The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-16

! QUARAsTiSsAr NArcHIz--The Missouri Rspubiioal
States ON The authority Of the officers OF The stesmbos
Atlantic. that the quarantine law is being enforced
Watcher IN real good earnest Persons arriving from
below by way OF The river are not permitted 10 enter III,
cry limits until they have been on shore i've days. nor
citizen allowed 10 20 board boat unless he remain
outside the ''ne" the same length OF time.
rREMIua "A premium OF 5000 is offered, on behalf
OF liberal citizen of New York. Ito which another pro
poses to offer $50 or 500 the work fafls his expeca
ions) for an essay no, exceeding 200 I2no pages on
''lhs more perfect exsmplidcaion in Chistaa life Of
the doctrines OF the Gospel and with special reference 10
the conversion OF sinners 10 Christ"
AID ToR NEw ORLEASs.--The Baltimore stock board
nave voted donation OF 90 for the benefit OF ths suf
ierers by sickness in New OreanN
The total amount collected ia New York is Sl9.lso,
and 10 Philadelphia $4,000. Among the largest
contributors in New York Mrs. Coleman and Mrs.
Sleison. wives OF the princey poprieors Of The Astor
House The rendered for the benefit OF the fund
in Philadelphia, by Goilschslk has been declined for the
present on account OF the heat OF the weather.
The Bank of England never Issues the same note a
second lime, II receives in tbs ordinary course OF bus
ness about ES0OO00 $4,000000. daily in notes these
are put up in parcels ording to their denomination,
boxed up with the date of their reception, and are kept
ten years, at the expiration of which period they
taken out and ground up the MILL and made again into
paper
If in the course OF those ten years any dispute in bust
lawsuit should arise concerning the payment of
any note the bank produce the identical bill To
meelhe demand for notes constantly used up, the baak
has It's own paper makers. its own printers, its own
gaves, all work under the roof and makes
the machinery by which the most of it's work sdone
complicated but beautiful operation a register ex.
tending from the printing Offices TO the banking oces
which marks every sheet OF paper which is struck of
from The press, SO that the printers cannot print single
sheet OF blank notes that is recorded in The bank On
The same principle of exacness shaft is made TO pass
from one apartment 10 another connecting clock in
teen business wings OF the and regulating
them with such precision that the whole OF them are al
ways pointing to The same second of time
DEPARTURE OF Gov. VRooM, or New JrRsEY-Gov.
Vroom making his arrangements TO upon the du-
ties OF his appointment minister TO Berlin He will
probably sa in three or four weeks. The bar OF New
Jersey, with which Gov. Vroom has been connected for
many years are making arrangements TO tender him
public dinner before his departure.
NOTHING UNDER THE suE.--In the English col
lection OF armor from the Tower Of London in the Crys.
tai Palace, says the New York Times, is Observable a
very curious instance Of the in which the
and apparently original inventions may be traced TO
exceedingly remote origin. in Inc COLLECTION Will be
found old musket, used in the the time OF Queen Elz
abeth-aboui A. d. l570which has FIVE barrels that re-
volve on an axis. and are set of by single hammer
Close by this is very ancient steel pistol the breech
OF which contains chambers revolving almost pre-
cisely on the principle of Colts weapons. Dir. Colts
Improvement is, however, a very great invention.
NEW LAND wARRANT.-The New York Evening
Post thus explains the origin Of new land warrant,
called Virginia scrip" which is about being issued
- job, perpe,rated in Congress last winter, has
just come TO light Many years ago the State of Vir-
GINA set apart public lands for the benefit of the
revolutionary soldiers for which land warrants
Issued II appears that large number Of these warrants
were never located the lands assigned moi proving val
liable These warrants have been sought out and bought
up for rifle by number OF spectators, who con-
rived last year gel bill passed through Congress
king them available for purchases Of Congress lands any
where, and that without the necessity OF paying the
81 so per acre, which ordinary land warrants are liable
for on being registered These Virginia land warrants
TO be registered free OF charge These warrants
now Offering for sale in The market"
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS DURING THE PRESENT EAR
The following the number OF railroad accidents with
the killed and wounded. during each month OF the pres
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