The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
GEN ERAL N EW s.

Christopher Weaver was killed at Newport, Del, on
Monday by the accidental discharge of gun in the hands
Of S. Sossamon.
R. r. Rhodes was shot dead at Galatin, Mass, the
10th ult., by r. NJ. Jones.
Only fifteen deaths In Mobile week ending I'd inst, and
but thirty in Norfolk during August.
Three of the night police Of Psburg have been arrested
on charge of larceny.
Vessels fiot New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston
are to be quarantned at Norfolk
There great apple crop in western Ohio where good
ones are in abundance at 80 cents bushel.
Amongst the curosities to be transmitted from India to
the great exhibition in Paris next year is carpet OF ivory
30 feet long by broad and made of long stripes OF
ivory plated like mating The price fixed upon it is
f300.
The Newburyport Herald says the factories the Chi
copee and Agawam rivers have been able to run bit few
hours for several weeks past The drought has checked
the production of large number of mills that it has
helped tie market for manufactures great rock in
Connecticut river Opposite Yves, Springfield, has showed
itself above the only twice for more than half
turyonce in 1901 and again in lsl6and last Saturday
it only inches below the surface of the water
A citizen of Winston county, Mississippi the l4th
utmo was standing in his door, holding infant when
stranger passed and fred him, killing him and the
child too man named Neal in Sunlower county, lately
made his WILL leaving his property, was supposed, 10
neghbor named Browning. The latter it is alleged, was
anxious in possession of the legacy that two OF
tem father and SON. murdered Neal and threw his body
into the Yazoo river They Immediately arrested.
The will being opened made mention Of the Brown
ings man named LockIair much respected, but very
incorporate residing in Kemper county, lately made an
attack his SON. when the latter in sefdeence it said
shot him dead
The Boston Post says that Friday last, Mr. William
H. Moore proprietor and driver of stage between Ames
bury and Newburypor fell from his box to the ground
while the route and the wheels of the coach passed
his body After lying nsensble for few moments
recovered and pursued his horses Overakng the team
the Merrimac river bridge where it had been stopped
by the toeeper he mounted his seat and drove on to
Amesbury. His injuries however fatal and he died
on Tuesday. He WAS 20 years Of age and unmarried
JUVENILE sYMPArHY--GRoss CERTIFYING have Just
heard that neghbohood in the southwestern part OF the
city has within day two past been kept in quite
excited account Of the cruel treatment received by
little orphan boy aged about years the hands of
a man with whom he had been living. 1t appears that
the little fellow to escape from his tyrannical guardian,
made his suerngs known to large number Of his boy
acquaintance who agreed that if he would only off
they would find him places of concealmen and plenty to
cat The little fellow, upon these Inducements escaped ana
for several days faithfully supplied with bread and
cakes by his little Samaritan friends Some OF the
energetic of the young philanthropss went about gath
ering up pieces of iron copper and all kinds of metal
also rags and other refuse articles from the sale of which
they furnished the youthful fugitive with daily supplies Of
food Finally though the vigilance of the guardian dis
covered the of the little fellow, and forthwith he
dragged to the house of his bondage tied up and most
cruelty aageated with the ends of cothes-ne This
ird;o af he
met with the oudest cutlery from every boy in that part
Of the city At present the little sufferer is enduring his
punishment his berators boiling ever for an opportunity
Of rescuing him and taking terrible kind of