The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-10

Thar ssurF-Box-The celebrated snuif-box sent by the
Emperor Napoleon to Mr. Depau Of New York which was
seized by the sheriff for debt aud sold has been returned
to MIR. Depau il deemed impossible to keep il legal
ly from him,
TIM MONSTER WEDDING AT Nav YoRK-A story orlgi-
mating with the Richmond Dispatch about a monster
wedding the ST. Nicholas hotel Is thus noticed In the
New York Evening Post;
This absurd story has travelled from end Of the
country the other and doubtless has been generally
believed il contained particles of truth which il
does not We are informed by the propreors OF the ST.
Nicholas that such has been made or
tempated with thom
the proprietor knew nothing about till il copied by
the New York press Judge Conckin and his daughters
guests at the hotel about month ago, and nothing
heard at that time since of any intended marriage
fee there elsewhere in which they interested
There is TO be small wedding party at the St Nicholas
some time during the present month
/" A gentleman named Lawrence, OF Kentucky, is 10 be
married 10 southern lady, and the wedding party will
to the North and stop few days at the St Nicholas
About fifty rooms have been partially engaged for the
party. The bride and bridegroom and their friends win
afterwards leave the city for Saratoga and other places Of
summer resort
aThis is the nearest approximation the we'd
ding of which the propretors Of the St Nicholas have
any knowledge"
RIcH AND omY.-New Bedford the richest city in the
world in proportion is population numbers among its
each, four worth 100000 lady worth 100000, one
man who has $60000o one worth 100000, two worth
100000 and any number that show from $4,000
100000 Most of these persons have made their money
from the whaling business
DEATH IN THE cARs.-On the I'd instant conductor
the Boston aud Maine railroad while collecting tickets
found passenger dead in his sea with whom he had con-
yersed in apparently perfect health few minutes previous
y So easy had been his transit from this world that the
passengers sitting the seats had not noticed the
change. His not ascerained
CABBAGE WITH coRY-Mr. Brooks, of Princeton, Massa-
chuses the last legislative agricultural meeting in
Boston, alluded to the practice of planting cabbage among
Indian corn. He knew instance where cabbage
planted in alternate with corn and the cabbage sold
for $3.50 per acre
DEArH--Madame DAubigne wife Of NJ Merle DAu-
bgne author of "rhe History of the Reformation died at
Geneva, Switzerland, June 10
How THE rRoHrBlroRY LIQUOR WORKS IN New YORK;
A correspondent writes:
A further hearing of the of O. e Smith, charged
with violating the prohibtory law was held yesterday be
fore Judge Birdsall in the marine court His honor dec
ded that complaints under the law only be tried
the sessions and that other judges and justices
only hold preliminary examinations, sending their
the sessions fthey think proper This is equivalent
formal notification of the whole law for the recorder
being the presiding officer the sessions he has already
decided that the law applies not to foreign liquors while
sales of domestic liquors must be seen in order to make
complaint valid"
The New York Evening Post says:
There were eghty-seven arrests in this city last night
for drunkenness and dsordery conduct Some of the
prisoners discharged, and others confined and
mted to the Tombs. Among the inebriaes WAS woman
named Mary Naughton who picked out of the East
river
The Albany Kniokerbocker says
"From all parts of the State we hear that liquor is be-
ing sold in defiance of the prohbitory law The Carson
League have far acted with degree of orbearance that
is commendabe This state Of things however, cannot last
long. The fight will soon be commenced"
Liberal PATRONS OF THE sArs,--The Fort Leavenworh
(Kansas) Herald says
The amount Of letters and papers received and
from the Leavenworth post Office would asonsh any
not acquainted with the facts There are upon
age least hundred letters received every day and
equal number mailed. We informed by the post
master that is no uncommon for him mail
three hundred letters by the eastern mail which leaves
three times week So great has been the demand for
boxes the post office that the postmaster has increased
the number from 100 to 1911 which already all la
ken Everything in Leavenwtrth ia the increase !;
business of all kinds advancing"
GoLp-HuSr1Ya ON THE ARKAYsAs--The Fort Smith Ar
kansas) Intelligencer Of the 10th ultmo says:
Last week company of Is men left this place for the
reported gold mines the Red fork of the Arkansas
about 400 miles above this place. in search Of the precious
metal The company went fully prepared to make thor
ough examination of the whole country with the view of
ascerainng gold really exists in such quantities as has
been reported We feel certain that the who composed
the company Of the right stripe to make such expo
ration and that any report they make favorable or una
vorable, can be relied on as true"
AFFAIRS ON THE Rio GaAsDE.-PRooREss RBvoLu-
TIoN-We make the following extracts from the editorial
correspondence of the Galveston News dated Brownsville
June %
al have Just heard that the CarTajal revoutonsts
have retired from Camargo and that the great body of
them Mer 1t stated that the leaders do
not agree among themselves and there are too many of
them aspiring TO command.
find it difficult to arrive at any conclusion as to the
revolutions vague and uncertain is the information
garding il and slow has so little confidence,
and mperectly organized that cannot think
will yhing unless the revolt in other parts of
Mexico is completely successful have been told that
there supplies of and equipments this side for
their They may do something handsome but it is
doubtful.
"The know-nothing party is not known this river,
ard there is general indifference State politics some
local matters only being interesting to the majority They
know candidate but Pease Dickson, and Bell in this
district Dickson being understood to be the candidate for
lieutenant governor.
"P S--A gentleman from Roma informs me that Cara
crossed the Rio Grande, from this side with about two
hundred and sixty followers, the ed CARA and Car
vajal each wanted be commander-inchef but Vaude
gr the chief of the pronunciamentos at Monterey told
them in effect that they need quarrel about the matter
he would take command himself and they did not like
this they might leave their hook
he felt himself competent the task 1t presumed Car
vaja and Cara will join him. He had announced that
he would leave Monterey the 2ls instant with seven