The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23

ins LARGEST rRour.--The Buffalo Express says
the following is true story "A friend who has recently
made trip the New York and Erie railroad informs
US Of having at of the stations somewhe in the
mountainous region Of the southern tier brook trout
caught 10 mountain stream, that weighed six pounds
and i've oenees The lad who caught il sold for seventy
five cents Il then sold third party for dol
lars and when friend the same and had admired
It's beautiful and liberal proportions he offered dollars
for the speced whale of the hills of southern New York
But 60 The remarkable specimen Of the hnny
tribe had found admirer whose affection had resolved
pursue il TO the forks end"
ENFORCING rnE MAIsE law.--Tbe Portland Advertiser
says;
number OF assembled at the store of Mr. Plum
mer IN the new town OF Reed, formerly Patrickown
Plantaon day week before last aud during the eve
ming quarrel arose between Pummer and named
Peasey The latter threw the former down. and jumped
upon him inurng him 50 badly that he died few days
The Progressive Age says: Pummer had persisted in
selling liquor for long time past in defiance OF laws and
entreates and thus brought upon himself his ragcal
end
Why not make violation of the prohib,ory law cap
iti offence instead Of numbering people aon sight for
using or tratiicing in ardent spirits?
FEMALE MEDICAL CoLLEcE, PmLApELrHIA.--Therc are
hrtyve young ladies attending lectures in ts in
stituton At the last the degree of H. d.
conferred upon six ladies graduates oftbe profess
sors in the college, four are ladies.
The PARIS FuRoR.--An Italian actress forty years
old and the mother of six children is startling the
Parsians. Her name is Adelaide Ristori Her beauty
angelic and she is tragodian like Rachel and
dian like Mars
The NV York LAw.--0f Mr.. Daniel
Lords opinion adverse the consitutonaty of this law
the New York Observer says:
Lord one most eminent lo,yvera NJ
city and an elder in the Presby church. has given
extended opinion the subject of the prohibtoy liquor
law He regards the law in its main features involving
invasion Of the constitution. Such opinion from
gentleman OF his high position and whose antocedents
would have led us to expect another decision win
powerful influence upon public opinion"
DEATH ON THE CARs-A young man named J. r. Ranch,
residing at Palestine Ohio returning via Cleveland and
Toledo railroad from the Berlin water cure hopeessly ILL.,
breahed his last in the before arriving at Cleveland
He ceased to breathe without struggle
DESTRUCTIVE IN NoRFoLK--A large warehouse and
an immense number of slaves ooppoles shocks &c. be-
longing to Messrs Reid & Soutter in Norfolk Virginia.
destroyed by fire Tuesday night last The loss is
estimated by the Transcript at $4,000.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CoMrANy.-A meeting Of the
stockholders Ct this company was held in New York on
Wednesday last The committee consider the presidents
report and to investigate the and the Of the
failure to make dividends reported They accept the report
That report gave the assets of the company
at 4427 1863 and liabilities at $4,56s6s3; the committee
therefore propose the issue of bonds the amount Of $780,
OOo interest payable semi-annually, and payable in ten
years instruments 600 in years. and $780,
900 in each eight nine and ten years. to be applied to the
floating debt of which $l67,5l5 90 is due to stockholders
Rowland & Aspinwars balance Sl99264 90; total $780,
$50 95 The committee recommend upon the adoption OF
the financial conemplaed the acceptance OF the
20 hvM
Aspnwa and also the early sale Of four steamers not
required for tho of the company
DESTRUCTION OF LAUREL FACTORY rrRE.-The Bal
more Argus of Thursday has the following notice OF this
fire
"The splendid manufacturing establishment SO well
known to our citizens the Laurel Factory totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon The fire originated
in the clearinghouse it is supposed through friction ana
Notwithstanding the most exerons OF the man
ayers and the numerous hands, the whole establishment
with all its beautiful machinery was in short time re-
duced to heap smouiderng ruins Laurel is the beau
tful village on the Washington railroad, about twenty
one miles from this city. The facorys original cost was
some Sl50OOO on which there insurance of $780,
900 in eastern offices BY this calamity there have been
large number operatives thrown out of employment We
learn that the propetors have it in contemplation to COM
mence rebuilding immediately
FnoM NgBnAsKA-The Nebraska City News of the Sd
instant says
The difficulty Of reaching city by water during the
present has seriously retarded the emigration 10
our Territory We congratulate citizens and also the
emigrants that such obstacle any longer exists The
Missouri this point has been rising rapidly for several
DAVIS past There present fine stage of water in the
channel and may expect at port during the rest OF
the season constant arrivals of rscass steamers The
Delaware Clara Herald and several other No boats will
run regularly in the trade They fast craft well of
cered and will extend both the travelling and CONNER
cnl community every facility that this western country
afford"
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THE MAMELoS DEMONSTRATING of the last success OF
the French army the New York Commercial says
The Mamelon is the French for the Hill which the
English call Gordons Hill II is in the form OF
trncatcd cone and lies in front Of the Malako Round
Tower the right of the English right attack 1t was on
the Mamelon that the Russian Admiral lstain was killed
This hill is attcned at the top and crowned like the Mall
ako with batteries having the embrazues wider apart
Its slopes sweeping towards the spectator in the camp OF
the allies dotted with OF stone behind which
the Russian ricmen posted In March last the adj
vanced parallel of the French was nearly five hundred
yards from this hill The position Of the White Tower we
do not quite so clearly understand"
The New York Tribune has the following additional in
formation in regard the capture Of tins important nd
vanced outwork of the Russians
This Is one of series OF earthworks thrown up
in February and March by the Russians far in advance Of
their main lines The first OF these redoubs is that called
Senghnsk, on Mount Sapun elevation east OF the Ca
reenng bay between that bay and the head OF the main
harbo For above four months this hill was neglected
until the night of February 2 the Russians went there
and began to throw up redoubt On the night OF the
22d the allies having paid attention to what was gong
on labor renewed and with such effect that ten