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The daily union., 1854-10-24

DR. BEALE's NEwLy-REvIsEp DsLUoE--Morgans Pano-
ramic Mirror Of Creation and Deuge formerly owned by Dr.
Beale which in Washington since oneo
minms patronage, and excited for five nc
csve weeks enhusam than perhaps any other exp
tied in this city will open in Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday
OF this week Owing previous engagements remain
however, only four days its days being less than the weeks
OF its exhibition before but entertainments will ps
given each day accommodate many possibleone AZ
g. and ~ O'clock The additions TO the paint
ing, and psrticularlythe Gem Of Ocean
and the Fairy Grotoare said to urpass the former
transoenden eoris Of the artist, George Hiege, esq
considered by many the first in his profession The concert
by Miss Ellen Sophia Emmons, blind vocalist of Boston
said to add very materially to the interest OF the exhibition
Having distinguished reputation, familiar with the CHRIS
tian public in its moral effect being douby attractive by
the and the concert and remaining short
time il bids fair 10 excite enthusiasm than on its hr'
exhibition.
The daily union., 1854-10-24

Hon. Henry A. WISE of Virginia. is at present in this
city visit to his connexion, Dr. Garnett ninth street.
near L.
The daily union., 1854-10-24

How happens it, IL know -nothingism be OF whg origin
that the democratic candidate for canal commissioner in
Pennsylvania received majority Of seventy thousand votes
whilst the majority of the whg c%1ddate for governor is
only about twenty lthirtyl thousandAgnndr,a GoHsae
Forty thousand wings, finding out tha& their candidate
was born in Scotland deserted him. and voted for the demo-
cratic candidate because he born in Pennsylvania This
proves distinctly the know nothing procivy OF the wings
How will the Gazette account for the election OF Judge
Black the democratic candidate the bench Of the
The wings and know nohings each bad candidate
for that office Yet the voters rejected them bot aud had
tbe good to select the best is another srRur
ment and good one, in favor of an elective judiciary
[Bosfon Post,
The vote cast for Governor Bger and for Justice Black
is nearly equal The former defeated because the whole
abolition nolerant and whig vote upon
his opponent the latter because the influences
not united against him. Judge Black, like Coy Biglsr,
stands upon the democratic platform, and contends with
great ability against fusonisa, however they may be
called.
The daily union., 1854-10-24

Accounts from Prince Edwards Island state that the
legislature there have their part accepted ns recproc
ty treaty.
The daily union., 1854-10-24
SPEECH OF HON L. NJ KEITT, OF SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.

We published some days since, from the South Carolina
papers abstract Of late speech Of Colonel Keitt which
failed show clearly his positions In justice to him.
now print his remarks correctly reported.
The daily union., 1854-10-24

QfAr ISRAEL 4. JAnKs, No. Tenth street, Phadsi
pha general travelling agent by VIZ. H. WxLD,
JoHR COLLINS JAxEs DKxRss A. EvAxs, THoAAs d. NICE
JosEra HAAnrr, JoskrH BuTTon, RosERr W. MORRISON
WARD w. WILEY WILLIAM L. WArEnAH. II. j. RDDIoK, r.
w. MAoxEH, and ID. 3. PEARoE.
u Mr. HESRr H. Lewis, Of Montgomery, Alabama, Is our gen
travelling States Of Alabama and Tennessee
listed by C.. o. LKwIs aud SAMUEL ID. LEWIS
The daily union., 1854-10-24

The Algemeine "Zeitung" of the best-instructed
papers Russian affairs gives the following "orde ds
5atailier MS TO the Russian forcesi in the Crimea
The usual garrison of Sebastopol amounts
to 2eooo men.
To which have been added since May, with
loo guns sse59 4"
Besides, there in the Crmes of ir-
regular troops, about $4,000 4"
This gives an aggregate of lOAe59 +"
which the allied army has either to separate to recog
Mise as masters Nous perrons
The daily union., 1854-10-24
From Charleston Mercury, Oct. II.
SPEECH OF HON. l.. NJ. KEITT, OF SOUTH CARO-

MEssRs EDToRs in the Barnwell Sentinel and
published in the Charleston Standard synopsis of ad
dress of the Hon H. NJ ke to his constituents at Barn
well courthouse the I'd instant and that report
does not quite clearly and accurately define his position
certain points, send you for publication the following alb
stract of his speech on that occasion.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
LORD. ABERDEEN.

