The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-22
Items or News and Miscellany.

23d ulL II appears tkat John q. Pascha, OF Galley
Rock. Pope county. and William O. Wson. OF Con-
way county, had difficulty in making settlement; the
last OF pascha alive was on his way TO Wilson's.
He was missing Tor two days. when he found, bar
barously muulatd in the Arkansas river. Suspicion
resting upon Wilson. he arrested and taken 10 Lew
isburg and while confined he was shot, on the night OF
The ooh. between II and o'clock Psschal a msr
| chant, and leaves family Wilson was planter, OF
ample means. and great industry aud energy OF chaac
ter; he Yves single man =
Some idea may be formed Of lie heat Of San Antonio
when we tell The public. with grave countensnce. that
the thermometer wa4s "a Fahrenheit in the shade. from
TO- m. 10 4, p. that boy, OF poor but respectable
parents. in The habit OF going barefoot, had his feet
burnt 10 crisp The other day on The pavement; that
poor donkey scalded TO death in duck pond that
nea, is cooked on The Plaza without the appliance OF
fire. ,hat The to.gue of passing along The street
fell from his mouth, perfectly dried and cured and that
hens lay boiled eggs --S.n An.orto Tsran
ts estimated ,ha, Bexar will this year turn out over
two thousand bales Of cotton Picking hands are aver
aging two hundred pounds day to the band Very we'll
for sxar, ii reflect that this is comparatively the first
year il has attempted The product
OS Addcks, which is announced in exchange paper.
Texas has lost one among lis Oldest citizens and most
seadfasl iends and supporters Deceased TO Texas
in The winter OF the year 1923. when quite young.
secretary 10 Dr. Besles colony, from New York and
Philadelphia. .Iassfts3I Eaita
Major Bege, The post quaIternaster OF this depot, s
actively engaged in the performance Of those duties de-
volvng upon him under the late orders OF Gen. Smith.
The major is oi the energetic in his depart
ment OF the amy-he is prompt, kind and courteous.
We do no, say this from casual observance of his
knowlcdget industry and uniform, commsndable Official
bearing here; but we know him OF old; we have seen
him in the kind Of business before. and can well
testify that he is peculiarly suited 10 minister to the
wants Of troops who are about 10 take the field.
San Anisnio Texsn.
Wlpow CT JonN HAScocx Miro Hancock, the widow
of John Hancock OF the revoIu,ion. married james
Scott, Her last days secluded. Those who were,
admitted her lirle supper considered bshly
honored. When Lafayette ws. last ia this country, he
made early call upon her. and they who Were wit
nssses sreak Of IL with admiration The once youthful
aer and the unvaed belle met il only summer
had passed since they had enjoyed ia interviews duI
ing The leris Of the revolution She attentive in
Der very last days TO taste in Dress when in the circles
o fashion. I" She would never forgive young gih,"
she ssid = who did not dress 10 f.ase nor one who
esenta rleasel with ber dress" Ntl
ExroRTs FROM i,Ew OnLEAN.--We have recs.y ID n
statement Of the exports from New Orleans for The fiscal
year ending Juae aolh, 1854. The official summary
gives The total exports Of domestic produce a 57.7ss
72d, against SIS 0s.i69 for the previous sear-an in
also show an increase Of Saos,5ss Gam aa3sq
CrRioUs roRcEaIrs--A rian named Van Hovenburxh
has been arrested IN New York The charge OF forging
DEGREES OF divorce which he proiessed to have obtain
e from the proper courts ;o persons who had made ap-
plicaton 10 bin 10 one case ne obtained s75 from lady
for decree dvorcng her from hcr husband. who had de.
serted her aud gone 10 California. t s,,s
DApAors BREACH paoanr.--Miss Kline has
RECOVERED 500 of Air. Spydam, wido ver OF New jer
sey, or breach OF marriage promise She proved her
case by female friend who overheard the contract
through hoe in the foor
AN uSREco6sisEp BusRASD.--A day or two since, Z
gentleman who has family residing in Soulh Boston.
returned nome, after absence in California OF about
tree years Al New York be purchased basket OF
peaches 10 bring home. and, arriving in Doson. inn
fnsdiatey h@enei TO hi. house Ringing the bell, he
uas answered BY his wife, who did not recognize hin.
he inquired II she wished 10 buy any peaches. to which
she asked his price, and tnaly decided 10 buy He
left aud reialrng 10 the house OF friend neat by,
made himseli known, and returned and introduced
20 his wife, who delighted gree, her husband bat
rrsliy did no, kno " him a, hrst-Bes,oa Irap.usr.
The Charleston purse OF s325 offered Ios The nearest
esoae Of the cotton crop Of 1853, awarded 10 Mr.
.mes Macbeth, whose estimate, 3a63.e79 bales. was
within 1908 bales oi Tie true amount Ct the crop.
CApIais IsssAHAA. = Commander Duncan II lnxra-
ham is The Of The late Nathaniel Ipgsbam, OF Charles
ton, South Carolina. Anos, all his ancssors have
been in some way connected with naval Affairs. His
fssu vas Intimate lgiead OF Captain Paul Jones' and
volunteered under him on the 6st cruise of the Bon
Homme Richard, in l71p and was in the desperate &C
ton Of the steamer Scraps His uncle CAT tain Joseph
ingrsham, Upiied States navy, vas lost on board The
United States ship Pickering. which lost Al sa, and
never heard from aiierward His cousin. William In
grsinr, Lieutenant in The navy, was killed nj the sge
oi twenty. Captain Iugrsbam married Harriet H. Lau-
rens, OF South Caoips granddaughter Of Henry Law
rens president ri The first Continental Congress- VINO was
cspu,ed anj confined for long ,iue in The Tower OF
London. IS curious lsci, by iniermauiags WIN MS
progenitoIs Captain lngaan - related TO some OF tos
mos DIETING uisbed officers in The British haSy among
whom We name Captain M6iryati. Z. Is, and Sis Nd
ward IL cher X G. B., now IL command OF ibe Arctic
ExpeIition.--Noy6Oh Hesaid $50
StcsxEss or GrS. sugLDs.--A paragraph in the Ed
watd,yle Enquirer states that Gen Shields who is
Iins dangerously III at the house OF Maj Borders. near
Sparta IL Randolph county, at lines deranged. and his
.i,salion i resarded extremely critical. t
ANKRIcAs INDEBTEDNESS ABROAD For time
past The Secretary Of The Treasury understood TO have
been endeavong TO obtain the information necessary 10
eoabe him reply effectively 10 The resolution Of Sena.
tor Bfodbest calling for information as TO tbe amount oil
American socks &s.. hel1 abroad He has 80 lar OBJ
snej about seven hundred replies 10 bseiTcoars TO that
end which shed nv n ljvht on the subject Yet
nelueI a, bei,ys that he has TO encounter the