The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-26
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and tipped over all her arguments for ndepend
enee Of the other sex by passing mans hat 10 take up the
collection"
bluff country farmer meeting the parson Of the parish
in by-ane and not giving him the way readily he
expected the parson with erect chest told him he
better fed than taught" Very true indeed sir said the
farmer, " for you teach me, and feed myself
When bank suspends in Australia, they take the pres
dent to neighborng tree and him in the
ner simple remedy, but very eficacious.
At Somerset Mass, shin, of some 1900 tons on
the stocks in the yard of James Hurd together with his
dwelling, destroyed by fire Thursday last Loss
estimated at 100000
deserted husband in Baltimore adyertises his wife as
having left his bed and board and offers reward of fifty
dollars to any that is white and has been
yieed Of stealing who viii marry her and take her Cal
iornia.
About three hundred respectable citizens of New Orleans
have been sworn in special police and doing good
service in putting down characterization and riot Every
person found the after night with deadly weapons
is Immediately arrested by them; and among the arrests
made is that of desperate character named Holloway
charged with being the person who shot and wounded
Mrs Adams few nights previous while sitting her door
with her husband. She received three wounds and the
ball still remains in her shoulder.
By the arrival at this port Of the steamship Locust
Point Captain Laytield from Boston, tsays the Baltimore
Sum- we learn that in lat 80 l6, long 40 49, the captain
picked up life preserver with steamship Glasgow on it.
marked No. 2.
In New York Saturday the subscriptions for the re-
lief of the sufferers at Savannah amounted to $4,000
In Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday morning one of
Messrs. Hammers & Forbess powder mills in East Hart
ford, blown up killing John MpCan, lately from
Dover Massachusetts The mill contained about one
hundred kegs Of powder when the explosion took place
The cause is unknown,
few days ago enormous serpent was discovered in
the garden of Moas hotel Niagara This truculent-
looking reptile about twelve feet long, and almost as
thick a mans leg After sundry straagems he was
taken alive by Mr.. Mofat and safely barrelled up 1t
turned out to be anaconda which got away from an ex
hbition that had been held the common about fort
night previous since which time his suakeshp had been
enjoying himself large and feeding luxurousy on chick
ems of which considerable number had disappeared very
mysterously from the neighborhood
THE FEVER AT THE SourH-A despatch dated
Columbia, Is. CD September 23d states
The yellowever panic is increasing and spreading
throughout the South, though eft Savannah ana Charles
ton the disease steadily the decrease The telegraph
offices at Augusta and Charleston are shut up and the
office at Savannah has been removed to the railroad depot
OPERATOR Mr. Carpenter died. and his assistant now
down with the fever Augusta the operators became
pancstricken with the people, and have left the office
The panic at Augusta, which has always heretofore
been exempt from the rayages of this awful pesence was
beyond description learn from passengers direct from
there that nearly the whole of the white population have
abandoned the city and the country for miles around is
covered with tents The fever Is also represented as in
creasing among those who remain and the doctors have
urged all to fly from it who possibly leave their homes
The post office is closed and the mails all delay there
being distribute them No southern papers have
been received at Columbia since Monday
The ntelmentg at SaYanhah Oh Thursday were six
teen including twelve OF fever showing great decrease
The death. of the past week 1885, including 1870 of fe
AT Charleston there is visible abatement of the dis
ease though it has not been violent there Savan
nah.
Alexander Carroll esq, of the Charleston Courier
am happy to learn again in good health his ang hav
ing proved more manageable thnn the pesence. The
deaths at Charleston on Thursday and Friday thirty
son the l7h instant when the steamer Weioka passed
Jacksonville Fla from SAVANNAH her way I'D the river
the people were assembled the shore in great state of
excitement with cannon, and the Weuka attemnting
to land she was fired into, ball passed through the
cabin, wonnding enc 81 the walters, but do'~
damage The cause of this violent a. .g no o'ner
r . sne was ABOUT 10 and number Of the citizens Of
s'NaA''' ".o, ii was thought would bring the yellow
ever with them ~
Columbia is still ENJOYING excellent health and M ono
fears the fever here
The savannah Republican of the 2lst instant saws.
We regret notice in the report this week so small
falling oft in the number of ntermens and the fact of
an increase IN the number of deaths from yellow fever
over those of last week. We trust however that the
worst has passed and that may be able report
more voraby Of our condition. We have not much to
encourage such hope it is true but with reduced
population and with the energetic efforts of the
benevolent In minsering to the Of the destitute
there cannot much be left for the pesence to feed
upon The total inermens for the week 80 of which
l3l were OF yellow fever Last week the nterments were
2l0, Of which 40 of yellow ftver-slownp a de-
the fever For The past five weeks there were Gs brals
OF which 436 were OF yellow fever"
UNHEARp-oF oRuELTy.The people of the fourth district
have been Mortified and excited extraordinary degree
by of the most cruel murders that our city has ever
been the theatre of The called upon yeste
day to hold an inquest upon the body Of male child,
aged years and months, named Christian Rolnor
native OF Germany, which had its death by foul
means, The chids father it appears resides in Europe
and IT had been adopted by German named William
Young who resides Sarapau 1t has been treated
by its adopted parents with hendsh cruelty for a long
time to the knowledge Of the neghbors generally and
yesterday morning died from the effects of blow inflicted
on the right side of the head by William Young the
adopted father The coroners jury after hearing the evil
dence, rendered their verdict above Young and his
wife Frederick who both implicated by the verdict of
the jury ofinques had already been arrested by police
of the fourth district and undergoing examination
before the recorder
The chd it lay exposed before the jury presented
horrible aspect The of many cowhidng and the
evidence of inhuman treatment plainly visible and in
pieces Of flesh stripped from the poor cma
ciaed hasaryed infants back As the spectators bcheld