The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-08

RELIeIoUs-The minutes of the Congregational churches
in Massachusetts, for the last year show 45 churches 35s
pastors Al stated supplies 63 vacant churches IA minis
without charge 96O62 members of churches admitted
last year 32l4 removed by death and otherwise 1921 in
\ FAINT baptisms reported 1908.
EXTENSIVE YlELD--Mr f. A. Mckay, of Naples Ontario
county New York has of ground from which he
has gathered 10000 pounds of grapes this The
soil is sandy lean with gravely sub-so
SnlP-BuILDISG THE BATH DIsTmcT-The Bath (Maine)
Mirror states that there have been launched in that district
since the LIST of January 90 vessels whose aggregate
mage is II 5o7an increase of tonnage 1853 of %
The value of the build at 800 ton, is S4656,820.
PsrTcoAr rysclAYs-There are no less than fifteen
male students attending the Electric Medical College Fe
male physicians will soon be numbered by scores.
CoyYUBlAL FELICITY this head the Detroit Free
Press relates of that before the po
lice of that city, in which man was arraigned for
whipping his wife the second night after marriage
No DRINKING on ELECTION pAYThe mayor of Detroit has
issued proclamation requesting keepers of hotels and gIo
ceries refrain from selling liquor the day of the cleo
! ton.
/ Boy POPULATION OF New YoRk-The city superntend-
ent says there are about hundred and fifty thousand
boys in New York of age attend school OF this
Der only fifty thousand average constantly there
i MAYOR WEsrrRvELrs AFFARs.--Upon examination
into the affairs of Mr.. Weservelt mayor of New York,
who failed few days since it appears that there is
plus of hundred and fifty thousand dollars after the
payment of all his debts
! MEMORANDA OF ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG LApy.--The
Buffalo Republic says: ave recently picked up the fol-
/ lowing memoranda, which dropped by a young
lady atred in an embroidered velvet talma exquisite
honitan lace collar awhile hat and plume aud painfully
brilliant silk dress, with exaggerated founces:
90 must get vail sarceknet gluvs broun hoes aise,
shimmyzet, kulone'
We confess startled at the last item but think
! il means cologne"
BUSINESS AT NEW ORLrASs--The New Orleans Picayune
of the 29th ult says:
The business has opened auspciousy and every
thing beoken winter of prosperous activity.
The evee business streets the hotels and other places of
public resort, already showing signs Of increasing
animation, and all bids fair for the future before u.s.
a SENSIBLE pocroe-A doctor In New York says that
oysters only become unhealthy when taken with pickles
coldsaw, and brandy cocktails
Dr. Scorrs cuuRcu--This church which was destroyed
by fire at New Orleans few days ago, insured for
$4,000
policeman srABnEp-Onc of the candidates for alder
man in New York, John b Holmes, in disturbance on
Friday night stabbed POLICE officer named Gusey in the
side nflictng dangerous wound aud made desperate
plunge another officer, but he finally secured and
locked up Gurey has since died
r,rlIARcn-Jobu Rowland the oldest citizen Of Prov
idence but one, died on Saturday, aged 81 years
A pRoUGnr.-The Independence MOI Messenger of
October 81 says 1t is just four months since had rain
sufficient lay the dust until Thursday ,as we were
blessed with oldfashioned rain Storm which filled
up cslerna and wells and knocked the watcrauers out
of business
SOMETHING NEw.At Oshkosh Wisconsin, there is ioat-
ing pottery with lathe turned by bsass They said
to be eontened animals and Do not seem TO dislike the
cupation
ARRIVAL A sTEAMsiIP,-~The steamship " City
OF Manchester" Capt Wye from Liverpool the 18th
utmo arrived at Philadelphia on Monday with AGA pas
sengers She reports encounering weather the
passage.
DEATH UNITED STATES MMIssoNER--Edward ID.
Ingraham, esq, eminent lawyer and United States
commissioner died p Philadelphia Monday last of apo
| Pexy,
The couRss--A despatch from Quebec under date
of November G, says
Government has appointed commission to inquire
into the of the recent fghul accident the Great
Western railroad, near Chatham The commission will
proceed at once to the of the disaster"
PROFITABLE sEAsoS FpE ruErEs.-Many Of the citi-
zens Of Savannah Georgia. returning to their homes
from their prolonged absence during the prevalence of the
yellow fever have found their houses plundecd by thieves
THE OrERA-The performances at the New York Opera
House will be suspended until Maro complete recovery
PENNSYLVANIA KANSAS rIoNEERs.Thc Conneautye
(pa) Courier of November |, says:
This company, numbering about hundred and
fifty persons left this place last Friday az noon by canal
for Rochester the Ohio river Where they expect TO
another branch Of the company from Cambria county.
They AL appeared be in excellent spirits and full Of
hope as to the result of their journey"
TIM WEATHER IIcHMosp.--The Richmond Enquirer
of yesterday morning says
Yesterday morning the coolest of the season. Ice
readily formed in exposed situations after sunrise Last
week the weather oppressively warm Qs many at
tendance at the fair can testify
LAeGr sLocK suEEpA few days age a flock of eigl-
teen hundred sheep was driven through Fredericktown
Maryland, their way from the State of Vermont Fau
quier county, Virginia.
UNDER coYrRAcTAll the remaining byidge5 on the East
Tennessee and Virginia railroad have been put under CON
tract
FATAL ATRAy--An ARRAY occurred Pulaski Tennes-
see the 2Ch ult in which Green Webb was killed and
Samuel Cox was badly wounded
MAHRIED.-Among the moose items il the Richmond En-
quirer notice the aassage of Mr. Broughton editor of
the Norfolk Herald to Miss Emily b Ward