The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-02


delegates TO represent ba, State 10 the commercial
yeniion at Charleston. ,s F ~ FHu
New Posr ornoEs. Postmaster General Campbell has
established post offices in Virginia as follows:
Pieeeton Marion county, Moses Wallace postmaster
Fory-hree families will be accommodated with req sr
mails weekly BY the route from Paramount TO Blacks
vile.
master. VIII receive special weekly supply from Man
nington Eighty families in the neighborhood.
Sontag, Franklin couniy, VIM. II. Dent postmaster.
Regular mail supplies by route Danve TO Rocky noun
tan to thirty five families.
Snowville, Pulaski county, Virginia. Stilman b.
Snow, postmaster. One hundred and forty inhabitants
will thus have regular weekly mail facilities by the route
from ChTisuanburx to Jackson's Ferry.
At Prince frederick Town, Calvert county, Maryland,
Mr. Thomas J: Hnlchins is appointed postmaster. vice
Dennis B. nj. Dixon, resigned;
toctin Furnace, Frederick county, Maryland, discon
tinued.
AT Georgetown, Sussex county, Delaware. Mr.. James
A. Wolfe is appointed postmaster, vice job Pride.
An arrest for high has just been made at ST.
Louis, the accused being named James M Barker,
a merchant and lawyer in Mcdonald county. Missouri
II that time ago the United States marshal Tor
the district OF Missouri attempted 10 execute certain
legal writs against espassers upon the public lands IN
Mcdonald county, but the parties engaged in cutting the
timber resisted, drove the marshal into the State
of Arkansas and even followed him thher, he only
Gaping through the protection of the people Of Benons
port. Barker was one OF these rebels, and when be
appeared at ST. Louis purchase goods no
arrested and committed, The onence OF treason not
being balable.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR IN ENGLAED.-Tea men-of-
war gun briggs are be Immediately commissioned to
guard the and northeastern coast of England from
privateers.
battery is being constructed on the Mersey to de-
has r Il To,
een 6s FOUNDERS. The interior is intended to form
barracks for one hundred and fifty and twelve Of
icers
further increase OF $4,000 is TO be made 10 the
army Fifty captains TO be promoted 10 maorties,
fifty lieutenants 10 companies, fifty ensgns 10 Lieutenant
cies, leaving OF fifty commissions TO be filled up
Arrangements have been made by the government
with irst-ra,e London brewery to supply the troops
while in Turkey &C., with the best export porter at 3D.
per quart
Orders have been issued for the instant return of
eral regiments and of large portion of artillery in
The colonies.
The Hiaalaya is len, to the government at hire OF
EFT 900 month, and other ships at f1400O, fl2000
&c., in proportion to their tonnage.
The Army Despatch says that Col. Colts revolvers
have been supplied to large proportion Of officers of the
guards and general officers marching for the seat OF war
The Russians, il is said, are armed with revolvers
Several deserters from the 33d regiment eioned head
quarters previous to its embaikaton for Constantine
Pile, in the hope OF being pardoned and allowed to pro-
coed with the corps 10 Turkey
THEATRICAL CALCULATION With the assistance OF
several qures OF paper have arrived at the following
estimate OF the crimes sins, and doings of some OF our
emnen, actors According TO this calculation, Forrest
has been sho, Il 900 times Meiamora, and he has
stabbed lago $3.50. and snohered Desdemona equal
number OF times Miss Dean mas eaten 100 chickens
Mrs Oakley, been runed 300 times Madeaine, and
has been "outbid by yon sordd huckser" $50 times.
Miss Logan has empted the chalice OF guilt 427 times,
denounced her husband $40 times, and been buried 1870
times Mrs. Mowau has been won by Clifford sol
tines and notwithstanding all these facts, the above
ladies and gentleman are highly respected.
boston Euening Gazette.
The HOMESTEAD sLL-A great many circumstances
point to this eminenlly wise and just dis
position OF the public lands 1t is known 10 he fayon,e
10 Pennsy vania among both parties and shall be
reoiced 10 see il pass the United States Senate. Under
The able lead OF the Hon Dawson, OF The Fayetie
district in this State, il carried through
The House by very decided majority 1t has several
times passed that great body before. Pennsylvania has
repeatedly aud empbaicay shown how she feels on the
subject Two OF the democratic conventions OF The State
have spoken in it's svoihe lat being especially strong
and decided and The wings in their State convention,
could not the sentiment, that is almost universal 10
lis behalf and they endorsed IL heartily. We trust soon
to be called upon 10 The passage OF bill which,
" lille ncrea sing the value OF the public lands that
MAN, will also 10 the honest and enerprising pio
neer. who seeks lasting abiding place under The genius
Of our free institutions, homestead for himself aod his
children II is glorious reform, and proud TO be
able 10 advocate ii.-PsBnyp Inian.
PgRu-The fatality OF the yellow fever amounts 10
thirty deaths per day in Lima and twenty in Callao
Many Ffench and English had fallen victims, bu, 40
Americans Don Domingo Elias, the revolu onsry chief,
was moving freely all pon,s unres,aned and he even
the capital openly, without. the government ma
king any effort 10 arrest him There have been no fights
OF any kind between The parties The civil war nor
with the Boyians but the former was expected to be de-
cided soon in some way by great battle. The troops
constantly moving north and south by the Peruvian
ships-of.war and the English mail-stesmers
DEATH on A VENERABLE LaDY.-The Hagerstowp
IND News notices The death in that town 7h ult. OF
May Pottsnger In the SSH year Of age the surviving
sister of The late Judges John and Thomas Buchanan.
The News says:
For than forty years she resided in Hagerstovn
where her hospitality benevnlence, and kindness had
surrounded her By large circle Of friends In youth
she mixed with the gay and brilliant society OF Annapo-
lie, present when her fathers borses were taken for
The Continental army, and in toe senate chamber al
Annapolis eyewitness TO General Washnyion's re-.
signaion ot his commission
The Ohio Statesman produces evidence TO show the
anti Nebraska meeingsin Ohio are contemplate failures
thiny attended.
OvERJuRns ron A DIVISION OF TuRKEY-In the dis.