The daily union., 1854-10-25
THE DAILY UNION

bill for the use of candles firing and other convenences
ana smoothing everything over by mercenary bow the
proprietor oil an American hotel is capitalist at the head
OF great concern, and would despse doing anything
shabby hundreds pour into and of his house daily
he notices neither your coming nor going without cere
mony you are free Of the establishment and when YOU
pay and depart there bows thanks you are
not heeeed and that is always felt to be a comfort
William Chambers
During the past a new beacon has been erected
at the port of Genesee the extremity of the west pier
built last year. 100 feet from shore The work is
now completed, and the light ready to shed its warning
and directing rays upon the path of vessels entering
harDor "A wooden tower, with a base 10 feet square
stands securely upon strong foundation Of piles 1t has
an iron roof and is lined with zinc The windows
composed Of twelve SASH each 20 by 80 glazed with plate
glass The lantern is of the French Fresne lights of
the sixth order and $loo having been procured
from Paris This is the second that has been put upon
this lake The light stands % feet above the water and
can be seen at considerable distance by persons standing
on the decks of vessels Besides this beacon there is
lighthouse on the shore situated upon high point
WEAK sToMACH-On occasion the vice chancellor
Dean Miller said 10 very abruptly, 'You have been
looking at me some time; know what you thinking
on you think that eat coniounded deal 'No, sir"
SAID Il am surprised that you cat OF such variety of dish
es THE truth s said he, II have very weak stomach
food, twill get to work aud digest other observed
to him hat the weakness of his stomach resembed that
Of Dr. Topping, physician at Colchester, who when
gentleman with whom he dining expressed some dis
satisfaction at his taking caret which had been pro-
vided expressly for him, said y have objection to take
a bottle, couple of claret but have so weak n
stomach am obliged to drink bottle of port frstw
Cummings "Reminiscences.
DEcArnArnD cARs-Wo learn by gentle
man who from Niagara Falls last evening that the
train which left that place about A. p m over a
man near the Suspension Bridge under the following
gula circumstances The discovered by tie engi-
neer walking between the rails; the usual signals were
given and the train checked but the paid no attention
to the The pilot struck him and threw him in such
position that his head severed from his bodythe
former falling between the rails and the latter rolling into
the ditch beside the track The train had three coaches
and had come near to stop when the accident occur
red that the head of the unfortunate found under
the He not identified when our informant left
nor was his strange conduct accounted for He pgooa-
bly, deaf or had determined upon suicide
Rochester Union.
IL rs stated that before the Atlantic left each officer was
provided with two Colts revovers with nstruc-
ons to use them if another Arctic calamity with its
heartless desertions occurred.-Frcldags paper.
IicKErEp rmouGHAt present human ingenuity seems
to be taxed to the utmost to suggest by which the
lives OF passengers may be saved if vessel goes
down at sea- The last and perhaps the best we find in
the Boston Transcript Il the suggestion Of an old sea
captain anu cpntempates sufficient number of ieb0at8
to accommodate the passengers and each boat be
provided with compass water and food and TO be num-
bered and placed under the command of officer OF
vessel As each person takes passage in the vessel he is
also t,cketed tora position m one Of the veboas that in
case OF accident, each one knows where he belongs.