The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-07

fred him. but he had conured and caught them harm
less in his hand.-Ne~ Orleans Pieayune Sept 20.
DISASTER ON LAKE HURoS-rHREE LIVES Losr-we are
indebted to Collector White for note addressed to him
by Captain Wilson of the schooner De Witt stating that
he fell in at bells M, the goth instant about 20
miles above Lexington, with fishing boat full of water
and in it who made signals for help. Capt Wilson
Immediately stood for the wreck and after making several
stretches came alongside and took him board, but
could not the boat account of the heavy His
name is Charles Murry; said he capsized in squa
about o'clock, p m, the 10th had been in the
fifteen hours There three other in the boat
the time she capszed They did not hang but short
time. Their were Charles Runnes "Joe7 -, of
Dearborn Michigan, and James Sinclair, who has a wife
and two children at Sand Beach bay
[hl,cautie Neos 2oA uh.
Mr. Pagan to facilitate Sir Charles Napiers Operations
in the Baltic sent him of razors at not before
they were wanted says the grateful admiral in reply
mine of the best Every morning shave shall
think OF you and the good people of Sheffield"
LARGE BEAR--Mr. d. Heath writes us from Salem in
this State that large bear killed in that the
morning of the 18th inst under the following circum-
stances His bearshp, after killing and eating sheep until
his appetite stated with mutton and it had lost its rel
sh for him. paid his attention to field of green corn be-
longing to Messrs Benz Heath jr and John Cunningham
There he Jared sumptuously for time and all efforts
to kill entrap him failed although no less than five guns
were set, and one trap. At length it determined to
watch for him, and shoot him during his nightly visits
and Messrs Zebedee ayford Amos Barker and Washing
ton Keen accordingly secreed themselves in the field
and awaited his approach. Nothing heard
of the bear until nearly o'clock when to their surprise
he discovered within few feet of them. shot from
Mr. Keens gun put end to Bruins respasses and his
life at the time He weighed, after being bed and
hauled mile 47o pounds. 1t judged he lost twenty
pounds by bleeding His foot measured inches
the ball-Aagusta M.) Farmer
The shipments of corn from Chicago by lake, for the
year ending September 49, 1854 reached four hundred and
six thousand hundred and eighynine bushels and
for the season since the opening of navigation, little
over four million one hundred and sixty thousand
bushels
VnporE-This is the of style of ladies'
bonnets of Partisan origin 1t is constructed that it
can be folded and packed up into small case of two-and
a-ha inches Deep rendering it perfectly portable The
bonnet be made in every style and turned in the very
height of the fashion, without mpairng its character.
very steady old farmer found betting against
roulette table Upon expressing very natural surprise at
this sight the old gentleman assured upon his honor he
didn't a cent of their money "Why are you play
ing then n Because they have got abom mn dollars Of
| NINE"
The Oldest church existing in the United States is
one near Smithfed, Isle of Wight county, Virginia 1t
built in the reign Of Charles between the years 1880
and 1886 The brick, lime, and timber imported
from England. The timber is English oak and
framed in England The is of brick, erected in
the most substantial manner The mortar has become
hardened that it will strike fire in collision with steel
TuE OLD ELM TREE IN BosroS Observation-Disclosures
quite proud of this remarkable relic of the past and
have taken protect it much possible from
unnecessary exposure and accident They disposed TO
cherish in its old age and proong existence that gen.
eraons yet unborn may gather beneath its wdespreading
branches The following description we take from Bos
ton newspaper;
On the gate OF the iron enclosure, which hundred
and twenty feet in circumference is the following nscrp
ton:
TuE OLD ELm-Ths tree has been standing here for an
unknown period 1t is believed to have existed before the
settlement of Boston, being fully grown in l722 exhibited
marks age 1892 and nearly destroyed by
| in 1882 Protected by an iron enclosure in 1854.
Ths is nearly 30 feet in circumference at the base
and its trunk is capable of holding three full
grown persons The apertures to the Interior caused by
decay neatly covered mt the present time with prepared
canvas Though this evidence of its old exists,
careful attention to the since the storm of s32he
looping off of some of its branches, &chas reuvenated
the trunk TO such degree seemingly to defy the blasts
of of years AS the tree stands with its wide
spreading branches, symbocal of parental kindness and
its leaves variegned by the touches of autumna frost
finer sight of the kind can be witnessed.
awe may mention, in this connexion, that Dr. Warren
is preparing narrative of this venerable elm with
correative associations, which, doubtless will prove
most interesting TO every Bosoniar Sevenyone years
ago this venerable citizen stood within the trunk of that
tree; sixty years ago worthy friend, L. NJ Sargent
with his early companions played hdeand-seek in its
capacous cavy other elderly residents have like remn
cences of the Its history will be addition
to the history Of its native city"