The daily union., 1855-09-16

the subject many being ie impression that there is but lit
e II any abatement IN the violence of the epidemic when
the comparatively small number of citizens is considered
These gentlemen describe Norfolk emphaticay dead
city,
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
STATE pErARTmEsT.
Dfscoresy n Roct 10 Ge Gmf ,Strean.The United
States consul at Liverpool, England letter dated
gust TO- states that two days ago Captain Teser of the ship
Emily " Pierre Charleston arriving at the above named
port from Charleston informed him that he had rock
in tho gulf which he did think laid down in
any Of the published charts Considering the rtdeueht too
important receive verbally the consul requested the cap
tain to furnish it in writing. 1t is as follows:
"On Sunday, July 18TH at about halr-past five o'clock
called by the officer duty look at what he sup
posed to be wreck short distance the staboard bow
1t proved to be rocka dangerous one too lying
does within the limits of the gulf stream in the track
of ships bound to Europe the northern States from all the
took my glass in he misaen top and the rock being but
short mile from the ship had excellent opportunity OF
and sog 1
through the water The current Of tho gulf meeting the
the rock, aud left wake in the direction of the stream
plainly discernbe for distance of two hundred yards At
short the heavier swes uncovered the head OF
rock, showing surface Gas could judge fifty feet
in diameter and cor with long sea-weed 1t most
dangerous rock for after long spell Of calm or light winds
of proximity the danger would be her striking
upon it, On the other hand the head being small would
which might very easily tpnrtcnsy at ngbD be taken for
the comb ol wave. was Working by afternoon sights
when called by the mate The observation good
and chronomeer being exact the position assign
the danger cannot be than or two miles out Of
ting the northeast at the rate Of two and half miles
hour On my chart Of the North Atlantic, published by
latitude nearly forty five mds further to tho eaaw ard
1t is called the Orion rock in is45 and is marked
doubtful May not the rock saw and the Orion rock be
and the same?
sThe following the position assigned to the rock North
latitude 35 deg Ia min, west longitude - deg II mn
DEPARTMENT.
Customs House Dicision. Refusal Neglect 10 Pay the
Salary Of the Officer Of Sore.When the
pant any store cellar yard negecs reuscs pay
the collector the required by the instructions of the
Treasury Department for the of officer officers (as
the may be) fails refuses to comply with any law
regulating tho storageo merchandise any rules regu
aons issued by the department. the collector for the
safety the goods ore Is the duty of the collector
refuse permission depo.ite goods such store The col
cctor also required report the facts at to the Treas
ury Department for its further action.
INTERIoa pEfARrMEsT.
Hon. George ". Manypenny, Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs returned to Washington Friday evening last after
absence of snonths and will his Official du
ties on tomorrow morning.
Agricultural Dirisioa of the Patent g,ieulurat
Reports Mr. T. III. Bven, OF Brdgcwater Oneida county
New York, has presented to the Patent Office sample Of
Caneda wheat in the straw to be placed with the agricu
tura products of this country This is fair specimen of
this excellent spring wheat The stalks about FIVE
feet in length and the heads well filed with grain
Mr.. Robert Chsolm, of Beaufort South Carolina, gives
an of his in cutvating the olive. Mr.. c.
he has cultivated this tree for about twenty years. and
has thus been entirely successful His import
ed from the neghborheod of Florence and have borne large
quantities of fruit every year. instead Of only in alternate
years. is the in Europe. The grove of olive trees
between three Hundred and four hundred fine pec
of this arfamed tree and perhaps the largest in the
United States. He adds have succeeded satisfactorily
picking the green fruit Indeed my picked olives
beon without exception, pronounced by good judges in
Charleston fully equal to any French importation, and by
much better nm Of the latter opinion, they
less salty and nuty favored have twice received
premiums from the South Carolina Institute for my picked
olives have picked them both to initiate the French and
the Spanish, and have also made little OIL"
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Enclosing than Letter IL he Enpeope-ItI
penal offence deposte any post Office
in the mail any envelope packet containing letters ad
dressed to different persons. The law upon which the above
based frequently violated by persons who are perhaps
of its existence The thirteenth section Of the
approved March s4 reads that every person offending
the manner Indicated above shall forfeit sum Of ten
dollars be recovered by action qn tam half the
the nomer and the other half for the the Post
Office Department" There is exception, however, and
that in the of letters addressed foreign countries
HonRiBLE MURDER LITTLE GIRL IN NEW ORIEAYs-
We copy the following from the New Orleans Crescent Of
the 9th instant:
We heard yesterday the particulars of tragedy which,
il true throughout exceed anything in the way of human
endshncss that have called upon 10 record
The particulars narrated these In the board
ing-ho furnshedroom establishment of Mrs Brown
the of Bourbon and Canal Streets and over the
confectionery Mt that corner old woman named
Shelton, far gone in consumption aud deserted by her
doctors. She poor, and in debt for her odgngs
Mrs Brown Monday informed her that she unable
keep her any longer in the house. and that she would
have TO seek lodgings elsewhere This seems to have
her to Nm act of most horrible revenge In the eve
ming shc sent her nurse, young Irish girl for some
canphene. When the girl returned with it, she
poured it in pool the floor of her room. Then
hearing Mrs. Browns adopted daughter, Mary, a
sweet little thing three and half years old playing n the
hall outside she called to her, Mary 10 here I've got
cake TO give you Mary ripped in unsuspectingy and
then the old woman setting fire to the csmphenc on the
floor with candle seized her and threw her into the baz
ing pool The poor little innocent filed the house with
her shrek and when she all ablaze her murderess
seized her and put out the entry after which she
staggered back to her bed The witnesses of this diabo
cal act the servant gwlo fed arghted from the
an orphan boy named George about seven
years old, who in the entry outside As Mary
all enveoped in flame, thrown out by her murderes
this little fellow with admirable courage rolled her about
the floor until the flames extinguished and then
wentinto the and put the FIRE the floor II
all the work of moment and being in the third
ry wns over before any could come TO the rescue
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon when death came to her
lief and she buried at 10 o'clock yesterday. Mrs.
Brown in her trouble thought that ii was her duty
apprizc the or the occurrence Mra Shelton