The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-06


institution he graduated, the honorary degree of A. M
The Crystal Palace exhibition involves total cost of
*oOoooO represented by 100000 in shares actually dis
cation for temporary loan finish and open the enter.
prise.
STATISTICAL ITEms-The total amount Of coffee pro-
duced at present throughout The world is estimated al
47oooo 900 pounds per annum which COSTS the
mers about one million OF dollars The yearly consump.
ton OF coffee in The United States is irhe FIVE and
hall pounds per head-fve times more than in Great
Britain.
The public debt of the United States July st, was
"a. the interest which is $2Ol2.693 per
annum.
Great Britain has $50 vessels OF aoat. in ordi
nary or building. carrying 1881 France has 346
carrying s92s guns; Russia has l79 aoat carrying 1896
guns; Holland has 12i, carrying l.6i6 guns; Turkey
has SO, carrying 1900 guns; and the United States have
II, carrying 2345 guns.
The Portsmouth IN. HI Journal states that commit.
tee OF naval constructors has been in session the navy
yard at that place for the purpose OF examining the hull
of the franklin shp-of he-ine. and report the Navy
Department her condition, and whether suitable for re-
pairs The Journal is informed that they found the hull
generally in good state that the vessel be RACED
and made into more serviceable vessel than she has
ever been.
STEAM NAVIGATION IN VENrzUELA.--The government
of Venezuela have granted exclusive and very liberal
privilege for fifteen years 10 Franklin c. Gle,t an Amer
lean citizen. to navigate by steamboats, the Lake Of Mara
cabo, from the city of that name, 10 Zula and Hoquea,
100 miles rates of freight TO be charged reals (37
cents for 325 lbs, and 50 assage for the dis
lance intermediate places the route to be charged in
proportion Mr.. Gilie is TO maintain three suitable
steamers, TO be augmented the business may require
they be under the Venezuelan flag, but no resc-
ton made in regard to the The enterprise is to
commence in one year from the LIST March last
FEMALE sAILoR.-A schooner belonging to Har-
witch came into Salem harbor one day this week with
female hems.man who performed the duty with much
grace and apparent could any veteran tar. We
understand that she has been in the habit of going
sea with her husband. who is owner and commander of
the vessel and that during any temporary indsposlion
OF her woiser halt" she performed his duties in
satisfactory to all concerned, especially to "the
ers" Such woman is a worthy hepmate.
(Sasem (Mass.) Fresm1n.
The Japanese porcelain is remarkable. A late writer
on Japan says The lea-cups are especially worthy
OF attention. have seen tea-cups, dozen of which,
with the saucers, would not weigh three They
really transparent, and so thin and delicate that
would believe the dropping of piece OF sugar would
break them nevertheless this very ,hinness gives them
extraordinary elasticity"
Ensign Stebbngs at Fourth Of July dinner at Spunk
ye speaking of the manifest destiny OF country,
said:
"Irs ma rch shall be o the East.
Where daylight paints the sky,
And away to the innhest West,
Where the days last beams do die;
And up TO the frozen NORTH
Where the pole sticks through the snow,
And away down South
s A n IChecTsI
RArLRoADs-Tn the argument before the supreme
court OF Pennsylvania OF the Hemfeld railroad case the
Hon. John NJ Read made the following interesting state
men:
"On The lst OF January 1853 there 500 ralr Dads
in the Uai'ed States in operation and in progress. or
these. 10 35 miles were IN operation and is computed
that al the close oil this year there will be 10 900 miles
OF railway in actual operation, leaving lo0l9 miles in
progress.
..n England the average cost OF mile OF railway is
ain This county we may safely take the dollar for
the pound, and estimate the average cost OF mile of
railroad at s35 900
an ngisnd they had completed at the close OF 1851
6I2s miles, and the cost al the end OF 1852 was about
gao, 0o0, 900 or 81 1900 100000
..In The United States the expenditure the LIST Jan
uary 1884, will besay $500 900 600, of which SAC, $780,
600 will be in twenty three States which have used
municipal subscriptions, and which will have 13,43s
miles OF railroad in actual operation WILTSHIRE six States
which have yet used them vii, only have 2,56I miles
with an expenditure OF $40, FAC, 600"
The SOUTHERN CHURCH AND sLAvERY.-The conven
on OF The southern members of the New School Pressy
erian church a, Tennessee, in session
recently referred committee for consideration the
action Of the general assembly lately sitting at Buffalo,
New York on the subject OF slavery The report OF the
committee strongly condemns the uncalcd-for inlerfer
ence in matters that they say do not the Northern
church As summary OF the conclusions to which they
have come on mature reflection, they submit the follow
ing resolutions:
We hold ourselves and the members OF the churches
we represent to be integral portion OF the Presbye-
Ran church in the United States and entitled 10 all the
rie hts and mmuniiies OF said church.
In regard 10 slavery stand upon the platform oil
the Bible and the constitution OF the church, which, IN
our OPINION nowhere teach that the holding oil slaves
is .in or a dscipnabe offence that consequently the
resolution passed by the general assembly at Detroit in
1850 defining wherein it is and ~ not an o6ence il I'M
constitutional and OF no binding force.
8 That we shall look with interest TO the course that
shall be ursued by the conservative brethren OF the
northern and western portions OF the church at the next
general neutrality-suspicious. they will lend us their aid IN
the integrity OF the church and auesng The
course OF sectional agitation, and seting he chucn on
the basis OF ils standards.
The convention comprised ak ministers and one elder
from the synod OF Tennessee three ministers from the
SYNOD OF Kentucky twelve ministers and FIVE elders from
the SYNOD Of West Tennessee and two ministers from
the synod OF Mississippi.
HEADS or THE WORLD AT present, in this year OF our
Lord 1883 there eighty three soveregns OF republics
empires monachies principsliies, ducbes, and eeco
rates OF these, the number OF governing presidents
egheen, all OF which, outside OF the United States pesi
dency are Central and South American Offices with The
exception OF Liberia There six empeors. including