Our London correspondent says in late letter: Lord
ABERDEEN has received little praise from the Press
that it is pleasant to meet with the following favorable
view of his character and conduct man and minis.
teri The Morning Chronicle says:
ssLord Aberdeen suffers in popular estimation from
GOODNESS of manner which is as far as possible from
being an index Of his heart Ardcnty loving the people
and their cause he spurns the arts OF popularity to an
extent which is. perhaps scarcely prudent IN demo
cratic country governed by rhetoric The first Conser
yative Free Trader most consistent friend Of religious
liberty, and the steady though peaceful supporter Of
constitutional Government in Europe with claims to po
pular esteem which other would have traded to
the greatest advantage he has not only not but
repealed applause. Acting simply the dictates Of his
conscience he has expressed those dictates in the SIM
pes and unvarnished form He thought the bread
tax unjust and he eagerly embraced and heartily sup
ported Sir r. Peeps proposition to repeal 1T but ne has
never tried make capital out of his personal conduct
on that occasion. He braggs he taunts nobody
he does on each occasion the thing that be thinks right
believes that the Emperor Of Russia has done great and
crying wrong and he will do his utmost to avenge that
wrong. No one who knows him doubts for moment
that his whole soul is in the struggle. But he will not
exaggerate the wrong he will buster threaten
he will not abstain from reprovDg those who buster
or threaten. The reserve and courtesy of nobleman
and dpomais Of the old school his deep sense Of
the injustice which he combats. Such minister is
perhaps in respects illsuited for the Parliamen
tary contests Of the present day. If consolation
reflect that he is nearly the last Of his race and that
when he is gathered to the Duke Of Wellington, this
country is not in much danger Of seeing their like again
and deeds is rare perhapsa scandalous phenomenon in
the land - stsss
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

BENEVOLENT IssTIruTIoSs.-The New York Journal GE
Commerce describes tie principal hospitals and asynns
fhat city, twenty in number besides which there nss
numerous institutions more less intimately connected
with the sick Among them there is one founded sn
1920, asylum for helpless women. It has afforasl
shelter since that time for two thousand in ter
need and gratutous medical aid to six thousand kI
dred at their own homes. The Journal says:
Notwithstanding the display Of individual and pubic
munfcence afforded by the above heightened catalogue
of valuable institutions the city calls for consumpan
and smallpox hospital, neither Of which exists, yra
which no large European city is without The only bui
ing provided for smallpox patients is the receptacle ks
for paupers and others yet the disease is to which,
all are liable"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
LIFE IN THE PACIFIC.

Among the myriad islands which dot the surface Of the
South Pacific is little island about ten miles in
diameter lying the Feee group called Horne Island
Its climate and productions nearly similar those Of
the Sandwich Islands. Its inhabitants dark complex
ioned and are said be the ferocous and savage
any in Polynesia. Until very lately they canniba
correspondent Of the Pctou Chronicle, writing from
whale ship in the tropics gives the following description
81 vsi; to these interesting people the purpose Of pro-
curing wood, water, yams, &C.:
aOn our approach Immediately surrounded by
twenty thirty with tho most hideous looking
wretches bched Their hair which is long and very
coarse stands giving them most rocious appearance
and they kept such an unsarhy Yelling being oveoyed
might possibly by mistake discovered small
the internal regions After satisfying their curiosity and
pertaining wants they Immediately returned to the shore
to satisfy them; and in short time several
alongside filed with the choicest productions Of the island
consisting hogs fowls yams coeoanuts, and fruits Of all
kinds Then commenced trade unsurpassed by any fair
In Europe; little surprised to find that
money value them and they refused to take it
therefore regular barter commenced Old shirts handke
chiefs pipes tsbacco and fancy inkets took well with them
Our captain, scng oil Cape God Yankee who had been
ssarn for forty years understood well what was required
for traffic with the natives and, having of pre-
pared the OCCASION laid in forty hogs hundred fowl
large supply Of Jams, cocoanuts de- in exchange for what
him not over fifteen dollars, in the shape Of red flannel
knives hatchets and beads quite amusing TO see him
bargain for his supplies especially the yams which here
to sire weighing fifteen to twenty pounds. One percussion
cap TO be given for but the old COCK not be-
ing satisfied by taking small and great they came would
repeatedly impress upon the natives the necessity Of bringing
large yams by saying, one cap, YAM big ya at the
mo stretching his eyes and extending his hands to de-
scribe tho size say although be treated very well
during the passage IL he had any had little
to do in trade with the natives Of Horne Island"
The mode Of cooking food among these people is SINH
lar to that Of the Sandwich Islanders and is thus de-
scribed
"They bake their food in shallow hole dug in
the ground, in the bottom of which nat stone laid
bedded in mud and when il is sufficiently heated the Goals
taken out and Of spread the stones
after which the plantan, banana DC carefully laid
and layer of leaves laid the WHOLE which quickly
covered with earth. By this the is confined and
vegetables cook IN very short time When taken out of the
fiery bed smoking and eaten with milk of the young cocoa
nut they cannot be pronounced . bad dish
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
POETRY.

