The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-08

ENERAL NEWS q.

GENERAL NEWS.
At Wilmington Delaware the Fourth, Mr. Valentine
a member OF the city council, was arrested for firing
crackers despatch Valentine taken before the
mayor who was about TO fine him Valentine thereupon
very grossly nsulted the mayor and he was committed
TO the cell for contempt This created much feeling among
the friends Of the parties and $4,000 bail refused
About II O'Clock friends the house of the mayor
and undertook 10 mob him The mayor came out with
pistol in each hand and dispersed the mob after making
several arrests The mob handled the mayor very roughly
tearing his clothes nearly all or citizen offered thou
sand dollars any Of men who would take Valentine
out of the cell by main force There is telling where
the thing may end the friends of Valentine appear to
be determined to carry the matter 10 extremes.
Geographic despatch from Boston 9Th inst says A
gathering of five six hundred abooniss took place in
Framing ton yesterday. Speeches made by Messrs
Garrison Phillips Beman, and Others Mr. Garrison
Guided his speech by burning the constitution Of the Uni
ted States also copies of the ugtveslaye law the decis
ion of Judge Lorng and Judge Curtiss charge the Uni
ted States grand jury The act followed by applause
and cries OF Shamep7 &c
The price Of paper having risen in England has in
this country, a seriously diminishing, il alto
gether destroying the profits of Of the provincial
journals at they have resolved increase their
Of sale and subscription In Glasgow is
going raise the price of all the papers
copy In England the birmingham Journal has just
taken the lead with similar enhancement
committee of the Chicago councils have resolved
accept the plan for tunneng the Chicago river pro-
posed by the American Submarine Tunnel Company Of
New York II is to be finished by May LIST 1885, made of
observation-disclosures a grade not exceeding foot
fall in nine The plan to be wagon-racks each
feet wide and fooways each four feet wide the
eleven feet high and latter seven feet The top of
the tunnel 10 be not less than twelve feet below low-waer
mark for one hundred and fifty feet in the of the
river.
Near ST Louis the 9th ult C. D. Kelley I'd engi-
board the G. w. Sparhawk" stabbed the
steward of the boat E. Dedieman and I'd steward John
Hyland to the immediate death of the former
and probable death of the latter The given
in scldefence, the having attacked him with heavy
iron bars, pistols, &c.
Last week. during the high stage of water there
about 10000 head of cattle the south bank of the Ar
kansas the mouth Of Grand river waiting oppor
tuny TO These cattle mostly from Texas, and
intended for California Three four persons have
been drowned in attempting TO cattle -Four bodies
passed through this place Of which buried the
bank of the river
FRUITFUL NErGHboRHooD.-In Wayne county, Pennsyl-
which boast the aggregate number of 95 children They
are distributed as follows Jonathan Adams 10; Ja-
cob Kellum TO- David Eaton, Is Bben Brown 6 James
Adams, IA; Josiah Cole 10; Thomas Todd, 20 John
Phillips IL Oliver Billings, ID; James Brown 10; Will
liam Tyler 10; Amos Tyes 22tota la5 Except Thorn
Todd Of these worthy citizens has had than
one wife named Lockwood, in the same neghbor-
hood has been married three years and has had six chill
dren 1t only remains TO add that this is democratic
county, forming part OF the wel-known Tenth Legion
AIJany Register
lie Yung Shung, Yin Rang Jung Sum, and twenty
two other Cinnamon of the Shanghai dramatic company
sailed in the steamship Illinois for California
During the year 1853 Ss745o6 IA was paid out in FISH
ing bounes by the United States sub-treasurer New
York on orders of the collectors customs through
out New England
The official report of the Cincinnati board Of health for
the week ending July Sd records ortyfve deaths from
Asiatic cholera.
KANSAS TKRRiToRY.-A correspondent of the 81; Louis
Republican, writing from Whitehead, Kansas Territory
June &C. says:
III have concluded to send you line from this inter-
estng region that your readers may have some idea Of its
interest and character This city Is yet of course,
prospective There only several houses built,
they well constructed and permanent The site about
Eve miles from St Joseph at the termination of the ridge
which bounds the plains the east adapted the
improvements and the construction of large CITY,
The river here bends southwark and washes the base
the ridge with channel y feet deep The rich and
beautiful prares spread westward the remotes ex
Of vision, while the magnificent forests Of the river
bottom and the Black Snake hills occupy the view
Ii WILL at distant period be place of great CONNER
cal Importance The country around is filing up with
most enierprsing and intelligent people Thousands
have already in, and thousands are SILL coming
The lands, for from ten u twenty miles back have
with but few exceptions been claimed by squaers They
are determined TO improve and develop the country
speedily possible and they will not be long doing so
for never more energetic and intelligent body Of
anywhere They consist of of the best stock of
Virginia Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri They held
meeting Saturday last to form rules for their present
government II WAS large and enthusiastic Col A. NJ
Mitchell presided and Col w Broadus Thompson of your
both made spirited speeches. You viii receive copy Of
the proceedings for publication.
This ridge is the point from which the railroad
ing with the Hannibal and St Joseph railroad mns start
westward 10 the Pacific Ii opens upon elevated. undu
ating country and is line with the conveyance Of
the roads coming from the great marts of the East and the
South Pass II ec4orc win soon afford fine field for
speculation Indeed opportunities for realizing speedy and
large fortunes now open every hand for Of
crprise and industry opportunities have been
afforded within many years, and nay be again in this
generation Young ard heads OF families with mode
rate means should not lie, them pass.
RUSSIAN PAcrrIc-There is considerable
degree Of mystery attached the movements OF the Rus
sian vesselsofwar in the Pacific We stated on the arr-
val OF the last mail from India that admiral was al
Singapore assembling squadron with the view of looking
after the Russians in the Chinese seas At that time il was
understood that the Russian admiral with the ships under
az