The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-22

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monumen, 10 the memory Of Benjamin franklin is to
ALE Mace al the county house Wednesday
ming November lst The measure 10 one calculated in
every sense TO enlist the sympathy andooperaton OF
the public but especially OF the press IN all parts OF the
country and we hope TO the enterprise undertaken
with real earnestness Pennsys usntan
B.rT,noRr AND Ono RAILRoAD-The Cumberland
Telegraph of Thursday says "rhe trains on the BaIti
more and Ohio railroad making excellent time. and
ara literally crammed with passengers This evidence
Of thriving business must be gratifying to its friends
The passengers generally express themselves delighted
with the management OF the road and poiuse in en-
comums upon the courteous and gentlemanly conduct OF
those in charge Of the trains"
DISSATISFACTION every quarter we learn that some
OF the staunches and ues whigs that have stood by
their party in storm and in sunshine coming over
the support OF Price and the democracy There is not
single feature OF the heieog combination OF the
mongrel party calling themselves swing" which does
not produce oppositlon whilst 10 the contrary with the
exception OF few democrats who until now have al
lowed themselves to be led of by their advocacy of
prohibitory law, the democracy are firm, united, and
eager for the fray Trenton True dmerican.
VIsIT TO THE FRANKLIN Institute ExHlBIrloN-
Governor Bigler asd lady. accompanied by COL J. Ross
Snowden, Judge Eldred, Hon. Thomas b. Florence and
Others visited the franklin Institute last evening" and
received by Messrs Addcks and Smith. aud Pro-
fessor Frazer, OF the committee, who paid every alten
ton 10 their distinguished vsers Governor Bger and
lady left for New York today TO visit the Crystal Palace
On the return OF the Governor, he will again visit the In
stute exhibition, feeling deep interest in The success
Of the ins'itu,ion.-Pha. Argus. THURSDAY.
PUBLIC sPEAKNG IN RAIL cARs.-It was our lot one
day last week. the cars were leaving Cleveland. to
witness wrangng discussion on the subject OF "wo.
mans rights" in which many of the passengers, OF both
sexes earnestly participated The ladies, seemed had
just adjourned from their "rghts" convention and fred
with zeal, still persisted in advocating their peculiar doc
trnes Exchanging the public platform for the rail carr
at the expense Of all womanly grace and dignity
Men, well as women, crowded in from adjoining cars
and after the fashion OF FOSTERING politicians engaged in
mutual recriminaon and fierce denuncation The scene
of The most humilaiing character, and was quite
sufficient 10 disgust all sensible men with the prominent
advocates Of womans rights now before the public, as
well with their dogmas.-N Y. Jour. Com.
The LAST IRvENTIoN.-The Cincinnati Atlas states
that two young OF that city have constructed boiler
and steam engine the principle Of the steam fire.
engine, which they wheel about from part OF the
city TO the other, and when they receive job to saw
wood, raise steam in about ten minutes, adjust their
circular saw in The mean time and in half hour cut
cord Of wood ia two or three pieces, may be desired
The whole machinery does not weigh five hundred
pounds. and may be regarded neat improvement and
saving of much manual labor.
NEW pLouoH.--Mr J. L. Robinson, the well known
plough-msker, has recently made new improvement,
upon his ploughs, producing that he claims be far
superior TO any now in He calls il the Diamond
Reverse cut Plough" He received premium on il at
the late State Fair, both special Improvement and as
sod plough. He has applied for patent on it, and is
manufacturing them for sale at his shop in this city
IN. II. Patriot
New DIGGING INsTRUMENT.-The cycloidal digging
machine said to be the name OF a new agricultural in
recently invented in England on new princi-
PIE, and calculated TO plough up the ground eeciu
ally than any other instrument now in use.-Cippr.
The SOUTH Pass ROUTE AHEAD-The ST. Louis News
says that COL Glpn is confident in the opinion that
other route be found feasible for the Pacific railroad
than the route through the South Pav. COL Gilpin is
said have travelled 5000 miles hither and hither over
the pains and knows more about the mountain passes,
and everything else necessary TO know in connexion
with a railroad route, than any other living The
Soah Pass is therefore. still ahead of all compei
tors and is probable that scientific investigations will
result in acknowledging il TO be, what Col Gpin says.
the only practicable route 10 the Pacific.
The NIAGARA FALLS SBIP-cASAL.-Ths gigantic
scheme scarcely secondary in magnitude and importance
the lakes is going ahead in earnest. Cen c. B. Stuart,
late chief OF the United States navy, having
been appointed by the commissioners Of this great work
to make the preliminary surveys, is The ground
for that purpose, with Mr. Edward w. Senel his
cate engineer t.ss...
Il il designed TO make this great work commensurate
in size with the canal being constructed around the
falls OF the Sault ST. Mary. which is connect Lake
Superior with the lower lakes and capable OF passing
ships OF thousand burden and the largest steamers
that float upon these great inland When these stu
pendous works completed, the OF the West
will be no longer dependent upon the shallow
daons OF the Welland canal subject to the capncous
exaeons OF the Canadian Legislature in discriminating
ls--AfrrW
FATAL RENcoSrRr--A bloody tragedy, says the Pc
tersburg (va) Intelgencer, enacted at Dnwiddie
believing that 4. A. Lewis had invaded his eoniuga
reh,s, in the act OF denouncing him therefor, when
the latter seized him and scoie cnsued, during which
Thomas fred a pistol al Edward, the ball OF which
passed through his right lung and lodged the back
just beneath the skin, having almost perforated his body
The wounded man fingered ill midnight. when he ex-
PRED The court being in session, Thomas j. lie wis de-
hvered himsef up, and awaits his examination. Ed
ward, we understand soemnly denied in his dying mo-
meni. before all around him. that be bad ever committed
the offence which imputed 10 him by his relative.
MARRIED..
DANIEL, Judge Of the Supreme Court United
ELiZABEr, daughter Of Dr. TWoHAs HARas United States