The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-06
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GENEROUS FIDELTY.-The following instance OF gener-
Gus fidelity is related by the Buffalo Democracy:
sour readers generally know tina, last week
sumed the railroad bridge AT Panesve Ohio, which
viaduc the deep valley at that point passes the
travel and traffic OF the south shore line OF roads
The fire took place the night The bridge points
80 feet higat its abutnent it 40 .ee high
While the crowd collected at the depot discus
sing and bewaing The calamity, man engaged IN
travelling The road named John Easement hnrriedly de-
manded lantern. One was found and lighted. and
snatched BY Easement who down the bank into the
valley, and disappeared He nearly mile to the
eyond the end of the ruined bridge
There he took his stand and enpiying his pockets of
letters newspaper scraps, and other paper, he lighted
them and waved them in the air Cnsemen. knew that
Two freight trains coming from the East Soon
their lanterns blased the track. He signaed them
again with burning paper The engineers did not respond
with their Whistles The mans paper exhausted
With ready Nit he drew linen handkerchief from bis
pocket and it abaze and waved it. The engineer
the warning and needed just in time TO their heavy
train from plunging of the 40-iee abutment into ruin
Not TO speak Of the human life saved b. this of
generous fidelity to corporation, with which he
connected only gravel conductor Easement rescued
from instant destruction $4,000 worth of property
SENSIBLE AGarrMESrThe publishers of all the papers
of Louisville have agreed to decline publishing the hotel
arrivals except they paid for at the rate of two
each name which barely the expense of compost
ton
Coon SEws-The prospect Of good peach crop in Jer-
sey decidedly good. The buds uncomionly back
ward which will insure them against injury from frost
1t is but fair remark that everything else is equally
backward.
The SOCIALIST Colony IN TExAs.--The Dallas tTexas)
Herald Of the Gath ult says:
The colousts intended to settle the colony Of NJ Con-
sderant and associates in this vicinity beginning
rive 1t is designed learn to introduce during the
year between and two thousand The number
will be added by fresh arrivals each succeeding year
NJ Consdeant and family will be here in the of two
the OF taking thelr
residence in the country
BrouEsrs--Reuben Richards wealthy Boston merchant
died on the ls instant and left $4,000 for free high
school at Dedham Massachusetts, and $4,000 the Epis-
copal church that village OF the latter sum- the in
of $1,000 support the minister and the balance
to pay for the church music.
GREAT POWERS OF rNpuRAscE.-Widow Sarah Merrill
wandered from her home in Woodstock New Hampshire
and three days and nights in the woods without
food the snow being three four feet deep When found
she was in sheltered spot but had lost shoe aud
stocking yet she able walk home with her friend
Her bodily health is good.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT iS CNeSSAri--The Cincinnati Ga
zette OF Tuesday that while several workmen were
engaged in rolling salamander SAFE weighing upwards
Of three thousand into banking house of that city, the
agsones of the pavement gave way broke precpita
ting the safe and into the vault under the sidewalk
injured
Snow IN NEw EseLAsp--The has not yet disap
peared from the hills in Central New Hampshire Near
Franconia in the woods the north side Of the
tains the Monday last reported be three
feet deep.
FousD GunrYDr G. Fields has been convicted in Co
lumbus county, North Carolina of mansaughter for kill
ing NJ Stephens and sentenced be branded and i'm
prisoned six months He is oay 10 20 years Of age
ALARMING mora despatch from Reading, Pennsylva-
MIA dated May Z, says;
A riot has occurred among the aborers at womels-
dorf sixteen miles northwest OF this place The rioters
have burned several houses and barns and fifteen
horses and mules have persisted in the hames The Read
ing battalion consisting OF four companies including the
light artillery company, their march TO the scene OF
the riot Much excitement prevails in this city,
RrcnuIrma ron TINS CRlsE,--Four Germans engaged
in the keeping Of lager establishments in New York
arrested charged with being concerned in efforts to
enlist persons in that city for foreign service in violation
of the neutrality laws.
CALIFORNIA SrArr NrHaFsr-The State treasurer Of
California writes 10 the State agent in New York city that
by the u the 18th Of May he viii remit the inter-
est the State debt due in july and $4,000 in addition
for the purchase of that of the deb, due in
1861.
PENNSYLVANIA woEgs-The bill for the sale OF
the line Of the pse works Of Pennsylvania passed
second reading in the of that State Thursday
II had previously passed the house The minimum price
is fixed at IS 5oo0oo.
Tm rsr ARrs--The Italian correspondent Of the New
ark Daily Advertiser, writing from Rome says that the