The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-05

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TEXAS rnms.-The Galveston News of the 2eth ultmo
has the following paragraphs:
project on foot to erect college Larssa Cherokee
county
The Sentinel says the crops in Cherokee county very
promising. The cotton with occasional RAIN will
yield a rich abundance
A letter from Belgrade New county, informs us that
a heavy rain fell in that place on the 18th instant.
The Brazora Planter of the Esd, says
Since the rain two weeksa the crops have improved
almost past conception In very few days every cotton
farmer had fine stand, and the which was at the
time up and growing Immediately received impetus
and is looking very promising The present prospect
for corn and sugar is very good hardly has been
better"
The Washingto Ranger, of the oath, says:
Since last issue the river fell several feet but is
again rising and in fine navgabe condition The steamer
Harris left yesterday for Galveston loaded with cotton.
The present rise of the river supposed from
the mountains denominated the spring freshet if So
expect good river until the latter part of June"
FLORIDA ITEMs-The United States surveying schooner
Varnd at Tampa the 25th ultimo The troops
lately at Fort Demand have all been removed Fort My
ers account of sickness at the former post They will
remain at Fort Myers during the
The troops have during the past year. visited several of
the Indian H. the Big Cypress, and found them de-
serted; the Indians seldom visit the post but still
peaceable.
The expedition under command of Captain Pratt to
aco river Cape Roman had returned to Fort Myers
They no Indians.
The expedition under command of Lieutenant Benson
which had started for exploration Of Lake Okeechobee
had returned to Fort Myers all we'll
LARGE FLOCK OF PRISON BRDs--The Philadelphia
Ledger describes large gang OF notorious aud adroi
burglars pickpockes &c, most Of whom escaped
vics from Botany Bay and who have been travelling
the railroads between New York. Philadelphia, and
Baltimore Their object only be conectured. The
| ,hara lnIip hon
members, not SO well known to the police. Several of
them said to reside "in the vicinity OF Brooklyn
where have accumulated real estate and large
amount of personal property" The Ledger advises the
public to be on their guard
THE New ORLEANS RoDBERY.-ARREsT OF Mr.
BLAlR--We copy the following from the New Orleans
Delta of the 2sth ultimo
"Mr d. p Blair, mail agent arrested yesterday by
the United States MARSHAL by virtue of issued
the affidavit of j. j. Mccormack, esq, charging him
with opening letters in the post office contrary the laws
of the United States This accusation is based the
charge of Judge McCaleb the grand jury, wherein
the judge held that mail agents who were guilty Of open
ing private correspondence after it had been trusted
the custody of the post Office matter what the motive
subjected themselves to the penalty of the law Mr. Blair
$1,000 bail for his appearance before the grand jury
A similar affidavit has been made against Mr. George
Whitman, another mail agent but he is the lake
he has not yet been arrested
u says the river still continues low The belief among
our citizens is becoming general that to have
navigation in Arkansas river this Our iniorma
ton from Fort Gibson is that the praries very dry
they quickly absorb all the water that falls and that moth
ing less than months rain could produce anything like
sufficient rise to open navigation. The snow, in
formed is sufficient induce the hope of rise from its
melting
How HR woS-Rev T. II. Chaplin, in his remarks at the
Unversalist festival in Faneuil Hail. alluded the EN-
peror Napoleon the imperial gambler OF France who
had his throne with dice made from the bones of the
great Napoleon
NJ VArrEMARE-The Massachusetts, legislature just be-
its adjournment abolished the international arrange
ment Of Mr. Yatlemare for literary exchanges.
SURPRISING AT New YoaK--The Establishing is over
the Hudson, and poles and have been taken up
| The season has been unusually good.
! INDIGNATION MEKrIse.--A meeting was held at Rocky
Point Monroe county, Virginia. the 18th Of May 10
express indignation at the scquiti of james Graham
charged with the murder Of his sister The Grahams are
odous the people Of Monroe, well to those OF
| Greenbrier
4 Nm SoULs's TO Mr.. PEaays-A despatch from
New Orleans, dated the soth utmo says:
Mr. Sou6 has published letter in the papers to-day,
stating that there not word Of truth In the letter OF
Mr. Perry relative his conduct while minister Spain
lie says that the baseness Of the impuden writer Is only
equaed by his hypocrisy and cowardce. He concludes
by stating that he preparing for the press picture
Mr.. Penys doings during his mission to Spain