The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-14
Items Of News ana miscellany

/ Items Of News and Miscellany
/ The United States kshng squad'on had fine recep-
lion al Halifax Lady lie Merchant. wife OF the eulenan'
governor. rendered her inequalities all the officers
letter from officer 10 the Now York Tribune says
During cruise we have seen many OF our hardy
hshermen-at one time we passed through = n'et o.
over 100. None with whom we have communicated OF
those engaged IN this calling have complained OF any
Interference with their rights On the contrary they have
been made quite welcome in some places by her Males
TVS subjects. ss
The Princeton since her repairs makes eight knots
an hour but consumes a very great quantity OF coal"
SAP or sUIcIDE--Corporal Lewis Kramer, at
tached TO the United States recruiting station Posve
Pennsy vania. committed suicide Monday, by shoot
ing himself through the heart Il appears he had been
placed under arrest by his superior officers charged with
conduct unbecomng officer. and sooner than submit
10 trial. put an end TO his existence Kramer Po-
lander by birth, and had fought through the Hungarian
revolution among the valiant soldiers Of Kossuh and his
compatriots. during which lime he had participated in
thirty three battles with the forces OF Austria and Rus,
| STA.
MooxlsG BIxDs.--James vickers. esq, OF Cambridge
| Maryland who has goneto New York with $50 mock
ingbrds. the Democrat says expects them 10 him
rs apiece few weeks previous he carried 100 to
New York. and they cleared him "a each.
The Crystal Palace on Thursday was visited by
ington Monument, making total OF ISL 6s for that
object far The papers do not give the cash receipts
for admission, as heretofore.
! The JArAa ExPEDIrIoN.-The North China Herald OF
May 7h says Ii is understood that the steamers OF
the United States Japan squadron, now in port, will
shortly sail for Japan, and be joined there by the Other
| vessels of the squadron. Commodore Perry, hear
will hoist his flag board The Susquehanna, on Mon
day. May 9th. He accompanied by DR.. w. Viii.
liams, of Canton interpreter The Peruvian barque
Caprice has been chartered by The commodore the des
patch vessel to the Japan expedition" N
The paper says that the steamer Larrison, while
citing nnder way al Woosung, came in contact with the
United States sloop Plymouth, the latter having swung
the Tide before the could pass clear of her
The Plymouth lost her flying jbboom, and injured the
bboom; while the Larrison had her mizzenmast main
topmas and oreyard carried away, but sustained in
jury whatever in her hull and machinery.
TOUCHING CASE OF GokJUGAL ATFEcTloN.-A touch
ing CASE illustrative of conjuga love, occurred at Mem
phis, Tennessee, few days since man and his wife
coming up the river, hen the husband took sick
and was supposed TO have died. When they arrived
that city, the wife had coffin purchased and her hus-
band deposited in that last home OF the dead Just
before the moment OF closing the coffin, however, and
the final nerment OF the deceased the bereaved and ag
onized wife insisted upon once more looking upon and
embracing the cold remains OF the deceased partner of
IL
turning certain il is that the supposed
corpse suddenly evinced signs OF life and, the proper
aves being applied within twenty -four hours the
invalid enabled 10 proceed on his journey, with
cry prospect Of speedy recovery, owing his life 10 the
un,lring devotion and love Of his and faithful wife
| TERRrroRr OF NEBaAsKA.-The Independence (Mo)
Messenger says convention OF the citizens OF Nebraska
Territory was held at Wyando,,e city on the 2e,h uimo,
designed demonstration in favor Of the organization
OF territorial government over Nebraska, similar to the
one contemplated in the bill that passed the House of
Represe natives during last session of Congress The
following provisional officers were elected Capt. WIN.
Walker, provisional governor; George Clark. provs-
ional secretary Hon. Ablard Guthrie nominated
as delegate TO the 33l Congress 4
A MAN NINE FEET II "A giant nearly nine feet in
height is shortly expected to arrive in Madrid He is
native of Lachar in the province OF Grenada and only
three years Of age. He eats much five men,
walks with extreme rapdity and has been twice
red but both his wives dead His object in visiting
Madrid s to demand the hand Of female of great beau
ty, who keeps a cofee-house. He is described
grea, coward that be will allow child to il-treat him
| PRocREss OF THE SANDWICH IsLAsps.-On the LIST OF
July the cornerstone OF the United States Marine Hos
pta" was laid at Honolulu, Rincon Point, The site
OF the building a commanding eminence, facing the
harbor, afordIng fine view Of the city IL will be
brick edihce lS2 feet long and Sc feet wide the Gre
clan style OF architecture and with all the modern i'm
provements The contract for its erection at 4
of sis5 ooo and Congress Appropriated 100000 for the
purpose. In Honolulu library association, reading
room, two engine companies, a hook and ladder CON.
pany, cavalry company, and artillery corps have
been organized The latter is styled the First Hawaiian
Guard, composed Of foreigners and commanded by Capt
A. J. McDute, formerly OF Philadelphia I, 10 described
being finely equipped and well disciplined, and num-
berng sixty men, rank and file The foreign population
OF Honolulu to 1900, OF which 700 Amer
leans In all the sla nds OF The group there said 10
be abou, 5000 Americans.
1 Prs,ident Pierce sits horse handsomely. He rides
much abou, Washington on fine black animal He sp-
pears TO take remarkably good OF his health and is
very socable among the citizens. Both he and Mrs
Pierce usually go church twice every Sabbath, aerna
ting between the II and the 9th street Presbyterian
churches. When he goes alone he generally walks. 1t
surprising how the people OF Washington forget
on which side OF politics public stands, II they
happen to like him personsly.-Bah Cibpsr.
Taking the value OF The cube yard OF gold $40 900 900.
which il is in round numbers, all the gold in the world,
at this estimate, might melted mic ingo's, be contained
in cellar ~ feet square by 10 feet high All the boast
ed wealth already obtained from California and Australia
would 20 into an iron safe nine feet high SO small 10
the cube OF yellow metal that has populations the
m arch, and reused the world TO wonder
WILL IT PROVE TRUE The London Times says
'n fifty years Ireland will be Protestant, to Both
the Roman Catholics OF Ireland, and the identified
with rha, faith, all leaving Ireland Ere long there
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