The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-04

DELICATE AsNouxcsMEsr.-At the celebration Of the
" Dsum in Paris, the Archbishop thus addressed the
Emperor:
"SRE: The national JOY is increased by the thought
that Heayen after all these riumphs, prepares for you
In addition domestic Joys which will be much
delightful TO your heart they win be also for the
public good
UEcoMMoS oRowrH-There is hanging in our Office
(says the New Haven Regsterl the orked bough of
appe-tree each part of which only % inches
in length on which there hundred and forty
screen apples thicker upon the wood than human in
genuity could possibly affx. They Of average
diameter OF and half inches and the weight of the
branch is 10 lbs II cut from tree the
premises Of Mr. John Haley in the western part Of the
city, and is called the "antknow-nothing apple from
its great yield.
THR LIQUOR LAw-iMroRrAKr pEcIsIoS.--The Springfield
Republican says the Massachusetts, supreme court has
declared this important opinion in the of their
decisions upon liquor cases. That members OF the Car
son League and also members of eny society for the de-
feat Of any of the Commonwealth who banded
together and contributing money &c, to effect their object
were equally unfit to as jurors" The Republican
thinks this will diminish the candidates for the jury box
very sensbly.
IMPORTANT nSvENrIos-Mr Samuel Weed, Of Middlesex,
Mass has invented machine for making printers types
emDossing ana types OF
steel iron brass copper and type mctaa expense
is sad less than that Of the types made in the ordinary
mode OF casting end in perfect manner The cdr
Of the Addesex Journal says he has specimens OF
types aud he considers the invention of the most
important Of the age.
LIQUOR LAW IN PESSsyLvASiA-The stateliquor law
went into operation Monday last a despatch from
Philadelphia says:
few taverns have closed but others continue in ope
ration under their licenses which till May next issued
before the passage Of the present law Some Others have
arrested the charge of selling contrary to law
The constutionali,y of the law will be tested One
tavernkeeper giving away his stock of liquors. in order
to close business
SUNBURY AND ERIE RAILRoAp.-A despatch from North
cumberland, Pennsylvania, dated October 3 says:
The first coal train over the link Of Ice sunbury
and Erie railroad left here this morning for ~ hn New
York temporary track has been laid TO the Sew York
State Fair ground Elmra, and this train 10 form
one Of the deposes the fair Ex-Governor BiglsF the
president of the road accompanied the train
CAR FACTORY BuRNT-The Union car factory at Chicago
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday last Loss, 100000
An INTERESTING MrErSc-Rcv. John Sawyer of Bangor,
Maine will be one hundred years old the 9th instant
II proposed to the event by public meet
ing Bangor which Father Sawyer will be present.
and deliver sermon address
erica Massachusetts, nney-eght years DID, and his
wife Bridget one hundred They have lived together
entyninc years They natives of Ireland and reside
with their son. Valentine Burrows at North Blcrca 1t
is doubtful whether there is another couple IN America
who have been married so long
PERsosAL-Gov Wright of Indiana, is in New York. on
his way to Elmira, where he will deliver Friday, the
annual address at the State Agricultural Fair,
line of viii be- when completed the largest and
most magnificent vessel ahoat She will measure five
thousand six hundred tons her length will be three hun
drcd and fortyve feet the broad ne depth Of hold
th.rty-three feet; breadth of beam fifty feet
There must be some mistake this statement of the
mage of the Adratic.
ONE or THE BABY sHows.--The Boston Journal states
that the proprietor of the Grand Union Prize Baby
Show at Worcester soed with the proceeds without dis
trbuting the prizes and gratues The Journal has no
sympathy for the disappointed mothers
FnE-shafer Andersons patent leather mandatory,
at Pittsburg destroyed by fire on Saturday Loss
$4,000. Insurance $4,000.
New York sinprISG--Thcre in the harbor of New
York including Brooklyn, Friday last rs steamers l3l
ships &c barques "a briggs and 3S3 misunderstanding
total of COZ vessels.
svccrssFuL prBur-Miss Dora Shaw, a young lady of
high social position at St Louis, made very successful
debut Mt the in that city the 25th ulno The
house was crow ed the OCCASION and the excitement
said to have equaed that produced by the appearance of
Jenny Lind,
HEALTH or MrMpHIs-From all learn (says the
New Orleans True Dea) the only epidemic raging in
Memphis is the quarrel among the newspapers to wheih
er there been any yellow fever there not No
has vet proved fatal and there to hope that cool
weather and the opening of the theatre viii dspe the dis
ease.
FEMALE sMueGLER.--A female, Boston mner who
came passenger in the America, detected Friday
night smuggling laces, &C. portion of the smuggled
goods found sewed up in of her undegarmens
Texas SUGAR oRors.--The Austin State Gazette says:
aMr Ca,nponier in his annual report puts the sugar
crop State 1913 hogsheads against 2s5 the pre-
vous season Our crop is very small The single parish
Of ST Mary Louisiana produces 37Oo3 hogsheas There
are only parishes in the whole sugar region that pro-
than the whole crop of the State of Texas We
have sngar-plantng sufficient TO raise amount
equal at least Louisiana, whose annual crop is
346,636 hogsheadsn
HAra-pRFssI A LA RAcuEL--The following ia a new
style of dressing the hair just introduced by of the
New York har-dressers
aThe back hair is plated in the wide Circassian braid
and arranged to form star; Grecian braid,
through which pearls interviewer, is brought round
forming border trimming TO the wider braid and in
the centre diamond star shines forth from contrasting