The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-24

aaiions detail Tor the prompt discharge of the duties
OF his Office which bid laborous they
sponsible.
GENERAL NEWS.
| SERIOUS MORA serious riot occurred at Chicago on
Saturday morning last growing out Of the lquor-censC
question One man has been killed and five six Others
wounded small procession OF intoxicated Germans and
Irish marched with drum and fife TO the square
and collecting crowd the police nterfered when gem
era fight ensued Soon immense crowd collected and
fierce fight resulted, in which knives and clubs were
used. The principals being arrested however, the
excitement diminished and comparative quiet
stored.
CARRYING CONCEALED wRaPoSs-A law against concealed
weapons just been passed by the legislature of Louis
lana The first section declares that whoever shall carry
weapon or weapons concealed about his person
such as pistols howieknves drks any other danger
Gus weapon shall be liable prosecution by indictment
or presenmen and conviction for the first offence shall
be fined not less than hundred and fifty dollars
more than five hundred dollars, Imprisonment for
month and the second offence less than five hum
dred dollars than thousand dollars, i'm
prsonmen in the parish prison at the discretion of the
court not to exceed three months.
EArRcA-Manager Jarrett of Baltimore, has leased
the Metropolitan Theatre New York
New York Post says:
eat the invitation of Gouverneur Morris president OF
the Railroad Car Brake Company, large number Of rail-
road superintendent directors and Others TO Paer-
yesterday in four Of the Erie Railroad Company
Creamers patent brake operator The train was
put speed Of thirty five miles to the hour down
grade of forty feet the mile and brought up within
nineteen seconds after the application of the brake,
distance of less than three hundred feet.
IMPORTING porATo-Four thousand bushels Of potatoes
| arrived in Boston Thursday from Nova Scotia. A
large number of vessels potatoes on the way
the same port In Nova Scotia there is large surplus
of potatoes and the high price cities will bring them
forward.
A LIVE YANKEE IN JApAs-Yankee enterprise is already
taking advantage of Commodore Perrys treaty with the
Japanese Messrs Reed Dougherty have opened ship
chandlery and general commission house at Hakodadi
Japan
WARNING TO LAwYEns.-A lawyer in of the mun-
cipaI in Boston has been suspended from prac
Using for calling juror skunk
A sea monster was caught near Pnnta Rosa, the
Florida coast the 23d ut, which had mouth three
and half feet long and wide enough to swallow canoe
The space between eyes measured four feet four inches
its length body feet and breadth nineteen feet
and weighing 5000 pounds.-Boston Post
Hem!
LATER PROM TExAs-The Gonzales Inquirer Of the 9th
| instant says
aThe grasshoppers making sad havoc of tho crops
in Gonzales and adjoining counties 1t is believed that in
weeks they will have destroyed all signs of vegetation
III the fields and gardens
aSome of the farmers have made many three and
paintings of without success the young crops
having been cut down by frosts and northers-
The paper states that for several evenings the
atmosphere around Gonzales seemed to be mpregnated
with smoke supposed be produced BY the burning Of the
| cedar brakes Austin.
The prre covered with ocks of ployer that feed
! on the grasshoppers."
RAILROADS. cossoLIDATEp.-The Illinois and Wisconsin
River Valley railroads have been consolidated and the
name changed to Chicago, st. Anthony and Fond du
Lac railroad The line from GAINESVILLE to St Anthony
will be continuation Of the main road while that from
GAINESVILLE Fond du lac will be but branch Original
ly this latter to be part OF the main ne but the
importance OF direct line Minnesota has induced those
who control the road TO change it in that direction
| Hon. ZApoo PRATr AND EsrRAMPEs-We find the fol-
lowing interesting letter in the New Orleans Delta of the
| 10th instant:
EDITORS or THE DELTA Whilst in Havana conceived
strange desire to visit the gallant young Cuban Estram
pes II was the day before his execution which,
cordng to the rules that prevail in Cnba always be
spent by the prisoners in chapel Estrampes then
gagged in the chapel in the Puro prison TO this place
proceeded, and announcing myself American from
New York who desired 70 Estrampes was courteous
ly received and passage opened for through the
crowd assembled around the gate ana
entered and presently tall good-looking young
about twenty-five six years old, and intro
duced himself the brother Of Estrampes and said he
would be pleased Introduce his brother He then
led me through passage which two hundred sol
diers with fixed hayonets drawn up, and halted
\ before door, around which several sitting
they and offered chair. Presently saw twc
priests coming of the door, which that of the
chapel and Esirampess brother entering H. disappeared fo
a moment but returned and led me within tbs
chapel and introduced 10 the unfortunate condemned
He greeted very cordially and gracefully there were
no manacles Of any kind his. He smoking, and
co1rteously gave a cigar which lighted from bis
/ then remarked, would like 10 have memenfo o
I him lie then gave long cigar, which now have
and shall retain long II win last He then remarked
in very good English that be hnd lived twenythree year
an honest that he had committed dishoncs
act 10 his life He said that the brother OF some one
whom he named, but did catch the name had be
such manner but he should endcavor TO meet bis fat
4 like
/ Es,rampes had tall manly figure, and his manner
were easy, dgnihed, and graceful
Il remarked that deeply sympsthized with him, ane
greved TO young Of such promise in his position
but that persuaded his conduct whatever IL hae
been bad the approval Of his conscience and honor
and such was all brave required TO meet his fat
with herosm.
1 then offered him my hand, which he received will
much emotion, and dropping tear he uttered th'
words bid adieu thanking very sincerely and
ety for the visits had paid him. aud the interest mani
Tested in his fate left the chapel with feelings Of poig