The authorship Of the following beautiful lines is
own. They are said to be copied from ga late
b magazine" They must have been written by
10 possesses /" the power and the faculty divine"
PHILIP, MY KING!
Look at me with thy large brown eyes,
Philip, my King!
For round thee the purple shadow lies
Of babyhood's regal dignities;
Lay on my neck thy tiny hand,
With Loves invisible sceptre laden;
am thine Esther to command,
Till thou shall find thy Observation-Disclosures,
Philip, my King!
On the day when thou goest a-wooing,
Philip, my King!
When those beautiful lips are suing,
And, some gentle hearts bars unioing
Thou dost enter, love crowned, and there
Sittest all glorifed Rule kindly,
Tenderly, over thy kingdom fair,
Fer we that love, ali we love so blindly,
Philip, my King!
! gaze from thy sweet mouth up to thy brow,
Philip, my King!
Ay, there lies the spirit, oil sleeping now,
That may rise like giant and make men bow
As to Que God-throned amid his peers.
My son! than thy brethren, higher, fairer,
Let me behold thee in future years
Yet thy head needeth circlet rarer,
Philip, my King!
A wreath, not Of gold, but Of palm, one day,
Philip, my King!
Thou, too, must tread, as we tread, way
Thorny, and bitter, and cold, and gray
Rebels within thee and foes without
viii snatch at thy crown; but go on, glorious
Martyr, yet monarch, till angels shout
As thou sittest at the feet of God, Victorious
Philip, my king!
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

IL not less than GEO. your lordships viii have some mo-
ton Of the extent Of this direct tar taken not from his
revenues but from his capital and whether this will not
be heavy pressure not only on those classes who
favorable but those who are unfayorabe to the war
whose fanacsm has not been reused BY appeals on be-
half Of their religion, and who have refused to believe
their religion in danger simply because an imperial
ukase has said that it Your ordshps will bear
in mind that with the privity Of the Greek Government
instruction got up which threatened to spread
through Of the important provinces Of Turkey
and that this which was raised at the insti
CATION Of Russia, might have promoted great and most
formidable diversion in favor Of that Power This how
has been put down by the energy and determine
on of the English and French Governments the insur
gents have returned Greece and put down their
peace has been restored and believe there better
prospects Of improvement in that misgoyerned country
than has existed in the last twenty years.
My lords during this time the good understanding and
friendly feeling that existed between the allied armies and
fleets have only served to cement more closely those cor
dial relations which happy to say exist between the
countries The notion which the Emperor Of Russia
unfortunately relied last year. that the people Of this
country peace and would not think OF
going TO war; and that alliance with France would be
rope Of sand, has been thoroughly and practi
cay dssipaed the prestige OF Russia being an over
wbelmpg military power and of SURPRISING diplomatic
skill has been completely dispeed These are neither
tihng unimporant results to arrive at within period
Of four or five months.
have often said nv lords that 1t would be useless to
attempt cay what would be the conditions which
may make peace but are Of opinion that the object OF
the is to attain just and honorable and, as for as
human foresight procure it, lasting peace and We
believe that peace whatever be just or honorable
likely to be lasting, that does not secure the indepen
dence and integrity Of the Turkish empires that does not
make the Ottoman empire part Of the general system Of
European policy that does not protect the Ottoman en-
pre from menace and secure it from danger. ! say,
without this peace would not be just or honorable or
lasting and in order get these Objects we desire the
cooperation Of other Governments but we are not de-
pending them. France and England will not relax in
their efforts They rely their own resources on the
justice Of their cause and the support which they
ceve at home and though ready to negotiate for
peace we determined to do till we get evil
dence of bona de intentions and willingness to accept
those conditions which feel to be just and which the
whole of Europe entitled to obtain at hands.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
sEBAsTOPOL.

