The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-13


prevailed however from the statements Of two small
boys in te neighborhood that al the commencement Of
The sale HaAn was leaving the Office with t%o bags
Of money The last found also the hands Of the
public administrators.
TIE EEvoEurIoy II VEsnzrELA-The headquarters of
Aelo is Of facatara where he Inusters De1 than
900 men party Of about 400 in Bogpta
In the provinces Of the north enthusiasm and
On the 18th party Of the rebels attacked by Arbo
edA win lzo men when 20 Were killed and as taken
The army of Upper Magdalena il being daily increased
by troops from Annoquia and Cauca and Leneral Lopez
with 2Ooe wel-arned troops daily expected from
Popayan-
The seat Of government has been moved to Honda for
the purpose OF attending Immediately the organi
cation Of the northern provinces
From The Atlantic provinces the reports equally
satisfactory
Senior Juan Jose Nieto governor Of Carthagena, who
suspected Of favong Meos cause has been removed
rival of the division of the lstus and lis services in
putting down demonstration in Carthagena have been
confirmed.
Two volunteer companies composed Of the respectable
citizens OF CarrhagenA, have been formed
On the leth the division of General Pesaia leave
IN the steamer Estre.A towards sabania, 10 join the
The received um the southern provinces say
that all are in favor a the constitutional party, except
small party in entura who had a collision with the
legitimate party wh res1lted in their total defeat and
the suspension a the governor few lives lost but
at the date Of our advices order was restored
The Venezuela hrig ornoco has arrived New York
from Cindad Bolivar eastern Venezuela bringing inte
genoe from thai pa1 of Yenezuea the 2oth July
There great agitation there in consequence of POI
hhcal troubles and al business stopped The author
ties Of Ciudad Bolivar terrifying the place and
sells arriving from the United States searched by gov
eminent guards under the apprehension that General
Pace might secretly enter the country to head the r.volu
ton.
A MISTAKE IN rER wEIGHr--Andrew Wyrnan like
Lord Byron in respect lie had great horror Of
growing fat What added 10 his apprehension this
the fact that his father before he died attained
degree of rotupdiy which would have enabled him
AL respectfully the Office Of alderman
Andrew stood FIVE feet eight Ia his stockings and weigh
ed one hundred and fory-ve pounds very respectable
weigh-witln which be endeayored 70 keep himself by
the free use OF vinegar and other acd which reported
to diminish any tendency TO pinguidity.
Andrew in the habit Of weighing himself once
fortnight order TO make that he transgres-
sing proper bounds.
and just stepped ofthe In the depot when his
ton arrested by instrument for determining the
weight
Mechanically he placed himself On the platform and adj
jused the weight hundred and torty-tve To his
surprise he found this NOT sufficient
With air Of alarm he advanced il five po.nds-stiI
Intellectual Imagine his CONSERVATION when the scales fell
NJ oBe hundred and sevenry-hvei
Good heavens said he himself There can't be
any mistake about tive gained thirty pounds within
fortnight Twas afraid ii would be 80 1t 50 with
my father before Al this rate shall 60 beyond him
4 In a few week.
He entered the house with Of settled melancholy
upon his face which excited the fears Of his wife who had
| come forward to greet him after his absence
| Why Andrew--Mr Wyman-vhatz the matter y she
1 asked
! Matter enough p he groaned : weigh hundred
and serentyve pounds Gained thirty pounds within
fortng ht-or the rate Of fifteen per week Suppose
should 60 al this rate ten pounds week, in
three months shall be perfect monster Hn the most
nafortunate of men"
81 am sure you don't look any largeH said Mrs lyman
A o nj IlufN lur
/ yeu =
I'm feE you what, Mr. wyrnan' said his wife, struck
with a sudden idea are you sure you didn't have your
rali5e in your hand when you weighed p
Andrews face frightened up.
| Wait minute said he
He sped Of the house like arrowhew the de-
pot and renewed the experiment
moment after be entered the house again his face
glowing with JOY
YoFva hit ii WIFE, he exclaimed I've weighed my
self again and only weigh hundred and forty-three
case that he gave his wife money enough to pur
case love OF collar that she had at Mrs Leasks
| the day before
| us an III wind that blows nobody good
| FnuM Nrw GRANADA.-Accounts to July 10th state
that from the interior had reached the coast
General Mosqnera sin BorranquiIla but had
up MagAlenn the troops be has been raising equipng
and providing for with his characteristic zeal and e
cheney, He immediately to follow them to operate
against Meo.
4 SINGULAR DEArHCn Wednesday Last the barque Ann
Elizabeth Capt Smith belonging Boston but bound for
West India port drew into the stream preparatory
TO sailing With him he had boy abouf thirteen years Of
age whom be had brought from the eastward and to whom
be appeared much attached The Of the boy have
been unable learn Just about the time of sailing the
boy came 10 the captain and without complaint but with
singular manner asked him to allow him place his
bis neck The singnarity Of the request caused
little hesitation hand was howeve laid upon hii
Ell onlder and after the poor lad sunk in hS
Of the captain, and corpse. No inquest was
held the body and the Of death is therefore
known The vessel sailed in brief period afterwards the
captain having Obtained cofperhHps with the design
Of taking the body to the Observation-Disclosures Saa.
! On the eth instant young named Timothy Prince
and little boy son Of Ezekiel Hodger both Of Falmouth
Maine went out in a boat to fish By some mshap tn,
boy fell overheard when Mr. Prince seen hy those on
shore to plunge IN the boy. Both and boy
sank to rise no more
I The Cincinnati Gazette says is supposed that from
4 fifteen twenty Hives lost by the recent sinking
the steamer Cape May, Mount Vernon Indiana
last FIRE dead bodies had been taken from hs
/ wreck
Jack Morrissey the prize fighter has found his mach
\ having been married in Albany THURSDAY
u Naval General order
I NAVY DrrARrNErr, Aaru1 H. 1854.
As marx Of memory Commodore
distinguished 0Gee u United navy, who died Boz