The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-10

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John Atkinson, late proprietor OF the Mansion House
Baltimore, died on Saturday, at the age Of 60.
The Connecticut river has found its level The damage
BY the late reshet at Hartford is estimated at 100000
Among the great variety of articles that down the
Nangatuck river, during the late reshet pulpit
AZ Rabbits bridge the Housatonie FIVE boarding
were swept away
The commencement at Dartmouth College will take place
on the 25 26th and 9th Of July The orators for the
occasion President Hitchcock of Amherst College, and
Professor Shedd Of Andover JAS T. Fields esq Of Bos-
ton, will deliver poem The graduating class numbers
| forty-seyen.
Ice formed in the vicinity of Philadelphia Saturday
night In New York, Sunday morning ascerained to
be the coolest morning for the month Of May that had
experienced for nine years.
Messrs Bache Deane and Dr. Could of the United States
Coast Survey have arrived in Petersburg Virginia. to com
mence astronomical observations between that town and
Wilmington, North Carolina
portion of the third regiment of United States artil-
ery under the command Of Col Steptoe passed through
Albany Friday noon route for California via Fort
Leavenworth and the Plains
The Emperor of France who is by law the privileged and
only odacconia in the empire has just established
tobacco mandatory Dieppc making the eleventh in
France The other establishments are at Paris Lille
avre Morlax Bordeaux, Tonneres Toulouse Marseiles
Lyons and Strasburg
NEUTRAL coMMERcEThe merchants of Boston are talk
ing OF holding public meeting for the purpose urging
the necessity of securing at recognised rights
incorporated with International laws the concessions re-
Gently made by the beligeren Britain and
Francen favor of neutral commerce The object is to be
effected by friendly negotiation for the purpose of avoiding
VIII may heres nj
der circumstances likely to produce angry excited feel
ngs II thought that is favorable time discuss
the matter in friendly spirit Of Cancellation The New
York Chamber of Commerce has memorial to Con-
gress on the same subject
The Spanish man-ofwar Santa Maria, Capt Francisco
Arabellano arrived day two ago in Mobile bay for
purpose Of procuring pars and other timber for the
Spanish navy.
WHAT ARlsrocRAoY? In reply to this question Gen
Foy distinguished in the French Chambers gave
the following
Arstocracy in the 10th century the league the con
dton of those who would consume without producing
live without working, know without learning carry all
honors without deserving them and occupy all the places
| of government without being able to fill them
Governor Bger has vetoed number Of the deposit and
savings banks just incorporated by the Penns Leg
islaure and for the reason principally that they did
contain the individual liability clause necessary the
protection Of the depositors
The Board of Health Of the French army being consult
ed the possibility of feeding the soldiers principally
mutton have declared against the diet for consancy
as likely to lead TO the dysentery.
In Utah. on the dealt, OF man. his property descends "a
the Mormon church his wife Tor wives and children not
being recognised heirs The church is the sole heir sc
all property.
Nathan A. Cohen has been fined SIS 900 Leopold Cohen
$500, and Aaron A. Cohen $780, a civil suit at Charles
ton for assaultng and beating julius NJ Wolf The two first
named defendants clothing merchants of the firm OF
Cohen Cohen, and the other is ofN A. Cohen Mr.
Wolf also keeps clothing store and severely beaten
and wounded confne him his bed for several davs
N A. Cohen has appealed for a trial, on the ground
excessive damages.
TURKISH BaAvERy.When crossing at Hirchova single
Turk exhibited degree Of bravery which would parallel
thing of the kind performed in Mexican war lie
private soldier Of the Bachi Bayouk, aud had by
means been separated from his regiment while re
firing from the enemy Seeing his unprotected position
three four Russian troops made dash for him But the
Turk undauned stood up receive them and "a the fore
trooper swung his sword to deal the blow the soldier
by powerful effort seized his horse and threw him on his
launches, and then quick lightning cleft the Troopers
skull Then springng to the saddle he turned TO the
others Of whom by his uniform betokened the officer
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Allah and spurred 70 the contest With single hand he
maintained the unequal fight for time aud till two
out of four lay Mt his feet The Russian officer s fought
brayey but animated by anatsm and the determination
conquer the Mosem seized the officer though larger
man, by the belt and dashed him like child the earth
With another blow he hurled the remaining trooper from
the saddle and securing the stceds be made his way
safety 10 the Imperial camp where his exploit been
witnessed and where he dubbed captain on tho spot
merely mention this incident to show that though much
moderated by the world in general the Turk has bravery
and courage and would snder good discipline form most
efficient soldier.
The deadest and most abhoned Of all the reptiles in
Texas is the ccnipede This is kind Of worm three
six inches long, exactly like caterpillar
is green brown, yellowsome being found Of all
these coors As lis denotes il has along each side
row Of feet-horn-caws, rather Imagine that you walk
night your chamber floor with naked fec,
you put your foot into ring striking every claw up to
the body in your foot that poison flows through each
claw and in two minutes you win have tainted in agony
in few you viii be dead The deadly thing cannot
be turned away II has TO he cut Off and claw by claw cut
Even IL II craws the naked body OF sleeping
person. without sticking in its claws the place will pain
the person for years a,efat least we have been told
[Erchanye.
Several deaths by cholera said TO have occurred nj
New Carthage louisiana recently among persons engaged
/ in rafting.
DEATH Ropg-JuarrSe.-A bright and interesting lit
tie girl about eight years Of age died on Monday last
the village Of Newark from commissions brought on b.
excessive exertions in jumping the rope She was com