The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-02

ing through respect for the memory Of Erasmus an old
and faithful slave, who died the day before.
noi sos KASsas.--The Worcester (Mass) Spy states
that large ery 81 crbermen Ia various parts Of Maine
are making arrangements emgrate the coming fall in
to commence operations early In the winter.
HAuIsG COTTON TWO HUNDRED aLEs.-The Bastrop (La.l
Times the 18th utmo says that several wagons loaded
with cotton were the road from Shreveport louisiana
10 Lake Providence distance Of nearly two hundred
miles having other way 10 get il to market owing to
the low stage OF water
sSow-The season of summer is nearly over now and
II will not be long before old winter win be upon Al
ready he gives prernontory symptoms Of his approach
on Saturday last fell in great fakes at st Johnsbdft
and Danvie Vermont This was the advance guard Of
the winter King.
MARRIAGE Asp Loss OF wlFG--Mr. VIM. II. Trait who
joined Shaker society in Livingston county, New York
years ago. became enainored Of girl Of III who had
been brought up by the society from infancy and eloped
with her and married her lie went work. and left his
wife farm house. and since this she has unaoeountaby
disappeared and be cannot find her The Shakers state
that they know nothing of her whereabouts.
ALABAMA rs. TURKEY.--The Mobile (Ala.l Advertiser
states that figs be grown and dried in Alabama which,
in years time will equal if not surpass the best inn
ported qualities.
Com wEArHEa.--In the neighborhood of Boston We'd
nesday morning the thermometer down 40 and in
instance sc degrees.
Miraculous ESCAPE PROM sfiocrIaa brArhThe SPRING
field Republican states that Saturday last Miss Mar
tina Burrows of Bernardstown, young lady fourteen
years of age driving horse and vehicle over cross
ing OF the Connecticut River railroad, her attention
attracted by the music of neghborng organ grinder and
she did not observe approaching train of cars The
locomotive struck her carriage at high rate OF speed,
shivering il to atoms and killing the horse while Miss
Burrows was safely taken off by the engine and seated
the railing in front Of the smoke stack, where she was
found unframed when the train stopped. She had re-
ceived serious injuries.
sTRosG-sINDEp woMAK-MRs. CAPTAIN PEcE,-lhe Al
bany Argus Of Thursday says:
such is the name upon which female claiming to be
the commander Of the canaboat Phlander Jubupson
arrested yesterday charge Of assault and battery upon
Hercules named Satters who differed with her about his
wages. The settled, and Mrs Catharne Peck,
captain of the Phander Jubupson discharged Two hours
later she rearrested charged with assanltng and at
tempting pitch in the canal the former owner Of the
Philander Jubupson for daring to express his surprise at
her lack Of punctualty in making instruments in payment
of the Pbilander Jubupson aforesaid agreed to in the
bill Of sale Residents along the line of the Erie canal will
do well TO look for this Amazonian Mrs Caharine
Peck carain of the Phlander Jubupson She is scream
er, as the Hoosier would say"
REMOVING THE DsrosTEs-The Pittsburg Gazette states
that few days ago young married lady living in that
city accidentally swallowed cent II lodged in the
throa and afterwards forced down into the stomach
by physician The process of pushing down SO in
famed her throat that she habe TO eat anything for
couple of days Dr. Williams with the cid Of An ,nstsn-
men Of peculiar construction extracted the cent from her
stomach II was very much diacolored.
CRors IN MIssouRL-Mssouri has enormous crops of
and wheat this Much Of the wheat land aver
ages forty bushels 10 the acre. and will be raised
in the State this year than for any Ave years before
DISPENSING WITH HAND EsGsrsThe city authorities of
Cincinnati have contracted for four steam fire engines to
be built Immediately When these engines are finished
all the hand engines be dispensed with, and the de-
parment will be composed entirely Of FIRE engines
The FREscH ExHiBr,oxA Paris correspondent writes
aThe Crystal Palace having transferred the four sous
entrance from Sunday Monday has been forced by the
pressure public opinion TO restore again that the
effort make the middle classes pay franc has been
total failure They will either get in for four cents or
they will stay away. The receipts just now formlda-
bic having reached day before yesterday 10000 francs
possible that the attendance yesterday was even still
greater Ii is thought that the American share OF medals
will be large in proportion to its contribution as that OF
any nation not larger. The distribution viii not
be made till October"
RAILROADS AND PEAcHEs-An extensive fruitdealer OF
Alton Illinois recently received order from New York
for boxes of the best peaches to be procured
the market. They were accordingly shipped, and came
through uninured Ten years ago the idea Of sending
peaches from Alton to New York would have been consd
cred absurd but the lines of railway connecting the Me
tropos with the great West have rendered the thing
not only practicable but profitable The Alton Courier states
that the United States Express Company have shipped
from that place this present $50 barrels 1895 bas
cts and GA boxes of peaches besides large quantities of
apples, plums, pears, melons, &c.
DKIuaE or Wharf.-The wheat pressing forward to
freight equipage will be fully employed The ILL.,
nos Central road has found it necessary to order three
hundred more large amount of wheat has already
reached Chicago from the southern section of the road
One station alone Jonesburg,) it estimated will give
the road this season 100000 bushels
BENEFITS ABsrrNEycE--SmNEY SaITHs EXPERIENCE.--
The following is from the biography Of Sidney Smith,
recently published
Let state some of the good arising from absainng
from all formenied liquors First sweet sleep; having
known what sweet seop was sleep like baby or
ploughboy. If wake needless terrors black Wis
ions of life but pleasing hopes and pleasing rcoectons
Holland House, past and to comel If dream il is not Of
lions and tigers but of Easter dues and hes Secondly
can take longer walks and make greater exerton with
out fatigue. Ny understanding is improved and COM
pehend political economy see better without wine and
spectacles than when used both. Only evil ensues
from III am in such extravaganza spirits that lose
blood look for who will bore and depres
me Pray leave Off wine; the stomach quite at rest no
heartburn, no pain no disienionA