TOO ooo and
that Of Turkey in Europe is 1880. O0o-makng total
OF nearly 80 100000 nearly equal TO the population OF
France although the country is not thickly settled The
population Of Russia nearly doubles that Of Turkey.
GEN. WooL-By recent order Of the War Depart
parment, the veteran and gallant Major Gen. John E.
Wool for many years an esteemed citizen Of Troy,
CURED as commander OF the eastern division OF the army
to make Baltimore his headquarters, and consequently
his residence.
If your homestead is not surrounded with shade trees
and shrubbery, have planted next fall for dwell
ing in the country. matter what may be the comforts
within. looks as desoate and unsigh,y as il is well for
the human mind TO conceive II looks like bachelors
hail. which, in the absence OF woman. as cheeress as
The desert, and as comforllsss as an Arabs tent.
Never grow faint in well doing good deed is like
roast turkey and plum puddng-t enghens ones days.
adds fat TO the ribs comfort the conscience and sun
shine TO the heart
Lord Shaiesbury says" that he would be vrtuous for
his own sake. though nobody to know it; as be
would be clean for his own sake, though nobody were
to see him.
Some having suggested that the administration of
chorofom to bees would put them sleep long enough
10 obtain their honey. writer in the Boston Cuyalor
that he has tried the experiment with perfect sue
cessthe bees were put TO Sleep and haze slept soxndy
s'nte.
There are two reasons why we don't trust man--one
because dom, know him, and the other because we
do.
COUNSEL 10 EXAMPLE.--We need to follow Solomons
counsel rather than his example, and look upon The
prevalence Of knowledge. industry rugaly and JUSTICE
OF more value than fortunes in the few or
passion for show and luxury in the many We should
bless fathers for their noble guarding against
dangerous opulence by equazinK the inheritance OF chill
dren and lhro wing open all the institutions of educa
on hch provide for general prosperity better than any
agrarian law.-Rev s. Osgood
TRUE TREEDoN-He is freeman whose social con-
don is respect inferior TO the claims OF his moral
nature and his intellect file is no slave no matter what
his condition, when that condition continues impro W
in intellectual and moral respects He alone 10 tina slave
who is denied the position which is essential 10 The
else OF his proper faculties and the fit development of his
natural powers He cannot but be tyrant whom socie
,y has lifted into condition superior TO his capacities
tEguia.
BEAuruuL-Hsre is beautiful sentence fro n the pen
OF Coleidge. Nothing be more eloquent. nothing
more true
Gail not that man wretched who. whatever else he
suffers 10 pain inflicted pleasure denied has child
for whom he hopes and whom he doats. Poverty
may grind him 10 the dust, obscuriry may cas-, its dark
among whom be dwes, and his face may be unknown
by bis neghbos-even pain may rack his joints. and
sleep flee from his piilow-but he has gem with W hch
he would not part Tor the wealth defyng computation,
for fame filling worlds for the highest power. for
the swesles, sleep tina, ever fell on mortaps eye"
A wsg thus euogses his musical a,tanmenis: know
two tunes-he one Aud Lang Syne, !" and the other
isn't, always sing the latter.
young lady, given TO aitling, says she never tells
ask her and those who don't
More aggression - said American writer " A
day two since-our blood bos write i,-several
mscks taken by British naval officer in Boeton
harbor and. what is than all. the smacks were
lsken from young lady"
sale To-Day.
ny GREEN a SCOTT. Auetioneers.
FOURTEEN VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS AT AUCTION
On Friday The I'd day Of December shsi sell
ises commencing nj o'clock, os Nos D. o. T. s. d.
A. a. as and - In square No 1 The shove square