The daily union., 1854-12-28
G. EN- RAJ NEW 8.


this city ON Thursday on his way to Concord having in
tody Oliver b. Howe, postmaster at Sheburne New Hamp
shire who stands arrested suspicion Of extracting money
from mails passing through his office Mr. Howe has been
postmaster at Sheburne about eight years during nearly
all of which time he has been suspected of the crime for
which he Is under arrest and proofs of which have
been gradually and surely accumuating against him. He
has been the treasurer Of Coos county and of
property and standng.-IortIand Adcertisr.
win the Advertiser explain the nature of the standing
occupies who has for eight years been suspected of rob
bing the mail
SINGULAR CAUSE A wREcK.-We copy the following
from the Chicago Times;
The propeller Cincinnati while on her trip from Chica
go TO Oswego caught in the gale of week before last
on Lake Huron. During the storm heavy hawser with
light line attached, which coed ready for the
forecaste deck washed overheard by the Soon
after this the engine of the propeller stopped its centre
and all the efforts of the engineer and his nsu
fcient to move il either way On examination it was found
that the hawser had been caught by the screw and wound
completely about it, in numerous complicated coils. Axes
and chises procured, and the attempt made to
relieve the of its burden but before this could be
done the unmanageable craft went ashore the Canada
side, where she lies. Probably wreck at
tributable to such cause before"
LEvyISe sHIr--The ship Cheshire of Boston, has
been levied at New Orleans for penalty of 00O ad
Judged on her for carrying away slave woman whom,
however, she carried back again.
CHRISTMAS IN New YoRK.-According to the New
York papers, Christmas day very generally observed
in that city, and Notwithstanding the damp and foggy
weather. the churches well attended, while within
doors all apparently joy and gladness There
several military parades and number of festivals The
Old Brewery Msaon-house and the Five Points House of
Industry presented beautiful scene
"Thc children collected together in the chapel of
the institution, and were bounully supplied with fruits
and cakes, with general injunction to make themselves
happy possibe and this they seemed 70 DO doing
although without uproar disorder, The chapel was
decorated with evergreen ad had several appropriate de-
vices of the sams ateal upon the walls and gallery"
ln Handalls island the children handsomely GA
ertaned. Among the incidents of the day was the pre-
sentaon of gifts to all the chdyen in the nfrmsry by
Mrs Gibson the Only daughter Of the late Isaac Hopper
Mr. Hopper made this practice for many before he
died and ntrusted the remembrance to his daughter
at his death.
The Angel Gabriel" amused himself up and down
Broadway the tops of the omnbuse warning sinners to
flee from the wrath to come with brass horn.
In the afternoon mass meeting of workngmen was
held in the Park Several speeches made and reso-
luton adopted: That poor families living in this city who
unable pay their rents during the present hard times
shall not be turned om Of their homes by avaricious land
lords their agents; and also that cgam committee be
appointed to carry the above into efect"
TwESry-sEvEN THOUSAND DESTITUTE FEMALES IN New
YonK.-We-copy the following from the New York Ex-
press:
/ Mr. Elias Fountain states to usf that there
about 1000 females of good character in this city quite
destitute of any of support This number is in his
opinion rather under than the mark To provide for
the exigences arising from much suffering, as must
necessarily be the this gentleman on Christmas morn
ing opened book of subscriptions the OF which
he had written pledge to raise $4,000 for this praise
worthy object Mr. Fountain informs us in hour after
he had opened his book his applications answered to
the amount of $780, and he is confident of being able to
fulfil his pledge. But this is not all that 10 proposed by
this phlanthropis 1t is proposed that meeting be held
f r az s a
committees of relief for each ward and il is hoped that
every ward will be fully represented on heo n and by
such men as will do their duty and their Wi Iuty."
! ENTERPRISE Winchester Republican states that
there is travelling barber visit that place with
his fxins" drawn in little cart h cog He goes from
house to house and performs his shaving operations
man. he thinks cannot be too bareaced these times.
DEPARTURE OF LoRD ELGIS--Lord Elgn was among the
passengers in the Pacific which sailed from New York yes
terday for Liverpool.
DEATH OF ONE OF MARIoSs TRoor.-We learn from the
Cynhiana Harrison ccnnty News OF the 14h that the
10th inst Philip Roberts aged about ninety years. Of
FMarion's Merry Men, died that place The News
says he soldier in the Marion war; in South Carroll
and soldier of the Cross in the Methodist church
sixty years. and died in full triumph of the faith of
the Gospel.
TESTIMONIALS SoBLY EARNED.-We copy tho following
from New York paper
The gold and silver medals and other testimonials,
which are be presented from the merchants and citizens
of New York the captains of the Kby the Three Bells
and the Antarctic in remembrance of the herosm and de-
voon they displayed in saving the lives of the passengers
crew Of the San Francisco have just been completed
and ready for presentation Captain Creighton of the
Three Bells will receive gold medal and massive silver
pitcher The pitchers intended for Capt Low Of the barque
kilby and Capt Stouer of TIE Antarctic of the same
SIZE and do not differ very materially from that we have
described the gold medals of which there al
together will be distributed follows One is to be given
Capt Creighton, to his first mate to Captain
Low one Captain Stoufer to the captain Of the
Lucy Thompson to Capt Watkins of the San Francis
CO. and his first engineer Besides the medal Capt
Watkins is to receive magnificent silver salver two
pitchers, and four gobets."
HEALTH OF New OaLEANasNow Orleans continues un-
healthy The deaths for the week ending the 10th
numbered 24o The cholera, disease resembling it,
prevails to a considerable extent
An OLD nlNG.-The editor of the Memphis Eagle Ten
nessee has been shown ring which purchased in St
Augustine Florida in the year 1853, nearly one hun
dred years ago. In the mean time it had served the
pledge of love in au engagements and had remained
ten days in St Marys river upon the finger of fair girl
of summers who had been drowned by the up
setting Of in which she and only brother
nduging the pleasures of angling The ring of Span
ish importation.
BIsHoP DELASoy.-Proestant Episcopal broihcrhoods"
and "siscrhoodsn in separate organizations have been
made the subject of pointed by the bishop
of western New York. in his address to the
tpp of thot II.