The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-11

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the following Geographic despatch 70 the editors Of the
Albany Atlas after announcing the arrival Of the
Pacific from Liverpool:
Editors Albany Ala II is rumored, bat not generally
believed that the allies have taken Sebastopo but the
Russians have utterly destroyed the Turkish army and
cut the allies off from their shipping The Ausrans have
declared for Russia The Emperor Napoleon has gone to
the Crimea--the Empress 10 Consantinope $4,000 men
killed in stormng Sebasopol3
The editors Of the Atlas speculate considerable length
upon the above Astounding intelligence"
UNCONVENTIONAL College commencement took
place on Wednesday Governor Gardner presiding large
number Of degrees conferred
SALE or MARsHFgLD-M arshfeId, the chosen seat Of
Webster Is to be sold by auction by Col n A. Thompson
on Wednesday, the l4th instant
REJolcNe in ApvAScEPrnce Torionia the last Of the
Coonna is after fifteen years marriage about become
father TO show his joy he has proclaimed that he will
give 900 crowns every child in Rome born the same
day as his heir.
AN UNNATURAL sos-we clip the following from New
York paper:
CDR Mars preferred complaint against his son, Cbas
MARS youth nineteen years old whom he charges with
having stabbed him in the with sheath-knife The
young man. IL appears has OF late been very troublesome
his parents and his fathers reprmandng him for
misconduct he drew the knife and inflicted
wound on his fathers The offender taken before
Justice Davidson and committed TO prison TO the
charge"
The SANDMAN ExlLEs--Mayor Wood of New York, has
given permission the emgrants board the Sandman
gate Des Geneys to land being satisfied that they
not Convic;s
BRIBERy STATE LEeIsLATuRE-The bribery commit
of the New Jersey house of representatives have report
ed that thousand dollars offered to Mr. Decker to
influence his upon the bank question but refuse to
1.mu NH a
Two SISTERS MuRDEREo.-At South Gardiner, Me, on
Wednesday night last elderly ladies' sisters of the late
Abner Kneeand were murdered. They found weer-
ing in their blood in the morning. perfectly dead and the
house had been ransacked vagant had been arrested
suspicion.
UNITED STATES SHIP Observation-Disclosures Stewart
has received official notice from naval constructor,
Mr. Hart Norfolk that after careful examination of the
Jamestown he finds her fully seaworthy and fit for three
years cruise.
DIRECT LAKE TRADE WITH HoLLAND.-The Chicago Press
that agent of the Netherlands Trading Company
Familiarity known the Dutch East India Company
has visited Chicago a Of observation with view
to opening direct trade through the ST. Lawrence and
also through New York with the Northwest for its produc
tons of beef pork -four &c. and with the Southwest ALSO
for its cotton sugar and tobacco The headquarters of
this rich association at Amsterdam and the company
charters annually 800 large ships in their trade with
the Indies whose supplies and part of whose out cargoe
the Press says may well be composed of beef pork -four
corn etc. received at Amsterdam from Chicago where they
primarily collected direct through intermediate
hands and at increased expense.
THE FIRST SENTENCE UNDER New
ORLEANs-Juan Payes convicted at New Orleans of kill
ing in duel has been sentenced to thirty days inn
prsonment in the State prison. The Judge who
fenced him said
As you have been found guilty. it becomes my duty
sentence you. The law allows to sentence you for
twenty years less at my discretion Taking into view
all the circumstances OF your case not the least Of which
is that YOU the first who has been convicted of the OF
fence and the fact that you represented by all to be
of mild and peaceab!e temper that you have been
all your relations Of life and that you have before
been charged with any violation of law SHALL therefore
sentence you thirty days imprisonment at hard labor in
the State prison."
HEAVY CLEARANcEThe large quantity of 20,29l bales
of cotton cleared from New Orleans the Sd instant
principally for Liverpool and Havre.
ANOTHER SECRET socIErYThe Pittsburg Gazette states
that there is regularly association of blacks in
that city bound together by the most solemn oahs and
meeting secret whose object is the abduction Of colored
servants travelling with their masters who suspected
to be slaves
A VISIT BArTLE-FIELDs.A correspondent of the
New Orleans Picayune, at Brownsville, writes:
~ have just returned from visit to the backgrounds
Of Pao Alto and Rssac de la Palma but scarcely vesge
remains denote these fields which rebound much to
the gaantry of our regular army. On the former field
ball is occasionally picked up, which is the only
indication that it used except for the peaceful
purpose Of grazing the large herds which at present roam
over it.
At the Resaca de la Palma the faint outlines of the
doubt which the Mexcans occupied the west bank of the
Resaca still visible but overgrown with brush and
that they be followed. One
two still show marks of the strife and few shreds OF
old shoes and occasional battered caneen also to be
found in the chappare but there is nougt else to show
that here the of of the most closely
ed fights of the war; where bnyonets often crossed
and where hand-to-hand fights frequent the
tered comhatants beneath the shade of the sweet
scented mimora amidst the tangled brush-wood."
MYRAps OF WILD DUcKs--Wild ducks plenty in the
American Bottom opposite st. Louis. The lakes and
streams back eight nine miles from the river said
be swarmng with ducks that have just appeared here in
numbers almost approaching to myriads.
TEMPERANCE IN GEoRGIA-Rev. b, II. OVERLY,
of Atlanta nominated for governor of Georgia by the
temperance convention which met at Atlanta the 22d
utmo.
0RDAIyEp-George w. Doane, of Bishop Doane,
ordained last Sunday in Burlington, N. y.
LARGE TaAIa--An immense freight train arrived at
the depot in Chicago the Sd instant from the
Chicago and Aurora railroad consisting of siry long
each heavily loaded with produce Of various kinds The
value the produce brought in by that single train could