The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-03

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GENERAL NEWS
HEALTH OF PASSENGER vEssKLs-we give an abstract of
the return made BY the collector Of New Orleans ON the
Z5th uit in compliance with the directions of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury which shows the mortality on board
passenger vessels which have arrived thar port since
such returns were required h al.as ~. e s.a4 os-
Ship INLAND, SO days from Bremen whence she sailed
the Tth May With s12 passengers IA Of whom died from
measies during the voyage and one ia childbirth y'1
Ship Clara Wheeler 50 days from Liverpool whence she
sailed l2th May, with al4 passengers of whom infant
under year old died the voyage
ship Milan 80 days FROM Liverpool with az passengers
of whom two children died from worms I'LL
Ship George Green az days from Liverpool with 40 pas
seugers, of whom none died. '''A'-lS +n4 a s'- y
Ship Joas 5sdays from Liverpool with 80 passengers
Of whom none died = ?" 'i''- Il 'A'. IS r
MELANCHOLY STEAMBOAT DBAsTER.--A despatch, dated
Louisville September 30 that the steamer Malta was
sunk in the Ohio, Paducah, n few days since and
twenty or thirty deck passengers supposed have been
lost u alalG u d
In Louisville, Kentucky the 30i ultimo William b
Shepard the candidate of the knownothngs was elected
mayor Up to the time of the opening of the polls be had
not been known candidate but he received majority
of $50. 49,
flREs-ln Philadelphia, Saturday night the plaster
mills the York avenue, CaowhiI street were de-
sroyed by fire They occupied by Messrs French
Co and French Richards The loss is S45 600 on which
there is an insurance of $4,000. a-e e1tt
despatch from Canandaigua, New York, Of Sunday
There extensive fire at Corning this after
noon The principal sufferers Powell Riggs Arnold
Robinson Goodman, and also the Metropolitan House
which somewhat damaged--loss heavy
The Jackson Mssissippian of the goth ut announces
that the yellow fever had appeared in vicksburg case
had also occurred at Jackson
The Delaware and Hudson canal is now in fine order
with plenty of water and canal boats arriving hourly
Corporal Lawrence of the United States marine corps
sent home sick from the Japan squadron died at Boston
few days ago.
Peter Hambel while asleep the track was run over
and killed by the Thursday near Rchietown Viz
gina,
The St Louis Republican speaks of negro in that city
who was born and brought up in Ireland and possesses
just about the richest brogue be found among all the
emigrants from the Emerald Isle
Rev. jackson J. BUSHNELL professor of mathematics in
Beoit College Wisconsin, has given $4,000 towards the
endowment of his own professorshp.
Matt Ward has again left Louisville on account of the
circulation of incendiary handful calling town meet
ing
Mr.. Rurt governor of Nebraska was at St Louis No
on the ed nt
Mrs Mary f. W. Re.tl popular poetess died
ut Cincinnati last Sunday week.
Charles Dudley Head has been elected president of the
| Boston Stock Exchange
THE AT THE SourH.-CoLuMmA, Is. C,l Sept 3d.
The deaths at Augusta Friday Of fever were six and
Charleston siZ.
At Savannah Wednesday there were FIVE the Hon. j.
W. jackson being among the number.
COLUMBIA, Is ca Oct lat Augusta there were twenty
eight deaths on Friday six Of which were of fever
At Savannah Tuesday there eight deaths, and
for the week eighty-fve; other diseases thiry-six
Eighteen thousand people in the city of New York live
under ground-that is to say in cellars vaults and hp5e
So says Rev. Mr. Cuyer, whose information is derived
from actual investigation lie tells us of one neglected
quarters sipge lodging or denim which one hun
dred outcasts of both herd together ndscrmnatey
every night That may be called life in New York under
ground
The following notices appear editoraly in the Kansas
Herald tine newspaper started Lcavenworth Kansas
Territory
"a large number of hands are engaged in cutiaq out
| the streets of this CITE
The population Of this city nearly as follows 80 men,
woman, and 0 babies. Total loo Truly a aourshing
| and promising town
"Leavenworh already talked of as the future capt.
tai OF Kansas We trust it will have something fill n
| school-house with before the capitol is built
"Of the 90 male inhabitants of the city 10 advertise
themselves attorneys and counselors law There
one physician, hotel steam saving MILL several dry
goods stores book store drug store and other trading
establishments
Hon John Beverly Robinson chief justice of Upper Cam
ada and the Hon Louis Hypolte tame chief justice
lower province have been created barone of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland Some of the pa
pers doubt the expedency of this movement and say tina,
the people will consent that the descendants any
set of men should form socially privileged class ire
spective of any personal merits.
Judge Alexander W. Stowe was confirmed bachelor
and although admey Of true womany character
would entertain the thought of matrimony We remem-
Der years ago his advice If you marry be and
widow whose husband has been hanged in that
you will be leased by the "reminiscences of her dear
| departed husband. ~ Clcreland Herald
The MURDER FoRREsTER f,MlLY.-The San An
tonic Western Texan of the 18th ut has the following
In the Western Texan of the Goth OF April last il will
be remembered that at The time of the murder of the For
roster family, mentioned in connexon with this bloody
outrage, that Mexican and his wife who lived in the
vicinity OF this family also missing We are informed
by g. Robinson esq, of town. that few days since
human skeleton was found on the rancho of T. Gallagher
which the place where the Forester family were
murdered and in and about the of the body were
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