The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

1t said that General Santa Anna has instructed his
agent in New York to contract for the building of two
steamers for the Mexican navy.
General Scott nephew of General Winfield Scott and
formerly speaker of the Virginia senate is spoken OF as
candidate for Congress in the Norfolk district
Boston harbor is filled with vessels wanting freight
There is prospect is said, of great reduction in
freights this fall
stated that company of Spectators have offered
S55000Oo for the Ebenezer Society property at Buffalo,
which is held at Se,oooooo
brother of General Benz, the German patriot passed
through Wheeling few days ago route for Paris.
H. c. Goodwin has been nominated by the wings for
Congress to succeed Gerrit Smith, of New York.
H. Thompson (dem.) elected councilman in Allie
gheny city Pennsylvania on Tuesday Gray (whig)
and Derby tknow-nohing)
The Female Normal School in New York commenced its
second session Saturday with A46 pupils
A stean-engne has been introduced into the harvest
field in Sussex, England
vessel viii leave New York for Liberia n October
1t is said that 1000 Swiss viii soon arrive in Mexico to
serve in the army
Hon. David T. Fuller, judge of probate of Delaware
county Ohio died on the 9th instant
\ to the late Judge Levi Woodbury. Is nearly
finished at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Geo L. Curry, formerly of Boston is now acting gov
ernor Of Oregon.
is stated that Souloque, Faustin the black Empc
of San Domingo, formerly the slave Of citizen of
St Louis who frequently receives friendly messages from
him, The St Louis Democrat states that week or two
since he pleasantly surprised with the receipt of
raj bags of coffee and package of sugar accompanied by
quite afectionate letter from his imperial Majesty.
DEAD.-The Boston Commonwealth, the organ of the
Simon Pure abotonsts of Massachusetts, after nger
ing existence OF several years finally gave up the ghost
the 2lst inst
A FINE rlCTURE.--The London Times speaking of
cent military trial in that city, An English barrack
seems to be a something between brohe and cockpit
cockpits were half a century ago
The Bloomington ll) Paragraph, favorable to tempe
rance reform, says that al the "Maine-law alliance pa
pes have ended in smoke One after another they have
gone down,
The cholera broke aesh at Knoxville, Tennessee
on the th causing terrible panic All the banks public
houses and of the stores, it is said closed
Farmers and twelve miles from the place had refused to
allow persons from the town to enter their dwellings, In
one case gentleman took his family to the house of rel
alive and although he arrived there ut midnight yet he
was refused admtance and compelled to return to Knox
Vile On the 18th there had been thirteen out
of a population of less than five hundred.
The New York pilot boat A. B. Nelson just returned to
that port from off-shore cruise relates the following
"On the 18th, large bald eagle measuring six
feet the wings alghted the Nelson's gait appa
renty exhausted by long fight and captured by Mr.
Bailey one of the pilots and is in captivity board
The land eastward from which tho bird mu- have
been blown off was at the time hundred miles.
The Forrest divorce appears not have been
tied yet Mr. F. appealed from the award of the jury al
lowing Mrs i. $4,000 year, and has made no payments
4 long bill of exceptions has been prepared by Mr. rs
counsel for the October Of the court hui the argument
has been postponed till Mr. Van Burens return from Eu
rope Among the grounds relied upon for trial is
the error of the court in allowing Annie Flower witness
to make certain statements to test her credibility
An enormous locomotive with ak ye-teet drivers and
weighing thirty tons intended for the Virginia and Ten
nessee railroad while being transferred from vessel to
canal boat In the James river At Rockets Monday 10th
inst fell from the mbers used to sustain it. and sunk to
the bottom carrying the boat with it, The cost of was
over 100000
The Syracuse Standard says that the separation between
Susan Denim Woodward the actress and her husband is
final by mutual unders anGing neither desiring reconcile
iaon The lady performs few engagements in the Allan
tic States and then proceeds to Australia TO Join her
sister,
Iarman Bennerhassett the second of Hartman Blen-
nerasse of the island in the Ohio river which bears that
name died New York the 18th ult after protracted
illness He artist of very considerable eminencc
The only surviving member of the family jos L. BIenncr-
bassett, now lives iii Troy Missouri
The BLUE RIDGE TUNNEI-A Virginia paper states thai,
this famous enterprise being pushed rapidly posi-
BILE Laborcrs employed day and night upon the work
and present average progress is about fythrec feet per
month The whole length OF the tunnel will be 2ts feet
/ of which 5os remain still TO be bored
Will it not be merry y.ne when with blithe face
and omen look shall confess they poor-when they
shall be TO the world What they 10 themselves? y
Look at this peasant his face bronzed with midday toll
From sunrise sunset with cheerful looks and uncon-
planning words he turns the primal dignity and
manfuly earns his bread by the sweat Of his brow
And here is whitehaired shepherd Az boy, child
playful as the lambs be has tended, he abored He has
dreamed away his life upon h-sdes downs, soa-
ry heatbshe humble, simple patience watcher for fell
low-man Solitude has been his companion he has grown
highest wisdom is guess the coming weather; he may
have heard of diamonds but he knows the evening star
He is mind most rovercut knight of the fleece
Douglas Jfrrold
I EXcniLrSr ARrEg1he Rev. DR. NC, minister OF
Douglas, in Clydesdale one day dining in large
! In