The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-17

restored TO health Suspicion rested some Of the
slaves the premises but evidence obtained point
ed enough TO fH the crime upon them
DESTRUCTION OF ASrs-A correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Ledger says
\ ave give you a sure remedy-prooure a large sponge
wash 1t we'll press il very dry BY doing il viii leave
the small cells open-ay il on the shelf where they
most Troublesome sprinkle some fine white sugar on the
sponge Eighty III two three times day, take
bucket Of hot water to where the sponge j. carefully
drop the sponge in the sealdng water and you viii say
them by the thousands and rid the house OF these
insects When you squeeze the sponge you
will be asonshed at the number that had gone in the
cells
ComSG BOWS N~rnE woRLp.-The New York Express
thus notices contemplated changes in the Irving
House;
This hotel has been temporarily closed but viii be re-
opened n about three weeks In the time the size
will be reduced and the altered The bar is to be
| abolished the dining hall is to be turned into grand
restaurant where meals win be served to dodgers at bo
fare prices The will be let by the day night and
meals served to order Several changes will be made in
the interior arrangements The broad entrance hall the
Broadway front is to be divided into passage and two
small stores"
opD-FEuows' coLLEeE--The Grand Lodge of odd-Fel-
lows of Virginia has adopted the Martha Washington Fee
male College at Abingdon and win take to in
sure its completion II is contemplated TO make such
rangements win insure TO the INDECENT daughters of
every deceased 0dd-Fellow the benefit of good educa
ton.
GREAT Flsuse-A NEW KIND or BAT.-The Burlington
Free Press relates and unique mode of fishing,
which has been successfully tried in trout stream OF
northern Vermont and which take pleasure in recon-
mendng the attention of all longnosed disciples OF the
famous Walton The discovery made few days since
by wood-choppcr in Hydepark Being thirsty with labor
he chopped hole in the ice of mountain stream and laid
himself down to drink While in the act of mbbing the
refreshing fluid, his was suddenly and unexpectedly
seized by hungry evathan of the brook who buried his
teeth deeply in the rosy prouberance which he evidently
thought savory morse The astonished wood-cut-
ter whose alarm endowed HIM with superbuman strength
threw up his head with jerk and pulled out upon the ice
a splendid trout which weighed and hayf pounds
The editor Of the Free Press has talked with who
saw the aceraed and swollen nose and vouches for the
authenticity of the story.
MoRE WONDERS THE TELEGRAPH.-The New York Com
mercial of Thursday evening last says:
uThe European news at this port last evening de-
vered the associated press at New Orleans by the
tiona line within hour two OF the arrival Of the
steamer her wharf this city, and we learn that the
Americas news transmitted through by the line
with equal promptness and will be issued simultaneously
hafpast o'clock this afternoon at all points between
Nova Scotia and New Orleans
THE CHIPPEWA AND WiSSEBAGo LAND TREArIEs.-We
copy the following from the Minnesota Democrat of the
3lst ulmo
ave learn particulars in regard to the Winnebago
treaty from General Fletcher, their agent The Winnie
bagoes have conveyed the United States nearly 100000
acres of land Long Prairie, the Mississippi, where
they reside They receive in exchange 100000 acres
on the Blue Earth in the southwestern part of the Terri
tory and in addition $4,000 in money which is to be APP
piled their removal subsistence, and Improvements at
their new location.
The lands conveyed by the Chppewas contain 10000
900 acres less This land is in addih to
1000 100000 acres conveyed to the United States
last September
"The Chppewas viii not be removed from their lands,
but will remain and submit to civilizng experiments.
They receive for their lands Sl,20O00 in thirty annual
instalmens"
SUICIDAL MAyIAThe Boston Bee of Saturday says that
awhin few days suicides have become from
domestic love affairs On Thursday lawyer in this
city merchant in Providence and young man in Cam
bridge each shot themselves the former from domestic
difficulties and the latter two from love affairs"