The daily union., 1854-11-23
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The Nova Scotia legislature assemble the I'd of
December, to act upon the reciprocity treaty
EXCITING NEWS HAvASA.--The steamer Black War
ror from Havana has arrived at New Orleans with dates
to the 10th
The Delta announces (having received information from
an authentic source that the inhabitants of Cuba in
the widest state Of enthusiasm, and contemplate an inn
portant rising in few days The paper also pub
fishes bold and energetic proclamation issued from the
Cuba Club of Terrorists
The other papers of the city however have no informa
ton in regard to the NATTER and dscredit the report
The governor of Trinidad reported be prisoner
Havana.
The Alabama and Florida railroad is to be put under
contract the 18th proxmo
In Quebec Tuesday afternoon, John Gleason, pro-
vncal advocate brought the bar of the house
sending a challenge to Mr., Cassault member of the
house The difficulty grew of the election Glea-
son apologzed and, after being reprinanded, dis
charged.
The late venerated Dr. Sharp himself an Engishmau)
reported to have made the following remark during his
last and only visit to his native country to who
spoke slghtngy of the craftsmanship of America If
YOU can point me succession of talented and vrtu
Gus sovereign of England you find in the eleven
who have filled consecutivey the presidential chair of the
United States then will yield There reply to
this.
1t is stated that Santa Anna has given orders for the
construction in New York. of two steamships pre-
cisely similar to the Santa Anna
Mr. Sheridap when on visit to Mr. Fox at his villa hap
pened be looking at stable which in the of
being built and just at the time carpenter engaged in
erecting the frame of the roof accidentally missed his foot
ing and more frightened than hurt TO the ground,
breaking in his fall of the raers below avery WELL
indeed" said Sheridan like to go cleverly
through his work"
The governor of Cuba has granted to the widow of
enada twenty negroes the class of Bozalesemancpa-
ted after the fashion Of Pezuelato enable her TO get
living without becoming burden to the country or the
State She pays the monthly salary in conformity with
the royal edicts
CovIsGros ONO RALRoAD.-Tbe people of Cabell,
Wayne and Putnam counties in Virginia. earnest in
their efforts to have their end of the Covingon and Ohio
railroad completed at early day. and have appointed
committee obtain loan to continue the work through
those counties.
FRAUDULENT RAILROAD sToCKThe accountants employed
by the Vermont Central railroad Company trace stock
rauduenly issued terminated their abors Friday last
or the whole number of shares overssued about 1000
located in State street and 5000 in the hands Of outsiders
RARE BInruDAYs-Under this caption the Portsmouth
Journal recently chronced the death of esteemed cit
zen of that place. who born the 29h February
$780, and consequently had but eighteen returns Of his
birthday in his long life The publication Of this fact has
ELECTED many curious circumstances of similar character
A venerable is Change in this city every day who
born in lo and yet he has had but nineteen returns
his birthday Two public officers of this city, whose du-
ties are the both born the Goth of February
One of our friends the president Of insurance company
in State street born the Goth of February and his
eldest grandchild was born the date. Why not
call meeting on the goth Of February the next leap year
and invite attendance of those whose birthdays not
an annual occurrence boston Transcript
CoSNunIAL BLISS LospoN,-Ap Epgsh paper descant-
ing relative to the various qualities of connubal bliss
states that in the city of London the official record for the
last year stands thus
Runaway il32
Runaway husbands 234S
Married persons legally divorced. 4,l75
Living in open warfare.
Living in private MISUNDERSTANDING, 1880
Mutually indiherent.,~ 10
Regarded as 9Ilo
Nearly III
| Perfectly happy 10
THE ARorrcs BoArsWe learn from gentleman of this
CITY who was at St John Newfoundland when the schoon
er Lily Dale arrived there that the boat che brought in was
one Of the Arccs life boats and that the oars were mark
ed aArctce 1t TO New York in the steamer Vic
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