The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-29
GEN NERAL NEWS.


years il has been in opetona fact that speaks yolume
in favor of the wise and skilf management that has
brought about this--to the public-gratfying result
During this period they have transported on ave-
rage $2,5o000o daily IN money alone besides great
amount of jewelry and packages of great value AT the
present time they carrying upward of four millions of
dollars in money every day yet SO perfectly is the bust
systematzed that losses of and unirequen
occurrence, aud are invariably settled without litigation
CONDITIONAL pARDoss-The governor Of Ohio recently
pardoned named Lockhart out o. the penientary
condition that he should leave the State for Ave years
This condition he failed to comply with, and the criminal
court of Cincinnati Saturday decided that the warden
of the pententiay had the right to seize Lockhat and
convey him back to prison.
THE SUGAR CROP OF LouislAsA-We copy the following
from the New Orleans Picayune:
uOur planters we fear will be found to have much more
to contend with in their canefeds this crop than has been
anticipated The predomnance of warm weather has in
many places forced the to sprou and untitled il
for grinding any advantage and besides in many places
the borer, worm, has been at its destructive work
number Of from plantation short way down the
river laid upon counter this morning exhibiting
q deterioration from both causes Other plantations OF that
quarter, We learn, are in the same predicament
DEATH or Rev. HENRY MILLS HAsKELI.--We find the fol-
lowing in the Boston Journal of Tuesday
awe learn with deep regret that this faithful and high
lyeseemed young minister died of typhus fever ST Pc
tersburgh, the 3st of October Mr. Haskell was Or
daned in March last at the Central church. in this city
and Immediately afterwards departed 70 enter upon his
charge minister of the British and American Congrepa
ona Church and Society in St Peersburgh via England
aud Prussia Governor Seymour United States minister
at St Petersburgh, has communicated the dings of his
death to his parents
RAISING MAISE.-A in Mount Vernon
Maine has raised in the open air for the last three years
the coffee plant the seed of which brought five years
ago from Cuba. 1t grows about two feet high and pro-
duces its berries in pods something like peas The plants
he says have matured this season. and the berries
ripened without injury from frosts
Look ourl-Some of the New England banks are in
bad odor in Boston. The Courier of that city says
awe learn that the following banks are thrown out at
the Suffolk Bank in this city Orono Bank Orono Els
worth at Ellsworth and Searsport at Seasport Maine
Line Vermont The New England banks which have ex-
ported their issues to the West to winter receiving them
back little before the contract provided The increased
railroad communications facilitate these lust as
they do any other merchandise"
We clip the following refreshing paragraph from the
last number of the Eastern Argus:
"SNow on THE MOUNTAINS Slide boys Slide The
mountains from Agamentcus and Bonny Big Kearsarpe
and Mount Washington, each and all have donned their
winter robeswak the atmosphere in white till late spring
time and early when they sevealy off their
snow-wrappers for mixtures OF granite gray azure
green"
ANOTHER OF THE REVOLUTION GoSE-Ded
at his resdencein Wnchendon Massachusetts, Seth Tucker
esq, aged 90 years. Mr. Tucker born in Milton and
removed to Winchendon in l77s, and was one of the
earliest settlers of that He joined the American
army early PERIOD and was duty in the vicinity
of Boston, and afterwards in the State of New York
How THIEVES ARE SERVED DELAwARE.---A man has
been convicted at Wilmington, Delaware of stealing a
pocket-book and sentenced to pay restitution money
$a &C. be whipped with twelve ashes to be mprson-
ed three months and TO convicts jacket for the
space of six mouths.
Suicide OF LADY-The Cheraw (S C) Gazette of last
week says:
ave regret to learn tina. Mrs Ann, wife of Richard L.
Edgeworh of this district committed suicide by shooting
herself with shot gun appears from the wound that
she placed the muzze Of the under her chin and fred
it, the whole charge passing directly through the BRAIN
killing her instantly Mrs. Edgeworth highly re-
spectacle lady, and greatly esteemed by all who knew
her She leaves bercaved husband and children
to mourn loss they regain. Mrs Edgeworth
had aborcd for several under alteration Of mind
but apprehensions Of the melancholy event antc
pated.'
TRIAL BAKER ron THE MURDER BILL PooIE--Th
New York Tribune of Tuesday says
"The case of Lewis Baker indicted with Turner Nc
Laughin, Morrissey, and others for the murder of Will
oyer and ermne Judge Roosevelt presiding The whole
day consumed in effort to empanel jury At the
hour of closng nine had been accepted was
granted in the case that Baker is to be tried aone
THE SOUTHWESTERN RIvRRs--The New Orleans Crescent
Of the 22d, says;
There is little indication of rise in the Mssissipp
river below its junction with the Ohio The last arrivals
from the Arkansas that the reported rise in that river
has run out From the Yazoo there is nothing to show
of ordinary draught ascend higher than va
ZOO city. From Red river show made that few
reached Alexandria, and that is about ALL From the
Onachita and tributaries the favorable
several boats having arrived within the past days
bringing good loads of cotton. So are not without
hopes but stock Of the great staple will be well main
taned.p
LARGE nrsrxEss.--The Rockford (Tll) Register saws
that Nanny Co, Of that place, will manufacture four
thousand rcapng year, and that the sum
of their transactions will amount to than half
million Of dollars About hundred in their
employ
PRorosrros CONVERT ONO IsTo SLACK
WATER oAsALAt late meeting of the Pitisburg Board
Of Trade gentleman submitted proposition the sub
ject of improving the Ohio river by converting into
slackwater canal. The suggestions unanimously APP
proved by the board and earnestly recommended to