The Paris Journal DIES Debats has the following de-
scrpton of this celebrated fortress and the approaches
it by land by which it would appear that the aird
forces will meet with formidable resistance:
Before 1852 sebastopol scarcely fortified ihe
land sde and commanded by the heighs
velled and the earth transported the lower grounds
and hollows which might facilitate besieging force i'm
approaching the place On the ground SO prepared car
cuar WALL starting from the CITADEL which rises beini1
the quarantine fort, has been traced This wnii
have at least three quarters Of league in circuit
and is an exceedingly important work, requiring nuch
time and outlay Construction Of strong masonry
cessary constitute forti6cations capable Of resistance
and mere rampant is not sufficient; and in addition
fortified place must have half and lunettes also IN
strong masonry
So great work cannot be executed oil Of a sudden
However, the report goes that oil the soldiers and
men are now employed on it, to the number Of 40 COB
and with the Russian method, which consists Of saer
fcing by thousands for any works whatever wheher
Of not, it is not impossible that the Notifications
may be in part finished when the allies arrive before tk
place. In spite Of the works of dwelling which have bsr
executed, Sebastope not the less remains commanded
by heights which tits impossible to remove and which
is marked out by nature the position Of entrenchs
camp for besiegng force It is true that outside ns
the port the tops Of the mass of the vessels
be account of the depth OF the maritime st
with respect to the surrounding cliffs. But when the
siege works shall have been carried toward the right the
great military port win then be laid open and may hr
raked by along its whole extent. That will nj
ways be the most vulnerable point Of Sebastopol te
land side uness immense Notifications raised there
which certainly the Russians cannot have time
sruct with sufficient solidity Besides, every stroy
place, beseged in the rules of and with the
sary means, is Of necessity place taken.
But for the siege Of Sebastopo nothing less than
whole army is required, for most undoubtedly the Rms
slams will send there for the defence of that grea1
arsenal The preliminary operation Of the siege win he
the landing in the Crimea OF army with its materxl
landing in On enemys country is always Of ,ac
most difficult operations of The coasts will
tainy be well provided with troops oppose the landing
Where will the allied forces be landed this occasion
Is the southern coast the monastery of st George
or in the excellent harbor Of Balaklava, the hnn
strand of Yata in the inets of Cape Chersonesrs
The most distant of these nlets is only three leagues ~
Sebastopo four Of them are known the following being
their names: Strebetska, Pestohanaia Kamiesk, ana
Kasach. In landing in of these little bays there
would be this advantage-that of being very fae
place to be attacked for the conveyance Of siege maf
rails But generals and admrals will doubt know
hsw to choose the proper point for landing.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

The common practice in Paris, which imppesses O
stranger favorably is that of lifting taking of the hst
when funeral passes This is observed by all rose
little while since noticed small funeral train
ing in the direction of the Madeleine Evidently the
borne to burial Of the humblest Glass; for the body
was followed only by few workmen In blouses and
men without bonnets. As il passed hats taken
off by the wedressed crowd sitting or moving the
walk by gentlemen in carriages with footmen in gole
liveries and by driving their watering carts throug
the street. 1t touching and beautiful sight Bat
followed further, and the little train stop before
the superb portal Of the Madeleine. The pine coffin
carried up the steps, through the bronze DOORS along the
marble pavement and placed before the altar Prayers
read and hoywater sprinked The funeral decea-
cies seemed sincere and earnest il prince wSs
dead The mass the following day for the repose or
the soul Of the gifted Sontag, mourned by Paris and th
man should also receive the last solemn Offices Of the
church.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

ANCIENT SsED.-Somc time since some grains Of wheaE
which had been taken from cid Egyptian sarcophagus
at Cairo were given to the Agricultural Society OF COM
peigne by whom they sown with the most surprs
ing results The stems which have risen from this see1
as large reed, the leaves than an inra
very large sze SO that several Of the original seeds have
multiplied two thousand fold 1t is thought that the seen
dates as far back Sesosrs The wheat seed can arr
three thousand years in the tomb and yet arise 10 bean
tful fe but the atheist will let man only his three
score and ten.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
HOWELL, MICHIGAN.

