The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-20

American paper has been commonwealth that city called the
American II is conducted by Mr. Charles L. Flieschnann
and designed for the OF Americans in Paris and
the continent
The DRop-GAME, vAGiATIoNs-A Ill readers have
heard of 3the dropgame practsed in other cities Yes
terday morning, however the old game played off
with variations in the vicinity of Office elderly
gentleman recently from Florida. He accosted by
stranger who asked him whether he had lost his pocket
book Thinking he might have done So he examined bis
pocket and produced it whereupon accomplish stepped
up snached ii from his hand and made off leaving the
Flordian minus 500 Neither of the rogues has yet
to knowledge, been arrested Charleston Courier.
The SrArE-HouaE OF CALpoRsra--The new Statc-house
at Sacramento California splendid building by 100
feet and cost the county nearly 100000 The assembly
hall 10 by 40 feet &c feet high and elegantly finished
DEArH--Charles .Grnnell, OF New Bedford Massaehu-
scts died Saturday, aged Il years He had for many
years held the position Of English vice consul that
port
THE HurcHssoSs-Th Hutchinsons are singing in Bos-
tom and Tuesday evening Fred Douglass made speech
at their concert
GREAT yIELD--Mr. Graham of Clakamss county, Gre
gon four hundred and ten bushels Of potatoes from
the plant of ten bushels
THr GREAT RsprBlcThe celebrated clipper ship Great
Republic just rebuilt has been chartered carry guano
Liverpool FL per ton. Afterwards she will he taken
carry troops to the Crmea
SALE OF SEcRoEs.On last sale-day in Lumpkin county
Georgia negro men, field hands sold, one for
Sll4o and the other for $1,000 On the day. five
women, common cooks, brought from $3.50 to $1,000.
ILLINOIS STATE ISrrREsrsr David Leavit has returned
to New York from his mission Springfield Illinois He
of floC
the legislature provide for the payment Of the State in
terest but The State treasury is empty II is thought that
arrangements win be made by the lst April for the delin-
quent interest
arssrH aas.--Tbe Beas, (Maine) Journal says that
the cashier of the ShiBuilaers Bank Of Rockland which
In such bad plight one Of those men who have
to the best watch the fastest hor and the incest fur
nture besides running large and fashionable eharcAon
ANAL salary
ONO AID MISSISSIPPI RAnRoAp.The Cincinnati Gazette
has the following relative the effect Of the suspension Of
Mcssrs Page Bacon the operations Of the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad:
ave learn from very good authority that the company
will lose nothing by the failure The funds belonging to
the company in the hands of Page Bacon are held in
trust for specified purpose and these Of will be
regarded sacred Besides this the company hold near
half million dollars in stock belonging 10 Page Bacon
that is due them work done under their
contract The failure may cause temporary SUSPENSION
Of work on the western division Of The road but this
only be temporary
NAVAL INTELLIGEScEThe United States steam frgatc
Princeton, Captain Henry Enge commanding arrived on
the Sd at Key West FROM Havana and Aspinwa She has
been in search Of the Albany and has skred the Coler
das reef the south shore Of Cuba and other points where
there probability Of her being ashore but no news
learned concerning her The Princeton Is to remain
at that place until orders received from the DEPART
men for her future destination. These possibly
arrive before the 2lst OF January
TEDEsro ST. PETEesBrReH.-We learn from foreign
journals that the celebrated soprano Tedesco well know
in this country has met with great al the Russian
capital in Pacinis saiioH
Nor MUCH A MANIFESTATIONS Of the witnesses ia !.
trial ~ New Orleans recently Of the e,h Of
January victory, who resides few miles up the coast
Upon being asked how often he had been in the CITY since
that memorable event he replied that he had not been
there 10 all the forty years interval between his de-
parture thence soldier and bis return witness in
the
FRoa KANSAS TKRsIrCRy-In the Kansas Herald OF the
5th instant We find the following items
The seat Of government has been located at Omaha
City, Nebraska Territory on the s,h and instant
sale 81 lots viii take place II is described hy the proie
tors as being the largest town in ,he Territory, Already