The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-02

the ditch and up the bank like bird and disappear
cd IN the woods and, although closely followed by the
men, aided by the darkness, made his escape
lie - probably dangerously wounded as blood was
found next morning upon the track and Ia the wood The
wound is supposed to be somewhere about the body
Ps hands all covered with blood in the scue The
other prisoner fought violently until securely ironed when
be was conveyed to Calumet little three miles
He proved TO be Irshman, named Peter Welsh
Of the gang who lately discharged Welsh says the
one VINO made his escape was also a discharged track
hand.
"Welsh strongly protests his innocence although seen
in the very commission of the act
An express and mail train due the point where
the rails were removed within half hour and il is truly
fearful to calculate what might have been the loss of life
the depredations had not been discovered
The HEALTH HoE. ABBoTT LAwRENcE--W learn (says
the Boston Transcript from the best authority that the
symptoms Of Mr. Lawrence's illness have steadily been
growing more favorable since Thursday last and that his
family and attending physicians have had their hopes
strengthened that he will ultimately The public
win feel gatfed in thus learning that manifest change
for the better has taken place in the illness with which
hgbyesteemed ellowcitizen has for time been
afflicted.
LARGE LEAY--Mr isabel Dolbear, a farmer residing
in the Cold Spring settlement Onondaga county, has
hibed leaf Of pie-pant grown by him. the cir
conference of which eighteen feet one inch.
ELorgD WITH his SIEcEThe Chicago Press of the 2slh
ultimo says:
A named Aanson b. Stevens, who has been bar
Der in the city for time past eloped from this city
few days ago with his niece Josephine NJ Woodward, n
girl sixteen years old whom he induced to leave her pa
rents aud home They went to McIIenry county and
married which be found of the fugi-
tves. The girls father, Lorenzo Woodward esq, offers
reward of $500 for their apprehension in order
the conviction Of Stevens for perjury in swearing that the
girl Of age to procure the marriage license Stevens
is about thirty years ofage and the girl is described be-
ing very handsome
DESTRUCTIVE sroRMThe Louisiana Courier of the gath
ultimo says:
aThe officers of the steamship Orizaba from Vera Cruz
ed instant report that the LIST June last the ports
San Bias and Mazatan visited by heavy gale, in
which six ships driven shore and totally lost
Further down the coast at Ypa the American clipper
ship Water Witch Capt Pummer driven ashore from
her anchorage and became total wreck. Capt Pummer
came passenger the Orizaba. About thirty lives
lost Mazatan and property to the amount of half mil
lion Of dollars was destroyed"
LOLA MoNrEz OWNING Up.-Ths erratic celebrity, prior
leaving California is said to have made her WILL in
of accident leaving all her property to Mr. Head the only
man. she asserts 10 whom she really married.
PEnsosAL-Anlong the strangers at Yale was n P. VIII
lis, who looks robust than year ago. Among the
most beautiful ladies present three mutesMrs. Peet
and Mrs. Gaaudet of New York. and MissLyman of Mas
sachusetts elegant accomplished, and beautiful they
the centre of admirng circles whom they delighted with
their witty and intellectual conversation
TRIBUTE WAsHINGToN.--Irving's Life of Washing
tom is praised by the English reviewers One Of them
marks Engishmen heartily appreciate the greatness
Of Washington for was he not Of our blood? and
that the asperies of contest have been removed
acknowledge the justice Of his and the herosm of
his actions"
BABY SHOW FOR Bosros.--An agent of Barnum is in
Boston, under whose direction national baby show"
will open in that city about the LIST of September Pre-
mums amounting to $4,000 to be offered, the highest
one being $500.
FULLY PREPARED THE EYEMY.-Some of the city
fathers of New York have gone excursion to Bos
ton city where they do not allow the ardent to be sold
or given away except medicine The Hfat,cra9 pro-
yded for this difficulty by taking with Them it is said
twenty-five baskets of champagne aquarter pipe of brandy
of claret and other liquors. all in the orgna
packages This will them from the danger of
rest to which they would be otherwise exposed
they set foot in Massachusetts
TAKING 1T cooLLYIn Norwich, it stated that at Rose
Co.'s sone-cutters shop while taking off the surface of
a slab of Connecticut river brown stone, lice toad
found which, being released from his long imprison
ment hoped off uuconcernedlyi