The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-22
ENERAI NEW IS.

ment in the of Parish Co. Reige coming VI
from Shenandoah, has been affirmed Reggie injured
by the upseng of Parish Co.'S stages and brought
suit for damages which fixed by jury between
$4,000 and $4,000 Parish & Co. took a appeal from
decision Of the court below and brought il 10 the oour
Of appeals which sustained the circuit court thus imposing
upon Parish Co only the payment of the original
damages but the cost Of the sn making in ali but little
short Of $1,000
Never before since the first commencement Of steamboat
ing in the West Says the St Louis Republican have we
had in the St Louis and New Orleans trade such num-
Der of fine and fast boats viii be for this falls bus
ness There viii be in the OF few weeks dozen
to fifteen steamers plying regularly between ST. Louis and
New Orleans, Of which but win able TO make
the time up in FIVE TO five and half days.
The Providence Journal saws that upon the first starting
Of the factory of Pond Bacon in woonsocke on Monday
morning Lad named Burt by caught and
carried shaft running two hundred turns per min
The bones of both legs and were badly frac-
tured and there several about the head
besides many injuries to other parts Of the body The
Lad remained eomaose until the time of his death some
two or three hours after the time of the accident
II was stated that greater facilities had been afforded by
the mining companies Pciou for the shipping Of their
coal but The following of letter dated Pictou
September represents quite differently II saws
There IS sail of vessels in port amounting TO
$4,000 tons all waiting their turn load and the
mines furnish only about $50 chaldrons per day. il win
be the first of December before many Of the present fleet
VIII be able 10 leave Several vessels have left in ballast
and more will have 10 do so winter here
Some vessels had remained there from two to three
months waiting their turn toload--Boston journal.
EMIGRATION OF coIoRED PEOPLE 10 CANADA-It is said
that Kent county Canada West than eleven thou
sand negroes have settled during the last few years Mr.
Farell member OF the Provincial Parliament from that
county, has proposed 10 the following amendment
the ministerial resolutions in reply the throne Although
there probability that the amendment win be adopt
ed il is nevertheless regarded by persons nd
cation Of gradually growing feeling against colored
emgrans in that part of Canada where they
merous;
THAT all the words after the word that in the twelfth
paragraph be struck out and the following words inserted
in lieu thereof: This house will gladly show liberal
spirit and friendly disposition toward the United States
for their generous conduct in egslang upon this matter
reciprocity and that in proof of such disposition their
part the Provincial legislature win hereafter from
negro immigrants poll tax equal in TO that
imposed upon other foreigners, will incorporate any
associations for the special benefit of of color as
class and win discourage the promotion of any institution
the object and end whereof would be junction with the
aboonsts of the northern States bring about a sew
erance of the American Union.
YANKEES IN CAsApA-The Provincial Parliament have
passed granting aliens the right purchase and
convey lands in the Queens provinces the of
acres each The have put large tracts of land
into market at 81 81 25 per No reservations have
been made respecting minerals and the Yankees in hocs
prospecting the north shore of Lake Superior for
copper and iron and some rich openings have been dis
covered and where Yankee squaier cover the
mineral field several unite make their claim and Jointly
purchase the site 1t is said that there have been some tall
speculatons already.
The Toledo Blade tells good story of Mrs Muane
4. IL. -
leaving empty whiskey bottle the head of her bed
Her relatives and particular friends held wake over the
body. Matters very well but midnight when
the fun grew fast and ferocous suddenly there
tapping of loudly rapping raprng inside the
coffin lid Then the hairs OF each individual stuck
stiff, wires The watchers breathess but the voice
Of the dead broke out shril and angry Pat ye haste
git yer side Of the bed There's niyer bit iv
room for awixt ye an the wall Pat looked solemn
and the wife raised up in the coffin, and somewhat
shocked discovering the bad box she had got She
still lives 10 teach her husband better hnn ITO
bury dacnt woman with her sins all in her body
The floating debt Of Spain is S3oooooOo
Laborers to load and unload shipping are said to be u
usually at Norfolk where very large number Of
vessels are now in port
LIEUT.. jolly rRoMoTED.-We ii stated that Lieut.
Jolly of the British navy who had the passage with Com
mander Holins San Juan, has been promoted TO the
rank of commander This will probably be good news to
some of those persons the United States who are 80
fuse in their bitter denunciaons of Capt Holns as well
their government which has assumed the response
bility of his conduct at Greytown
Madame Rutzai Kossuth sister OF the great Hungarian
has returned to New York from Saratoga Springs
BRAD RIOTS IN FRAScE-There have been some bread
riots at Saint Brieuc in Brittany Large assebages OF
the population ccngegated in the streets complaining that
the price of bread had been lowered in proportion to
the goodness of the harvest The soldiers were called ont
dispense the mob and ii said that three people
were killed and several wounded
The Russ government has revoked all the permssions
il had granted TO Russians Poles exhibit their pro-
ductons the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1856 and
has the time prohibited all Russian subjects from
making any purchases either directly indirectly the
exhibition
PoRTsMouTH VAL SArT-VARDAr. L. Badger bate editor
Of the Portsmouth Globe has been appointed assistant civil
engineer in this yard vice r. wilkins removed The keel
OF of the frcstes has been laid and her
stem raised The keel Of the other is about be laid
The frgae Constellation is being coppered and
work on the frgate Potomac The Falmouth is stated
in the Globe be prepared for in a few weeks.
The New Orleans Courier of Thursday says that the yell
low fever does diminish either in general prevalence
the malgnsncy Of its attacks On the contrary, it would
appear that there greater number of persons dying in
the Charity Hospital and that the mortality is also the
increase in private practice Many persons who escaped
the unprecedented epidemic of year have been attack
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