The daily union., 1854-10-13
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varieties.
NEW CAUSE FOR CHALLENGING A JURoR-In the court Of
Oyer and Termner, in New York n gentleman named
William Harrison was called juror in the Of
Charles jaeger charged with the murder Of John Moran
Mr. Spencer counsel for the prisoner after finding that
the juror undertaken said he should challenge him
peremporily because of his occupation which too
great familiarity with death. The juror was rejected.
party of merchants proceeded from Elizabeth City,
North Carolina to Baltimore TO purchase goods While
public house in Baltimore of them died of cholera
and third died the North Carolina which
rived at Norfolk last Friday
The authorities Of jackson Mississippi have quarantned
the railroad from the direction of Vicsburg The
cars stopped four miles from jackson.
The Savannah Republican of Saturday reiterates its ad
vice to absentees to keep away from that city until heavy
frost has set in
The SULTAN wARRIons--In French paper we
read; 81 Some lately asked squadron of Turkish
lancers if they duly received their ratons2 Yes they
answered. Are you contented Yes What food
do you getp Bread And what esef Nothing
but bread the Sultan cannot do anything for as.
Are you paid dp Yes How much Twenty y-eight
piasers 4s. 3d. per month Are you paid regularly I?
We have had pay for nine months the Sultan is not
able to pay u.s. What be touching than this
FROM RIO JASElRo.--NAvAL NrELLIeEscE.--By the ar
rival of the clpper-ship Ino, Capt Pumer, have ad
vices from Rio Janeiro to September g.
Capt reports the state of the country remarkably
healthy when he left The United States frigate Savan-
nah and corvette Decatur at that place Officers and
crew all well.
Miss Ames the only granddaughter of the celebrated
Fisher Ames married at Cambridge Massachusetts,
last Saturday, to Francis Howland esq.
The brewers in Albany have resolved to advance the
price of beer 81 per barrel 1t went into operation
Monday The fixed upon are 81 for draught ale Sc
for bong ale and porter net This advance caused by
the high prices paid for barley and hops.
The las, advices from Bonare to the effect that salt
there is very scarce; for cargoes indeed, Is be
had AT Curacao oo the article is equally The
Excelsior New Haven had to wait twenty-five days for
her cargo.
teegraphc wagon" is in use in the army in Turkey.
Ii formed of large coil of gua percha covered copper
WIRE attached to selfacng plough which buries the
wire few inches below the surface of the ground On
changing quarters the wire is dug up and again used
Mr. Carey Sunday agent at St Louis, says that 1000
Sunday schools have been organized in Missouri and parts
of Illinois and Iowa. in the last nine years There also
between 600 and 700 in Texas
Rev VIM A. Drew has retired from the Gospel Banner
at Augusta, Maine. He has bsen editor 80 years.
The Frederick County agricultural fair commenced at
Frederick city on Wednesday.
George G. Kimball we-known Boston printer died
last Saturday
Leon H. Durocher, printer fell victim to yellow fever
at New Orleans the 4th instant.
8arnum proposes to hold national baby show at his
museum in New York next month.
4Par said a faxen-haired urchin to his father you
called yourself whig last year. and you call your
self Seymour man. do political folks have to change
their every year?D "Get into the house you little
rascal said his father IL passion 'what do You know
about politics.
The St Louis Republican of the 27th thus audes to the
destruction great number of sheep that city last
week:
We mentioned "A day or two since that last Thurs
day the down night train Of the c. NJ railroad de-
tanned for several hours by coming in contact with flock
of sheep distance this side OF Joliet We have since
learned that the number killed 9 The entire flock
consisted of 1900 sheep appears that they herda
about mile from the road, but the wolves getting in
among them they put flight and took refuge upon
the railroad track Fatal security, They had taken up
their quarters for several hundred yards Immediately
the bed of the ro and they had to be driven off with
sticks ana clubs The destruction among them appears
almost Incredible and yet assured that
ment of the number killed is correct"
Sweet potatoes are turning out abundany with u.s. 1t
is gratifying think shall have something this
winter in this most productive part Of the world The
potato crop. are and have been for the past two
years undoubtedly the profitable crops raised in the
oopatsy and yet it is matter of the utmost difficulty to
induce planters raise enough of either for home
SUMPTION Columbia Lenington) Democrat,