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

III foeonorvE DuILDIsG The business OF building 10.
,aolys engines has become important branch of do.
,.6e industry, and 10 steadily growing in magnitude.
leading to an estimate made by the Railroad Jour.
there are probably less than thousand loco
aves built yeary BY the shops in operation sui-
ul 10 stock from three TO four thousand miles OF road
Tnu ten 10 fifteen thousand lons OF cast iron, and The
ane amount OF wrough,-ron. and large amount Of
shsr stock. used by these establishments for this
sady produclion.-Sd Amsriem
AralIosd has been built between Alexandria and Cairo
Africa. Tas FIRST locomotive passed over hs road in
June The distance is rs miles.
The Mormons Of Mamoe. in Sweden, have been sum
ped. by order Of the minister oil justice, before the chap
III Of Lund 10 receive warning; and their chieir, the
Priests, are 10 be prosecuted
LAnARrINEs MOTHER 1t is currently reported. and
believed TO be quite authentic. that the mother OF the eel
,bated French patriot, Lamsrne was Massach aselts
trl. named Waitstll Brigham She married the iaheI
vO the eminent statesman Lsmar,ine when quite young.
in Boston. and then 10 France. where she remained
during her life.
/ VERMONT MARBLE FOR RUssIA.-The Gear OF Russia
has ordered eight blocks OF Vermont MARBLE weighing
s1 tons each. They designed for the erection OF
monument 10 K eur, who is supposed TO have been the
originator OF the movement for the firing of Moscow,
l on the advance OF the French army.
l The contractors commenced work upon the Panama
end OF the railroad on the Goth OF Jane. Ii was to be
finished to Mauchn, seven miles further, within three
months This will make 400 OF the whole 40 miles OF
the road The number Of deaths of hands employed on
The road thus far is two hundred and seventy.
Kossuhs sisters keeping boarding house in IT.
wing place. corner OF Fourteenth street, New York
AMERICAN smk-At Newport, Kentucky, opposite
Cincinnati. there ia unpretending silk factory 1t en-
ploys half dozen more laborers with five looms
and some $50 spindles, consuming annually several hun
dred weight Of silk These are pocket handker.
Chiefs cIavas, ves,ngs, and plain and plaid silks As
far as possible raw silk Of American growth is used in
The factory, but The imported article has be relied on
to make OUT supply. The raw silk raised in Ohio, In
DIANA and Kentucky when toerabe care is used ia not
surpassed by any in the world, being equal the best
Italian, (which is all consumed in Europe) and better
Than any imported in this country This is owing 10 the
advantages Of the soil and climate, which mpa peculiar
use and strength OF fibre, and cannot fall in time to
make the United States Of the creates, silk growing
countries in the world.
How rapidly they build houses now" said Cornelius
old acquaintance, he pointed to neal two. story
house they commenced that house only last week,
and they already putting in the lights" "Yes" re-
Joined his friend, and next week they will put in the
irpsr."
STATISTICS OF MoNEY-The amount OF money in &C
tive circulation in the United States estimated in The
Merchants Magazine AT $205 ,257 which, reckoning
the population At IS 100000. would make so per head
was ell in 1915 and 1886, when there was an enor-
paper currency sAoa,. and bus5 so in 1880 One
third of the present currency 10 gold
We heard the other day good and true story OF Con-
nectcut parson His country parish raised his salary
from 1907 per annum TO $500. TIE good man objected
for three reasons First, because you cat afford to
give more than three hundred dollars. Second because
my preaching isn't worth than $500. Third. be.
cause have to collect my salary which heretofore has
been the hardest part Of my labors among you II have
10 collect an additional hundred it will kill me!
The Maine law fairly tax en- up and .quarely voted
down in the New York assembly, July 2lsi, by So nays
TO 81 yeas only Is absent lodging. For the BILL
thirty whgs, twenty three democrats. and Mr. Burroughs
(nd.) Against the bill, FIVE wings and fifty one demo.
Gratis Absent. six wings and twelve democrats.
The Earl OF E,lesmere and suite reached Boston on
Tuesday morning, and during the day, upon invitation
visited public school exhibition. held Faneul Hall
Mayor Seaver welcomed his lordship to the "Modern
Athens, to which the distinguished vsi,er responded
weconceived speech, frequently interrupted by the
applause OF his audience. The Earrs health is quite
feeble.
Mark p. Taylor. late mayor OF Cincinnati. died on
Tuesday night.
GREAT SEws.-We rejoice 10 announce tina, the direct,
ors OF the Milwaukie and Mississippi Railroad Com
pany, a, special meeting held yesterday. aud by unan
imous OF the board closed the contract for The
peion Of their road to the Mississippi al S25 900 per
mile, thoroughly equipped The contractor is AIR A. L.
Ca,lin Of Burlington, Vermont, gentleman OF ample
means and great energy He takes The entire route from
Rock river 10 the Mississippi, assuming The Cook and
Sherwn conlrac, from Rock river Madison, and en-.
gsgts TO complete the whole Prairie du Chen by the
ls day Of January ls55-less than eighteen months from
dale. The payments are one-half stock and The other
bali bonds We have only space this morning 10 felic
tate our czens and our friends in the interior and west
srn counties upon these suspicious ,dngs II is indeed
srea, Tor city and Sta,e-Moapkis S.ntinei 23d
HeRllp MuRDER AT PoRT WAsHIscros the Wash
log'on County Blade states that Monday last Ger
man citizen Of that place, named George Lsnow was
found in his bed with his head nearly chopped off He
was ay-aborer, and was TO 60 home quietly on
Monday night. He was aged man, widower, with
one con- who is in the Lake Superior country He lived
alone. lie bad received, few days snce, come money
from bis son. and had evidently been robbed reward
oil $500 offered Tor the apprehension OF The murderer
Murdoch, the actor, is said ha. changed his deter
mnaon OF going TO Europe and is eHecing his arrange
mep's Tor irip TO California early in autumn lie has
been offered and has accepted profitable engagement in
San Francisco
SERVED HIM Rour.-Oae evening last week couple
of young ladies, walking on one of our mos, pablo
streets, were insulied by young rowdy, who did not
Count ne cost He puposey with full force
tue iao'es when one OF them seized him by the collar