The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-31

Purser Joseph IL Terry died ia Ns~ York on The als
instant he was OF tue oldest pursers in the navy,
having entered The service ia jane 1915 m health had
prevented bis seiye emplo,m for number OF years,
be having rstarhed from his last cruise 10 ls4s
The various steamships plying between New Orleans
and Texas have suspended their ps in Consequence OF
The quarantine regulations al vessels from New Or
leans adsPed BY the authorities Of Galveston. The
lever 10 prevailing 30 considerable e1tsnt al Jefferson
city, Gfeina. and Alsiers.
There 81 deaths BY yellow fever Mobile for The
week endng 2oh instant. and additional deaths BY The
sstae disease Tor the a. hears ending 22i-
CaLroRsIA yAKm rRopuors-The Calsyefas Chroni-
Gle SPEAKS Of tnfnp raised ia that county three ee tive
incte IN circumference, and rslon measuring thirty
Que inches, and weighing twenty pounds. The Secra-
meno Union las been presented with specimens Of onions
and tomatoes OF extraordinary growth from farm IN
thai vitniiy Sorss o, The onions 10 inches in
circumference, and The tomatoes IA inches
FRoS LAKE suPrRloS-rhe Lake Superior Journal
Gays The sam w ard steamer started from the Sag,
her famous trip sroand Lake Superior the 18Th inst
She full Of passengers and compelled 10
the "pfese gang we notice the following:
r. p NcElraib, Eev- ycrs Tnbane.
7. B. Gum. New York Times.
Mr.. Wheeler, Buffalo Express
". II.
q. NJ. swan. Elevator, Columbus OAo.
c, Harmon. Free Press. Detroit
George l. Lewis Port Huron Commercial
John 5 Newterry, 1ribuae, Detroit
The tofs OF III. canal progressing with rapid,y.
The lock excavations patty completed. and portions
ready FOR the reception Of the tinbers and ihe
sonay. The face-siones be procured from quar-
ny al Maiden, Detroit and lie limestone for the
walls generally 10 be procured al Drummonds Island,
which is al The otilei Of ihs 81 Mays river. a,oui
ffiy miles below the falls There is stone in The i'm
mediate vicinity that suitable for the service required
/ AN Im.EssE PEACH oEcHARp.-A gentleman. Eaned
Davis residing in Clermont county, Ohio. has peach
orchard OF 100 acres, containing IL 900 Dir. DI
Wis appears left Philadelphia few years ago and par
chased his present arm,hen considered The poorest one
n The neighborhood-and set il out with peach trees oil
twenty different varieties, from New Jersey As the
farmers in that vicinity had tried for several years pre-
vons TO raise peaches Tor market, and had uniformly
failed they considered the experiment OF Mr.. Davis a
foolish and went far 10 appoint CON-
miilee TO wait on him and advise him TO abandon IL as
would certainly him He pesevered, however not.
witsznd,ng 5000 OF the trees ded soon after being
planted TINS was Fix years ago. In 1850 be gathered
his FIRST CROP, from which be realized sucien, Jay for
his farm and and 10 leave him $500 on hand This
season about 300 Of The trees hearing and ars
1900 baskets have been sold 81 per basket Hs
net profits his season estimated al s25 900.
i krw ENTERPRISE We see il stated thai they are
making houses Of paSir mac[< in England Tor sxporis
lion 10 Australia and lDdsa These houses (says ar
English raper,) which contain from four to ten room,
each be readily tax en- down and re-ereced within
period OF from four hours that Immediately
landing in bis home the enigrani may End hnse
ia comfortable residence These houses xi he less thar
one third the OF ordinary brick houses ard !.
probable that they will long be extensively adopted
Tor sumner houses, park lodges. railway stAions ana
movable barracks, TO all OF which purposes they ar.
aduira lly adapted. They made with follow walls
thereby exeludxx damp; and IN The East Indies,
oher places where the white ant does much mischief
timber can be altogether dispensed with, aad the house,
entirely composed Of pagaer mHhs which they will no
ioach m consequence OF rs poisonous nature.
/ NAvAL-The United STATES ship Albany arrived a
New York Saturday from Pensacola, having left tbs
port on the Is instant Her officers and are
ported I" Il WELL amongst whom Is Commodore New
ton lately III al Pensacola
The oficers or the Dutch steam irisaie Amsterdam
paid 10 the navy yard al Brooklyn Friday after
nooa accompanied BY the consugsnrrs for the Neise
lands They very hospliahly received BY The
maDdant and under the OF Capt, Hudson they in
speesd The ship OF theline North Carolina the frssie
Congress and Brandy wine. The Independence
the brig Banbrdge They sso visited The dry dock
examined he engine houses, workshops, and other de
parmenis Of The navy-ysrd, with much apparent interest
Ssues OF ihrren guns sed on their arrival ans
departure.
The John P. Kennedy, Of The Behring'S Straits erplor
ing expedition. Lieu,euant Commanding ~ Collins ar
rived Pon Prsya he 18Th Of Jaly after rsssag.
4 OF twenty tao days from New York-sli well
The United STATES brig Dolphin, Lieutenant Command
lag Bergman. (eagased in explorations connected wnt
Ma-v'. wind and current chart .ysem) arrived Fsya
on he oo.h Of July-sll well.
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The lands OF The three four gentlemen who cos pns
the Peters Colony Company have recently been survey
ed, and informed hat these Surveys comprise
about 100 sections. upgsrJs OF million OF acre.
OF the beet lands IN Texas. They have not been sur
vsyed 10 alternate sections axreeshy The With
the government; but Their surveyors have located hen
along The river bottoms and in the most fertile valley.
80 take in all the woodlands and N. lest srzbls
lands in the oouniry, leaving The bald re.s.s Trzre.
and Wild pasture lands 10 The government. We under
stand that fhe last legislature authorized The survey. "a
be made ihis manner, and government ~ likely 10 b.
swrnded Of lands worth rhan million Of dol
lars, without receiving the least senet from the act.
the company. We hope, before patents granted "a
this company, the vii require the lands TO b
surveyed IN slfernat. ~econs, and these seefion
shai mol embrace the bottoms only but the uqand
alec Otherwise The company may retain these lands ~
their possession for years. and prevent settlements from
being formed al The nosi healthy, f,riile ant
1 beautiful portions Of the State We are informed tia
the company has located The valleys OF the Clear Fork
the Brxxos and Tfiny. and have IN reality taken IT.
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