The daily union., 1854-12-20
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1t seems that Gillespie made an assault upon Stevens
striking him several times with pistol The latter taking
with him james Nix proceeded afterwards TO arrest Gil
espe demanding city marshal his surrender when Gil
espe fired at himortunatey without effect Before Gil
espe could repeat the fire he shot by Stevens and
died Immediately. BY other there was a
second discharge from Guespies pistol which wounded
very seriously however learnAx IN the arm and
little boy. Stevens acYAitted. From what can
learn he acted in discharge OF his duty as city officer
and the killing was in selfdefence."
The Columbia Democrat says the Brazos river has been
naygabc stage for nearly two months for boats to go
as high as Washington
The same paper says that some the planters about Co
uba have commenced preparing their ground for next
years crop The ground is said be in excellent condi-
ton for ploughng.
SUICIDE HUNGARIAN SoBLEMAs.-The Cincinnati
Commercial of Saturday says that Mr. George Folry,
Hungarian who resided in that city, committed suicide,
about yesterday, by shooting himself with pistol
Mr. Eoltry is by birth nobeman but has become much
reduced in circumstances aud his pecuniary embarrass
ments were the occasion of his rash act.
COMING HoME-The last steamer brought letter from
Major T. S. Brown who for years past has occupied
the important post of consulting engineer the Emperor
of Russia Major has left St Petersburghfor Italy, where
he viii spend few months with his family, and then
turn to the United States
FATAL DISASTER LAKE MIcHIGAN-The schooner Whirl-
wind arrived at Racine Sunday last with part Of
the crew of the propeller Westmoreand which sunk
in % fahoms water eighteen miles this side of Sleeping
Bear, by which disaster seventeen lives were lost.
NEW YORK BANK srArr,mNr-The weekly statement of
the city banks shows the following totals Increase of
specie Sos7 900 loans S35ooOo deposites about 81 0o0
600 the circulation shows a decrease of $22o 900
NAVIGATION OF THE OHIo--The navigation of the Ohio
still remains closed by ice and in view of the present
cold weather there is but slight prospect of an immediate
opening.
FATAL AccIDEST.--Dr. Caldwell, of Caledonia, Illinois,
by the Of the Illinois Central railroad
few days ago. and killed.
SELLING cHuRcH-The First Baptist Church in Hart
ford Connecticut has been sold importing house for
S2s,0oo
ARRIVALS AT New ORLEASsSnce the lst October IL :
passengers have arrived New Orleans; 322
Americans and 544 Germans.
LEFT puLprT.-H. II. Rhees, esq we'll
known member of the bar of Stockton Ca ordained
rs Baptist pastor the 22d ult.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLEp--A young residing in Middle
Tennessee accidentally shot through the head by his
cousin, Mr. Knowles, few days since, the road be-
tween Denmark and Medon, Tenn.
Illustrated News says that the of the Russian cavalry
strapped their saddles that If wounded they may
not fall off.
IRONING AND mANGLNo.--Diogenes informs the British
public that railway companies like aundresses be-
cause they have ironed all England and sometimes do
little mangling."
NApoLEoss pnKDcrlos-The following is the oft-quoted
prediction Of Napoleon, in of his recorded
tons at st Helena:
IN the course of few wears Russia will have Constan-
nopIe the greatest part of Turkey and all Greece France
England and Prussia united cannot prevent it,
pha paper says
painful accident occurred Friday the Norris
railroad the Falls station Isabella eldest daugh-
ter Of the late Richard Penn Smith, attempting to jump
of the before they stopped slipped and fell Both
her lower limbs thrown under the wheels She
tempted to draw herself under the cars save herself
from the wheels but had only time TO withdraw one leg.
The wheels passed the other just below the knee
crushing il that there possibility of saving IT,
The limb has been amputated
RETURNED HoME-Tion r. p Flennilen late candidate
for congressional delegate in Kansas has returned TO his
home in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
VINO AND WHAT ARE THE ZouAvKs This question is
thus answered by the author of @Notes and Queries
The Zouaves natives Of the French provinces of Al
gier disciplined and exercised by French officers and
forming part of the French contingent employed in the
Crmea and the siege of SebasopoI They hold exactly
the relation the French army that the Sepoys in
india do TO the regular British troops
FATAL RAILROAD AccIpEyT--A young man named Thos.
Smith, aged about 23 years conductor freight train
of the Georgia railroad almost nsantaneousy killed
at Madison on Wednesday last.
MONTGOMERY LOOKING UP.--The Montgomery Alabamal
Journal of the 18th instant says
The passage of travel through this place for the last
few weeks will be by the list Of arrivals in pa
reaching four hundred At the present time there is quite
a of guished strangers in town. mostly
attendance the Pacific railroad convention
RAILROAD EETrINe-On the 4th instant the first fifty
miles Of the Montgomery and Pensacola road let and
Immediately placed under contract which stipulates
complete the fifty miles in 1855.
RAILROAD sUBscRPTIoYs-An election was held in Co.
lumbus Ca last week. take tn, of the people
that place the subject Of the city subscriptions the
Mobile and Girard and the opelousas railroads The re-
suit majority of about twelve in favor Of both
measures.
SINGULAR George Allen has been tried at Bua-
10 and found guilty Of marrying married woman He
subjected to fine Of $3.50 in consequence not
whsanding there evidence given tending to show
that the had entered into the first marriage contra
ry her wishes aud that the defendant had no know-
edge Of its existence at the time of his marriage The jury
found the defendant guilty but recommended him to the
favor Of the court
GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE COPPER oRE-The Savannah
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