The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-27
GEN ERAL NE w y.

progressed All the members Of the American party are IN
good health.
GENERA NEWS.
WHAT WE DRlsK-Young Tyson tea, or what Is gener-
ally sold for SUCH must be nice innocent beverage Hear
what the Boston Post says;
The unheathful effect of parcels Of tea which
dealt out In cities is owing their being aduieraed
SO extensively by the Chinese Damaged and old tea Is
taken by them and placed hot pans of charcoal TO
dry the dried leaves then put into eastiron pansa
few pounds Of tea in each pansnd placed furnaces
little umeric stirred in; bat in order to
good green hue Jumps Of Prussian blue and gypsum
added These then stirred before the fire until toe tea
has taken the fine bloom color Of hyson with very much
the The transformed leaves then picked
sed chopped small and sold for excellent young dyson
SrEAn ON CAsAsDAiGuA LAKK--The beautiful sheet of
In Ontario county New York. is 10 be nnygated BY
steamboat neat craft named Joseph Wood, WAS re-
Gently launched and made ,riarip the 18th instant
to the satisfaction Of the gentlemen who subscribed To-
ward its construction.
FAMILY SUDDENLY DEAp.--Lsst week German gentle
in Cincinnati lost by death his daughter one day. his
wife the next and his Affections operated heavily upon
his mind that on the third day he jumped into the street
from third-story window Of his residence and killed him
self
AMALeAMArIos ~ PmLADELpHIa.A Philadelphia cor
respondent writes
complaint against her husband before alderman OF hav
ing committed assault and battery upon her person and
otherwise cruelty -reatng her. The husband dark
negro was forthwith arraigned when after hearing he
was sent to prison in default of $500 bail to answer the Of
The wife stated that she had been married
the defendant thirteen years that she had borne
him some niue children, only two Of whom were now
living She also said originally she from within some
fifteen miles Of Baltimore Subsequently TO the mprison
rnent of her husband this called again at The Of
Acc Of the magistrate and importuned the worthy unc
him. that Qlu not
wish be dsgraced by going into court OF justice 10
testify against her husband
TuE TENDERNESS or KNOW sorusGfsM-Th know-noth-
ing papers have certainly very tender way Of chroncng
murders when committed by negroes The Philadelphia
Bulletin says
On Saturday, in Boston, colored lady named Lydia
james acuated by jealousy stabbed and killed her coored
friend Francis Matras.
COPPER FEVER IN vlRGlsn--There is no apparent dim-
mutton of the excitement upon the subject Of copper mines
in Floyd county, Virginia tract of land heretofore
valued at $4,000 belonging to the heirs of Major Samuel
Saunders deceased sold recently for the round of
$4,000 company composed of Tennesseans and Vir-
gnians The supposed existence of valuable vein of
copper upon the land caused this extraordinary advance
The SAN FRANCISCO xrSg-The San Francisco Sun of the
18th inst says:
at is twenty-two days since the San Francisco mint re-
operations and the deposes of gold dust for
coming during that period have been the rate of $780,
900 per month Refining and coming going on at the
rate 100000 per day exclusive of bars To coin at
this requires each day from sixteen eighteen crboys
of nitric acid each carboy containing lilo pounds The
utmost capacity Of the mint is taxed to coin at the rate
ready named and OF the men employed are duty
egh teen hours Of each twentyour The process Of
refining is carried on night and day.
awhile coin is being manufactured in San Francisco at
so rapid rate above indicated it is really strange that
parties encouraged in flooding the country with
irresponsible currency. We cannot understand why
brokers continue to counenance the Wass Melter Co.
coin for there certainly another tax to be borne at the
min; before this kind of gold become standard cur
rency 1t needed for temporary purposes for il
there of it in circulation who does not know
that should have It's equivalent IN good United States
coin
4The total amount of gold bullion deposited in the
mint for coinage since May sth 1885, is l265s0S ounces
number of depositcs LIS showing average of l0os
from each depositoryalue ofdeposites $780,
New FLouR-A few barrels Of -four ground at the Gro
ton Mills New York city, from southern red wheat grown
the present season in South Carolina exhibited
Friday the Corn Exchange and held sale at SI3.
This is the first -four seen in the market made from
grain of the present years growth.
LOCAL EPISCOPAL pREAcHERsThe Episcopal Church has
by canon created order Of not unlike the local
preachers in the Methodist Church Men in secular life
can the order of deacons and continue in secular
business still Seven eight gentlemen in New York city
complied with the provisions of this and now
although work days employed in various secular BUSH
ness on the Sabbath assist the mnisraons Of the
tuary they deacons but not permitted preach with
out special leave of the bishop.
PATTERN FRaALE--A lady of Plainfed, Mass, aged
fy-nine years has the past winter made with her own
hands quilts consisting of pieces cut by pattern
worked 9Ts scoops and made dresses, knit pairs
of striped ittens made butter from cows besides the
general homework family She has also written
nearly quire Of paper
LABoRkRs wAsTEp--The Nebraska City News mentions
that the farmers and mechanics OF that Territory complain
loudly Of their inability procure worknen They Offer
sage exravagant wages but work hands not TO be
had The difficulty does to be that laborers
lazy scarce but every who goes there imme-
diaeIy up for himself-beoomes employer instead
Of a seeker for employment The News asks;
Where the thousands Of suffering poor who were
making the and parks OF New York hideou last
winter by their bowls for work Let them come
here will give them work much as they desire
and wages for IL such win place them above
the miserable subsistence Of soup-house charity
IL IL easy say here bat where Is the money
10 pay the expenses in order to get there2
TIM MrssoUm EIvER,-The 81 Louis Republican Of Fri
day last says
We have intelligence by private despatch from wes-
ton dated Wednesday 10th instant Of rise Of fifteen
inches ia the Missouri that point and still rising Theirs
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