The daily union., 1854-12-24


Age the Kind stranger all of which do much credit
the University.
GENERAL NEWS.
TEXAS SEws-From late Texas papers received
al this Office CLEAN the following items of news;
We learn from the Austin State Gazette that the Of
Smith Sims and others Involving the title 10 the lands
upon which the city Of Austin stands has been argued
upon demurrer TO the bill at the present term of the United
States district court in that city The opinion of the
had not been delivered at last accounts.
The ranging companies, commanded by Captains Henry
and Rogers arrived at San Antonio the 9Th The
Ledger of the 18th, says:
The other companies expected in to-day and will
be mustered into the service of the United States this
place the two companies in city having already
been mustered in at Fredericksburg"
Major Dashell aymaster United States army, being
about to leave San Antonio where he had been stationed
for six years the citizens rendered him complimentary
supper, manifestation of the high regard and esteem
in which he is held by them Owing to the brief time nj
loted Major Dashell settle up his business he
compelled to decline the compliment
On the lst inst the line carrying the United States
mail from San Antonio to Santa Fe, p,a Ell Paso left the
former city They had two good carriages drawn each
by four mules and accompanied by men, well armed
with rifles, revolvers, " Arkansas toothpcks" &c.
The Seguin Mercury says that town and county Qua
dalupe receiving liberal share of the immigration
this season.
meeting be held at Gonzales on the l3h inst
for the purpose of consulting upon the necessity and prac
tcability Of navigating the Guadalupe river from the bay
to that point and ofdeysng ways and to promote
that desirable object
PHILADELPHIA TEMs,-We copy the following from the
Philadelphia papers of Friday morning: =
"Of the of S2,o26994 of levied in this city
for the present year. 81 have been paid The total
amount of the city debt is $l56o7,455.
Mr. John Weaver omnibus proprietor waylaid
knocked down, and robbed of $40 Wednesday night
John Rink was arrested Friday, and identified by Mr.
! w. as the person who took the money. called
Bandbox Bill also arrested suspicion OF being
cerned in the outrage.
The annual distribution of the Art Union will take
place Concert Hall Saturday evening December 3Oth
The engraving which will be given the subscribers by
Samuel Sartain, and is called Clearing the Track.
The death OF Mr.. Foulkrod, democratic SENATOR will
equalze the strength OF the wings and democrats in
State senate that Mr. Frazer of Westmoreand elected
by the know-nothings will control the organization
Friday morning the ice cutters and gatherers were
busy in collecting ice in their various houses and Cooper
creek presented an active and bustlng The cakes
obtained large clear and thick and of extraordinary
purity
| WHAT a RELIGIOUS PAPER sAys.--The Morning Star,
Freewi Baptist paper says that the little which
now attends ministerial abors is attributable great
extent to lack of Biblical preaching The ministry has
rerogrsdei into profession OF essayists, philosophical
SPECTATORS morazng upon topics of interest generally
but wanting that cearnes authority and Divine power
which pertains to the word of God when expounded and
enforced Numerous barren of Scripture
the desert is of flowers indeed the text seems to be re-
garded motto to introduce the subject and the
positions taken made rest ppop the assertions
specplaoug Of the preacher
MISSIONARY LABoRs IN BonNEo-At the instance of the
raah of Sarawak and other influential persons the Eng
lish government has appointed Episcopal bishop of
Borneo. The gentleman selected for this high office is
Rev Or. Mclpgall several clergymen will accompany
him missionaries to the native tribes who within the
last few years have repeatedly invited the settlement of
Christian teachers in this island there are al present
only four missionaries all connected with the society for
the propagation Of the Gospel
INTERESTING TO BoARDNG-HousE KEErERs-An interest
ing case involving the rights of clearinghouse keepers
was decided in the New York courts on Monday The
andady of large establishment recovered 50 600 dam
ages with costs for losses sustained by the repair an adj
joining building, which rendered hers untenonabe and
caused her boarders 10 leave
IrRowmo IN HER mIrE.-At the meeting of the Amer-
Board Of Missions at Hartford there was passed to the
treasurer string of gold beads which the donor had
from her youth She is about eighty years OF age and
wanting to do something for the missionary cause before
she died. she decided TO them into the treasury they
being all she had that could be made available TO that end
DECISION IN PATENT oAsE.--In the case of Tanner
against the New York and Erie railroad for an infringe
ment OF the patent granted TO Tanner July 9Th 1852 for
Batcheder and Thompsons railroad carbrake the Jury in
the United States district Albany have returned
and the Hodge brake iniingements of the same patent
WoMEN's RIGHrs-The New York Times recently pub
shed elaborate article in which the desraby of en-
ploying females apothecaries strongly argued in the
affirmative
SoUTH CAROLINA LEGIsLAruREThe South Carolina leeis
lature adjourned on Thursday night
TgE RUSSIAN LoAyt is reported that the Russian loan
has been taken St Petersburgh by the house of Seg
liez one Of the eminent banking establishments on
the continent Mr. Stieglioh took the whole of
0o0 600 silver roubles about S5 100000 in Al
cent stock on his risk, at the of 92 The loan
already sells actively at "a at ST. Petersburpb
SUNDAY aMUsEMESTs-A Mons. Bourdrias made bal
loon ascension from New Orleans on Sunday last.
LOOK OUT ron Hi% The notorious DR. Hines, who has
travelled pretty extensively in this country lately made
his appearance in New Orleans, after having faithfully
served twelve months in the Manual Labor School Baton
Rouge for defraudng innocent little boy out Of his
pocket money The doctor is represented physician Of
no capacity good tailor and shoemaker and witha
most accomplished Jeremy Didder As he is very fond
Of travelling il may be possible that be viii honor Wash
neton and the northern cities with visit in the course of
his cosmopolitan pcregunations.
TIM WEATHER At NEW YoRx.--0n Friday morning last
the mercury stood at two degrees below zero.
seer on the plantation of Mr. PEBBLES Bolivar Miss
recently murdered by slave, who beat him death
with stick of wood