The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-30


Accommodation appeared in your paper ofsuuday
ing last signed office" in which TIRE writer, Who the
eup&nt Of slneeure oee whose duties leave hun ampe
leisure for dabbng in politics asserts tina, made tbs fol-
lowing emPA@fie declaration a few days since
When get possession Of The federal government
1856 a 4sursdy We wi there win not be left in once one
man outside Of our order"
Not 70 contradict this assertion would be 70 give client
sent to itas truth am therefore, compelled declare
do most emphatcay, thai ii falsebood and that the
writer mast have been well that when he PEN
I ned H.
He knew further from conversations with me- that en-
terrain sentiments entirely adverse 70 universal political pro-
scription.
His intention ofnuring me at the coming election give
him full credit Cor his Of doing BY bold aud
scrupuou mendaeity ente him 10 reputation thai viii
reach him in spite d the hneed security Of anonymous
attack. JNo. N. CRAIG.
Tar coUSous.The last session Of the city council.
was held on Monday evening last the term Of Office for
which the members elected expiring with that day The
rate Of taxation By the two boards fixed enhs per
cent, or 60 cents upon slOo.
i THE HoLLANp MoSumKxT.--M Major Arnold Harris ana
Chas ST. John Chubb esq having been selected by the con
trbuors 10 the Holland constitute committee
take charge Of the fund and carry the design Of the
DONORS have entered upon that Those subscribers
who have not yet paid in will please without delay deposit
their several amounts to the credit Of the fund the
ing house Of Riggs Co., the committee wish make
immediate arrangements to have the erected
ALExASpnrA NEWS nRss.-we copy the following items
of from the Alexandria Of yesterday morning
" The trial Of Arlington charged with the murder Of Kg
court Of this county Judge Tyler presiding yesterday The
whole day yesterday occupied in receiving the tes
mony, number Of witnesses being attendance The trial
will probably be concluded to-day.
On Sunday last, the mail steamer Baltimore
her down the river she stopped 10 land or take of
sengers Sandy Point, and in lowering the small boat,
which several OF the hands employed board had seated
themselves the boat was accidentally upset. and three Of
| them were drowned.
ago from st. Marys relieved from her position Sun
day and reached here yesterday morning We believe she
! has experienced no material damage"
KNow-sormSo In summing
up the the election Virginia. the editor
| the Globe tells some homely truths. He says
We been close observer of elections throughout
the length and breadth Of the United States for hrone
pie District They used the fools argument freely
and many Of them have been ruined The know nothng
is believed they this District than 500
the result. We told by who ought to know
that those living the square next west OF oce lost
600 They based their had
in their order in Virginia, which, without any outsiders
State But the best calculations Of wise have
often failed and it Isl therefore, not surprising that know
nothing calculation should prove 10 be aacous They had
brilliant calculation behind this which that they should
Virginia BY large majority then all the wood
would float out into their current and they would elect their
candidate the President of the United States This cal
cuaon would have been good if their first conngen
1
think we may safely say the o!d dominion has
ed the snake and killed It..
Hon. Charles Faulkner of Virginia. arrived in Washing
ton yesterday and took lodgings at Browns Hotel He
upon by large number of his personal and political
friends this city, who rendered to him their congraula
tons result of the brilliant democratic triumph
the Old Dominion in the Of which he bore
conspicuous part.
Tur TELEGRAPH AND THE VIRGINIA ELEcrross.-The
Baltimore American and Republican Of Saturday morning
censure the management and accommodating spirit of
those engaged BY the W. and n o. telegraph line In very
because thbse papers failed to obtain cleo
ton from the State Of Virginia on the evenings
cedng their This failure the only specific charge
they The other charges too to the
trouble reutaon should be spared the trouble Of dis
proving the count in question: if the gentlemen who
edit the and Republican had not been imposed
by false the facts in the The southern
wires Thursday night through Virginia in good
working order and every operator throughout the limits Of
the State his post anxious to satisfy public curiosity
the result of the election The offices closed
night at ten o'clock by standing rule of the company
the line at that hour requires operators
sit up longer time to transmit it. To accommodate the
another rule adopted the company requr
ing operators sit up any length Of time during the night
person demand provided they pay the operators
fifty per houra price which few of the compliments,
think would regard fair compensation for the loss Of
their Sleep Last Thursday evening all Of operators
requested keep their offices OPEN and cheerfully
assened Apart from the attendant compensation they
eager other to learn the No
class Of persons disappointed than they when
became evident them that atmospheric electricity
dered the probability Of getting election returns Thursday
night doubtful Frcai p 70 H. p. M, the face
Of less troubled than the faces Of
politicians few before IL o'clock the Baltimore
operator asked Washington what the
poets Of getting any intelligence Washington replied
warranted that there but little chance Not
wishing hold liable for 80 cents hour upon such
a contingency, the Baltimore operator sent his messenger
Mr. Fulton, of that city, know if he should
tnue open under the circumstances Receiving reply he
close his Office and home To this deternn
alton which for Mr. Fulton to influence, but
be attributed failure of the associated press of Bal
timore get dispatches the southern lne IL they
desired it. Indeed it would appear that they too
deeply nccnsed patronze the southern line any
they could avoid because politely refused to give
their agent copy Of all dispatches intended for them
gratis they passed through Washington from Richmond
on their way Baltimore. proud that prefer
the the entire associated press from Boston New
Orleans rather than puff from them purchased at the
pene Of what know to be right and duty The Office here
every Office in Virginia which requested to be kept
open Thursday and Friday nights, did
hour requested and transacted faithfully and
ly all the business filed with them. IL the accuracy Of the
be questioned reporters for the press and not tee
graphic operators should be held responsible.
In conclusion, viii add that the little regard for deceney
and truth which characerizes later article of the New
York Herald upon the subject must be my for