The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-25

money. AT all events he viii make strong effort TO ac
complish that object
Thirty fugitive slaves sailed from sandusky Thurs
day night for Canada
Chief Justice Shaw has been appointed receiver of the
Cochituate Bank. Boston
The East India Company have forwarded TO the Man
chester (England) Commercial Association samples
of certain brous grasses said grow in Assam and other
districts of India One Of these samples is identical with
the fabric known China grass and has been valued BY
Messrs Marshall of Leeds at f4s to per ton Another
of the samples calculated to rival Russian hemp
in recent experiment the former bore strain Of 845
pounds while the latter could only sustain 1870 pounds
"A GRAND SPECTACLE or MISERY The New FORK Cour-
Ter and Enquirer in noticing the visit Of the legislature to
the charitable institutions Of New York Saturday states
that 5000 paupers constantly supported from the city
treasury besides supplies to outdoor poor and exclusive
of the beneacions administered by the commissioners of
emigration, at annual expense OF from 100000 to
$4,000 The expended in buildings last year for
carrying these mammoth charity institutions amounted
to 100000
Baltimore gossip has il that IA very pretty your lady
of that city combining all the qualities Of voice grace
and artistic skill with good execution is to make her
debut vocalist the public stage about the first
proximo
last voyage of the steamer Sarah Sands just arrived at
that port, says, Of icebergs:
The passengers describe the through the ice rs
fearful in the extreme As the ship came in contact she
would tremble If striking against rock The passen-
gers represent these cebegs being of unusual dimen
sions Of them apparently more than hundred feet
high
ARRIVAL OF TuR "NonrH STARn-The North Star,
from Aspinwa April l4th arrived at New York on Sun
day but having connected with the steamer from San
Francisco she brings nothing later from California.
The steamer United States from New Orleans arrived AT
Aspinwa on the l4th The United States ship Cyane'
from Carthagena arrived the day She waiting
for Lieut. Strain whose arrival from Panama hourly
expected when she would leave Immediately for New York
via Havana
Only six Of Strains party had died-viz the New Gren-
adam commissioners, and George Hosmer, z. Vermie
VIM H. Parks and Edward Lombard, seamen, belonging
to the Cyanc.
The Cyane left Carthageua French squadron of six
vessels three of them steamers which had come for
the purpose Of enforcing the claims Of French citizens
against the government for flour destroyed at Panama
some years ago
The difficulties between the Panama Railroad Company
and the provisional government about settled.
Senior Barrer Peruvian secretary OF legation came pas
senger in the North Star
Az INTERESTING LEGAL nEGaoS--An interesting de
cson in relation the liabilities of carriers shpboard
made recently on lnscfsuif o NEW a'
case was that OF james William c. Conner the steam
ship Sarah Sands II the libelants had shipped in
December s4g fory-wo packages of printing materials
by the Sarah Sands Panama thence to be forwarded TO
San Francisco On the arrival San Francisco three inn
pornt packages missing The remainder was land
cd and portion Of them stored by the consignees. The
goods were subsequently sold by invoice but the purchaser
finding that they all delivered from the ship re-
fused to complete his purchase and during the negotiations
they destroyed by fire The beants sued TO recover
the whole value Of the invoice The court held that con-
tract for the transportation and delivery Of several articles
performed unless all delivered but that II part
only are delivered and the consignee accepts them
performance Of the contract in part he afterwards only
claim damages for the part which Is not deyereduness
indeed rcpudaes the partial delivery and returns the
goods the carrier within reasonable time in which case
he claim damages in full for the nonperomance Of the
contract In this case partial performance Of the con-
tract had heen accepted by the consgnees the beants
could properly claim for damages only the literal value Of
the three missing packages at the time when the ship
rived at San Francisco.
We learn from the Brazilian correspondence Of the New
York Post that Mrs Wines the wife of the British consul
nj Paris and daughter Of Daniel OConne the great Irish
agitator Il about connect herself with the Church of
England OF which her husband IL a member
The marine insurance Offices IN Providence, following
the lead OF like institutions in larger commercial cities
viii hereafter insert the war clause In all policies 70 Dc -
sued by them.
ASSASSINATION learn from the Washington lark
Telegraph that Captain Richard II Finn assassnatcd
at his residence in that vicinity the Sd inst He was
shot through the window while in the presence Of his fam
ily He died instantly. The Infamous deed was commit
ted in the darkness Of the night aud there upon
whom suspicion rests.
SEAHN's ADVANCE wAeEs--The following table (says
the New York Journal Of Commercc) shows The rate Of
wages agreed upon by the merchants and shpowuer oil
that por The agreement signed by fhy-hree leading
firms They consider the system heretofore adopted oil
paying more than months advance wages 10 seamen
shipping for European voyages, encouraging deser
tons Increasing the risk Of surete and injurious 70 the
shipping interest generally!
To Europe-S20 per month month advance
CoastwiseS20 per month in all short coastwise yoy
ages. half months advance.
West Indes-sls per month, month advance.
South Americs-Sl6 do do
Round Cape Horn, Cape Of Good Hopc-Sl5 per
month two months advance.
These terms into effect the 18th instant and no
difficulty has been encountered in enforcing them.
The codhshermen are fitting away from the New Eng
land ports later but extensively than usual The
present prices Of fish and the withdrawal Of the French
fishermen for the navy leads 70 the expectation Of prof
liable years work
GENERAL GAmnkLDi.--The Newcastle Chronicle saws
General Gaybadi the eminent Italian patriot and col
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