The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-09
& EN- e II AL EW 8.


Important State elections to be held in twenty-five
of the States within period of about three months A
majority of the members of the House Of Representa-
tives TO be chosen and in Massachusetts, Vermont
New York, Pennsylvania North Carolina Florida Louis
lana, Arkansas Indiana, Illinois, Missouri Iowa. and
California legislatures be elected which will choose
each except that of North Carolina which viii
elect two.
Prof Mcail of Carlisle Seminary in Schohare county,
New York with number of Students proceeded to
plore the Seminary last Saturday They had
been into pit of hundred feet Deep and all hands
except the professor safely assembled by of pulley
ropes He was ascending and had nearly reached the
platform when by MEANS he slipped from the rope
seat and fell to the bottom Of the cave which caused his
death in a few minutes.
The Charleston Mercury rneations appearance in that
city on Thursday week of brilliant meteor Its flight was
unbroken, brilliant beyond example lighting up the whole
western heavens in its course and bursting
fragments of bright white light very much in the manner
of rocket of great size During its passage the light was
SO strong that printed page might be read by ii.
In the Office Of The Ohio and Mississippi railroad in Gin
cinnati may be seen curiosity well worthy the attention
of naturasts 1t is usk in fine state OF preservation
Though fast sofening from exposure to the ar) which
measured six feet four inches when first discovered
The dislery Of P. L. Hewlett at Lockbourne eleven
miles below Columbus Ohio destroyed by fire on Sat-
urday night the Gath ult Loss $4,000; insurance S22
600.
CHoLERASevep atl three of sickness are re-
ported to-day in the city The weather for the past three
days has been sufficient increase the
Trans, Thursday.
The Cleveland Herald of Wednesday says "The schoon-
err Virginia, Captain Williams with a crew of six men,
bound from Toledo and Oswcgo discovered the
mouth of Rock river yesterday morning in distress and
was towed into port by steam tug -Four OF her had
died of cholera since leaving Toledo The names Of the
unfortunate dead James Brock Judah Valentine Henry
Wood and Wm Young the latter supposed to have a
brother residing in this city The survivors are Capt
Williams the mate, and of the crew names not
learned
THE "GRApEsHor' AGAiN.The Pamporo on her last trip
San Juan to this city, fired into by the celebrated
clipper Crapeshot Some weeks since had adyces by
of our steamers in the Texas trade that the Grapcshot
cruise off the coast of Texas and now our
information is That she last discovered in the vicinity
of the isle of Pines the coast Cuba in latitude "a
longitude So Taking into consideration that this clipper
cleared from New York under very mysterious circuu-
stances it must be matter of considerable interest TO the
whole community And then what does her cargo consist
of2thirty thousand of the beat peicussoned nuskes
shoulderea There is another fact which is calculated
open the eyes Of the publc-and that is a majority of
citizens know Captain Baxter very well, and believe
him TO be the commander Of this notorious vessel which
has already created much CONSERVATION in this country
well in Europe and seeing hun every day in our
most public toroughares under the impression that
this cpper of the seas is still lying snugy moorcd at the
mouth of the Mississippi We do think such conclu-
sion should be entertained for it 40 evidence that be-
Captain Baxter ia here the Grapeshot is at the mouth
of the Mississippi The whole affair looks to us exceed
ngly mysterious.M o. De'ta
A few days ago small steamer made trip from Bar
louisville TO the Falls OF Guyandottc, the Guyandoc
river in Virginia the first steamboat ever seen in that
region,
Upwards of hundred hogs died from heat and close
stowage in the Of the Illinois Central railroad on
Monday.
Mr. Kavenaugh of the bishops OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South practical printer
| of course he knows how to pull the devils tail
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