The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01

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Home debt a teyne llooolooo
pernetnaI home and forepn rentes 223S6l,476
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Jacob Straclan of Illinois, has farm of ten thousand
acres and has upon this year 1890 Of corn which
will probably yield him so bushels The fed to cattle
is husked but up and given to them stalks and all
lie owns another farm six miles long by four broad lie
paid last year $4,000 for fencing Besides these garden
spots he has large tracts Of unmproved lands.
The Pittsbug (Pennsyvania) Gazette says four men,
coal miners in the employ Of W. ldding, coal merchant,
were upset from skif in the Seven Mile Sackwater,
above Beaver Sunday last and before assistance could
be rendered them three of the unfortunate were
drowned.
A JAPANESE FEAsr--Durng Commodore Perrys late
visit to japan, himself and suite entertained at
feast by the natives Cooked worms fried snakes and
variety of indgestibe compounds served up, of
which they obliged to partake through etiquette
Hereafter strong stomach may be considered as high
recommendation in our Japanese dipomatists
At Upper Stewiacke Nova Scotia, few days since,
man named Andrews killed of his children, about
eighteen months old the youngest of family of six, by
cutting his head off with Andrews subject to
temporary insanity and during the fits used to threaten he
would put end to his life.
One John Carey brought before the police court in
Worcester Friday the charge of keeping disor-
DERBY house Although it shown, says the Worcester
Transcript that Carey his wife and six children, two col
ored women, pigs, three dogs four puppies and sew
cral hens all lived in kitchen and bedroom there was
proof that the charge true and the defendant was
allowed return the embrace of his "happy family
CnoLERA--NARRow ESCAPE FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE
correspondent of the Boston Journal writing under date
of Manepy Jana Ceylon April 18TH furnishes the follow
ing thrilling accounts
q have alluded to the prevalence Of cholera. The
ages of the disease in the parish of Mancpy have been fear
full never before realized the presence of death for
some time when the pestence at its height In
the attack seemed be nothing but death itself
from the outset and the victim hurried into the grave
within six hours, and less, from the time of the first
appearance of the disease The people have such fear of
having corpse in the house that they bury
possible after the breath has left the body, and in
cases. have great to believe before life is
extinct Several instances of this kind have been reported
and, in regard to the death of some Of the native
Christians by this disease we have had most pain
full suspicious and fears ] will mention two
authentic cases where persons narrowly escaped being
buried alive, as such instances may not be without
warnings even in America: One occurred in Feb
ruary in village Aslnyorlty) adjoining Manepy. per-
who attacked with cholera requested his friends
TO bury him at if he died. but to wait for
time He died within eight nine hours, Supposed
when his friends without regarding his plainly expressed
WISH prepared for the nterment but of them having
recalled the dying mans request delayed the funeral three
or four hours. Meanwhile the body moved, and the
asked for congy Cruel the heat of the body returned
and the has since regained his usual health Again
only few Sabbath mornings since teacher in the Sab
bath school at this statonwhich school, by the way has
been entirely broken up for than three months by the
cholerapointed out to little girl member of his
class who supposed to have died. but late in the
afternoon, she wrapped in matneary all buried
here without collins of any sorand the corpse left till the
morning for nterment During the night the poor little
revived much to complain of the cold
ask for food when she cared for and has since become
well to be able to attend the Sabbath and day schools
yIcToRY.-A correspondent of the London
Morning Herald gives graphic account of the visit of the
English sailors Lban in the Baltic and the capture Of
the Russian vessels in that port 1t that her Maess
ships Amphion and Conflict anchored within three-quar
Of mile OF the city, broadsde on, and flag of truce
sent shore to demand that all the merchant ships
the harbor be delivered to the English Three hours
time granted for reply and at the expiration of that
period the mayor replied that notwithstanding they had
large armed force shore they would surrender the
vessels rather than suffer the destruction of the town. and
the loss of life which it would entail Accordingly, the
English boats manned and rowed up the canalwhich
was but twenty yards wdeor distance several miles
the banksa the way being crowded with Russians who curl
ouy scanned the daring strangers After passing through
drawbrdge the sailors found the vessels all anchored and
moored Separate sent board of each and
after great deal of trouble succeeded in getting the larger
clear. During the four hours that they work
ere c bech ana Drdge were thronged with people, the
majority of whom ladies Frequently the blue jackets
obliged to jump ashore, where they mingled with
their declared enemies the Russians in the friendly
and unconcerned The correspondent of the Her.
aid says: 1t of the drolest things Imaginable to
u.s. several miles mp eneys country coolly walk
ing oil with their ships, and they looking calmly all
the time in admiring, almost approving manner" The
affair concluded very quietly; the smaller vessels
which appeared to be fishing smacks being removed
nj allthe sailors saying, No doubt they belong some
poor fellows, and we shall ruin them if we take them
Thus ended the famous battle of Lban. Ii was in
reality delightful species Of pleasure party and
joyed highly by the hundred and twenty men who
rowed into the midst of large town. well garrsoned with
troops and without of resistance word of in
suit towed away all the shipping in port consisting of
two brigantnes and six schooners
uMBERIhe subsenhcr having established themselves the
IL lumber old and
prepared furnish oil
bic They solicit share OF public patronage.
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