The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-09
THE DAILY UNION

mouse on The one side were heed huge sacks OF the cocoa
bean II arrives from South America and the West Indies
and on the other tall sacks OF the prepared article
There broma for the invalid and bags upon bags
Of shells and cracked There paste
sucks and craeeus for ships use eouectones chocolate
and some half dozen different brands of the article whose
names We do not remember. la the roasting the
Deans are roasted mot baked and then ground After
going through the many processes Of mixing and moulding
cooling and sorting, papering and boxing the mass
ready for sale and for use aud IT goes throughout the
country Boston takes the lead In things bat 10 The
chocolate business she regns supreme aud America stands
indebted to our city for The whole supply
WoMEs's TlaiE--Some Of the earliest
notices of boxing upon record nguarly enough
took place between comhaants Of the fair In n
English journal of lI22 for instance find the follow
ing gage of battle thrown down and accepted
ChallengeI, Elizabeth Wilkinson, of Clerkenwall hay-
ing had words with Hannah Hyaeld and requiring
satisfaction, do invite her 10 meet upon the stage and
box me for three guineasi each woman holding half
crown in each hand and the first that drops the
money 10 lose the battle
4fnsca-I Hannah Hyfeld of Newgate Market hear
ing of the resonteness of Elizabeth Wilkinson, will
fall God ,pig to give her blows than words de-
string home blows and from Der no favor. She may
peet good thumpingl
The half in The hands an ingenious device
prevent scratching
Mons ooRRuPrloS.-It is reported that the New York
grand jury has indicted police justices and four
five policemen for high msdemeanors Their
| not divulgcd yet
CouRTnARrtALA general court-mariia is in session in
New York for the trial of First Lieut. Horace lIadman 9Th
regiment infantry, stationed at Governors Island lie is
charged with Withholding moneys due TO soldiers and the
government and enbezzling provisions.
How TO GET Up AN mLtNSATioS.-The illumination in
Paris and the surrounding villages it seems by order
Of government and not at all voluntary popular demon
straton. A Paris correspondent of the New DIRK Times
il, 1, 1ar,
ded the streets at o'clock in the morning, and after
having collected crowd he directed all the inhabitants Of
the village 10 illuminate their windows on a certain
ming by order of the local authorities under penalty of
fine Of seven and half francs for every window IL
Illuminated.
LARGE wooL--Five hundred thousand pounds
of wool recently sold in Troy, New York. by Herring
ton Warren, 10 an eastern merchant for 100000.
CONSUMPTION GoLp--It has been ascerained that in
Birmingham, England not less than thousand ounces
Of fine gold used weekly equivalent to 100000
annually and that the consumption of goldea in eight
manufacturing towns equal to five hundred and eighty
four weekly For gliding metals by eec,rotype
and the watergding processes not less than ten thou
sand ounces of gold required annually recent Eng
lsh writer states the consumption of gold and silver in
Paris at 100000 francs At the present time the
consumption of fine gold and silver in Europe and the
United States is estimated at $4,000 700 annually.
FLOUR NsPEcTEp-Durng the last three months 36779
barrels of -four inspected at Petersburg, Virginia
ANOTHER PLATFORM EREcTED--Everything is now
settled by conventions. The cigarmakcrs of Connecticut
hold State convention in Hartford for the purpose of adj
usng equitable scale OF prices and considering
the propriety of calling rparte convention consisting
Of New York. Connecticut and Massachusetts, for the pur
pose of harmonzing those States under scale
A PRESENT THE EMPEROR JAPAN--A pair of
splendid chandeliers in bronze and gilt put board
the San Jacnto at New York. being portion
the presents from TO the Emperor of Japan
ROYAL couRTsRIP.--A letter from Berlin says:
"Prnse Frederick William, Of the Prince of Prussia
has left this city pay visit the Queen Of England
acquaintance with the edes daughter of the Queen who
is hereafter become his wife. The marriage fixed on
between the parents but it will take place for the
present, owing 10 the youth Of the Princess"
some cHuIs-The Marlboro Gazette Of the Sd instant
says:
"Every printer in Office taken With the chls
Monday, and but for reinorcements obtained from
Washington in the nick of time the Gazette must have
slept for few days beyond its usual time of publication
LOCAL NEWS.