The daily union., 1854-11-25

and from whom the Empress thought proper in conse-
quence, TO withdraw invitation visit the Tuileres
American resident artists generally to take part the
exposition. Messrs. Hunt May Babcock and Cranch
painters and Mr. Story sculptor among the contrbu
tors.
INDIAN rRounLEs-TnE CRKEKs KEEcHlEs.--The Fort
Smith Herald of the 2sth ut says;
I We learn from Mr. j. w. Washbourne Seminole agent
who arrived in town Tuesday last from his agency that
the keeches time ago into the Creek country
stole about twenty head Of horses and several head of
tie Killed horse and COW and eat them. party ofabout
800 Creek warriors with Tuckaehee Micco their head
started last week in pursuit of the keechies
their horses and cattle and to punish the thieves The
Creeks have also ready 900 Warriors in the event Of
OF their men being killed by the Keeches and they say If
the Keeches kill any Of the Greeks they will exermnate
the whole tribe"
In 1918 Lady Franklin produced and published poem
from which the following is extracted II is said that this
poem brought about her acquaintance and final marriage
with Dir John There appears strange agreement be-
his ultimate sad fate and the ideas expressed in the
production:
Been strained DER growing realms of dreary white,
While each clear iceberg floating DER the main
Seemed white sail, and waken'd hope again
Till fancied oatcasts both Of Heaven and man,
Fen TO their hearts the piercing coldness ran,
Oer blasted fields they rolled their stifenng eyes,
And sunk the victims of the IMPLYING skes?"
The ALMA COMPARED WIN BATTLES IN
bered $4,000 men, with powerful train of artillery,
and that the force of the allies about the same after
engagement which is cassed desperate the Cars
troops driven all points by the bayonet the vctors
losing about 2,500 Now, if this statement be true
the Russians made but feeble resistance the small loss of
the allies proves this The Mexcans would have held out
stubborny In proof it may be stated that at Chu-
rubusco they inflicted loss of thousand upon the
eight thousand Americans engaged and at the Moino del
Rey where Worth had but little over three thousand
troops in all he lost nearly nine hundred less than
hour. At the rates the allies under ST Arnaud
and Raglan in their battle upon the Alma, should have
ost something like fifteen thousand men, provided they
had fifty thousand epgaged,--G w. Kendall
The best ahit7 in the last number of Punch is at Prus-
sa In auson TO the practice at London theatre Of ad
mittng persons haprice after the performance is partly
over he says Theatre of Prussia is waiting till half
price begins"
The new lord mayor of London is named Moon, and he
affords, of course inexhaustble mine of material for
jokes his Punch issues edict to all the wits
of the world forbiddng them to make any pun the
lord mayors ior year. and particularly inhib
tpg .he following offences:
II the lord mayor should attend upon any occasion
when his lordhp has been expected to say that
the Moon is echpsed.
If the lord mayors health is drunk one his lord
ship proceeds to reply, is to say Rise, gentle Noon
W
country journalist is to head his of such
son The Moons the Lake
If the lord mayor makes remark no is call it
lunar observation.
If the lord mayor requests Miss Catbarioe ayes sing
at the Mansion House. eon is to predict wet weather
from the fact OF there being Haze the Moon.
II tae lord mayor 10 upon any particular occasion
witty than usual f possble) person is to remark,
"The Moon Shines tonight"
Bangor tMe) despatch of the 22d says
ave have had heavy fall of snow here and the storm
is increasing There is as yet ice in the river and
gntinp Is good,
Since the recent heavy rains the mills have turned
large quantity Of lumber and there vessels
taking in cargoes for the West and South Vessels are
great demand and unusually scarce
A Cleveland despatch of the 23d says:
The investigation by the agent of the Treasury Depart
ment shows defacaton by exCollector RUSSELL of this
port to the extent of about 100000 in duties ac-
counted for Russell indicted for this embezzlement
last spring and recently deposited with the United States
district attorney securities to the extent of about $4,000"
About ten days ago aged about 80 years died
in the neghborhood of the waterwors Lebanon county
Pa who short time before her death, it said confessed
that many years since, she poisoned named Deit
of North Annville township, with whom she lived as
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