The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-30
ORR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


NKw YoRK, August 20, 1854.
From all parts of the country almost in hourly re-
,spt of the most startling and painful news-fres-mur-
rsbeasty acts Of vioeneechurches and stores falling
Jovpelopements millions of of destroyed by
h drought moving accidents by field and food. The
dire King" just TO be making sad havoc IN our
% forests in all directions. In parts of Maine, New Hanp
hire and Massachusetts, thousands Of of fine timber
land have been destroyed and the fires still burn with una
b,,Ad fury The woods London Canada West were
rnng al the las, accounts in the most terriho manner
r commissioners of health have notified the public that
b Franklin Street Hospital viii be closed the Let OF Sep
ber Cholera patients will be received at the hospital IN
Mott street
The pioneer party numbering some fifteen persons Tor the
lement of the Territory OF Kansas, lett tins city inns
lining ON board the steamer George Washington ipr
,Ibanv Another party viii be formed immediately
A, Mr. Horace Whitehone, of this city, was purchasing
cket on Saturday last the depot of the Hudson River
railroad Company at Poughkeepe, he discovered that his
nock book had been distracted containing $500 IN BANK
ts and drafts In it $3.50 in cash The payment OF
The drafts has been stopped Mr. Whitehorne was returning
from a trip TO the West,
Mar Hartley was arrested Yesterday morning for beating
in most inhuman Mrs. Mcbride, who was SO much
injured abou, the head and face from repeated blows from
some hard instrument be unable to attend the police
court in order to give her testimony She was locked up Tor
examination by Judge Stuart.
There we're 206 passengers this port Yesterday OF
whom 1875 from Liverpool, go rom Loh"ph' w
from Antwerp, and ia from Genoa
The shin Antarctic from Liverpool which arrived AT ths
mart Yesterday had board $50 head OF CATTLE consisting OF
bulls cows sheep pigs and horses for the Kentucky Stock
Company. =, :.
Among the distinguished strangers now IN the city are
Governor Aiken of South Carolina, Dr. Lawson, U. s. A.
and Hon. II. j. Walker.
Miss Davenport made a decided hit at the broadway last
evening in sCamie the Coquette The house was quite
full.
The trial OF eeehan the murderer of the Wickham fam
uy on Long Island takes place in October next Hon. 0g
den Hoffman will conduct the prosecution The cupr bias
crown quite ncshy since his confinement The Times says
that he erterain hope of being able prove abb by
his Irish friends of the house in Greenpor where me slept
the night of commission of the shocking deed but this
"a beyond all possibility. The unfortunate has repeated
" remarked that if he gets clear he will marry the girl Ell
len with whom he was in love,
by Telegraph
The stock market is shade frmer. United States Gs
no sales Canton sales Erie, 37l Reading, G94 Gum
berland Coal ~ Morris Canal Has Nicaragua 20 NJ
Gold no sales The -four market is firm, owing to the
light suppy-saes of 5000 barrels State brands at SO 81
siO IS southern, $40 $40 80 Corn meal and rye flour
firm Wheat ysales 5000 bushels southern white,
50 Os 50 lG Genesee, 50 80 81 81. Corn-39 600
bushels mixed at so Sc cents. Rye, 81 10 Oats, lS a
y.