The daily union., 1854-12-15

with New York by another railroad An application to
the New Jersey legislature to that effect is announced
The NEW STEAM FRieATE NIAsARa-A New York cor
respondent writes:
q" matter Of leading interest the Brooklyn navy-yard
is the new steam rigate Niagara which is in of
construction under the superintendent of Mr. George
Steers This vessel Is TO be much the largest of the six
horixed by recent act of Congress- and will be of the
following colossal dimensions Length, 345 feet depth of
hold, 81 feet breadth of beam, 80 feet much larger
longer, al least-tban the Great Republic Mr.. Steers is
confident that she will be ready for her machinery in about
fifteen months and that when completed she will be Vnr
vailed in strength and speed well general adaptation
to the service without any esravagant expenditure
money baing incurred"
Az eosE.--Michael Prouse an old revolution
airy soldier died at Chippewa township, Wayne county
New York about the 9th inst the advanced age Of loa
years.
TIE New YORK DIVORCE cAsx.-The Chlds divorce case
terminated yesterday in verdict for the plaintiff Mrs.
Childs
SINGULAR AccIpESrOn the night of the Sd instant the
pressure of the house of M Andrews esq., Wa
erbury, Massachusetts, great to FIJI the house
with gas The entering the where the meter
with lighted candle explosion took place shaking
the house and injuring the windows The girl badly
burned.
F-ASoEs PESxsYLyANAThe receipts into the treas
Both were S6,7o69 oil, and the expenditures S5424es3
20, leaving balance, November 30, of SI,2sI9el 70,
DEATH OF LooKHAHr-The Pacific brings intelligence Of
the death Of John G. Lockhart son-n-nw Of Sir Walter
Scott He died at Abbotsord of paralysis the Gath
ultimo.
suFPERIsG NEwARKItis stated that upwards Of three
thousand mechanics without employment in the
city of Newark and the greatest destitution prevails
4 ha,a b,eh h.an
for their relief
THE KREMS Moscow--The Krernn Is fortress in
Moscow in The very centre Of the city 1t miles in
circumference and surrounded by brick walls and deep
moat On entering, churches palaces public buildings
and the arsenal just remained after the conaagraton
present most extraordinary appearance.
MANUFACTURE p,pER--it is stated that a company is
shortly to be formed In New York city for the manufacture
of paper from saw-dust and shavings
FnozrS ovER-The saeo and Merrmac rivers are frozen
over as to prevent navigation.
PnosrRArEp ny THE srosa-A lot ofsplendd pines num-
bering than six hundred in Concord, New Hamp-
shire, completely prostrated by the recent
DEArH OF CATHOLIC cLEReysAs-The New Orleans
papers notice the death Of Rev Mr. Blackney, Of St Jo
sephs church
MAMMOTH SNOW DRIFrs-Some of the drifts made by the
late the Boston railroad over fifty feet
high II took three locomotives to knock their heads off
To wEreHr--The Wilmington IN C) Chamber
of Commerce have resolved to buy and sell rye
and meal by weight after the lst of January follows
corn, So pounds TO the bushe wheat and rye pounds
oats, 81 pounds and meal, go pounds to the busheI
Loss THE GIPsy.-In addition to what we have al
ready published in relation the loss Of this steamer
find the following despatch in the New Orleans papers
PLAqUESISE, Dec. THE steamboat Gpsy which left
New Orleans Wednesday afternoon for Baton Rouge
and intermediate landings took FIRE at hafpast three
o'clock this morning while at New River landing about
miles below this place and burnt the waters
edge.
HDr Blacker, of Paquemine his and daughter Mrs
Lawrence Of Baton Rouge and four hands employed on
boat, were burned to DEATH
d. d. srATsnosThe Vermont Chronicle says that there
probably at this time 40 $4,000 cergymen in
the United States only about in 600 Of whom have
ceived the degree Of D. D. this year
EmeR,rros TO TKxss--The Nacekdeehes Chronicle OF
the 2sth nit SAWS
Verify, Texas is filing up and that by thousands Our
city presents every day continued auvasn Of wagons
loaded with and children and hQusehold appur
tennnces The emigrant well provided with means
and slave property and present all the OF having
been used 10 the comforts Of e7