The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-14

There is only one paper in Egyp,--a small monthly
sheet in The Arabic language. four dollars year II
is devoted mainly TO the powers that be, and every in
the employ OF the Pacha is obliged to subscribe 10 IT,
The Cali Canada WesD Reporter gives account Of
the destruction OF about 900 worth of property at
tina, place by the ice in The river suddenly giving way
The bridge Of the Grand Trunk railway and two other
bridges al Gait. were entirely destroyed.
Ii is computed on calculations furnished by the
sns returns that 663oo0 houses have been built in
the United States in the last years, which. al
age OF 81 o0O would add 1868 ,0o0, 900 the wealth Of
the country, say nothing Of the furniture necessary 10
The habiaiions the shipping and railroads, however,
would increase this to 81 900 900 600 In
addition hs, all the for factories insurance
companies mines, &c will swell The aggregate without
having made any perceptbie increase in the amour, OF
stocks held abroad
large convention OF ship builders held BATH,
Name, on the 5lh George w. Bourne, OF Ken
uebunk, presided A OF resolutions adopted,
asking The co operation Of The shipbulders of New
York and Massachusetts ia future similar meetings and
advocating change in The manner Of measuring ships 10
that proposed BY The Congress Committee OF Commerce.
nine years ago. Of The English method
The long disputed boundary between Mary land and
Virginia in the Allegheny REGION led 10 the passage, BY
the legislatures OF the respective States not long since, OF
measures providing Tor the appointment oil a commission
for determining and settling The line In accordance
herewith, We Learn tbst the governor OF Maryland has
appointed Colonel Geo w Hughes the commissioner
the part Of that Stale but there money arpro
priaed by the last Legislature Tor carrying the pur
poses Of the commission operations cannot be commenced
until after the meeting OF the Legislature, years
hence.
The CaAssros BAsK couSrrRrEIrs. Captain Bren.
a shax fyfb ra-A Nsvv NnrL ms,
ceived several Anonymous letters stating that il i, would
Be advantageous for The authorizes to become possessed
OF the plate from which the forged SD Cranston Bank bills
were struck he should be informed where II could be
found TIE plate finally recovered, and the OF
Terry, FELTON, & Co, Boston. being upon the engrs
vers, Capt B. proceeded With ii 10 Boston, and, upon
calling upon hat firm, was informed that the plate
genuine, and had been made by them iur the bank 1t
s supposed therefore. that the plate stolen either
from the bank the printes.
The So 900 600 loan for The use OF The Baltimore and
Ohio railroad taken Saturday BY the citizens OF
Baltimore exclusively No; sngle bid was reported
from abroad although The loan had been widely sdver
iised The entire loan taken al slight advance
over oar.
ARREST ron oousTmrrIuse United SrhrEs coin
The United States marshal, Mr. billiard. says The New
YORK Express, having received information whel led
city connected wiib snsr persons in other cities he
with has officers, has been Tor the lasi ee four weeks
on the watch and, on saturday evening accompanied
by the captain OF police Of The 22d ward. and others
they PROCEEDED 10 house on s5,h street, and 10 ibe
second story Of he house. they found and three
women whom tbsy suspected 70 have been engaged in
said countsrfetHg. and arrested teen.
They then procetded to search the premises and found
pIee set Of implements calculated for eoun.erieii-
ing, such lress gaEsne battery, they also dis
covered upwards Of s. 900 81 spurious gold dollar pieces
They subsequently, arrested a connected with
them he Jersey City ferry He seen, previous 10
being arrested, II Is ssid. thros something iao the
river reward Of $40 offered BY the marshal for
its recovery Some boaman tshed 40 package, which
contained about 500 spurious hall dollars
Jeferson Lawrence poullerer, having stand in Full
ton Market. New York. was arrested on Saturday
charged with the murder Of Patrick Tracy. sheep dro-
VET with whom be travelling Lancaster, Ohio
about year since The body OF The droycr was found
10 a piece of woods which he was seen 10 enter with
Lawrence, and not alive aiterv ARDS A pistol
bali wound The cause II his Gssth. The drover Is
supposed 20 have had al 200 with him The accused
when arrested denied the charge Hewss taken 10 Ohio
for trial
FTvr HES pRowxEp.--wo learn BY a nan from Green
river that MONDAY night las, I've men were drowned at
the dam % Green rver The euGreut was very swift
much fwer titan usual a hgh stage OF The river
vhcH these undertook 10 bring down q raft OF logs
Just before reaching The dam, The raft caught in the
brush, and was broken up. The logs with me men on
them went he dam and they have not since been
seen There were brothers named Smith, and three
brothers named Harris EUunsuiRs Journal
Miss Lavuia Bsggs, young lady, aged seventeen
yeats work 10 asserting RAGS The paper mill below
South WHEELING, caught By the wheel on Saturday
and whrled round mil the machinery could be stopped,
killing her Instantly
IL ia SAID that Mr. Cutting, upon whom Nj Precs To-
ridge commences has attack Congress which led II the
difficulty between fhem drew his CHECK for al 600 in
AID az the election Of the latter Cutting inmaed some
thing OF this sort TO Breckinrdges personal abuse which
bs latter dpnied; but stated the best authority
that MIR Cutting DID thus AID him -sanror Mercury
No; be did not draw hrs check for anything Of th,
kind. and what is more. be knew heard Of any
MONEY berg raised in New York 70 help Mr. Breokin.
ridges election until the eveaing after Mr. BIS speech,
when il wss reported to him By New Yorker For oar
own part. dsbelievs The whole story New Workers
had no money 10 spend during The last election md il
vss difca for them enough 70 carry on their
! own election IN Y. DAY Bcot