The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-16


lisns q News a. utssesAsy.
| THx ruzI poxA-"A contestant for the prize" writes
ne
!. Il Was announced IN your journal last spfax thai
ait Lsibsn Of Washington. had o6eaed prxs of lLs
osst AaeficAn poem TO be SEM IN BY either the Ars OF
November or December. forget which II zoe IN
Possession Of any information connected with you viii
e@nasi 's'os ey NAL ing ksown 'n,osks your col
Washington. would be advisable 10 know which The
oae IA qassuol-"
The pxs fye hundred dollaIs IN amount. offered BY
H. " Latham, esq. OF the banking house OF Seiden,
Wilhers h Co. noble and generous man Our re-
public boasts. and whose sscconl is,Ins wealth
will be fe for the good OF the many. The decsion
Will Be made M December We shall IN day two
rpuol.sh The particulars OF The proposition ior the
lgbenmeni OF all parties inlsrcsed-and Who 10 not
The poets surely aud whole people viii rejoice
IN the production OF The patriotic poems to which lhe
eouiss, ~ill give birth.-B.l Clipper.
OPENING or THE La PIExAE Housx-The La Pierre
House has been formally opened by Messrs Taber
Son, BY magnificent entertainment. =. which
there about tao hundred invited gsess Colonel
Page presided. and after the removal Of The cloth. he
opened the intellectual part Of The entertainment by
bref speech. in which he alluded TO the growing de-
MAIDS OF city for 6rsclass hotels, and 10 The com
mendxbie enterprise oil the Msasrs Edwards in meeting
Philadelphia hotels that nvxled the magnificent eszb
ishmsnis OF sister city. New York. Following close
upon The erection o that the Ia Pierre. which, in
ali is sdornGenls and appointments is beauty Of loca
hon. and lis manifestations, has superior in the
world The colonel concluded by proposing seaimeni--
1.-The Of the La Pierre House,
which was enthusiastically received. Several speeches
were made in The of the evening. Mr. Edwards.
The owner OF La Pierre House, responded 10 OF
- Mr. Mt ne nnuirer Nod IN
toast to s.the press" The company did not separate
TIL lae hour -Psaasyfrs.ian.
Acc,puNr AT CHARLEsrosH, VIRonn-On Tuesday
last whilst some hands who bad been engaged the
Methodist church Charlestowa in blasting rock
ii dinner several little boys.wo of them the Of Mr.
Jacob Foreman, OF Jefferson county, the of Mr.
VIM r. Mcdonald ard q coloTed boy-stiempted 10 put
Cd blast in a small hole OF rock. Whilst thus en-.
aged the colorcd boy applied coal OF FIRE, which
municating with powder in keg. explosion ensued,
injurng the boys severely. TIE key contained abcu,
four pounds Of powder Other boys by, but
escaped without any injury. although fragments OF The
keg were scattered every direction. Medical aid
soon given. but three OF the boys suffering very
much.
MESSAGE or THE GoyKRSoR or TExkEssEr-Gov
Campbell, Of Tennessee communicated his annual mes
sase TO the legislature OF that State the Til instant
II only three columns OF the Nashville Banner
The receipts inio the Stale treasury during the year
amounted 2o2 o4o, and the expenditures 10 Sl21s,
3s7. The taxable property in the Stale 10 valued al
Slss $40 ls being average OF lands OF 81 81 per
acre and Of slaves al S547 Is. The public debt, exclu
svs OF current charges and bonds issued 10 certain
pan,es amounts TO S. 746s56, meet which the State
has means amounting nearly Is 900 .o0o. further
extension OF The free king system recommended
and the favorable consideration of the Legislature
voked in behalf OF the projected Blue Ridge. the
Nashville and Henderson, and the Tennessee railroads
The establishment Of common schools, and rigid srru
ny into the affairs OF the several banks in the State.
strongly urged, and agricultural and geological survey
Of the State suggested BY way Of developing its mineral
resources. SuA
DasrnsrrioS or ruSDs-The Howard Association OF
New Ot~ans distributed surplus funds follows .
To the Orphans Home containing twenty -four girls and
thirty one boys-55. s. 500 exira appropriation
81 Ooo; 10 the Camp Female Orphan Asylum, "a
girs So 100; TO the ST. Mays Asylum third district
(Cahoi,c orphan boys)-46 boys. 1850; to the He
brew Bene voeni ASSOCIATION. girls and boys. 800
making . total OF Sl5,soo. The beds and bedding ON
hand have also been distributed among The orphans.
MoaRIssKY, THE PRIzK-TcHrER, pKAp.-Jsmes MOI
nssey Who Tough, with Yankee Sullivan Wednes-
day for wager Of - 600, Boston -Four Cornes
The line Of The New York and Hsen railroad. died has
afternoon from the effects OF the injuries he received the
beat - 10 pGssen, moot horrible spectacle Warrants
have been issued for the OF Yankee Sovan.
well for the four seconds, Andee Sheham, WIN. Wi
son, Awful Gardner. and Tom ODonneli The affair
has caused great excitement in the city
NV YokK SrATx PouL1Kr SOCIETY convention
recently .sss< mbied Saratoga Springs, New York for
the purpose OF forming Estate Poultry Society" After
several persons had add eesed the convention commit,
ice appointed 10 ersssh, scon-siion, which
puried al second meeting and adopted The society
was then formed.
Galens paper gives account Of 4 veia OF lead
along The bank OF The Mssssi nver. beiow Praire ds
Chen. uh,ch and hall miles long. No fear OF
our ammunition being expended ~ The next war.
| 7Bx BIsBpS NORTH CARoIsA-h will be
By The proceedings OF the Epsoopai general convention
tina, the icey in regard TO The credentials Of the Rev
DR. Aiknson, of Baltimore, bishop elect of North Caro-
ins and the resignation OF DR. ives has has
been anicaby settled BY The contention resolving
ceps lhem valid and regular The bishop. there
fore viii be consecraied. and II Is said with great
mony nj Trinity church. ia New York. the
convention shall adjourn On The occasion Bishop
Ives ~ill be regularly Seposed
FuRTHKR sscRIrrIeEe TIE PAcarc rAuRoAn.-
The al Subscription the sock OF the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company opened for the second
time Metropolitan Hotel, New York, on Thursday.
The attendance large. and for nearly two hours it
i. said. subscriptions entered RAPIDLY they
could be written down In ,harime lfle thirteen
million OF dollsrs were Subscribed the list b~.ng bead
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