The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-21

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the ground beneath and lighted them The consequence
that the cabin was consumed and the whole family
with the exception Of the who lighted the fire,
burned TO death.
THIS Texas pKar-senator Rusk, Of Texas has address,
ed letter to the State Gazette AUSTIN the policy Of
accepting rejecting the bin passed at the last session Of
Congress the subject Of the Texas debt lie decidedly
| in favor of accepting the bill
| CAsuALTY,--Mrs. George Keller, who resided near
Churchville Augusta county, Virginia, was riding on
horseback last Thursday and smoking pipe when Der
clothes took fire, and she burned to death. The
Staunton vndcor that her cries heard the
house where had stopped light her pipe but before
assistance arrived she was dead
| On S. H. Cox-Tbe New Haven Register says that DIR.
Cox has perfectly reganed his health the failure Of which
the Of bis resignation Of his former pastorshp
and be proposes accept the charge Of OF three
societies who have extended him urgent invitations TO set
tie One of these il that of the church edihoe built
by Chauneey Jerome Of New Haven, nearly compile
large salary being rendered to him he may de-
sire similar offer has been made by church recently
erected in Rochester and the third that OF society in
Owego where the Doctor resides The probability is
the Register thinks that he win accept the call to New
| Haven.
LUMBER GOING WEsr.-The oswego Times says large
lumber has been shipped from that port since
the opening Of navigation for the ports of Chicago and
| Milwaukee, and remarks:
at seems If the West to become the great
ket for Canadian lumber the lumber Of Lake Onta-
rio This feature in trade forms of thamost
remarkable brought out by reciprocal free radV and
promises be of little importance in furnishing up
eighs tor the large class vessels going to Lake Mchi
gam
OPENING or THE SAUr cAsALeThe Saul St Marie ship
canal have been opened Monday last when the
In
passed through
BERMUDA pRoDucE-The ship Pearl sailed from Haml-
ton Bermuda the 9th instant for New York, with 1000
barrels produce valued upwards of $4,000 being the
largest cargo of that description shipped from the col
| ony
TIE DEAL rRApE-A gentleman who resides on the Pc
nobscot says that, within few days, two millions of
spruce deal sold st john load four French ships
60 France ten dollars per thousand This demand
grown of the interruption Of the Baltic trade and
must be interesting TO dealers in that kind Of lumber"
PurrIsG THEM 10 woRK-The Russian prisoners who
been brought to France being distributed over all
parts OF the territory few days ago twenty Of them
rived Duras Lotet Garonne) where they employed
under contractor, in masonry work.
CorroY gLooas--We have received, says the Alabama
Chronicle of the 7h instant cotton blooms of this
us last Sunday the from the plantation Of Mr. g. G.
Freeman Monday. This is very early, tie usual time
| for blooms being about the 10th instant Cotton in
Lowndes county which up before the rains looks very
promising.
Another COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN observation-disclosures
Burton late master in the national armory at
Harpers Ferry Virginia. but for some months past resi-
of this city, says the Springfield Republican, has
from the British the appointment of
engineer of the British national armory at Enfield
London Although that armory is under the command of
Captain Dixon of the royal artillery Mr. Burton will have
the entire direction Of the manufacturing operations of the
establishment
| THE PUBLIC WORKS or PESSsYLvAMA.-The public inn
provements of this State during the month of May yielded
tolls to the State the amount of S3e4 1894 being in
crease of S63o44 the month last year The in
on the Delaware division is $4,000 May of last
year. and on the main line consisting of the Philadelphia
and Columbia railroad the Canal and Portage railroad
from Columbia to Pittsburg the increase has been about
$1,000
! Tn. YELLED AuRpERxs sssTExcEp-A despatch from
Troy New York. says:
aThe notorious Henrietta Robinson the yelled murder
ess was sentenced this afternoon by Judge Harris be
hung the Sd Of August next When the Judge in pro-
nouncing sentence, commended her soul to Gods mercy
she told him he had better pray for his soul declaring
that she was the victim Of political conspiracy which
leave the courtroom pointing her finger to the Judge she
exclaimed Judge Harris, may tbs Judge OF Judges be
your Judge, Much excitement manifested by the
spectators"
| LEAynswonrn SUPPOSED IN CONDITION.
A New York correspondent writes:
aThe officers who went the North the parties
in the late duel returned yesterday They failed
in their efforts to capture the doctors They report Leaven
worth be in dying condition, modification had act
in in one OF his wounds II is also stated that the entire
party including Breckenridge conveyed Leavenworth
the farmhouse where he lies after he received the
deadly wounds and then fed fearing the consequences of
the recovery of the wounded man. the ball has not yet
| been extracted from his Leg
TERRIBLE BATTLE BEEs,-We find the following
| singular story in the Toledo (Ohio) Republican
gentleman living near Adrian relates a singular
circumstance which occurred bis farm few DAYS
out Of their paterna hive and gathered
around their young queen in the warm, sunlight
phere. But instead of going to neghboring tree
or shrub and forming hanging cluster has invaria-
have ever been acquainted they settled hive and be-
gan mnrdcrous attack upon the peaceable inmates.
The unsuspecting workers taken by surprise and
many them killed by theinvaders before they
fully aroused when the conflict became quite obstinate
The fact that Of the working bees of the hive
out gathering honey gave the sf the advan-
tage and, though the battle lasted all day, they finally
trumphed Thousands Of dead bodies dragged to
! the entrance and thrown the ground each hour"
| HORRIBLE AfrAIR--A MURDERED HUSBAND