The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-21

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death had reached the seventy year age he
oDe Of the few remaining links which connect the
present with the passing generation and has descended
The grave honored with years respected and cherished by
bis numerous friends and relatiges-'
FRoa MAcxnAw.--we find the following interesting in
telligenee in the Saginaw Spirit Of April 10;
One Of the Sau ma-carers who arrived here Sum
day furnishes few items Of interest
Lake Huron quite clear of ice.
"At Bots Blanc, (nine miles this side Of Macknaw,
Point au Gray and other points the lake shore no ice
10 be High winds had driven it upon the Cam
ada shore.
aThe straits Of Mackinaw still frozen over, but the
ice poor and crossing unsafe Three four days at
most would open the straits.
Aon Sunday there floating ice in Saginaw bay, but
later accounts say can be from the Saginaw
light
carrier found the body Of embedded in the sandy
shore with his legs and feet in the air Crows pick
ing the flesh from his bones IL was undoubtedly OF
the of the Inflated propeller Bucephaus which
| wrecked in the bay last season.
The mail received the last BY the overland route and
brought through by Battice Quebec who suffered
great privadon the way. His companion, Indian
and two OF his dogs surrendered at Thunder bay Bat
ee then divided the burden with his remaining dog aud
reached this place the twelfth day out Bace deserves
| both credit and reward
/ ROCK OF GoLD--A sroRr.-The Cali
forna Chronicle publishes letter from miner Kern
river who has discovered rock of gold which he values
/
the following that the writer forcible than
/ choice in his expressions:
~ had picked away for some minutes hardly looking
the rock, when all at observed little gold in it,
jumped up, and by Jupiter the whole boulderabout ten
feet high and wide, and twice as long-was lousy with
gold In side there place about feet square
where the quartz richer than any saw in the
San Francisco assay offices
i 81 picked out $40 with my knife in half an hour
danced like crazy man and il / had not been afraid
would have yelled than thousand Indians at
dance can't lken my feelings any thing felt
earth Al first felt scared the thought of how rich
would be- and my heart in my throat then felt
though had been chased hard by the devil and had
aged get inside Of Heavens gate just Satan about
! to catch me by the coat tail.
| srUrESpoUs EsrERPRlsE--The Transatlantic Subma-
rne Telegraph Company composed of English and French
capitalists have entered into contract with the New
York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company
whereby the former bound construct and lay down.
at their expense and risk submarine cable extending
from Ireland ST. john Newfoundland and to have the
completed ID in operation before the 22d day
| of January, 49,.
! EMGRAnoN-The New York Times says The number
of emgrants to this country likely be large if
not larger the present. than in any previous We
understand from reliable authority that nnety-six ships
all of which will bring emigant passengers
have cleared at different European ports for this city,
i COOLIES CUBAThere has been for many months a
project foot for the introduction of 5000 coolies from
China into Cuba, plantation aborers, supply the
place of negroes the importation of whom from Africa is
to be prohibited vessel is fitting New York
for China under contract for I250 of these emgants
They will be landed at Panama. the isthmns upon
the railroad, and be reshipped at Aspnwall for Cuba
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NATURALIZATION LAWS IN MAIsE-The legislature Of
Maine which recently adjourned passed two acts relating
to naturalization which contain important changes
One act provides that person of foreign birth shall
vote in the State unless he SHALL within three months
least before the day of election exhibit to the regularly
constituted authorities of the town city in which he
sides his naturalization papers and the authorities shall
enter his in book, be kept for the purpose
gether with the date of the issue Of the papers, and the
court by which the issued The authorities
not enter his in the book enter his name
the check list If they satisfied that the naturalization
papers not genuine that the producing them
the person whom they issued Another
annus the naturalization of the courts of the State
and declares that the court any unctonary OF any
court created by the authority of the State shall hold
exercise any jurisdiction in the administration of the laws
of Congress known the naturalization laws shall
court take cognzance of any application OF any alien to
be admitted to become citizen to make any record
grant issue certificate other document or paper
whereby any alien shall be naturalized made citizen
Of the United States These have been proved and
are in full force.--ZanssriAs Courier (whig)
This is getting along pretty rapidly the State of Maine
and be followed up in every State Of the Union fast
as the know-nohings can get power. This is striking
down the right of voting the natalixed citizen just
far and fast set of hgh-handed officials
plish and taking from those not naturazed all
| BILE hope OF becoming so.
Such nonstrous outrages the great and undamen
tai principles of government abhorrent to all
men Better things might expected from legislature
taken from the inmates Of lunatic asylum What mon
! strosty shall we have next2-- Ohio Stdtesman
Iwduen for the Dollar Newspaper. Philadelphia
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