The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-23
G EN- ERAL NEW 8.

The RECENT sHlPwREcKs-The New York Courier in ref
erence the late lamentablc marine disasters says
II scarcely possible exaggerae the terrors OF so
frgbfu CATASTROPHE and vet il is only one of several
last four months The total number Of persons who per-
ished the Powhatan including the officers and crew. is
Al least fro hundred and fcenfy board the Tayeur
wrecked in the Irish channel three hundred and seeeni
on board The Staordsbire wrecked off Cape Sable one
hundred and agility and board the steamship San Fran
cisco one hundred and nrfy-making in these disasters
alone grand total loss Of nine hundred human lives The
average annual loss of life the Atlantic does not equal
the loss these -four ships alone within the last four
months We might add TO these four other ships not heard
FROM and which there is too good 10 believe have
persisted The steamship City Of Glasgow sailed from Glas
gov for Philadelphia the LIST of March with four
hundred souls board and has since been
The Leyahan packet ship sailed from this port on the 22d
OF November and the Lucia Field about the LIST Of Dece
Der both for Liverpool and account Of either has been
received The clipper Dauness left Boston for Valparaiso
the 23d of October and nothing is known her fate
The number OF briggs and schooners and other smaller
ses wrecked upon coast since the beginning OF The
winter has been iearfuy great These vessels are pec
iary exposed the dangers Of navigation This i
merely la consequence Of their size but because they
are almost uniformly weak-handed and commanded by
men limited nautical Skill who their position chief
~ to the fact Of being part The amount Of
property destroyed has been enormous reaching in the
Of all disasters the Atlantic during the year
10 figure which daring arhmecians would shrink
frocertanly il Loyds List affords any sort OF an indey
beyond ten millions OF dollars
Inc stotl 81 y case NJ new Bedford, Mass.
has proved false
The New Bedford Mercury that the whaleshp Iris
Of that port arrived at Vase Western Australia on the
2Gth Of Dec 1883 boat landed with the mate who had
been shot the wrist Of the right hand by the captain and
so badly injured that ampuation was necessary The
captain is said to have been very unsettled his mind for
days previous After the mate shot the crew
confined the captain in the cabin until the government
resident came off and took him into custody
FrqrrryE sAyEsAnother fight Of slaves 1.-TWO men and
women from this city took place on Saturday night
last when IL Is supposed they embarked board Of some
vessel in the river bound for the land OF the abotonis
The valuable housescryants one belonged 10
Mr.. W. w. Hail. the other to Mr.. J. b. Odom; the woman
belonged TO Mrs. Shepherd and Mr. Sigournev The fire.
quency Of these escapes and the secrecy with which they
have heretofore been accomplished show the necessity Of
prompt and energetic action the part Of our c
for the future security Of their property There are no
doubt whae agencies the spot By which our slaves
enced Off and by which measures are taken 10 pr
discovery. The detection Of these secret agencies Il
the main point TO be aimed at and il may yet he nccon
pisbed BY judicious system Of police.
[NorfoH Hra'd April is&
The True American that Col Joseph Yard i IN
Trenton visit to Quariermaser General Hamilton,
with view to make arrangements for grand celebration
Of the battle Of Monmouth which to come off on the 2sh
Of June next on the battle-ground Freehold.
The United States court a ST. Louis has indicted Can,
Bonner and engineer Hardy for mansaugher perpetrated
by the explosion Of tho steamer Kate Kearney Ceoroe p
chauan Of the exploded steamer Glencoe has also been
dicted Two indictments also found against Capain
Bonner for navigating his boat contrary to law.
OF the great parties Of this country the democrats
have almost invariably been the ognaors of new dess
Not single Of reform but has been introduced nv
them But FEW young Of emnence have vet
in country who do not their position 10 them II
cmphaicay the party which gives birth TO every new
political idea and every new man
NOVEL PRosEcurioy-A gentleman at Green Farms
Connecticut lately left the Methodist and Joined the Con
gregaona church In his place Of Worship he found
difficult to repress those outbuls OF religious feelings
which allowable with the he had left and was
quite often guilty Of the improperly Of speaking out in
meeting TO the great annoyance Of his brethren He
laboring aeconsey upon the subject but il was OF
the occasional Amen and AGlory to Cod sould
slip ont in spite Of his teeth lie finally prosecuted for
shouting @Glory Godw under the influence Of stirring
discourse and fined three dollars and costs the costs
amounting TO ten dollars In the complaint against him
he was accused Of disturbing religious worship