The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-30

meni oil the outrages inflicted upon him. which he gave
10 member OF the legislative council al Melbourne, 70
be published after his departure BY The aid oil couple
OF friends he placed board OF steamer a. Laun-
cestos, and concealed in the coal-hoe Two hours while
| The police were making the usual search. thin par.
toD OF alone separated him from the furnace.
and when the search was over he came out much ex-
kausied. similar search was made at Georgetown,
during which he obliged to conceal himself again,
but Le euded detection. and arrived at Melbourne on
The 26tk OF December There some friends concealed
him. and provided for his journey 10 secluded pon, on
the shore. Fats
After many adventures he succeeded in hiring the cap
tain OF the small cutter Obefon. then about sail for the
South seas cruise for tortoise shells convey him
TO Tahiti; and having sailed on the s,h OF February.
he arrived there on the 81 Of April. He made himself
known 10 the American consul by whom he was taken
care Of and alter some time spent there sent TO San
Francisco in the American barque Olrano. He reached
California the 22d of Jane having been days alto
gs'her in efiecting his escape-North American.
MAIL ROBBERY DETEcrED.-On Friday last young
man named VIM. Tnnin arrested in this place and
committed to jail on charge OF robbinx the mail The
circumstance which led TO his was, that he of
fered 10 pass check the Greensborough branch Of
the Bank Of Cape Fear the branch here for $2o3 TO-,
Without The endorsement Of the payees here and when he
could not succeed in that he presented il TO those payees
for their endorsement. II at once identified
check which had been RENTED from Graham, in Ala
county, the 3)h of May last, and no, before
heard OF. Il appeared on the examination OF TinDin
that he is clerk 10 John Balm, postmaster at Green
Springs, four miles west OF Marlborough and that he
sometimes opens the mail, and sometimes hin opens IT,
HIS commitment followed, Of course This is probably
most important discovery as the robberies of the mail
between Greensborough and Raleigh have been very
numerous Tor the last few months
t.e [FayetteviVe (JM ca Observer, Juiy25
The Board OF Public Works of Virginia have passed
order requiring the force of workmen throughout, the
whole length OF the Blue Ridge railroad to be the u,mos,
number that can be occupied together the work The
Blue Ridge railroad is the given to that part OF the
Central railroad which includes the passage of the Blue
Ridge. embracing section OF some fifteen miles II in.
cludes the Blue Ridge tunnel and two smaller ones,
and is work OF great magnitude and difficulty.
CIvILITr ENTHUSIASTICALLY is fortune in itself.
for courteous man always succeeds in life, and that
even when persons OF ability sometimes fail The ia.
nous Duke of Marlborough is case point. 1t was
said Of him by one contemporary, that his agreeable
manners often converted enemy into friend and
by another, tina, il pleasing TO be denied a
favor by his grace than 10 receive from other
The gracious OF Charles James Fox preserved
him from personal dislike. even at a time when he was
politically the most unpopular in the kingdom.
The history of country is full of examples OF
obtained by cvilily The experience of every
furnishes, If be will but recall the past requen,
instances where conciaiory havemade the for
tunes OF physicians. lawyers. dvines, politicians
chants. and, indeed, individuals of all pursuits In be-
ing introduced to stranger his afabty. or the
creates nstaniaaeousy prepossesson in his behalf
awakens unconscionsy prejudice against him. To
man. civy lie, IN fact, what beauty is 10 woman il is a
general passport to fayor-a letter Of recommendation
written in language that every stranger understands
The best OF men have often injured themselves by rrla
biy and consequent Tudeness, the greatest scoun
dres have frequently succeeded by their plausible
nes or two equal in all other respects the court
eous one has twice the chance for 70. tune.