The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-08
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WEEKLY rRrs-The Cunard steamers, ii is expected
will resume their weekly trips the Atlantic next
month The first from Jersey City will probably
leave February 9th.
LAuScn OF THE NIaeARA-The United States steam-fr-
gate Niagara win be launched from the New York navy
yard on Monday the Gath instant Messrs. Pease MUIR
ply of the Fulton Iron Works the contractors of her en-
gnes and boilers have found II necessary to issue propo
sails for the transportation Of her immense machinery
to the yard They expect it will take several weeks
steady running of steamer deliver her machinery ut
that point
SAD oAsE-The Cork Constitution mentions the fact
that Mrs Cores novel; "The Bankers Wife, of which the
yilIany OF an nnprincped banker fora the groundwork
was dedicated Sir John D. Paul. illnstrious
pie of proby and good faith and one in whom the office
Of banker made honorable Mrs Gore is creditor OF
Sir John d. Pauls bank it is said for 100000 in which
arc included the gains by her voluminous writings The
barone is one Of the bankers who recently sentenced
to transportation for fourteen years.
HonRrp MURDER IN CASADA-The St. Catherine &C. W.
Post gives the particulars of horrible murder committed
in that town on the 2sth ultimo. The murderer and his
victim both colored men, and respectively named
Jones' They bad had difficulty in a saloon and when
the murdered started go home he followed by
his murderer who stabbed him to the heart in his
house He leaned against the wall, and in few moments
expired on the floor uhere his dead body formed po,o
his ,o who drunk to be totally unconscious OF
what had occurred and slept upon the of her muir
dered husband until morning
SponTrsd IsTELLIsENcE--The New Orleans Pcayune
of the lst instant, says
aThe stables Of Gen Wells with Leeo,pe at the head
of Col Bingaman with 4rroW and three Others OF Cap
tain Minor with Ricardo and three others arrived here
Yesterday, all apparently in fine condition for the APP
preaching contests. Mr. kenner and Others are hourly
/ C,nnlA tIxa mapt fapn
some fine sport next week
Heavy vEaprcT-The jury in the malpractice case
which has days been trial in the circuit court
BROOKLYN brought in sealed verdict for the plaintiffs of
$4,000 This case decided in favor Of the plaintiffs
some months ago when the jury brought in verdict of
So 600 in their favor trial was instituted which
has resulted above. The subject ofe malpractice
a young boy with a broken arm. The physicians were
Drs. Smell and Prince.
A FAsHIoxABIE CHURCH IN New YoRK--If Fanny Fern
did not write the following do not know who did;
"You enter the church porch. The portly sexton, with
his thumbs in the ar-holes Of his vest you at the
door He gances at you your hat and coat are new SO
he greciousy escorts you to eligible seat in the broad
aisle Closely behind you follows poor meek, plainly
clad seausress, deprived, from her tread-m round to
think day in seven, Of the immortal The sexton is
struck with sudden blindness She stands embarrassed
moments then, the truth dawns upon her. retraces
her steps and with crimson blush the thresh
old which she has proaned with her pebeian feet Hark to
the organ II Is strain from Norma slightly Sabbathzed
Now the worshppers after another glide nsks rat
te-pumes wave--satin glisensdiamonds glitter--and
Of fortydoar hnpdkerchefs shake out their
Imed doors What absurdy to preach the Gospel of
the lowly Nazarene such set The clergyman knows
better than to do So lie values bis fat salary and hand
some parsonage highly. So, with velvet tread he
walks all around the len commandmens-places ths down
est pillow under the dying prohigates head-and usheTs
him. with scraphc hymning, into the upperten Heaven
KENNETH RAyNER WOUNDED HorHE HIS rnrrSps--
Kenneth Ryner got the following dig under the fifth rib
from the Gazette the wno.hng organ Of Baton Rouge
Louisiana:
What lines of deep disgrace and nmy should be i'm
printed upon the brows Of such Rayner of North
Carolina The act Of at the Philadelphia
ton FRUSTRATED whole party and it would have been
just had these really been the principles of majority of
the order but do not believe that such s the fact We
that il not in Louisiana and yet we have
entirely failed in convincing Catholic friends that the
platform laid down by the order in this State verita
bly, real feelings and sentiments II is to minds
extraordinary that they did not perceive that
struggling against that feeling Of intolerance that they
themselves denounced In making these remarks
tves be justly assaed since the election Is over
and not counting anybody's vote
SMART FISH TRApE-The fish trade of Peoria lake, II
nos affords income to those engaged in it Of four
hundred dollars day. large quantity Of these FISH,
sistipg Of pike, bass, salmon, &c, is exported
medical college in Cleveland have been arrested the
charge o. dsnerrng and stealing copses from Woodland
Cemetery, In that city