The daily union., 1854-12-29

at night the vessel in thick rain got over upon the
Asatc shore the straits being very The chart
indicated danger but il that fort recently
built has formed sand-spt just large enough TO pick
up the VIM. Penn. AS soon as the fort was perceived
the helm was put TO starboard, but as the vessel
steaming slowly her bow clewed round by
the current and the vessel struck the ground hard
and fast. She laid very comfortably till morning
being aground only forward, with plenty Of water
/ an. French man-of-war steamer tried TO pull us
of but did succeed In the time Turkish Pacha
board and requested that the troops should be
sent to the barracks shore and offered TO furnish boas
and men for the purpose We landed everything IN two
days when the vessel hoated off without injury received
the troops again board and sailed for her destination
We had as many men and boats could possibly
work and yet the Pacha would accept the slightest
compensation He Christian sort Of Mahometan
he would not drink wine, but would mbbe champagne,
which being made after the time Of the prophet he did
Of itH
SINGULAR ooNcIDkScE-The Upper Marlboro Mary
land) Gazette records remarkable coincidence, that
there citizens Of that county prince Georges)
whose farms contiguous to each other and whose uni
ted ages to s07-giving average of so 7-l0
These gentlemen reside in the upper part of Aquasco and
lower part of Nottingham districts and all hale and
hearty.
COMPLIMENTARY DrSER--A large number of the friends
of R. Wexford jr, of Fredericksburg, rendered him
private entertainment which he accepted at the Shaks-
peare House Thursday evening in view of his early
contemplated removal to the city. of Richmond.
LODGED PRBoS.-The three sharps, who lately killed
their brother Daniel Charlotte N c. discovered
arrested, and lodged in prison few days ago.
PACIFIC RAnRoAD.--CoL Benton announced that while
in Boston he has obtained the of wentyour sub
stantia Boston, in aid of his project and that the
list headed by Hon. Abbott Lawrence.
HIaH PRICES FOR sLAvEs-The DanviIe Republican of
Friday last says
Alta commissioners sale, few days since, in this
neghborhood negro sold for 81 ,2T0, and
gro woman, with child eight months Old for 81 $40 the
rest of the IL IN number for proporuonaey high prices
though the above We're the largest paid for any two
Of them"
NORTH CARoLIsA-D W Courts esq, has been reelected
State treasurer of North Carolina.
RAILROAD NREuys.--Hon. T. Butler King addressed the
people Of Montgomery Alabama, last week the subject
of the Pacific railroad.
CoMpLErED-The Pulaski monument at Savannah Geor-
gia, has been completed.
A TRAysFER--Rev. B. Schenck D. D., of Chambersburg
Pa has been elected professor of the German Reformed
Theological Seminary TiAin Ohio in room of Rev Mr.
Gehrhar who has gone Lancaster president Frank
lin and Marshall College
Ngw HOTEL AT ST. PAULA contract has been entered
into for the building of a hotel at st Paul. Minnesota,
to cost from $4,000 to 100000 1t viii be commenced
early in the spring.
DEATH OF nssIoSARY.-Letters received Boston
nounce the death of the Rev Josiah Goddard eminent
American Baptist missionary, at Ning-Po, China.
ExrRAvAGAscEAs indication of extravaganza which
has prevailed in the country for time importing
house in New York has written letter stating that the
amount of duties paid for French artificial flowers for the
first quarter Of the fiscal year almost double
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