The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-01

GENERAL NEWS
osa RusoRs-One Of the romor. Of The day .avs
thai the Pameron plan includes the raising of an insur
recon IN Poland the destruction Of Odessa the coercion
Of Frss TO take part in the contest one side or the other
and an immediate loan Of 900 10 remove all fnan
cial anxeties.
THE AsroE horsE NV YoRK--lt Is said that Cole
man and sieison have taken the lease House
New YORK city, for eleven years from FIRST May
At advance on the present rate Of $4,000 per annu
Mr. Asor agreeing 10 spend $4,000 for improvements and
repairs
IaE LATk pIssRAcFUL ARRAY IN Nsw YonK-- Poole
Il Is said win recover from his desperate wounds An
the bues engaged in the Fight been arrested
Baker Hho lies eonceaed in the house Of confederate,
dangerously n not fatally wounded New York paper
speaking OF the ARRAY, says
"Pugilism here is power ia the State stranger at
least would certainly think the excitement the
Poole and Morrssy asy Of Sunday morning creating
among all sorts OF people. Even Wall street stops for
possibilities Of Pooles recovery and calculate the
of his still living long enough TO whip his antagonist The
groggesies are IN state Of great perturbation and moth
ing else seems 10 be talked OF for the Bulletins
from Pooes bedroom issued frequently those
from her Britannia Majess apartment certain
sions Of peculiar interest TO her loyal subjects"
Tax KANSAS svra-The navigation Of the Kansas river
il again closed by the ice
ANOTHER UsrrRsALisr CoLLEcE-It is said that $4,000
has been raised for the establishment Of Universat coll
lege TO be located Salisbury Illinois Thirty thousand
dollars is required before the charter viii take effect
and this Is believed will be procured before June
This believe is the second college connected with the
universalist denomination in the United States
CoaPLxrED-Prescott has completed after ten years
labor his History of the Reign of Philip the Second 1t
will be published in three volumes.
UTILITY OF THE BKAnD-Dr John o. Butler lately deliv
cred lecture before the good citizens of Urbana Ohio
the utility Of the beard the satisfaction Of his auditors
and their conviction that of health the beard
should be worn.
MARRYING ACROSS A RIVERA correspondent of the
SAunton Spectator states that the Rev. ~ Brown Bath
county, Virginia married couple few days since
riverthat is the parson side and the bride
groom and his dulcinea the other. This mode
sorted to account of the water being impossible The
license thrown across the stream by the bridegroom
after having wrapped it tightly around stone.
New HARsnIaE.-The annual election in New Hamp-
shire for State officers and members of Congress place
on Tuesday the 18th Of March.
HORACE MANN puLrIr-Horace Mann, president Of
Antioch College has become communicate in the church
known in the West The Christian Denomination and
has recently oated preacher in several of the Chris
tan and Unitarian churches in Ohio
HOMEOPATHY IN MCHGAS.--A bill has passed both
branches Of the legislature Of Michigan requiring the board
Of regents Of the Michigan University establish chair
Of homeopathy in that institution.
BRIDGE ACROSS THE PoroxAc-Under authority from the
legislature of Virginia people OF Lououn are about
build bridge the Potomac river Berlin short
distance below Harpers Ferry The company have adver
tsed proposals for contracts
yEro.-Governor Bingham, of Michigan, has vetoed
the general bank bill passed at the late session of tho leg
isature Of that State.
vEaxoSr-The election in Vermont takes place on the
last Wednesday in March,
FATAL STEAMBOAT EsrIosros.-A despatch from New Or
leans says:
g The steam towboat Thomas Mcdaniel exploded her
whole six boilers yesterday below this city killing
persons and innring others The boat was rendered
complete wreck and vessels in tow somewhat
damaged
FmE.-A large fire occurred at yicksburg Sunday
night last, involving loss of $3ooooso says tee-
graphic despatch.
NEW KIND OF FIRE Hosx.-The New York Fire Depart
ment about introducing kind Of hose made OF
hempen strings knit and plated together close as to
be mpervous 1t is estimated that 900 feet Of
they do Of the leather and rubber The hemp hose it
is believed will 35 per cent cheaper than that
in use.
ANNUAL RISING RrvERs--The Nile begins to rise in
June attans "a % feet Of elevation in the middle
of August and then floods the valley of Egypt IL miles
wide The Ganges rises from April August 80 feet and
then creates food 100 miles wide The Euphraes rises
between March and June IL feet and the Babyo-
nian plains.
A GawAT PLACE rRUIr.--Accordng to Professor
Mapes the quantity of peaches brought into New York
city week exceeded that Of all the fruits of every
kind imported into Great Britain in year.
LIBRARY AT aNEssThe citizens of st. Louis Sierra
county, California have established public library with
capital Of $4,000
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING IN New HANpsHRE--A DEM
ocrac meeting held in Manchester, New Hamp
shire, Tuesday last Speeches denouncing the know
nothings and predicting the Of the democratic
party in the coming election, made. Ex-Governor
Steele presided, and great enthusiasm manifested
LOCAL NEWS.
HON. THoMAs H. BENroN.The Globe Of last evening, AZ
ter noticing the destruction Of Col Benton house by fire.
| says:
eve think worthy OF note to write down that
Col Benton for few minutes quarter past ten O'Clock
night when he about sitting down to rewre for
this mornings Globe the speech which he made the day be-
yesterday the Of Gen. Jacksons sword
to Congress which he had revised but had returned to
he he and