The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-03
Items OF News and Miscellany.

Items or News and Miscellany.
Nrw CARRIAGE roa GEN CAss-Tbe Messrs Cook,
carriage manufacturers New Haven. Connecticut. ship
ped for Washington Monday evening, most splendid
coach. which they have just completed TO the order OF
Gen. Glass; Tor bis own use.
| AN ETHIOPIAN HERcoLrs--A negro in Petersburg,
Virginia. took up and .ioed" on his shoulder hogs
bead OF tobacco from the depot TO the Centre warehouse
1t weighed 3s5 pounds The Southside Democrat says
this is a fact
LORD ABERDEEN relation to the respect ing
the resignation OF Lord Aberdeen. there was il 10 now
said. nothing known of by the passengers on board the
Atlantic. and therefore could not have been known in
Liverpool previous to the sailing Of the steamer II is
more than probable it will be found TO be untrue
MIssIssrppr CLOSED AT ST. PAuL-The clerk of the
steamer Hindo arrived at ST. Louis on the goth u from
the Upper Mississippi reports that the river frozen
at st. Paul. and that navigation had been suspended
entirely He represented the weather TO be very cold
Winter had set in in real earnest
SMALL NOTES IN VIRGINIA Judge Hudson in charg-
ing the jury OF the Greenbuer Va superior court re-
Gently. said that il was OF for them to ndict any
one Tor the offence OF passing small billsall
or less guilty, himself not excepted.
| CHrsAPEAKE AND ONO cAkAL--The Cumberland Tel
egraph says that the will be drawn of the canal
on the lot OF January for the purpose Of putting it in
thorough repair against the time OF commencing the
spring trade After the middle Of this month but little
coal will be shipped il to market, as the boats will
not have time to return.
DELlRIUM TREMENs.-Twenty OF thirty years ago, say
our best physicians such disease mania posu or de-
erium tremens known. The disease is caused prin-
cpaly by the poisonous drugs with which all wines and
liquors Of the present day are so abundantly dosed.
In Florida, Louisiana and Texas--,be only States in
the Union in which sugar raised 10 large amount-a
capital of $s0000O 900 is invested in the culture of the
cane These States produce annually about 300 900 900
pounds Of sugar. In addition TO this amount. foreign
nporaons yearly made into the United States to the
amount Of $50, 900 pounds.
A young woman in Puerto Principe, not vet seventeen
years old, and a, her FIRST accouchment lately gave birth
to four stout, handsome boys within an hour They
were named Desiderio. Donate. Dionysio, and Deme,ro
The French troops in Algers obtained victory over
the Arabs the 29th OF October The enemy lei, $50
dead on the field, the French having captured all their
standards, arms, and horses we'll 1000 sheep and
900 camels. The French lost men killed and twenty
wounded.
"Where's kossuh ~ is question that is sometimes
asked. The New York Times answers:
kossulh. as we learn by private advices, remains in
sooner
or later drag Austria into the conflict and that the west.
ern powers can then longer remain Indifferent The
Hungarans will then have an opportunity 10 renew
their struggle for independence and instead Of being
compelled TO fight the combined armies of Austria and
Russia without support, they will have The active aid OF
all the rest OF Europe Indeed, the entrance Of Austria
INTO the war would be the signal for general revolution
in all The countries now subject 10 her desPoic power"
Oliver Scott writes to the Arkansas Independent, that
he is in South America hunting monkeys He kills
uhn on1~. m. No. D
are bought by Frenchmen, and tanned for the manufac
turing OF kill gloves. those articles being now made
said. Who'll OF monkey skins lie gets from 20 10 40
cents for each skin.
BASoEas-Th people OF Wisconsin are called 'Bad-
gers" We think there is one fairly out.badk ersl by a
cent. saving Yankee.
TOPPER some time since, says an exchange went into
barroom in the western part OF Wiscoosn-the Maine
law is in operation there and called for something 10
drink"
ave don't sell liquor' said the tavern keeper, bu,
we will give you glass, and them you want cracker
we will sell you one for three cents"
"a Very WE'LL" said the Yankee customer. "hand down
the decan'er."
The "good creur" was handed down. and our hero
took stiff horn when. turning round TO DEPART the
unsuspectng landlord handed him dish OF crackers,
with the remark
You'll buy cracker"
Well, no." said the Yankee, guess not; you sell
em rather too DEAR and buy lots on em FIVE or six
for a cent anywhere else."
WHrrE cRAvArs AND vEsrs-In New York white
and vests OF das in fashionable circles
They the distinguishing badge OF in
tendance However, New York is not the centre OF
fashion, the full evening costume s prevails else here.
The editor OF the New York Sunday Times, in auding
10 the present fashion in that city, says "a dandy friend
OF ours who had for few given up parties. at
tended recently and wishing honor the occasion
in full dress, arrayed himself in his wedding suit care
fully preserved, and much chaKrned finding that
he the only man present besides thu walters who
| .por,ed a white vest and cravaL"
To MAKE CANDLE BURN ALL RfGHT.-When az in
case OF sickness, dull light is wished, when matches
are misad put hnelypowdered salt the candle ill
reaches the black part OF the wick In this way mild
and steady light may be kept through the night
The riches, genius like the fertile SOIL when un.
stead OF vines and olives for the pleasure and use OF
man. produces TO ils slothfu the most abundant
crop OF poison.
WISHING.
saSr
or all Amusement Cor the mind,
From logic down TO fshing,
There isn't one tnat you can ind
80 very cheap as wishing !"
very choice diversion, too,
II we but rightly nee IL,
And not, AS we are apt to do
Perver, land aba'e H.