The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-29
THE DAILY UNION

drew from the army and entered the civil engineering
vice in which be became highly distinguished The New
York and Erie railroad constructed mainly under his
direction ergineernchie and the professional repula
ton he then acquired together with his individual worth
caused him be selected by the Emperor Nicholas OF Rus
sa, take the place in The engineering service made
cant by the death Of Col Whistler.
SLEEPING our or DooHsIi is said that there are over
three thousand persons in New York city whose only odg
ing place is the doorstep tho coa-box the benches in
the public squares Considering the present state Of the
Thermometer their condition is very unenvisble
awHo can sFar rms fp-The Scioto (Ohio) Gazette Of
the 2lss instant says farmer up in the Barren sowed
eight Of wheat II is harvested and il stands
hundred shocks the acre. eight hundred shocks
ia the whole field Every two shocks average bushe
making 400 bushels Of wheat to the eight acres, so
bushels TO the acre Who beat it7
A stocking-kniting machine, which patented in
1851 is exhibition in New York The Mirror says:
girl years old knit half dozen pairs OF stock
ngs in day, working the machine by hand or foot In
factory with motive power one person can manage
dozen machines The stocking is entirely made by the
machine from top toe, and nmble fingers OF indus
tron elderly maiden sitting by the hearth corner could
The iaventioais in the hands Of stock company FL
change.
A stocking company, we presume.
UsE or ronAcco-In the United States physicians have
estimated that twenty thousand die every year
from the of tobacco In Germany the physicians have
calculated that OF all the deaths which between the
ages of eighteen and twsntysix oneha originate in the
waste Of the constitution by smoking They that the
article exhaus and deanges the powers and
duees long train Of diseases to which the sto
ach is liable and especially those forms that go under the
of dyspepsia IL also exers disastrous influence
the mind--Phila. Ledger.
This estimating the of tobacco of existence
with the precision of boardofhealh return is all fudge
That the excessive Of tobacco is injurious will
deny but that Stays 10000 Yankees per is
ridiculous for belief
FEMALE YooTRAcEThree splendid prizes, the least Of
which is S25 in gold will be offered to the ladies Seneca
county, Ohio the annual fair, October 1855, for
the swest running footace Bloomer dresses not
prescribed Apropos, they have Miss Bentley in Cncn
matt who has been walking match against famed pc
destran After walking for ihrtynne hours twas agreed
that they should settle match by of six times up
the hall Miss B. gained the by few steps, and
ceved the prize when she ung songs in her clear
sweet and chtoned voice. the great fatigue OF walking
not having impaired it the least"
Jusr LIFE rnE!-A sailor who had befriended young
who had lost her money on her way to Rochester
becoming somewhat eated in the evening" arrested for
being intoxicated and sentenced pay fine of $40 The
money which he had in his generosity given TO needy
woman had SO nearly exhausted his pile that he couldn't
raise the wind and he was sent to Jail 1t having been
clearly proved that he had behaved in the
manner the destitute woman, and that her friends who
had the means neglected stay by him in his troubles
the composors in the Office of the Rochester Democrat
raised $40 got Jack Tar jail obtained pass for him
to Buffalo and gave him such good that first
rate berth was obtained for him on the lake
YOUNG BiGAxlsr-Two TWO MoSTHs-There
are certainly some fast young men in New York. The
Times of Friday says:
yesterday at the Tombs two young women preferred
serious charge against young fellow OF % or "a years
age named Henry Baker The said Baker was married
the house the of St Mchaes church. Brooklyn,
May 21h Of the present year. to Margaret knskeIn
On the 10th Of the month he married Mary Purd
Of No Is Monroe street. at St Jamess church. New York.
Rev Father Brennan performing the ceremony Not two
months had elapsed between the respective ceremonies
saos lnr horse rnnrer, ia fer from being prepos-
sessng in appearance. The young woman he married IN
May and who cried frequently during the preparation OF
the adavs is about % years old small in stature and
respectable in attire and bearing The other young girl
welded only six days ago quite geneel and proposes
sing She did weep but remained deadly pale during
proceedings the She is not 81 years of
age The prisoner remnnded to procure the affidavit
the of ST. Mchael church to the fact of the first
marriage the wife being allowed to testify against her
husband in such charge We heard in court that this
young Baker had married three other women, who
likely TO appear against him when his examination takes
place.
SCENES IN SEBAsropoL DURING GEN EYES ArTAcK.--A
letter from young soldier native of Belfast addressed
his sDear Cousin Kate gives interesting details
as to Gen. Eyre's attack. The writer says:
my dear Kate you can have idea of the horrors Of
war II awful to look these poor wounded fellows
suffering under every description of wounds, through
heads ncck bodies arms and legs some in the pangs OF
DEATH basphemng others raving and Others were pray
ing while the blood rckled from their wounds--such
CHASTITY wounds One poor fellow severely wounded
with grape. The ofcer I'D him If It was grape that
caused the wound Yes sir he replied III was id sour
grape me- The Of them bore their suerngs very
patiently The second brigade of the third division to
which the 9th regiment belongs the only troops
gagged the left Some of the OF the regiment told
that Johnny behaved most calamity in leading on the
along with the officers when under fire in charging
the Cemetery plain and gardens where they compel
led TO take shelter behind the houses there account OF
their small numbers They could neither advance nor re-
tire They would have taken the Garden Batteries had
the Round Tower the right been taken by troops
there. During the time the brigade
charging through the Cemetery plain and gardens
they exposed TO most Calling re OF grape, round
shot, SHE'LL and muskety and when under shelter OF
the houses the enemy ceased firing Mt the tumbng
the houses and walls down of the regiments were
II rife pits and if dared TO show himself he was in
siantly struck down. They had remain there until
dark when they returned TO camp.
These gallant fellows actually got into the houses OF
Sebastopo which they pundered according to the custom
of Enclosed is perforated Cardboard pattern for
my dear Louisa which taken from house at Sebasto-
pol in which Russian general lived by one OF the men
Of the regiment, who gave to He told me that when
be and others broke into the house. after driving the
Russians away they found and four children in
it, Assoon they the English soldiers they suppli-
Gated for mercy, but gallant fellows were too gener-
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