The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-19

New York has contributed nearly thirty thousand dol
for the relei OF sufferers by yellow fever in New Or
leans II has been noble charity, and what has been
done has been we'll done. because done promptly and
freely. He gives twice who gives quickly and the
sugge ston OF what New York ought TO do. and the
proper OF beginning the work, has called out
most liberal subscriptions
Among The victims 10 heat in Philadelphia is General
Bennett, who taken sick while employed IN the
sayers Office at the mint appointment which ho re-
eeived only last Wednesday General Bennett served
captain in The Pennsylvania volunteers during the
Mexican war and after his return, elected general
OF the second brigade. He employed in room at
the mint where the thermometer stood al 100 deg
The FOURTH july AT SmYRsA-At Smyrna, on
the 4h OF july il is said the United States ship ST. Louis
dressed with her coors and. to strange to say, the
Austrian brig and schooner with which the st. Louis
lew days before came having engagement hoist
ed and salued the American flag with twenty guns,
which, matter OF course, Immediately returned
by the ST. Louis All The consulate including the Aus
| iTian, hoised their flags in honor Of the day.
SHAFFNER's TrLEGnAPHc CABLE.-The western papers
noticing very favorabIy slegTsphic wire cable
reconstructed and put into operation by COL Tai r. Shall
ner al several points the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, in connection with different telegraph lines The
Padncah (Ky) Journal says
/ :
Ohio river the New Orleans and ST. Louis liue about
mile below town. bis great telegraph cablebe longest
IN America, and the largest in The world This cable is
inches in circumference, fourteen hundred and forty
yards long, and weighs eleven thousand pounds Last
fall Mr. Shaner constructed and laid across the Tennes
see river his first cable of this kind"
The Paducah Democrat thus tesiies TO the merits Of
the invention
This cable is certainly most valuable invention.
entirely overcomes every difficulty in crossing streams
1t is cheaper than masls and durable-or il will
last twenty yearsand is much less liable 10 get out Of
order than any other plan ever yet invented for crossing
streams"
AMERICAN GENIUS The Paris correspondent OF the
New York Herald writes that Powell, the American
painter has completed his superb picture representing
ferdinand de Soto discovering the Mississippi river, and
the gigantic canvass is already placed in box 10 be sent
TO America. Powell has received the compliments OF all
the most distinguished painters and amateurs OF Paris
and Europe, and among tbeml have much pleasure in
noticing the Baronet Bury, the Countess of Egin.
Lady Laure Bruce, the Spanish Minister NJ Ingres, the
renowned painter. Dearoche, n. Vernet, &c. Mr.. De-
arur the pint publisher has made arrangements with
Mr Powell to have four of bis groups reproduced by
Julien the renowned photographer This quite COM
lplmeni TO The American Artist who will soon be enabled
10 receive the eucgy OF the whole press in America"
Grant Thorburn says Of his las, wife, in letter to
Philadelphia paper: My wife is blooming lass Of
forty summers; succeeded in capturing the prize only
two weeks ago. my own age is 81 30 that my vile just
meets half way She is two inches taller aud five
pounds hesveri think, reflection, have got the
best OF the bargain"
MONUMENT TO FRANKLiK-The Utica Herald seconds
suggestion from another quarter that plain marble
shaft be erected the grave OF Franklin, replacing
The present monument, which has become dlspidatsd.
The expense OF such memorial it is proposed 10 raise
| by a subscription among The printers of the United
States. We have no doubt the craft, which is honored
by the Identification with OF the great American philoso
per, III respond with generous zeal TO such Troposal
Only let fixed sum be named, within the means of the
humbest pIines apprentice boy, and there viii be ample
DIS realized in mouths. The Herald says truly :
! " The republic cannot afford to lose the memory OF
| Franklin We have need of il TO incite the humble
cbanc TO selfdenial and high endeavor We need to
teach young that substance is better Than show
tina, industry and self reliance manly Than soth
and dependence. We need il impress upon states
the power OF real worth and The dignity of plain
publcanism. We need il as lesson TO all time, 10 the
means and the by whom the foundations OF in
s,i,uons were laid firm as the abiding hills"
Humphrey Marshall, our,commissioner ia Chin, in an
swer an inquiry from Messrs. NTH, King, & Co.,
American merchants at Shanghai to whether, il the
event Of American property being destroyed plum der
ed by the rebels should be enabled through the Uni
ted States government 10 the value thereof"
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