Messrs. Flagg, Caldwell s Co. Of Lynchburr was pro-
eeedng from the canal to the South Side Railroad DEPOT
not far from that city, Saturday morning last II was
turned over severely ipurng number OF persons Dir
Robt Richie had one hand badly mashed and torn to
pieces, and his wife had severe feah wound Mrs.
Russell and Misc Martha M. Russell received slight
bruises DrCarrington had both legs badly broken and
died few hours after the accident Mr. d. G. Potts was
badly bruised. Mr. E. W. Rurwell and Mr.. Wells were
considerably injured The Of the accident is attr
butabe to the reckessness Of the driver of the stage who
was intoxicated at the time
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

FIRE IN AsHrs.-Acorresponde Of the Chicago Demo-
cratic Press says that in bin where he stored ashes
every layer being wcted and deposited he found the bot
tom Of the heap surface Of fire. after period of two
contained hundred bushels and the top Of the
heap deposited eighteen months, was vet. There is
evidently unknown application Of the laws relating
to the calorc here to be discovered Monitor
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

THE ILLINOIS AND MIssIssIprt RIVER BRIDGES The
Illinois river bridge, which noticed few days SINCE
is built upon what is called Howes Improved Pan,'
and $3.50 feet long, divided into sixteen spans of 100
feet each and two spans Of GO feet EACH and draw in
the centre of 200 feet whole length The draw turns
upon Pso. ~ .ns anu "ncn open yves ciean
Of s23 feet The railway is upon the top Of the bridge
which is planked and timed, with substantial railing
upon each side OF the track The lower floor is designed
for carriageway There is in the bridge about 600
feet Of timber 40 tons of wrought ron and 95
castings The raising Of the bridge commenced on
the LIST of October last and completed the 10Th instant
above or below it, and is said to be the best bridge of the
kind ever constructed.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

CARDINALS HAIRS VAcAST.-A letter from Rome in the
Messagere di Modena that the present moment
there cardinals hats AZ the disposal Of the
Pope and that sn<ehth likely be vacant by
the DEATH which is daily expected Of the Archbishop Of
Braga, Portugal,) Cardinal Of FigaredO.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

Thirty PRISONS PREcIPIrArED INTO a SrREAM-Yes-
terday morning about thirty persons left the nail factory
in Of Mr. Grangers large wagons for the purpose
spending the day in berrying. The company COM
posed of young and middleaged persons and went on
their way full of joy and gee until they reached the
bridge over the Poestenkill and Berlin plank road. While
crossing the bridge side Of gave way precpatng
the whole party-wagon, horses, and people-from
height Of ten feet into the creek below. As many
twenty Of the party less injured Several
ladies were greatly in danger Of being drowned Iii al
most miraculous that the accident not attended with
still more calamitous results Troy Daily Times dug 23
THE CAr-ASD-SsAKE SroRY-0ur readers will remember
wonderful cat snake story copied few days ngo from
the WaIrenon Flag The cat was monster in size iench
legged, baldaced, and of hyepa propensities Shc
snakecatcher and her last feat in this line with
pent of the Gooba order with great head long crooked
tusks, big eyes, and scaly head &C. Mr. HARvEr B. RAILS
said to be the Of the and this gentleman
ing met with considerable annoyance from persons who be-
eved the story, has authorized the Alexandria Sentinel
say that the story fable from beginning end that he
has no such cat ne Is descrbed that his dwelling Is free
from snakes and yermn those of other gentemcn and
that he before hecr Of Gooba and never saw any
that had and further that the has taken
unwarranabc liberty in weaving his iato his lido in
ventiors.