The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-16

clares that persons becoming guests at hotels without
meaA To pay their bills, accruing from any time not
longer than week and not giving notice Of any such in
ability vsgrans and such shall be subject to con-
vcon before alderman justice Of the peace for any
period longer than thirty days and authorizes the pro-
pretor to dean such delinquent until the proper officer be
obtained. The bill also gives to hotel keepers lien upon
the baggage of guests for accrued debt for period of not
longer than one week.
FRoa PoRr-Au-Pnson- from Port-au-Prince to
the nth ul that the yellow fever raging
aud all the vessels port had lost less Of their
crews Two Hsytien merchants had been fined and Inn
prsoned for assault Mr. Knight the acting United
States commercial agent
PROFESSOR MoRsK IN THE CsIaEA--Morses telegraph is
the which is be used in the Crmea to connect with
the present European lines.
Hos. f. H. ALLEs--The Minister of Finance of the new
King Of the Sandwich Islands is the Hon e. H. Allen for
mey member Of Congress from the Penobscot district in
Maine
COPPER ORE IN TEsSEssEE.--The copper in Polk
county, Tennessee about three miles long and two miles
wide Within that space eight nine veins have been
opened from which alone might be raised three millions of
dollars worth of annually if only there could be
vided the means Of transporting 1t to market
Heavy sNow-srona-In Edgartown, Massachusetts,, the
which has been before experienced for thirty years
number Of dwelling houses in the valleys were completely
mbedded in snow above the windows OF their second so
ries
Mr. ArpLErosI gives us much pleasure to state that
Mr. Appleton will reinquish his interest in the Eastern
Maine Argus in consequence of his acceptance Of the Of
fee Of secretary Of legation at London He says:
awe shall be withdrawn from daily intercourse with
readers but hope communicate with them every
week and to be able TO make them participate little with
in the pleasures Of sightseeing abroad The Argus WI
undergo change of OF politics We have made
arrangements by which it will be compeenty managed,
believe in all its departments and thus we hope 1t may
lose nothing by our absence
YELLOW PREVENTED BY IsocuLAToS--We notice in
La Cronc Spanish Journal published in New York. that
Dr. William L. Humboldt has discovered means to pre-
vent yellow fever by incubation. The government OF
Cuba as La Cronica informed has directed the inocua
ton of the major partamountng TO one thousand-of
the newly arrived troops which has resulted in the great
est since none have been attacked by the terrible
disease which generally decimates the foreign population
shortly after their arrival The operation is similar to
vaccination by inserting the virus discovered by Dr. Hum
boldt generally in both few hours after this tri
fling operation, the symptoms of miniature yellow fever
commence and all the pathological consequences follow
rapidly and slightly rarely exceeding fory-eght hours in
duration, and with nothing than slight feverish
action.
MISSIONARY CONVENTIONAL Baptist missionary conven-
ton assembled in New York Tuesday, with q view to
settle dispute that has been going among them for
some time past concerning the appropriation OF the mis-
sionary fund.
TosAcco-cHEw1Sa cLEnGyMES-The New York CONNER
cia says
"There is a large room in this city where gentlemen
congregate weekly which room is stately used for other
and Tho ia left nv fhp N
filthy condition by the of tobacco that at the close of
the clerical session enters with brush and pail
make it fit for the meeting of the gentlemen who stated
ly occupy it"
THE GREAT FIRES IN South CARoLNA.-The Columbia
Times of Monday says:
From all sources continue to hear of the great de-
vastation and havoc committed by the conHagraton on
Friday last For miles around nothing scene OF des
olation and waste is presented Dwelling houses gin
houses cotton screws and sheds have all IN turn been
swept away by the ruthless invader.
ain some instances horses burnt in their stables
and informed by gentleman that he saw two no
BILE steeds taken out of their stables and tied in the woods
some distance Off but the roaring OF the wind and the
cracking OF the flames frightened them that they broke
their haters mady rushed into the flames and there stood
until burned to a crisp.
awe also hear a rumor that the fine country residence
of Mr. GARRISON Clarksons Turn Out was burnt to
the ground on Friday night
"We glad to learn that the loss sustained by pr l.
w. Green is not great as was reported His dwelling
together with the out buildings was saved, but his ma
chine shop and works were destroyed, There will be
total loss there was no insurance on them.
We fear that the half hath not been told u.s. for the
fire spread with great apdity and perhaps has rendered
many poor families houseless and homeless"
FIRING AN AMERICAN sTEAMsHIP.-Ihe difhculy be-
tween the steamship Ell Dorado and Spanish cruiser is
thus officially reported;
Captain Gray Of the United States mail steamship III
Dorado reports that while his passage from Aspnwal
to Havana Wednesday morning. the 18th instant at las
while steering her usual course Cape Antonio light in
sight distant twelve miles, he fell in with ship
living to- with maintopsail to the mast, which fred
shot the El Dorado which struck the water about TWEEN
yards from her bow Captain Gray immediately order
ed the helm to be put to srboar and stood towards the
ship and Captain Gray says that when within 300 yards
Of her. another shot fred which passed Immediately
over her wheehouse The engines instantly stopped
and the El Dorado boarded by officer from the
Spanish rigae Ferrolona Who after examining her papers
cearances &c. and OBTAINING her nearly hour suffered
her to proceed!
TERRIBLE AccpEsT-A terrible accident recently occur
red at Martinsville Indiana In raising the cupoa
roof and oss carried to the cellar buryng under
the ruins twelve Of the workmen Eight of the twelve
seriously injured, four fatally.
VILLAGE IN HuISs--The Rochester New York; Union
says;
fire broke out in the hourshing village of BATH
the in ruins The fire first discovered at
past FIVE this morning in old wooden structure known
as the Clinton House situated the of Liberty and
Steuben streets. That building destroyed, and
the fire swept eastward along the north side of Liberty
street the Of Orchard street. above il turned
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