The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-06

Ger was sent " inquire verdict had been found Word
the prisoner Immediately sent for As he passed the by
ISLANDERS has heavy and papiating breath deaotcd the
greatest agitation he evidently feared the wogys and
tmmonaisy which during the trial had for
iorsAken him lost in the fear and Of
anticipated doom When be bad taken his scat the clerk
read the verdict to the eject that the prisoner found
gasag " m1rder ~ tas fya degree
Mr. Arnold Immediately made motion for a new trial
WHICH the court said he would bear argued Monday
odsy) Of The counsel desired to keep New Year, on
Tuesday The court was then adjourned TO nine o'clock
tins morning. And The prisoner reaken to his cell
TIE KANSAS sAsxsa CRACKING srosE--The Boston Post
thus amenis The Incarceration Of that Of conf
dence, Lacisn Aver
"Lacian Aver the enterprisng Kansas banker is
splendid Illustration Of the genius Of the age without
dollar IN his pocket he built line OF telegraph from Troy
to Montreal and for three years kept himself be-
fore the people president of three lines Of telegraph
Pity that aman Of such parts should be inflicted with the
innruiiies Of natnre His affection for his family led
him back ~ New Hampshire where the people do not Tor
dol appreciate sach talents be possesses and where
under an indictment obtained the beginning of his
ree BIS glorious energies are to be rcposscd cahined
cnbbed confined within certain gloomy walls Con-
cord WIN IL then, be his fault If the Kansas Bank fails
for want OF confidence the grand element Of banking
How can he build up his institution in Kansas they
keep ham cracking stone IN New Hampshire Decidedly
he ought TO be pardoned, and go free as Aver"
THE RED RIVER RAFT SrKykY-The Washington Ar
kansas Telegraph says;
"l0t. ullcF made EXAMINATIONS and
taken his prohles and diagrams He has proceeded TO
Washington to lay the whole matter before the Secretary
Of War upon whom the duty Of pointing out the mode Of
operations will deyolve The action Of the Secretary will
soon be known and the Caddo Gazette thinks the work
win be commenced this season
NEWSPAPER eHAsss.--we copy the following from the
Albany Argus Of Tuesday last
MIR. johnson having has been announced purchased
the interest of Messrs Croswe and Tucker in this paper
found necessary to provide for assistance in the labor Of
conducting it. He has accordingly concluded arrange
ment with Mr. Calvert Comstock Of Rome who becomes
the poprietors Of the Argus and viii take an active
part in its management
The Argus has for many years occupied prominent
position among the democratic journals of this State
Mr.. Sherman Croswell, who retires became con-
nected with the Argus more than twenty years ago
SUICIDES IL PmLAnELrHlA-A Philadelphia correspond
ent writes
The list of suicides is becoming considerable item in
the mortality returns To hard times Of course must
be attributed the fearful increase Last night young f.
male, well dressed who gave her Hannah Stir
ling with infant child in her attempted Euicide by
leapng into the Delaware Another, Fanny Wertheimer
a German unmarried woman, successful in her
attempt having swallowed arsenic She lived but few
hours A third unfortunate John Henry Robinson aged
25 during Monday night blew out his brains with pis
toll He had lately been thrown out of employment and
this the rash act is attributed
The DoDGEA successful attempt swindIing
occurred in Brooklyn few days ago The sufferers were
related Com Strnghau and the swindler protested to
have left hotel in New York box of curioses for
warded through him by the gallant commodore from the
Mediterranean His expenses in conveying the he
stated to have been ST. which cheerfuly paid to him
but of course applying at the place designated such
box there.
The NAIL RoBsERs.-The New YORK journal of Com
merce says:
The secet agents of the Postmaster General have done
brisk business lately Within the last two months
thing like twenty marobbers have been arrested in differ
parts of the country and about half Of them have been
tried and condemned to imprisonment
THE rRrTT-TREE BusIsEss-Elwanger Barry, nursery
Rochester who sold $4,000 worth OF fruittrees
last year have bought forty of land that
city, at S2T3