The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-30
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MIssIssppI.The jackson Mercury Of the 9th instant
says:
Never within the memory of the oldest inhabitan have
had open winter. The weather has been cold and
bracng, with frequent rosts but without the usual VIM
ter rains. The roads good as in midsummer"
In the same paper find the following paragraph
Houston Taylor of the late Smith Taylor be-
fore Mayor Fletcher Friday last and voluntarily stated
that he had shot Mr. r. D. Shaekeord in the late deplo
rable tragedy in this city. The mayor discharged him,
under the statute having acted in defence OF the life Of
his father
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BURSEpA fire at Warren, Pennsylva-
nia on Wednesday morning last destroyed the county
buildings of Warren county. The records mostly
saved.
SENATOR GwIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OWNS visit to
Los Angeles in California made the occasion of
brilliant excitement among his friends and constituents
He received cordial welcome and the feeling which
his talents and services in behalf of his native State have
created for him testified in the kindly demonstration
made towards him.
Sour HOUSES FOR THE pooh BosToN-The Boston Tel
egraph says
will be seen by the proceedingsof the mayor and
aldermen yesterday that the mayor has been authorized
establish depots for the purpose OF serving soup for the
poor during the present winter The plan is to have
three pa es in different parts OF the city, and to issue
tickets, under proper supervision to the needy There is
much suffering by the poor
WHAT coUNTaY -B. D. Wilson, of Los Angeles Cali
ornia, engaged in making sparkling wine similar
to Longworth's Catawba.n
Lord Dahouse has consented retain his post rs gov
ernor-general of India for another year.--Boson Post
What condensation His lordship has actually and
gaciousy consented receive $4,000 for another years
service.
Nor ELIGIBLE.--Hon. George w. Summers having been
frequently named candidate against the Hon Henry
A. Wise for governor Of Virginia. it would eli
gibe he being at the present time district Judge and the
constitution of the State prescribing that Judge shall
hold political office within year after the expiration
of his judicial office.
Coon PRICE FOR orL.-The New Bedford Mercury learns
of sale of eleven thousand gallons of sperm OIL in Fair
haven, Tuesday, to house in New York, at 81 10 per
gallon.
lust AwARp--In the New York marine court last
week a carter named Van Holland compelled to pay
5000 for wantonly running his carwheel the fore
foot of the horse of another carter named Sweet whereby
the poor animals foot much injured that it was
found necessary to shoot him.
TIE ONO RIVER WHEELNG.The Wheeling Intell-
gencer of Wednesday says;
@We are in the midst of another thaw, and which
promises do much for the present depressed river
affairs than the last SLOW steady rain has been
falling about thrysx hours and appearances indicate
that has general The hopes of rver-men high
and upward rising Wheeling creek is rising rapidly and
the ice running out Last night there about forty
FIVE inches in the channel and rising Ii will be
from advertising columns that the large hrscns
steamer Baltimore is announced for Cincinnati Thurs
day. and the Thomas Swami Of like class and size for
Louisville on Saturday.
CAMpByrLs HBRosE-The venerable DR.. Beattie, of Lon
dom writes the Home Journal that the original Ger
truden of Campbes Gertrude of Wyoming is patient of
his. and beautiful even
THE LARGEST NAIL Y.r.-The steamship Pacific which
left New York Thursday for Liverpool, took over
$1,000 letters being the largest mail sent from this
country.
HoRRInIE suIcIDE-A New York correspondent writes :
horrible suicide committed yesterday IN the
water-closet of Parkers Hotel The victim young
tnglishman named James Grassland, who arrived from
Liverpool only last week He had lent all the money nc
had In the world IL friend, who toryot TO
return IT, and finding himself penniles in strange coun-
Try sought refuge from his troubles in suicide by cutting
his throat from ear to with razor
NAVIGATION or rHK DELAwARs-Tbe Ice is fast disap-