The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-11

he told Mr. Buchanan :" the United States had for
eign policy" RETIRED STATESMAN.
GENERAL NEWS.
AcaUrrrED.-The trial of John C. Axe, who was in
dced for obtaining letters from the post office in Bal,i
MORE belonging Carr Brother, lottery dealers.
concluded Saturday afternoon, and resulted in the
quita OF the defendant Of the charge upon which the
indictment was found. There two indictments
against the party for the offence except that
the letters alleged have been obtained belonged TO dif
feent persons On the first indictment he was tried at
the last OF the United States circuit court for the
district OF Maryland, OF which he acquitted. The
testimony in the latter trial almost identical with that
OF the first, and the jury rendered the verdict
| The new Crystal Palace in London, which is con.
struced out OF the materials OF the old is have
immense organ connected with il, $50 fee, wide and so
feet long The feeder OF the bellows will be worked by
STEAM and this will certainly be branch OF business
for tha, useful friend of mantle steam engine. Two
OF the pipes of the organ will be Ga feet long. and will
resemble huge chimneys but they will be of beautiful
constructions and form ornamental frontage TO the in
strument This magnificent, organ will E25, 900,
| (about $l25,oOo)
The Montgomery (Ala) Journal OF the 4th instant
says:
"A fos, occurred in this section on Saturday
greatly injurious to The young crops. The cotton, Of
which, fortunately, there is little above the ground has
been cut down; the corn also, is seriously injured and
especially the forward crops, which have jonted The
sensitive comprising the varieties OF garden vegeta-
ton, fruits, &c., Is, IN most localities completely de-
stroyed This will be severely felt though there is su
cient time 10 most cases TO repant.
| AN INCIDENT IN ST PETERsBuReH "A private letter
from 81. Peereburgh mentions the following curious in
cident The French company OF comedians there were
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their forced residence in Russia after the departure OF all
Russians from France. The audience. too. seemed TO
have thought il becoming and patriotic 10 evince de-
cided Indifference toward French literature and to receive
the artists with marked coldnsss Nicholas sent for Cue
derno and instructed him say to the French actors
that they bad nothing fear from the exceptional
OF their position, aai that the Gar took them, personally
and professionally under bis immediate protection. The
public heard Of this, and il at observable thai
their appreciation OF French literature and OF lis French
Interpreters, became a, once as lively as before"
Rhode Island clergyman lately illustrated The neces
siiy Of corporal punshg for the correction OF juvenile
depaviiy, with the remark that 'he child when once
started in Of evil conduct, like locomotive
on The wrong aek-t takes the sUiidh 10 get il off,
REGULARITY OF COUNTRY III is said that almost all
iruiis grains and vegetables which grow 10 The clear.
dry climate OF New Mexico, remarkable for ,her
traordinary sweetness Tue cofn.salk abounds
in saccharne matter to such extent TO furnish the
native population with molasses, which, although hardly
as good az The inferior molasses OF louisiana nigh
doubtless be much improved by perfect mode Of
manufacture than that adopted b. The Mexican popus-
ton This molasses is purchased there by those who do
mol supply their wans, al the rate OF 81 so per gall
/ Ion Tie beet OF New Mexico contains so unusual a
quantity Of sacchsrine that Ihe manufacture Of
beet sugar is said to offer strong inducements gentle
81 enterprise and capital 10 embark 10 he business
The only sugar which is brought 10 Santa Fe now i
transported from The valley Of the Mississippi across
desert oi nearly 900 miles in exienl and the cost Of
transportation increases s price about cents pound
that the inferior kinds range IRON 10 10 Is cents
in value Labor in New Mexico is worth from four 10
eight dosys per month Tie manufacture OF sugar from
beets has been attempted there probably because
no in the country has the slightest knowledge OF The
AIT.
i Captain Joseph ID. Webster, oi the corps Of opCgraph.
ca engineers. has resigned 10 take eject April T. 1854
u YASooUvERs IsLASp-n the British House Of Com.
mons, lew days ago, Sir John Paokngion moved for
information whether the eonnexon between The Hudson's
Bay Company asd Ysheoures island las yet iermina.
TED, and whether il is tbs intention Of the British gov
eminent 10 establish form Of government n Van.
couvers island when that connection shall have ceased
He also took occasion present petition from lie 10.
habans Of that island, complaining that The high price
4 OF land charged BY the Hudson Bay Company peyented
many persons from settling here fpnbef praying that
governor mas BE- appointed iom Britain and ina, cours
| Of ostee and form Of legislature he appointed Mr.
Peel, i3t The government replied that the tern OF he
Hudsons Bay grant Of he island had not yet expired.
i SrSGULAR-The Greensburgh Press tells Of farmer
named Hse, living in Decatur county Indiana who sold
his farm short time since for 81 100 in gold which he
put 10 csrpet-saek, and hung upon his bed post and
then retired TO rest In the morning The sack and money
were gone-a he bad il The world. To add to his mis-
fortune, too he had contracted for another farm and
was to pay Tor il the next day During tke day the car
pet-saek was found IN hollow poplsr stump near his
barn, with the pocket book in H. but no money there
The thief bad secured what he wanted On Friday nigbi
Mrs Hse was awakened BY her husband getting out OF
bed She arose and watched him He went 10 the barn,
and alter searching little while came out with The
money IN his hand, and went 10 the stump where the
earpet-bag bad been put She now awoke him when 10
his great Joy be found that all was not lost He had
doubtless while in his sleep become uneasy about his
money on The FIRST night and got up and hid il; the sec.
ond night fearing i was no, secure where was he
was removing II to more place Fortunately for
him, his wife detected him in his somnambulisc wan.
| derings, and saved their all
The steamer Clifton, which sunk near Colon bu.
Kentucky, on the I'd instant was owned and insured in
Louisville Tor $4,000, was her cargo, The whole
loss 10 the home Offices and agencies will be at least
$50 600.