The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-07
GENERAL NEWS.


projects Inn hom the poison Of the policemen
James Bennett has been arrested Jacksonville Illinois
on charge Of bgay alleged that he spent the prop
efy OF his hrSt wife which valued at $4,000, and de
serted her at Lexington Kentucky subsequently he mar
ried lady at Jerseyyle and is believed one in Iowa
ana another IN indiana by representing himself wealthy
The Prairie News, published at ookalona Mississippi
says There deficiency Of seed in that region to replan
the cotton which entirely killed by the frost on Ia,
18th ultimo.
Capt Jones of the United States revenue service ha.
been held to bail at Taunton Mass charge Of threat
ening to shoot Capt Hood
j man by the of Winfield Anderson, formerly o.
Cincinnati was shot by John Bolen at Shelbyvie Tenn
ON the Gath. The wound is considered fatal Boen was
taken before magistrate and acquitted.
The New Hampshire superior court its late term held
at Concord heard arguments in eighty divorce suits
Ihrtthree Of the applications granted denied
and the decision Of foryhree reversed The superior
court OF Rhode Island at last term had SINH
lar cases before IT, Of which forwo received judgment Of
divorce four were denied three settled and the remainder
continued for consideration.
In Philadelphia during the thunderstorm last week.
little boy was beating iron hoop the pavement
neghborhood of Christian and Second streets when flash
OF lightning struck and bent it, and threw it half way
across the street. The boy not injured
SHPwREcK LOSS or LFE.--The schooner Jersey Oak
Roe of Perth Amboy, from New Orleans for this port with
cargo of sugar molasses and hdesent ashore on the
south side of Long Island Saturday last and will be
total loss The captains wife and daughter persisted
Captain Roe and dashed themselves the rigging,
where they remained until 10 o'clock Sunday morning
when they taken off BY the e-boat No insurance
on vessel cargo fully Insured in this city
Journal Of Commerce.
new bank called the Bank of Middle Tennessee has
been started Lebanon Tennessee under the free banking
law
An artist of Sheffield England has discovered that soap
is excellent substitute for wood in engraving draw
ing may be executed with hard point smooth piece
of soap almost readily freely and as short time as
ordinary drawing with lead pencil Every touch thus
produced is clear sharp and well defined When the
drawing is finished cast may be taken from the surface
in plaster or better STILL by pressing the soap firmly into
heated guapercha In guta-percha several impressions
may be taken without nurng the SOAP admit of
proofs being taken and corrections madea very vau-
able and practical good quality in soap.
The Delaware river rcshet caused the loss OF lumber at
Easton, Pennsylvania to the amount of three hundred
thousand dollars
HEAVY A RAILROAD coMpAsY-The
Springfield Republican states that the referees to whom
referred the disputed claim of Boody Ross Harris
contractors against the New Haven and New London rail-
road and who have been in session lately at New Haven
have awarded 723 to the claimant The latter once
offered to take $4,000 and settle the The claim was
for unpaid services in the construction of the road
having forged adayits to support claim against tho Uni
ted States for pension money and sentenced two years
in the State prison.
A sup ma
nal furnishes the following: le4S
John Baja, lad Of 10 years of age son Of widow
lady Of Allegheny city had received months
an injury of the right leg by fall in consequence Of
which the whole shaft of the bone had become
To the limb Dr. Walter removed last week while the
boy under the influence Of choroform the main bone
Of the leg from the knee TO the ankle by extirpaou
Incredible as il may appear the non-profcssiona
that limb could be saved and be made useful by the re-
mova Of the whole Of its main bone still experience has
taught that bone viii be rapidly regenerated in child
hood and that the shape length usefulness Of the limb
will be preserved This is triumph Of modern surgery
thus to mb-whle il is blessing to the afflicted to
be restored without mutation. The boy is doing well
free from pain and his recovery appears to be certain
| Polish physician at Kalafat has made curious and
important discovery of species of camera optical tele
graph by which perfect reconnaissance could be effected
incredible distance II could be used on horseback
and the Turks had many 100 persons employed in
this way about them
ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN sHPlh he russian ship Rossa from
Cronsadt arrived at Boston Monday Last with cargo
Of 2l3 bundles Of hemp 81 half do do and 900 packs of
iron The hemp will prove good speculation present
prices which exorbitsny high in consequence Of the
Russian
is remarkable fact that the letters WRONG are in
varaby pronounced rroHg.-Bah Rspub
4 Well what them II only goes TO show no difference
j 'twixt right and wrong
The Free Library Of Boston be thrown open TO the
public on Monday. II contains $4,000 volumes.
i Tm APPROACHING EcrIrsE-The American Association
for the Advancement Of Science have appointed committee
Of twenty Of the most distinguished astronomers Of the
United States the phenomena attending the
Of the annuar eclipse the 26th Of the present
month Among them Professors Bache of Washing
ton Pierce, of Cambridge and Mitchell Of Cincinnati and
LOOMS Of New York We may therefore expect all the
facts connected with this interesting occurrence.
Fall River, Massachusetts, has received and accepted
city charter
/ Green Bay Wisconsin became city under It's new.
charter Monday last The mayor treasurer aldermen
and other city officers, elected on that day.
Ex-Presdent Tyler delivered lecture before crowded
audience in Petersburg Virginia. Thursday evening
Mrs Baker has been fully committed at St Louis
swer a charge Of murder in shooting Mr.. Hoffman.
Two men, brothers by the Of Jones killed by
lightning, about five miles from Pekin, Illinois the 25th