The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-29
The United States ship Constellation launched al
Portsmouth, Virginia, on Saturday in fine STYLE


struck Evans and feled him the floor Evans quickly
recovered himself and drawing knife cut Weiss throat
from ear to car that he died almost instantly Evans
then made his escape and has not been arrested The Off
GERS OF Lawrenceburg have gone in search of him Much
excitement prevails in the neghborhood.
Louisville Courier, Odd inst
Fifteen prisoners made attempt escape from the
State prison in California Four were killed ON the spot
and three, who were wounded have since died
The Wheeling nelIigencer says the Ohio river is now
lower according the memory of an observer of such
things, than it has been since 1888 and only one
inch higher than it was then. II then eleven now
twelve, inches.
Rev. DR. Oreses A. Brownson has accepted the profss-
Sorshp extended to him by the Irish University at Dublin
He present preparing his first of lectures The
salary is about $4,000.
SIeHrs cLoupsThc Petersburg Express gives
the following of Elliots balloon ascension from
| that place;
again he higher and although he says this is his
0ls ascension he never before behed so strange an aerial
phenomenon as he witnessed this trip While rising stead
lily through the clouds the upper atmosphere he saw
the having dim red appearance in the distance and
having made his way for mile upward through the
hazy clouds he came into magnificent and brilliant
shine hot that he perspircd freely though the height
of about four miles from the earth He says that this is the
first time he experienced such heat at that distance
and never before did he perspre when far up. This
shows that have hearts and warm suns in yir-
ginia
| sWhe at that height he witnessed a most magnificent
mirage phenomenon on the strata of amospher behind
him. About five hundred feet from him opposte TO the
left was tremendous wedcined dark shadow If bs hal
loon car and HIMSELF while about half way between the
dark shadow and his balloon ,yae ono,ber hr,b raacnn
of Isabella and himself. Il was standing ont in bold relief
with every tint and color portrayed and appeared to him
like another aerial twin companion which initiated his
every motion gesture His shadow appeared to him
Il yellow
The Jackson railroad has been Completed from New Or
, j, ~, M;;a;: mn, 5f'N 49, -'e' -
ie''' " wy '''F7''''iP' INV
There were sixtvscven deaths in Savannah f,ori lac,
- III. go 80 - ~, ''i'i' s'"i i'o'
"eeA--'0 o'' u 'enoN 'e'er ine o'Sease " repre-
sehted as beng on Tue decline
M
Inc stsahef tenopaNpt rom PORTLAND, whe approach
ing Boston harbor on Tuesday, down sail boat and
four who were in the boat at tho time were drowned
STRANGE \ MrRDERER--A condensed state
ent of some of the following nar,icnlors e hero,or
nnb1;shod I'M a IA 50 oe " ;,',a,as,
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again more III detail
writer IN the brownsville Watehnan gives the fol-
lowing singular biography Of James Aghtpwer, recently
convicted Of manaaugLtr in bat county Tbree vear in
Dungeon II Rapms Il NOTHING IN What he boe ondnroa
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~ e , ~ .s',' so y youns luy 1i 'hs sec
H. i,i IL ~ ~, p,. .s, oe.'nc
,a sh;oct ~ am nnrrn, ~; , ~ ~; nm, 70
49,, FL ;b IL r. ne 49,. - 'ci ns 70 t''e ease
'ose a. ~. an WY ie h'''fleu
nnt, L s 80 i,;5 ~ sp i. n toi,
% nu sol "''s uesaIss ~ iese,.e vut limited
ht 80 u, . a ;a.is5' "a. 'ehuel age MS
nd;nor VII 1 u o -, e iP W.. eAu'-
800 An, ~, p'y $50 yeais ~, oiu ne was a''ehaihH
go -, - - Il IN .1i i'c leit am ,no hahu
~; III III ' ~ ~ "'Ven' he ioieNei ios' 'he N'e OF
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m r1 ~ t, e" us va" oi,es ~ %rAsshahe peihg
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Pa ~ " INV - wv" Ae "as hi'.sef. ror,uha.ely, ne
n V tips' N''i'o', auo ,nerepy saNed ms ne In
-p.e VI ~" moh,iiS ne was 'galh oitten py
- V , 49, $3.50 " iePuleS, " pursuing 'he saihe
- 80 10 eio'' i'o was again rescueu from tAe Jaws
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, 'ie w " e' W. auu 'etesn he maue se,
49,. ~ , Is e NY Ivy " ms e,eP-im.i, "hich
800 ' az NUtit ngN ~ Vh- Apout NAV wy ne
VS. ppssb sY.q upS, ip'oeu ushe' ~ heiehoor'
wv ", saIs o'u ie WAS hhoeheu ooWh hy nBh'-
, e, o wy ~. iSeVNef iy sohio 'hhe ~ the age OF
A,eIn no was h''apNvu WINE hunting IN 'he woods by a
wy my PN1VheH lho panther soon Tore ihm down
w eu siu.s. VI niihu py ieiehihE aeath Inc
l . u i,u ii'ni my c swamp anu covered MN
p "t'i s.,oh auu ss er winch nc TOOK nus esVe III
49,, i . Pc. .. hiv 'i''i 'iV p"h'hfi uepar-
@ anu maui ms escape NOUS &c was oaoiy TORN
ny = ~ ,,'i h 49,. a..
" Hl~* o' 'h"s % "e, ioi ne SUM anu
;i I ,r 10 o'''l s"e MS s'ePi"'iici u severe
h 'I ~, III eep'ns unoel sien. snooh
~ nEn'nnis ilis pun was smoo,il "i nineteen, When
- ., . oune 'as .oug9 nsu!,hs IN
she was s''ei ny inc boy oil msQinne ana resolved to
marry HIM, Notwithstanding the opposition of her ret-
lives, who made severe tareats against hero But
SNAKES tb ma ~ , h e aIil n a,'e
the threats OF man Nothing dnunted, he continued to
urge his clanS After finding all his efforts compro-
mise unay ailinp he commenced n determined course He
prosurea us license placed magistrate at conspicuous