The daily union., 1854-07-19
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fight towards Agrapha and the rest in the direction
of Olympus.
GENERAL NEWS.
The United States steamrgate Princeton which sailed
from New York trial trip the 9th nst returned
Sunday She had been in the Gulf and reported to have
been cmnently successful -
1t is stated that the Emperor of France has offered Lieu
tenant Bonapartc of Baltimore commission in the
French army.
The keel for of the steam-frigates laid at
Charestown navy-yard Thursday last and the work
for the enlargement of the sbipouse steadily progress
ing.
The BANKISG-HoUsE BELMONT Il
GOWN n Paul cashier of the banking house Of Bel
Co. charged with stealing $4,000 the property
that house, Saturday discharged from custody.
The assistant district attorney examined the natter and
gave his opinion that owing the wording of the
power attorney which Paul held from his employers he
had committed no offence against the law in abstracng
the money from the safe The counsel for Messrs Belmont
Co coincded in this opinion and theeupon the chief of
police ordered the discharge of the prisoner
PRAcrIcAI spIRrTU ALIsaThe Spiritual Telegraph con-
tins account of shinge machine the draugh of
which ii says given to medium who under the
influence of Dir. Franklin. A machine made accord
ing the daught and specifications which is said pro-
quired the shinge from the machine and the
placing of the bolts upon the carriage patent for the
machine is be applied for We glad the old
philosopher Franklin still engaged in such useful discov
cries He appears to be great fvorite with the sprtu
asts though when recently summoned by them has given
little else than an unntegibe gabble about electricity
which showed that the philosopher had not in his scen
6c knowledge kept up with the progress of the age As
he has turned his attention in the other world to machine
ry may hope results from his Investigations much
practical and useful.-Phas. Ledger
VIRGINIA RAuRoAps-0n the 4th instant another section
of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad was opened Vir
gina has pushed her line of commercial communca-
on with few incomplete intervals from the cities of
Norfolk Richmond and Petersburg, the Allegheny
and turning those products which naturally tend the
Mississippi valley to her own Atlantic outlets
raIFLNG MrsrAKE-D. c. Wildwood being in Buffalo,
awaiting the arrival of machinery expecting de-
spach to the following purport "The blocks will arrive
to-nghtr This despatch sent by mistake to Mr.
Whitehead who happened TO be abotonst who
gathered together large crowd TO receive the blacks
and intensely dsgusted when he discovered that his
blacks were only blocks.
The Charleston Is C.) News says in a late number !:
ave saw this morning small snap beam the produce of
seed from the inside ofan Egyptian mummy"
Mr. Cyrus Loihrop, who recently died Taunton Mas
sachusetts left nearly all his property Chares Abro of
that town. dsnherng his three children with whom he
had been at variance Mr. Albro, in letter to Mr. Cliff
ord attorney for the natural heirs proposed divide the
property with the three children giving to them the sum
of $42 5o0 and Gov. Clifford behalf of the children
accepted the profer
HoRRrBLr ArFAR-The Charlottesville Advocate has
letter from Morgan county, Kentucky stating that on the
30th u dreadful affair occurred at Bloomington in that
county Two lawyers, named respectively Eastlcy and
azelrig were rival candidates for the Office Of county at
torney During the the day before stated EastIey
in speech crowd of the electors declared that Hazel
rig liar and had committed perjury Immediately
Hazelrig stepped up to the stand and without word
pointed revolver his assaant dischargng the con-
into his head blowing his brains and causing
instant death. Hazelrg surrendered himself ex-
amned and acquitted the ground Of justihahc hom
eide
The Stark County (Oho) Agricultural Society are offer
ing premiums for the finest specimens of young Americans
Here is the list
For preest baby, S. and diploma mother for second
prettest baby So and diploma mother for third pref
test baby, So, and diploma to mother for largest and
heaviest child under twelve months old age I've consider
ed So, and diploma to mother for second largest and
heaviest child under twelve months old age be consider
ed So, and diploma TO mother for third largest and
heaviest child under twelve months old age be consider
ed, So, and diploma to mother.
The above is not fair list and all the rewards go
the moher-no encouragement to fathers
THE MASSACHUSETTS rREE-som. KANSAS EMeaATIoS--rnu
FIRST NsrALArSrThis is the day appointed for the de-
parture from Boston of the first nalment ecso cmi-
grants to Kansas under the auspices Of the Massachusetts,
Emgrant Aid Society. We understand that they will
proceed via Albany and Buffalo and win stop various
points on the way pick up such volunteers may be
disposed, at reduced prices of travel to join them.
We caution the aid society against sending any but