The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-03
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Utahand he has the spiritual care Of the emgrants on the
journey"
An AGRicuIruaAL wAsaIoA-The Russian commander
ht SweAboIg has lately been sentenced Imprisonment for
life in the castle of that town He has good deal Of the
Yankee IN his composition and has contryed to make his
confinement source Of well as profit lie
has converted the of his prison into gardens
from which he raises and sells vegetables He has also
made heavy profits by selling thousands of iron cannon
balls and supplying their places with wooden painted
black
DISTRESSING AND FAIAL AccIDESre-We are called upon
10 record another deplorable accident resulting from
crimnaiy careless OF firearms On Sunday night
Daniel Macarthur was sitting in the lin No 3ls
Seventh street with Catharine Desmond young lady
whom he was engaged Catharine sitting a small
stand reading book and her lover eazng her and
tying to transfer her attention from the book TO himself
by extinguishng the candle Finally all his fond ef
forts having failed he took doube-barrelled shotgun
"heh s'ooo n 'e corner put on cap, and pulled the
trigger intending to blow the candle with the air
forced out of the by It's explosion Of the cap Unfor
unately the gun was loaded and the horror-scken man
heard loud report and bis be,roihed sink 10 the
hoor bleeding and dying full charge Of shot entered
her right breast and spite of the efforts Of the phys
clans who were called she died yesterday morning about
two o'clock The unhappy young is OF course almost
distracted lie surrendered himself and yesterday
morning examined in the police court The testimony
showing no criminal intention, he discharged The
dead and the living TO have been married in about
two months.
This is OF the most melancholy accidents that have
ever occurred from the careless handling of firearms The
numerous accidents resulting from this cause which have
been recorded in the newspapers would sufficient to
deter all sensible persons from INDUCING in foolish
practice But they have apparently effect and day a
by persons who bat poorly for their folly by long
years of remvse.- Cincinnati Gazese
FIslEKlrsThe Gloucester Telegraph Gays thai the first
Of the St Lawrence Bay feet arriving in port for
the purpose of retiring for their fall trip Their fares aver
age about hundred barrels, and all report maekere
scarce There but few armed vessels in the bay and
as the mackere did not tend ia shore they but little
of them
The whaling schooner Flying Arrow of Gloucester ar
rived home Tuesday, after cruise Of eight months
with ninety barrels of sperm oil This considered to be
doing very well and the Telegraph hopes it will encourage
others TO embark in the whaling business Capt erciant
the master OF the Flying Arrow, fell sSs the head Of the
manmast on the Goth June .ajarpg himself seriously He
is now recovering
Another remarkable meteor was seen at Nahant on The
evening of the 3oth inst o'clock in the South passing
to orhwest, about twenty five degrees attitude Its
motion very rapid, and ii appeared bright
ball of fire, emitting IN It's strong light But the
mos: uncomnon feature presented the continued APP
pearance after the meteor had passed of view Of
brilliant zigzag line Of light very clearly defined which
remained THAI Grs sana in fact long enough to
admit Of examination through the telescope Boson Trans
FRoM NAssAu.--By the schooner Rover, from Nassau,
placed in possession Of files of TIE Guardian
to the 23d inst By these learn that about two hum
dred thousand bushes Of salt had been raked nagua
cheering event 10 the alt-rahers, and fully realizing their
sangune expectations Nova Seotiaa brig and schooner
loading AT MathewQVn the 2is ultimc- Present
price of salt az cents per bushel
,he saftraking prospects Of Rum Cay, Long Island,
Long Cay and Exuma we are happy to staa rather
encouraging than they at the Of
the season. partial rakngs having taken place all these
islands Charleston Mercury q Aug 20.
LErTER Smith oBRlEs "a he family Of Mr S OBrien
received letter this week from that gentleman dated the
sas week in May, from Van Denans Land, when he
preparing avail himself OF her Maesys gracious pardon
and TO the colony for Europe Mrs Smith OBrien
and other relatives viii the liberated exile at Brus
sells where ii is probable he win reside; and have The
pleasure of informing his countrymen that Mr. O6rien
cepted with the best feelings his sovereign spontaneous
cleeney in remission Of the penalty for political offence
JLisaerci Chronicle Aug 10