The daily union., 1854-11-26
q EN Eel RAL NEWS.

or1cx rAssAeE-The clipper ship Comet built by viii
liam II Webb, Of New York partly owned in This city
and commanded By Captain Gardner Rhode Island boy
left Liverpool June Is and arrived Hong Kong China
September making the passage in less than days the
fastest yes made She sailed in straight course 500
geographical miles making average of about ais miles
day or little more the best days $50 miles
geographical The ship has made this passage without
losing SAIL spar, rope, and is tight stsnnch and
strong as when she left Lverpool.-Proe Post
is stated that the pastor of church in New Jersey has
matured arrangements for emigrating to Kansas with
about forty families thus transferring his church part
Of his congregation 20 that wide and inviting district
In the United States circuit court for Illinois Charles H.
Lamar defendant filed plea alleging that the plaintiff
Joseph MITCHELL is free negro and citizen of the
niied States entitled maintain suit before that
Judge Drummond delivered opinion sustaining the plea
in bar and Justice Mclean Of the United supreme
court conceded therein Judge Drummonds opinion will
be written out and published
country correspondent of the New Orleaus Picsyune
estimates the deficiency in this years Louisiana sugar
crop as compared with that of last year hogs
heads.
The grand lodge of California passed resolutions
declaring that members who fight duel shall be expelled
from the Masonic order and who killed n such
contests shall be buried with Masonic honors
DR. Dewey charged with saying that if 1t was neces-
sary to save the Union he would his mother sent
slavery In lecture he took occasion to DENY this
W hat he said was
~ would consent that my own brother my own SON.
should go into slavery-ten times rather would go my
sel-than that this Union should perish for mine"
Over S350000 Of free bank currency was cancelled by
the auditor of State during last week. There not more
than 50 100000 of this description of money in crcu
ation-of which the banks probably hod $500 000-ma-
King the entire circulation of feebank paper among the
people about S3o00o0o Most OF this amount is now in
Indiana indianapolis Sentinel, Tuesday,
The donations made In the will Of the late Samuel Ap-
pleton distributed by his trustees to S2I0OOO
Harvard College gets the largest sum- $4,000 t - ana
OF S25ooo two of $4,000 Of SIS 600 and eight Of
$4,000
Inc Maryland Sentne says {" We learn that there are
more ducks in Corsica creek this time than have
been early in the for number of years.
YOUTHFUL pARrY--A nice little tea party met to-
gether in the of Duxbury few evenings since COM
prsng brothers and four sisters whose united apes
were 470 years The eldest brother years age
the second 81 and the sisters respectively s2 75 49, and
10 In the ordinary ways of Providence large family
rs seldom preserved to great ageBostoa Journal
sembed his class at the commencement OF the term and
was reading the list Of to see that all were
present. Il ckanoed that Of the number unknown
TO the professor, having just entered the class
What your sir? asked the professor looking
through his spectacles
" You are brick the startling reply
Sir said the professor half starting out OF mis- chair at
the supposed impernence but quite that he
dersood him correctly ar did not exactly understand
your answer ?"
g You are brick" again the composed reply
This is ntoIerabe said the professor his face redden
ing, beware young man. how you attempt to insult me-
Insult you said the student tara as,onisted aHow
have done 81"
Did you moi say brick " returned the profess
sor, with stifed indignation.
no sir you asked me my name and answered your
question. My is e. R. A. Brick--Urials Reynolds
Anderson Brick"
Ah indeed murmured the professor sinking back into
his seat in confusion. IL misconception my
part Will you commence the lesson Mr. Brckg'
An old ran over in Threadneede street
London, aud had leg broken. The accident happened
just in front of bank and large crowd was soon col
lec,ed person passing inquired what the matter
wag in the crowd replied that they making run
on the bank. This reported, and the crowd
rushed IN have their redeemed, and in twenty
four hours the institution obliged close its doors
II will not do have leg broken, excitement
of any description created in front of bank If there
destruction it in the face This the saaks under
stand, as the in which the asaap man with the
steepe hat was treated Indicates
The other day while the Canal Bank at Cleveland
under duress the soap with the scepe hat planted
stand in front of Of the State banks and began cry
usual. tall director out OF the bank and
quietly called policeman and requested him to remove
the soap man. as crowd at that place might be mistaken
for on their peculiar institutions. 1t done