The daily union., 1854-12-27

ca by the sorrowfn Intelligence that Mrs. Lepp
wiz OF our baker had been murdered. We hurried with
hs hroag to the house Mr. Lepp the of blood and
witnessed the narrowing sight There lay the victim clad
In night dress cold in the embrace of death She had
ysed the fatal bow-inteted with knife in the left
site-but about five minutes Upon her person two
or three other slight sabs discovered She nearly
dead when found to say thing to who committed the
crime aud the night being dark and lights in the room
probably was ignorant Of the actual assalan The only
words she uttered were, My Father my Fatherp This
Induced some 10 believe that she might have referred
hes father Philip Best aged man living about four
milrs nom town, committing the deed. number Of
persons mounted horses and proceeded Immediately to the
house. Of Mr. Best They found him home but discover
ing 40 indications Of his having been absent returned with
oai arres'.ng him Next morning however tracks being
hogss, be arrested, together with by the
I oi John Roller and confined in Jail"
/ REronsD OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS TO THE UNI
tD SrAr.s-We copy the following from the Panama
Herald Of December 0;
we learn from good authority that treaty has been
made between the United States and Ecuador by which
The latter ces Ar soceegHty the Gaipagos group
s tHasd ~sfss fer the of three iioas of dollars In
Masking This important announcement which have every
70 believe correct unable to give further par
ticolars but doubt the matter will be Immediately
brought before Congress for its sanctop and the Gap-
xos Nay yet become United States territory before the
Sandwich Islands II is said that rich deposites of guano
Of good quality have been discovered the islands which,
II true vii prove OF great value to the agricultural inter-
eats Of the States and justify the expenditure of such
large sum OF public money
Bcsros urxs sxwa--we clip the following items Of
news from The Boston papers
Christmas win be generally observed in this city
on Monday than heretofore.
Our money market comparatively easy to-day con-
sdsng that notes due At The banks previous to Tuesday
had 10 lie to-day The of interest in the street
lfon "a 10 cent per month for good paper The
financial pFospects 10 the city are Frightening,
tn reported ha, Messrs, Rawson, Brigham, Il Co, dry
goods dealers Ia Nik street. failed to-day, with liabilities
I 0f 100000
Tho health Of the city continues good The total num-
ber Of deaths for the week only Ga
The creditors OF Mr. j. W. Blodgett & Co., dry goods
dealers IN Pearl street, reoeniy failed at the court
house to-day Claims were proven against the firm to the
amount Of about one million of dollars Assignees
appointed and another meeting of creditors will take place
soon
The weather here continues cold and cloudy with indi-
cations OF The eghing in the suburbs is excellent
but is getting considerably worn down in the city
sr Loris AND cmoaoo.--The ST. Louis News says
"on Christmas day the the Illinois Central rail-
road viii commence running from Chicago to Cairo and
on the Monday following New Years day. the road will
be opened for regular travel This will open another rail-
road route from 81 Louis 10 Chicago. Passengers
take the in the Ohio and Mississippi railroad " the
junction and thence Chicago We hope the mail will
be by tina, route during le winter il has to lay
over ten or fifteen hours AZ Alton
! Alros AND lLtnosrows RArInoAp-The rails for this
road already at Chicago awaiting transportation The
grading Of the road ID under way and for greater portion
OF distance nearly completed At early day next spring
the road win be completed and the distance between st
Louis and Alton shortened to an hours running time
DrseEsArE STRICT ssesr.Tbe Louisville Democrat of
I Friday last says
A pistol fight came of in the town of Trenton, Gibson
county, Tennessee, last Thursday week. between e.
Bright jr, of Rev j. Bright of that place, and
Clint Penn in which the latter received two Shots In
the thigh the other the left breast whic II feared at
first would prove mortal Penn was still alive ON the l4th
AZ. t,.. fatna1 that ho
entirely Bright not touched by either OF the
balls Of his antagonist There were in all seven shots
fred each using repeater h The mssng took place hoh
led to this unfortunate occurrence was an insulting note
which young Bright sent to Penn requesting or command
ing him visit bis fathers house When Penn met
him he asked an explanation whercnpon alteration
ensued both drawing their pistols at about the
time Bright discharged his first shot with the u1uzzls Of
his pistol against close to Penns breass0 near to
burn his vest-Penn Immediately returning the fire The
firing continued st short spaces and in rapid
cession until Bright had fired four shots and Penn three
At this stage Of the game Squire Hill ran up, threw hiln-
self between the parties, and they were separated
BUSINESS AT NEW ORLEANS FOR ONE pAy.--A New Or
leans a) paper Of Friday last says We counted twenty
seven steamboats, wharf yesterday nearly all of the
largest cass Nineteen thousand bales of cotton
auded the wharf yesterday 42S barrels of -four 256
barrels of pork LOIS casks Of ham and bacon 1884 sacks
of 500 sacks Of oats $50 sacks Of bran 0l5 barrels
of potatoes kegs of lard s47 boxes of cheese 1851
rels Of beef onions sourkrou urnps 6abbages &C. BIG
head of cattle $50 sheep 800 hogs.
! PouLrgy pY roS.-The receipts and shipments of
poultry from Salem New Jersey unprecedented With
in the last week there have been sent Philadelphia
forty tons, and there ten tons hand to be
shipped on the first of the week TO New York.
/ THE FEMALE SHARPER AGAIS.The female sharper who
figured last summer Baltimore and other places u-
oft hake ma
appearance at Niagara where by plausible story she
cited the sympathies OF benevolent gentleman, and
away with $40 Of his money
i CoLD wEArHER-At military funeral in Boston last
week members Of the Light Dragons had their
/ fingers, or feet frozen.
I IMPORTANT IL rRUE--The New York Musica World an
that Mario parts his hair dowD the middle of his
head and all the young bloods Of New York following
the fashion, Grisi accustom herself to the la
des bonnets the Opera II to her just though
people their hear her sing instead Of
ing tbemselves