The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-22


Of a farmer named ChAnncey e Wood, living somewhat
remote from any neighbour undertook chop up bis
poyer with broad-axe be quietly sleeping in his
bed He first struck him blow the eft eye making
dreadful cash. and then him twice severely on the
thigh, after which Mr. W escaped from him down STAIRS
armed himself and returned 10 find the villain had fed
II is said be avowed his object murder Mr.
W. and then abduet his sister. The affair created great
excitement and $50 persons turned out in pursuit Of
him, and he finally arrested.
WORKINGS OF RECIPROCITY TRKATY-THE
RIE-The reciprocity treaty has given field TO the
lake fisheries on the Canada side Of Lake Huron Some
200 American fishermen engaged within fifty
miles each side Of Goderieh in the business This has
greatly stimulated the Cannucks and it is estimated
OF them engaged in the business About
100 miles Of the lake shore lined with neis and enes
Every boat that in has large number of salmon
trout from 30 10 so pounds weight White FISH very
large The fish caught Collingwood terminus OF the
northern railway from Toronto packed in ice aud go
to oswego, Rome, Utica Albany, and New York Great
quantities taken Godereh go in ice Cleveland and
Cincinnati.
TIE KINNEY ExpEDruos-The New York Evening Post
Of Friday evening last says:
aBy an arrival at Boston yesterday we have another
ter from correspondent al Turks island Col Kinney
expected to sail the sh after the celebration OF Amer
independence among the salt raker u-wai be deem
d schooner
that port had been partially chartered but found too
small for comfort aid they had determined TO get better
vessel il one could be found in time"
SraAsropoL-w r. Whitehead graduate Of the viz
gnia Military Institute and attached to Of the
large hospitals Sebasopol physician and surgeon
writes home follows
Events have proved that the English soldier is much
inferior either the French Russian and that with
tain exceptions the Russian is good as the French
grfU
Rasseas have enjoyed fine opportunity Of perform
ing surgical operations and must remain al the ambulance
Tonight because the Russians intend making sortie
STRUGGLE LIrE.-Some recently threw large
astif dog into the Genesee river the falls al Roch
ester New York The Union says: So strongly the
sympathy Of spectators excited in behalf of the poor BRUTE
that money would have been freely given for bis rescue
but that impossible without great risk of human
life Bat few occupied in calculating the
chances of the dog He resisted with much power the
tide that bore him onward, bnt all purpose. He
passed the dam the surface and struck out
gaeously for Of the piers Of the railroad bridge He
did not reach il bat taken swiftly the Great
Falls The spectators Of them FASTENED to get
view OF the river below all hoping that the dog wond yet
be saved from death And they disappointed
In few minutes after he he to emerge
from the boiling foam at the bottom Of the sheet and strike
out for the shore which speedily gained The speca-
breahed freer, and welcomed the dog the shore
with shouts of joy
FAIL IN THE PRICE BREApSrUFFs-The price Of -four and
grain falling in all parts Of the country The Baltimore
Sun says;
The Baltimore breadsufs market continues 10 exhibit
downward tendency. Yesterday -four further fell of ia
per bb making decline Of IS 374 for the
week Wheat also gave way 10 bushe yesterday
and for the week the average decline e5 CO cents on red
and 60 a 10 hnshel on white Corn il still pretty
firm The decline -four in the Baltimore market is
not so great in New York, where il has given way
within the last two days alone so s2a per
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ANOTHER RUSSIAN coxrnacT.--Messrs Bancroft & Sell
ers of Philadelphia have obtained of the Russian govern
ment heavy contract for machinery for extensive
machine shops Cronstadt John Bulls pugnaeiiy has
lost him good customer.
CRASH AT THE NAVY YARp.-Early Tuesday evening
about seventy feet of the massive granite wall enclosing
the Charlesown navy-yard Chelsea street. near the
enginehouse of the ropewak fell down with conclusion
resembling miniature earthquake An apprentice who
was closing the iron shutters Of the ropewak at the time
narrowly escaped being crushed TO death The underpn
ming of the wall is very weak being composed of small
stones while wall Of very heavy granite One two
hundred feet is said to be in dangerous condition
and has been temporarily shored up by large timbers
NIAcARA--The population of Niagara Falls village as
shown by the census is 2e76an increase within the las;
two years Of about 1900 Niagara City has 1865.
How DOGS AaK KILLED IN NEW YoHK-The Journal of
Commerce says:
aThe manner of destroying these animals at the dog
pond is original and less barbarous than the old
method The doomed animal is thrust into box partially
filled with water when sort Of barred covering is shut
down, and water hydrant opened upon him. The victim
expires very soon.n
HoRRBLK-0n the 3oth ult elderly lady named Mary
Adde died in the fourth story Of house No l52 Myrtle
avenue Brooklyn, leaving only daughter who had
means to bury her She endeavored obtain assistance
but without success until the stencil became great to
attract the attention Of the passersby when the keeper Of
the dead-house was directed TO take the body away Il
was so much decomposed that it necessary use
shovel to get the body in the coffin
JEFFERSON pARrAKse OF THE CoxNUMoS.--A writer in
Hackenssck, New Jersey, says minister who born
and spent the greater portion of his life in Virginia told
him that Thomas Jefferson, in his old age when be had
quietly retired Monticello visited Sabbath country
church. Ii happened to be Communion that day and
invitation being given all who sincerely rpened Of
their sins and exercised faith in Christ to parake with
the church in that ordinance Mr. Jefferson availed him
self of OCCASION and forward and pariook OF the
Communion.
CHILDREN ATTACKED RAys-A correspondent writes
us that three or four children who playing in the
yard Of No Wooster street. yesterday afternoon
tackled by four rats Each singled vic
tim and sprung squsing upon the little girls The girls
lowed by rat which caught him by the right knee and
h.ia he rberx bia