The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-15
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TERRIBLE EFFECTS LIGHTNISG.--The house of William
Somers Rched Springs Otsego county, was strnck
by lightning the 26th u, early in the morning Two
children of Mr. 81 one girl Of ~ and the other lad of
years. who asleep in bed seriously burned by
the lightning to render their recovery doubtful Mr.
Somers and his wife the time both under the wood
she'd and both were knocked down and stunned The sole
the right boot of Mr. Somers entirely stripped OIL
himself most miracuously escaping without scratch All
the glass in The house broken and the building itse
much injured We learn by private letter that the chill
dren remained speeches. for several days after the
renee and up the date Of the letter written last
wees.--AU. Reg
The mother of Senator Fish died in New York on We'd
ncslay morning, aged 80 years She was the widow o.
Colonel Nicholas Fish, gallant officer in the United States
army and of the old Knickerbackers Mrs Fish was
neal descendant of old Governor Smyvesant and has
lived herself to the good old age Of four years
THE NEXT SENATOR FROM MIssouR-The St Louis Pilot
says Of thing, if of nothing else exchanges seen
to satsedhat Senator Achson will be succeeded by
wing In our estimation, there is nst good ground
for believing that he viii be succeeded by Mormon or
Ioento II Senator Atchison should not go back to the
Senate contemporaries, here and else
where that other democrat of the school, and OF
| the right stamp, will be his successor"
very sad accident occurred in Harbor Creek last
week. whereby boy named Robinson lost his life The
circumstance is thus related by the Gazette James
Rooney, weli-known citizen, in company with Others
out n hunting excursion on Saturday afternoon,
and coming the mouth of Six Mile creek and discover
ing object which he Supposed to be wild goose took
aim and fired The object unfortunately proved to be
young Robinson who had been in swimming and had jus,
stepped upon the edge Of the bank with his cap alone
his head so present TO Mr. RS eye the appearance OF
object floating the water Mr.. Rooney's wedirect-
ed took effect the ball entering the back of the neck
and passing of the wind-pipe. The boy fingered a
few hours and then ed,=Bqfalo Com. Adv,
The papers in all quarters urging the free of cop
peras dsinectant agent The article is cheap costing
but few cents per pound and be had at the drug
gsts and Of the groceries Two pounds may be dis
solved in quarts of hot water and the solution poured
into sinks CUTTERS cesspoos and all other filthy places
with good effect Try it!
The CHOLERA BARBApoEs-We are permitted (says
the New Haven Regster to make the following extract
from letter written by gentleman in Barbados to his
friend in this city respecting the ravages of the cholera in
that island
"God forbid that you should ever witness what we have
experienced since your departure The deaths so
at time that vehicles of all kinds used
to convey corpses The horse-cars they called,
that stand for hire in the square very generally used
Six eight have ane-cofnsin cart and they
were so badly constructed that in passing the cutters
or watercourses they would literally fall to pieces and
the driver who was provided for the OCCASION would stop
and nail up the collins in the street to prevent the bodies
falling out Those phaeons that ply for hire in the square
were also much used Many very many carried to
The grave in handcarts many the peoples heads and
am told when the demand very great for
collins that many persons particularly children carried
5y their parents merely wropped IN torred sheets.
HYou may have heard OF the dead cart have it.
the first time was one evening in the bay. gentleman
and myself were walking up to the garrison just we
came up it had stopped opposite one of those alleys
leading to the beach, and the driver hideousooking
gro looking down the alley shouted out Got any down
thereY The negroes were afraid to touch dead body
even of their relations and too frequently the drivers
had TO attach rope to the coffin and drag it into the
cart the best way they could. From early age, was
taught ereliance and have always endeavored to look
things straight in the face; but must confess that never
before experienced SO much difficulty in doing it Up to
this time believe have lost from cholera some 10000