The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-29
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PHILADELPHIA OPERA Houss-The Ledger Of Friday
says:
aThc cornerstone of the Academy of Music laid
little after six o'clock last evening at the OF Broad
and Locust lie Brun the architect fixed the
stone in its place with silver trowe and handed the
trowe to his honor Mayor Conrad who completed the
mony The mayor then delivered eloquent speech
large audience, Notwithstanding heavy rain.h
SEWING MAcHlsEs-It is estimated lsays the. Boston
Transcript that there from 1900 to 800 sewing
chimes running At the present time in this city They
mostly worked by girls OF whom high Sl4
per week II is said that the average wages Of sewing
chine girls about six dollars being fraction than
shoemakers average
rouR-roLD SURDERThe foreign correspondent Of the
New York A5end- Zetung relates the following;
aOn the Sd inst in Berlin the trial was concluded of
Albert Biermann accused of numbering his four children
The circumstances follows: Biermann quarrelled
with his parents and to grieve the latter determined TO
grandparents. On the 18th of November last he took
large wash-baske and, accompanied by his children
paired the city ditch Here he tied the children together
put them into the basket and dropped the whole into the
ditch where they persisted He was trial. found guilty
and condemned TO death The prisoner received his
tence with the utmost camness.N
FAILURE OF A COTTON FACTORY IN GEoRsIA.--A CORE
spondent of the Charleston News Sparta, Georgia
writes:
GA large cotton factory has been in operation here
about three years but is about being closed and
day viii probably terminate its existence II unpleasant
ly reminded of the fate Of similar enterprise which
signally failed after brief career in city Why
is il 500 1t would to be reasonable at least that
surrounded with the raw MATERIAL nnencumbered with
the cost of transportation northern cities southern
ufacores should not only compete but successfully main
tain higher position than those far removed from the
growing region But it is with few exceptions
our own Graniteville being among Them
SrnL raILSoContracs for several hundred barrels Of
-four nre said to have been made Cincinnati for SIS
barrel.
REFnEsnrys PARAeRaPH.--Wc find the following re-
freshng paragraph in the Boston Transcript
Some patches of snow still remain the northeastern
slopes of the White mountains On Mount Jefferson there
ia bank four feet deep. At this place
has remained in former years tall the middle Of August
On Mount Adams snow is visible from the northern
side though the quantity is less than Mount Jeer-
son.
PRomBIrioN BuFFALo--The Buffalo Courier says:
1t is quite general remark that since the Maine law
has into effect drunkenness has greatly increased
among 1t is certain that much of il in
the than formerly and the by the police for
this crime are largely increased
woopES-LEc nonsrn--Three attempted to rob the
safe in the cus,om-house Milwaukee few nights since
by blowing it to pieces with powder One OF the burglars
who had wooden leg detected by its print in the
ground lie confessed, duplicating two other men.
The END on socALss-The property of socialist asso-
citation known the North American Phsianx in Mon
mouth county New Jersey win be sold at auction on the
Sd OF October next
DrATu or AN rsGISrKn.-Major T s. Brown died at Ma
plies on the 3oth OF June last Major Brown the
nephew Of Brigader General Jacob Brown native
New York. and after graduating at West Point continued
for time of his aids Subsequently, he with