The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-08

GENERAL NEWS
CASAnA wAR--In The Provincial Parliament on
the 22d u the Hon Mr. Hncks moved for an address 10
the governor general in favor granting land not To en-
coed hundred TO each individual who may enlist
in Canada for Service in the British army during the
twelve months. So much opposition made to this
however that the motion was withdrawn
JrrFrRsoS,s ErRrH pAy-The Jefferson Society Of the
University Of Virginia win celebrate The anniversary Of
the birthday o. Thomas Jefferson Friday the 18th Of
April
Hon MISS MuRRAY-Aiss Murray, one q the maids of
honor to Queen Victoria is sojourniDg at the ST.
Charles Hotel New Orleans
HleH PH1or-Ths Kanawha Republican says that sos-
selling in Charlesown, Virginia last So
per bushel
sEcHE1 RAuo An ACT to restore the voting By secret
ballot in MAssac has passed the house Of representa-
tiFes
sr1uous1Y n1-Hou Ralph IL aetcaf governor eject Of
New Hampshire is seriously in At his residence in New
port.
Cosr or rsrERrAIsIss Ksow-soTH1ss InosLArons--
According the bin of items the expenses entertaining
New York legislature its visit the city of
New York were follows:
;
sundries, S23s 80; oysters $50 rs; champagne S2lT
brandy soc Is spoons $50 Is boat $50 Aston House
bin, S4,4 s6 70; total S5,52s so'
THE UNITED STATES EHIr CoIuKBA three cages
Of yellow fever from the Columbia to the naval
hospital Norfolk Of which there have been five
deaths.
HARDLY cREDImE--A New York journal states thai
LADY that city has made quarter Of million dollars By
keeping school
AnsounsED-Tbe legislature Of New Jersey adjourned
die Friday last
WosIss RIGHTS wIsoossrs--A female college il 10
be erected Fox Lake in Dodge county Wisconsin The
people OF that secon look forward ourshing nsti-
The building be Of stone 100 by 40 feet and
three stories high The estimated Of the building
elusive Of the grounds, outhouses, &C. is $4,000
BLACK FISH cAPruRKD.--A few evenings since some
gentlemen observed black in the surf near Little
Beach Nahant Massachusetts, The tide retired and left
upon the sand where he speedily waited upon and
permanently provided for BY his discoveries BE was
real monster being eighteen feet in length and caps-
bic of producing two barrels of oil
I NATURAL crRlosTEs--Mr Nickerson and his son. on
Monday last killed, the river Of orringion Maine
walrus and cub the former weighing pounds
/ the latter about 40 pounds
AEIsTocnAcYPunch gives the following definition
class of persons who desps the public and
\ BY the public for that very reason
/ LATER FROM TExAS--We have San Antonio papers to
the cath ut Galveston papers the 2erh and number
Of other Texas papers.
The Galveston Civilian says that Governor Pease
disposed to cali an extra session Of the legislature
count Of the passage Of the Tsxasebt law by Congress
The steamship Charles Morgan arrived al Galveston
Tuesday last in tiry-two half hours from this port
hxy rfirs rruyn tAa
per Medina Bandsra and fredericksburg that the country
i fun CT Indians in bands Of five and six committing dep
Relations 81 all sorts.
The Corpus Christi Valley Of The cath has the following
/ paragraphs;
aCap.ain Lynde and Lieutenant Smith United States
army arrived in city Tuesday last All the officers
81 the United States army who IN city are in fine
health MAJOR Chapman viii leave u few days for
\ Browusvile
ia thai IN Saturday the It'll instant the schooner p
Ross riding anchor in Masagorda bay parted hsr cables
and vent ashore on the middle grounds Inc captain
had her rnasis cut away hst the probability SHE
would he total loss She IN ballast bound Tor Mo-
4 bilen
| The CsAlvc-ion Civilian os the 27th says
There uAs frost last week in All parts Of Texas from
which have heard with the exception Of The immediate
gulf In HArris and Liberty counties the weather
pas cate cold The gardens hare Suffered good deal
and Il feared that much Of the fruit is destroyed
The brig vesta Capt Stevens from Boston arrived At
\ Galveston Sunday last
Y The Galveston News Of the 27th SAYS;
sMessrs X r. c. Mills have recsiwed letters from Bra-
zorin dated the I'D instant ststng that there had ee
frsts in that county and Il thought that All
cotton and corn that up bad been destroy-f
The house has also received letters fren " ash
inEfon announcing that there had been norther aoa
heavy rains that county which il hoped bad en-
tended the upper country speedy rise Of the brzos
was anticipated
I BrrAK7rKr ~ rHK Ca1rroKs1A srEaxEr-Ths New York
I sun ~ Friday Says
aDvef hundred passengers sailed IN me steamer
George Law yesterday for California some Of these were
runtlenn saddeny called 70 the scr States N consequence
~ the recent fnsncfn rrvNlsion there Among the fssssn
pers .or TrRn0 late Peruvian Minister, and n W
kig afc consul AcArOco Nesico Who bias cat -
b Iiuas. Peru, with hrs family 20 reside
HIeH rEICE NEw fvaK.--floar has risen 70
thirteen aoArs h3rrl fo choice hrsna and tseve .
twelve and half or good Ordinary Sour surh bakers