The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-20

e. Ed o. Perrin, his bond navy agent Memphis
Tennessee which has been pending several years. de-
termined in the United States district in New York
on the 10th inst The question was whether payment
$4,000 made by Mr.. Perrin bill Of the govern
en could be applied by the cashier of the bank whom
the payment made, TO Mr. Perrn's individual debt
Under the charge Of Judge ngerso the jury decided
without leaving the box that the cashier bound APP
ply the payment TO The government debt the money
was government money paid into the bank by Mr. Perrin
on the government debt So the decided in Mr.
PERKINS, favor, aud against the United States.
One or PENALTIES or roLITENEss--A gentleman re-
Gently handed lady Of the railroad at Buffalo
lie was total stranger to her and simply offered her his
hand act OF poli.eness il turned that she was
running away from her husband at the time and had
large quantity of goods and ea,ie with her. The unor
tunate stranger being taken for her friend at
the cars and sent to jail with her lie had difficulty
IN establishing that his poteness should be taxed 10
much greater extent
DEATH OF NOBLE wouAS--A noble woman Margaret
NJ Smith, of Burlington, New Jersey died in that town on
Monday last aged GA years. This excellent woman was
always noted for her charities and the recent railroad
disaster she opened her house the sufferers and nurse
them with the utmost 1t in her house that Mr.
and Mrs Gillespie died The excessive fatigue and excite
ment OF that period Of trial too much for the veal
frame OF the noble woman, and when there nothing
more to do for the suffering she gave way and now re-
moved TO her reward No one in Burlington ever
AMERICAN PLATE oLAss--All of largest size heavy
plate glass has until recently, been imported from Europe
but the secret and the ability TO manufacture are
thoroughly in the hands OF American mechanics 1t
well known that we have materials far superior to those
used in France and Germany for the manufacture OF this
article and there two three very heavy estb
tice is manufactured.
Iron FOR THE DAsvnLE RAILRoAp.The ship r. A. Lewis
from Liverpool has arrived ut City Point with 800
railroad IRON and we learn says the Richmond Dspatcb
that the Inyncble in the river with 200 TONS all for the
Danvle railroad. This Will complete the road.
INTERESTING cEREMoNy---The members of Continental
Company B" (says the Albany Argus having made Usual
Knapp Of Newburg, the only survivor of Washingtons
Life Guard an honorary member Of their corps,
mittee Saturday visited the veteran and formally an
nounced to him the honor mutually conferred Mr. Knapp
above stated is the only person living Of the Favored
few" who formed the body guard Of the immortal Wash
ngton. He is now in the 'sere and yellow eafp beine
now one hundred years Of age lie retains his OF
hearing memory, and sight to a wonderful degree
Reconsideration Van Buren, is on visit to
his old friend, Churchill c. Cambreling, at Huntington
Long Island.
THEIR TONGUES wAeeIgG AGAIy.--The national womens
rights convention TO at Cincinnati Ohio the
18th and 18th inst Lucretia Mott Ernestine L. Rose
Lucy Stone Blackwell Frances d. Gage Revs Anoinettt
L. Brown and Sam May, and other talented ladies'
expected to be present.
NEw SUGAR AND NoLAssEs-The New Orleans Picayune
of the It'll Gays:
"By the steamer New Latona which arrived from the
OF and twoh ar.
rels of nolassea received rol tho plantation
T. Boncheau, esq, Of Ascension. They aethe first Of the
season. and consigned Hall, Rodd, Putnam Tie
quality of the sugar fair grain and color good though
rather green. The molasses is very fine.'
PRETrY ron STATE.-At n late election in
California, in Sagaenay county having $4,000 inhabitants
1900 votes poed In one parish, containing bui
400 Inhabitants the inspectors returned 1000 votes
Baltimore San.
The resu of the late election in California fully prepared
US for the above revelations.
CRssus or ILL3olsThc Springfield (Illinois) Journal
publishes from four counesthoe whose progress
has not been very rapid since lS5Oand the average AT
the same rates gives the State population of llso0oo
This would be increase of nearly half million in v
years But the journal thinks the returns will show Still
larger population and place Illinois the fifth State in the
Union.
BREADsTUFFs FOR GERMASYThe governors Of the Zoll-
Veten, ltls nave granted auns3lOn
free of duty grain and -four Prussia the head Of
this Customs Union and her domnions suffering from
a scarcity and high price OF In other parts Of
Germany it is stated that there is like degree of dearh
prevalngHasse Cssse among the rest where, it is
ported the yphus fever is decimating the population The
crops Of cereals in the German States is reported only
three-fourhs of average The New York Post alluded
the other day large purchases made here of wheat
the Prussan government; and the large dealings in inn
ported grain at Bremen, Hamburger, Berlin, Be- have al
ready rendered the exchanges favorable New York
An EXHIBITION WORTH sEElsG.-The Savannah Georgian
of Tuesday last contains the following announcement:
Sgnor Petro Bona said 10 possess remarkable
mechanical genius has ust arrived in midst from
Rome the eternal city, with curious and wonderful
piece of mechanism, which he proposes exhibit thu
people of Savannah Ii consists Of less than so huma
figures representing various nations and costumes and
capable of such curious arrangements aud az
give picture OF human life in nil its various com
these curious figures and understand that they viii b,
ready for exhibition in about ten days when particulars
TO the time and place of exhibition will be given
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP SusouRHAsSA-The philadel-
pha Inquirer that The extensive repairs ar,
found be necessary re6t the United States steamship
Susquehanna for About half the psnking ia so de
cayed that has TO be removed to be replaced with new
This believed have been caused by the beat from her
boilers and the fact Of her coal bunkes being located i'm
mediacy against the interior planling Of the hull An
alteration be made in the coa-bunkers so as TO pre-
vent the recurrence Of such damage Her masts and
spars are also be entirely renewed and the copper viii
Ior j.Vt bla