The daily union., 1854-11-17

men are flnlanders but the Officers although Russian
born, descendants of French and German families The
officers are permitted out parole large shed has been
fitted up for the make toys for sale to the public
and here may be considerable number of them seat
ed on the ground cutting out of single pieces of wood with
knife chains representations of Of thorns and
puzzles Most of the speak three languages
Swedish, and Russ The London Times says if compari
were made between the prisoners in this Jail and
one OF our regiments almost fear the northern barba
rans" would carry off the palm The majority of them
not only able To read but write toeraby WELL partcu
larly the sergeants and other subordinate officers.
The Northern Bee of St Petersburgh publishes list of
voluntary contributions made by the inhabitants of Tagan
rog and Roso to buy ships to sink in order block up
the kertch straits leading from the Black to the of
Azof The subscriptions amounted to upwards of 100000
sterling.
They have had trial of female equesransm at Circle
Vile Ohio whchis said have been the successful
held. Miss Van Pelt took the first premiuma horse
valued at $3.50.
An ancient copper mine has been discovered in Bucks
county, Pennsylvania 1t is believed to have been the
work Of company of Holandes in early colonial times
The excavations are said to be quite extensive.
Richard Barrett esq., one of the Oldest members of the
Irish press died recently in Dublin He editor of the
Pilot newspaper and ardent supporter of the late Mr.
OConnell, with whom he was imprisoned in ls43
Gold is said to have been discovered on Sandy river
New Sharon Maine of very pure quality though yet
only in small quantities
A B. Graham charged with forging bountyand papers
has been arrested in Wayne county, New York
The double track the Little Miami r1lroad has been
laid from Cincinnati to Lovelanda distance of twenty
three miles.
Hon. William s. Ashe has been elected president of the
Wilmington and Raleigh railroad
The entire circulation of all the banks in Ohio on the
lst Of August SS,l63687
The corporation of San Francisco have commenced the
Russ pavement in that city,
IN Louisville, Kentucky. e couple Of foolish fellows hay
ing lot of knott. logs butts of trees &c, which they
could not chop saw split apart got them together in
a pile few evenings since, at the of Twelfth
and Main streets, bored hole in the lazgeat log filled it
with powder and blew up the whole lot with explosion
which caused the spliners 10 fly in all directions One
chunk went through wagon standing Main street,
killing two who standing the sidewalk,
of whom much bruised and his clothes nearly
from him. The splinter also knocked hole in the
door Of house and another fragment demolished vim
dow each side Of the house,
The Atlanta Ga.l Examiner says that IA company Of
enterprisipg gentlemen who some time since leased tot
oi Dnd on he Chattahooche river with view of mining
for silver had met with great Three shafts had
been sunk, and rich silver had been found in large
quantities.
The Texas State Times published at Austin errope2usy
its readers the death of General puI Green
formerly editor of the United States Telegraph The Times
has been led into this ssror doubt by the recent DEATH
Fredericksburg Of gentleman bearing the same name
AZ Ynor II Al IL liyp
IN o. Courier
ynny h,NELr-A writer in the Springfield (Massachu-
sets Republican, giving account OF very remark
able spiritual manifestations that he and experienced
the house of neighbour says among other things that
the spirit of his grandfather raped him or the forehead
awh such that the sound ond be heard in every
part of the room We should think, says the Boston Post
it very ,keiy There heads which, is with
empty shells of all Sorts make capital mediums of sound
His grandfather couldn't have made better choice
The amount of gold shipped from San Francisco in July
was $39a9 l3a, in August S6ss287s and in September,
S3963i.7 making for the three months $l3 794960 of
which 81 destined for the Atlantic States,
and 81, 1852 80 for foreign ports
CRYSTAL PALACE sALEs-Anoher auction sale of articles
exhibited at the Crystal Palace took place in New York
Tuesday The statue of the Gladiator was sold to Mr..
Risque of Washington city at private sale for $4,000 1t
will be shipped To ht CITY IN the course OF he week
shirt which exhibited and which took female four
months to make, sold for Sl25
The receipts of the State treasury of Virginia for the s-
cal year ending the 30h ult amount to $90l35a8, and
the expenditures to So leaving balance hand
Of S32l 346 which $66423 go The sinking fund.- and
Sl55079 the board Of public works Included in the
receipts the sum Of $685. which on hand at the
beginning of the year,
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Wm North esq, the author and poet committed suicide
in New York on Sunday.
In referring the moon Professor Phillips remarked at
meeting of the British Association at Liverpool Eat one
time he believed that there trace of water to be
seen but he confessed that recent observations par
tcuay hoEe made with Lord Rosse telescope shook his
belief in that opinion"
BY TELEGRA RAPH.
PAree Days Later from Europe.
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