The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-24

II has been lately ascsransd that thsss full Atty
thousand Mornons il England, and the number IL in
creasing.
The railway from Niagara liver 10 London. Canada
West. through Hamilton is in operation. lis whole
length IS l3i miles.
The RADICAL tribunals of the State OF Pennsy lyania
have at length decided that the citizens OF Erie have
legal right 10 prevent the laying down OF four feet ten
track on that portion OF the Erie and State Line railroad
within The city limits. and have ordered them not TO
destroy the property OF the railroad company and not 10
hinder rinerupt the workmen engaged in relayng and
repayIng the track.
DEPARTURE OF LBRRIAS EaiGRASTs-The brig Gen.
eal Pierce, of Baltimore sailed from Savannah Geor-
ga, on Friday. Tor Liberia taking out io2 coorsd emf
grants for that colony, OF whom from South Car
DINA, IS from Alabama 81 from Tennessee and SO from
Georgia One hundred and twenty five were sent out
BY their m sers, living; IS liberated by will, and
% were free One hundred OF them under a years
OF age.
CEssIoS OF WEST FLoRDA.--The citizens of Florida,
west OF The Chaahooche, wish cede that portion of
the State TO Alabama. and the legislature OF Alabama
have passed resolutions take steps to admit them into
that Stale The strip Of territory referred is about
hund!ed and sixty miles in length by fifty or sixty miles
in BREADTH lying upon the Gulf OF Mexico the shore of
which, in The event Of the cesson being made would be.
come The southern boundary OF Alabama.
LIBaAR les AT CossTANrISopLE.--Ther are numerous
libraries tConsan,nope the number of volumes which
they contain may be estimated at so 000 reckoning both
MSS. and printed books. The literature OF Arabia, Persia
and Turkey is represented in them and the collection in
cudes philosophical and theological works. poetry, his.
tory hooks OF science, and immense number OF those
treai,es on conduct and manners, which the Turks
alta mn imoo he III
selves.
PROFITS AMERICAN AUTHORSHIP is said that Wash
ingon Irving and "Peter Farley" have made large for
tunes by authorship has Mr. Mitchell by his school
books Prof Anhon, tor his series OF classics has re.
ceived 100000. Miss Warmers books have yielded a
profit oil IRON $4,000 to Sl5 600 Mr. Headley has re-.
allied from his works $4,000; TX Marvel, $40, 900
MISS Leslie, Sl2, 900 DR.. Barnes, $50, 900; Fanny
Fern, from small book, in six months, sc, 900 ;
Judge Kent, $3.50 900; Webster. for his dictionary
$3.50 Oo6 and others al equal So that it cannot
be said that American authorship is not profitable.
FRIGHTYUL AsUALTY-IHRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
On the 10Th u the Barranca OF Acejeto point on the
road between Pero and Puebla. was the scene of a
frighu accident, which resulted in the instantaneous
death of thirteen persons The facts, as we gather
them from gentleman who visited the spot shortly after
the occurrence, are as follows:
Cruz directed man named CaslloD, the owner OF an
extensive wagon ieam 10 convey several hundred barrels
of gunpowde 10 the capital Tor the supply OF the troops
which order disregarded by the ma or -domo who
subsequently DcaIcerated in prison. On examina.
ton, how ever, it discovered thar Cas,illon was
Frenchmal, and upon application from his consul he was
released and paid $4,000 in the form of redress bal be
ing prevailed upon 10 transport the powder he accepted
the contract and SET out upon the Journey accompanied
by strong escor, OF iaiantry The wrelched condition
OF the road however, impaired the barrels 10 such de-
gree that reaching the Baanca Of Acee,o they leak
Ell badly and ON descending hill rope used in locking
the wheels gnt.d IRON friction and FIRE 10 some fifteen
twenty barrels, which exploded with force that ba
description For more ihas hundred yards on either
side the broken and uprooed and the earth
riven if by earthquake. single mu,ilaed body
only remained out OF ID. thirteen who composed the If
taed escort For miles around the country was filled
with dust and smoke, and the diligence which was some
distance in the nearly overturned by the terrific
force OF the explosion IL Is hardly necessary say tina,
poor Cas,illon shared The late OF his companions So
much for a cargo OF American guDpowder on Mexican
soil