The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-14

dealing produce has caused embarrassment to
weknown and liberal operator in ST Louis. There are
aoat Of suspension Of other houses in New Orleans
connected with western trade.
There a slight fall Of in Louisville, Kentucky
on Thursday, the 9Th OF June.
Captain Parker, of brig Saginaw which arrived Port
land Maine, Friday, from Trinidad reports as fol-
lows
aOn Sunday May lat 80 g. long 80 40 he fell in with
ship masts and bowspnt three light ooiorod houses
deck He tried to get 10 her but when within six miles
Of her il shut down thick that he could not find her al
forwards though he spent time in trying TO fall in
with her again No signs OF any body on board Captain
Parker thinks the wreck might have been that OF steam
ship"
suit has been commenced in the United States circuit
court Columbus Ohio, by Major Tochman behalf Of
lands in Franklin county in that State which granted
TO him by Congress in 1900 for his military services In the
revolutionary These lands lie twelve fifteen miles
north of Columbus and in the western military re-
serve
California paper says the price of camphene is eternal
vigilance" and SO so gallon.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad completed on
Monday and commenced running Immediately. This
connecting link shortens the distance between Cincinnati
and Louisville materially.
Three under sentence death, the
night of the 9th in Versailles Kentucky.
mountAR of Spanish brown estimated to be sufficient
supply the world for centuries reported to have been
discovered in the vicinity Of Elyton, Alabama
On the l4th ultimo Mr.. George w Bowman, his farm
in But county, Kentucky, killed rattlesuake six feet
four inches long and eighteen inches around the body with
rattes 1t is believed that this the largest
and the oldest atesnake in the western country
The FRANKLIN MosUMENT-The Boston Transcript states
that the committee to which has been nrusted the subject
of the erection of Franklin in that city, have
far progressed with the work feel authorized to
gage artist and adopt model for the statue 1t is pro-
posed have four basrees the pedestal for the rep
resentation of the leading events Of Frankns life The
four pannes upon the base measuring about three feet
three inches square, will enable the artist illustrate
many Of the prominent acts of Frankns life presenting
series of interesting historical incidents and introducing
portraits of several of the distinguished persons with
whom he associated.
HEAVY EMBszzLEAENT BY CLERK.-For n few days past
the police Of city have been in pursuit of the clerk Of
of large mercantile firms who after having been
detected in systematic series of entertainments from hs
employers by false entries in the books and by other
means fed from the city, and is probably this
the reach justice The taken is said be be-
tween $4,000 and $40 ooo.-Boston Traveller, sM.
The Portland Star Of Maine says: .
"A little girl about four years of age residing in Gen.
Bridgton in that State having been apparently out of
health for time, and troubled with bad cough,
Sunday morning last her mother gave her lobea emec
after which she yomited up black make physi-
clan was called and the child is doing well. The
snake covered with scaly substance, about
large around ladys little finger, and eighteen inches
in length. 1t alive when elected How long it had
been in the stomach is unknown but il probably
swallowed in water when 1t very small for
time past the health of the child had been wasting away
French sea captain lately returned France from
Madagascar, has brought home with him two enormous
eggs The natives assured him that the birds which lay
these eggs s exist in the interior Of the island and
large enough to carry of a COW.
NAPOLEON AND HIS EMpREss-The Paris correspondent
the London Times contradic the rumored intention of
the Emperor Napoleon to obtain divorce from the En-
press We are glad to learn that in this respect the
nephew of my uncle" not disposed to follow the bad
ample Of his relation:
al have already contradicted-and from very good au-
horitythe which current that the Emperor
tempated dissolution of his marriage with the Empress
Ny aluson to the rumor was perhaps more vague than
was necessary even Win every possible tor
there members OF the egmist party who spare
neither money pains TO propagate III and in several Of
the foreign Journals il is alluded to having gained
much credit in Paris contradict again in the most per
emptory manner the itself and also the statement
of its having gained considerable credit in this capital
ton that there is any ground for desiring divorce
ca grounds and still less for supposng that II the hope
Of direct issue had diminished, such circumstance would
affect the union Of the distinguished personagc alluded to-
could mention twenty facts to show that If the political
of the Emperor has presented incidents which would
Justify severe criticism his social relations such that II
would be utterly impossible fix upon him single fact
to indicate that his political ambition great it may be-
would ever preponderate his affections All that is
necessary is that there not and has
BEEN the slightest ground for the mputson which is
cast upoa him. As 10 the question Of the probability
mprobabiity of there being direct issue from the imperial
marriage will only say that communication has been
made either private official that the event improba-
BILE; and that the contrary there is at this moment
strong rumor the court circles that the Empress is likely
soon TO CRAFTY the hopes of the Emperor and disappont
those the persons who have real fanced interest in
bis leaving no direct issue"
During recent storm in Philadelphia, and just after
tremendous clap of thunder the centre Of the street at the
intersection Of Sixth and Christian streets caved In with
tremendous noise leaving huge circular chasm over
twenty feet in diameter and thirty feet in depth The
main watcrpipe carried away by the fall and the cu
vert broken through. Several theories accounting
for the given but none OF them are salts
factory.
LOCAL NEWs.
TsE LATE mAvop.-Tbe Hon John W. Msury, who hs'
hash