The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-30

Ihey are taken in netsrom hundred to six hunare
barrels being secured at single draught Men womeu
ana children are employed night and day curing them We
the whole atmosphere is odorous with the stencil bos
impossible To be taken care of
Inc Oh Johns News OF Friday last states upon un
doubted authority that the government has secured th
services OF j. D. Jarvis, esq Of the eminent En-
gneers in the United States TO make the location surv
OF the canal and that Mr. Jarvss staff of engineers mn
der Mr. Tracy, will commence their operations next week
FRox FLoRlDA.The Jacksonville tFla) News saws tha
the company having the important in charge of con
strucung railroad Florida have already mad
arrangements which insure the construction of the south
ern fork of the road terminating either at Tampa or Char
lote Harbor.
Adyces from Fort Myers that the negroes Of Bow
legs recently captured by the Indian agent as reprsays
have taken French ieare from that station
FALL kyEnThe Monitor gives the following statistics
OF Fall River they appear the books of the
The whole amount Of the real and personal property
in this city is SS939,2l5 last year 99Obeinq an
increase from last year So6l 22s The amount of tyes
including State county, and city, is S56523 7obeing an
increase IRON last year of S5435 The of
is 50 cents Sl00snme as last year The po1l t,Y !;
u 90 Whole number of poles 3ll7--increase from last
year or
FROM MATTHIAS ViSEYARD,-The Vineyard Gazette saws
that mackerel continue plenty the south Of the Vine
yard and fishermen very successful According 10 The
Gazette the waters of that region filed with numerous
specimens OF the larger of the deep Whales of the
n-hack species almost every day in that locality
Swordhsh also quite plenty aud easily taken by
experienced fishermen goldfish taken short time
since which weighed "a pounds. The same boat which
secured this mammoth cod took forty-fye others aver
aging about 80 pounds each Among other fish taken are
sharks of enormous growth of them y ANA IA feet
in length
SINGULAR ORIGIN OF fiRe-The Express states that the
corpse of a German who died on Wednesday was
laid out on bed yesterday at Der residence Water
street AS is the CUSTOM lighted taper placed in the
sened hand Of the corpse and it left for time with
out watchers, BY unaccountable means the candle
set ire to the bedclothes and the flames had nearly con-
sumed the body before they discovered AT last those
in the house Of the condition things and
rushing in seized the corpse and dashed L pon the floor
after which, they cast the hgrng bed Of the window
The dwelling was not burned though it very near
being Those who the chnrred remains say that
the scene shoclng.-BsGaio Commercial.
oBsEeurs OF Ma, LoRIsG.--The 81, Augustine Ella J
Ancient; City has the following;
The remains OF Major Charles Loring arrived in this
city Sunday night last from New York and the funeral
solemnes took place from the Episcopal Church on Mon
day.
The burial service conducted by the Rev o. A. Mil
Ter rector of the parish and followed hy aa address
referring in touching and appropriate terms TO the mean
eholy circumstance under which Major Lorings life
so ruthlessly and brutally taken.
We observed among the saddest OF the mourning friends
assembled, his manly little son and the face Of young
California Indian lad, who accompanied Mrs Lorng upon
her recent visit to this place Who seemed realize with
intense grief the sad which had depyieJ him of
kind protector. ~
The remains werp followed 10 the family burial place by
large Nynepurse.