The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08

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her last hour she begged for medicine to relieve her from
pain
The appearance Of the young lady rather fair.
She is rather above medium size and her hands Indicated
that she had toied somewhat Among her effects were
five shings in money and letters One letter gives
something Of clue TO The mystery attending her sad end
Il was written by female cousin named Decker and al
iudes to misunderstanding that existed between the de-
ceased and young named Craig They had been
under engagement for marriage, but had become aena
ted and this cousin writes that she had endeasored to
oncile Craig.
Coroner Quinn came Immediately after the girl died
aud at called jury Of inquest Aiter sitting
time without important result the jury adjourned 10 meet
again this evening
OLD PoBT CoMFoRrt is stated that grand entertain
is TO be given the Virginia seaside in few
days TO Hon Henry A. Wise when large number Of his
friends win be iu attendance tournament e1-
tensiye scale is talked of TO be given the ground within
The Notifications
PRIcEs heavy provision-dealer of New
York just returned from extensive business in the
West says there no ways about it prices have
got down; only -four bu, provisions of all
kinds will be lower than they have been for several
years
THE cRops.-The Pttsburg Gazette
the weather has been fine in that section Of the State
for week past and great OF grain garner
ed II has been found to be much better condition than
had been supposed and the loss from sprouing will
exceed per cent on very abundant yield In the flat
lands of Ohio ii will probably be found that injury
has been effected than in rolling country but
there the result has been exaggerated
HAS AocEPrED-The Rev. c. D. Burritt of Ithaca has
accepted the presidency of the Ohio Wesleyan Female Col
lge and intends to enter upon the duties of his Office
the 9th instant
LATER FROM TExAs--Our latest dates from Galveston
the 2sth ultimo. The Galveston News has report
from Palestine that Col NJ johnson has Withdrawn from
the canvass as candidate for governor If this be trnc
the contest is restricted to Pesse and Dickson
The San Antonio Texan Of the 2sth ult says:
Western Texas has been flooded by continued storms
oflae and learn that in many places it is nuring the
cotton crop.
| General Smith arrived in San Antonio on Monday
last and greeted by salute Of thirteen guns"
Mr. John Hickmott the actor and manager has leased
the Galveston theatre for the coming He viii visit
the North in short time TO engage theatrical corpsso
says the News.
We learn from lie San Antonio Ledger that the 10th
ut John S. Shelan, late clerk in the United States Quar-
termasters department in that city arrested and held
to bail in the sum of $1,000 charge of larceny of
amount exceeding $4,000. There two minor charges
against him. each OF which he held TO bail in $780,
| The San Antonio Texan of the 10th nit says:
Twenty two loaded wagons in city on
their way Kansas under orders from General Harvey
and we learn that there thirty-eght baggage
wagons that will be here in few days for the same dest-
4 nation
Major L. j. Bea paymaster Of the United States army
for this department arrived in city few days since in
/ good health
AN IMPORTANT WORCESTERSHIRE New London Connect
cu Star of August says SIT is current that the seat Of
the whaling interest is about be transferred from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast Arrangements already
in progress with several houses transfer their business
from New Bedford New London and other places
point the Pacific coast San Francisco Benica Oak
land and Monterey spoken Of Orders have been given
to captains Of vessels employed in the whale fisheries
in the North Pacific recruit the ports of California
Rounruy OF nEruRsEp CALIFoRslAx-Bernard ORonrke,
printer formerly Of Boston but who had lately returned
from California, robbed of 81 500 Friday in Bos
ton The money in two notes, of 900 and
of $500 on the Fremont Bank. The robbers have been
arrested, but the money is non est
How FUSION GoEs--Tweve papers in Ohio opposed to
the democratic party and of course favoraby inclined to
engage in almost any plan of opposition that promises to
be successful obstinatey unwilling to lend their nu
ence to S. p Chase The following is the list as it
| stands:
aCsncinnati Times Columbus Continental, Cleveland
Express Germantown Locomotive, Perry County Amer-
can Cincinnati Columbian Steubenville Herald Highland
County Gazette, Gap6s Journal, and Scioto Valley Re
| publican
| OREGON AND WAsnfsGToS-Our dates from Oregon are
to the 18th utmo from Washington Territory to June
%.
The reports Of the gold discoveries Fort
Coville are confirmed. Thirty dollars day made in
MANY instances The emigration thither is likely to be
| large
All the available United States troops which have been
stationed at Vancouver and the Das have upon
the plains under command of Major Halter for the purpose
| of looking after the Indians in that quarter.
ANECDOTES OF RoYALry---The New York Tribune
respondent responsible for the story that Queen Victoria
has at last accepted the invitation of Napoleon and goes
on the 10th of August TO Paris much against her private
wishes Since Napoleons visit she has shown herself
still more aectionae the family of Louis Philippe
than before but the must yield to the Queen. By
theby good anecdote current about the first interview
between the two allies at Windsor When the French
party had retired their apartments Empress Eugene
remarked that the Queen making every allowance to the
Guelph features at all handsome but Napoleon
replied sternly She has children At the same
time Prince Albert expressed his admiration of Bugenes
beauty to the Queen and Victoria turned proudly round
| SAYING I" She has children
LOCAL NEWS.
The telegraph informs that the yellow fever the in
crease at Portsmouth. As might be expected great alarm
prev half of the inhabitants of the city having fed
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