The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-25

TIA FAKsrHs AID NsncHAxrs' BAsn % MsryHn---we
coPy he iaiiOwing from ths Memphis Eagle:
The drruit court a Raleigh Hon }. q Humphrids
resif has been during portion of the present and
t1e whole y s lAst week entirely Occupsd with ihe suit
q the ed Farmers and MerchAntE Bank under The pres-
deney % Dr. = fowkes against Seth Mbesgley esq the
los Ps.'Sen q that nsttution This suit was brought
= recover large sum from Mr. WheAtey grounds
for osses % TIE bank through neglect a duty and for
iersd Of the funds Of the institution The
sut brought reached quite 10 an impeachment o. the
morAi integrity d the delendsnL
Ater long patient and thorough Investigation aided
~ TIE aei and most astuts members Of bar both
SIDES a Intelligent special jury composed mostly Or
chants and experienced business men have rendered
verdict for Tie defendant and thus furnished complete
yindielton q ne character ~ Mr. Wbeatey nom the i'm
puaons against II Of which this suit Al known In
tis COMMUNITY 10 give f01ndati0n to them Ii cannot he
otbrise ihAn gratifying the friends u Mr. hrafley
hus y kno~ That The implicit confidence they have hth
eto reposed IN him has found u disturbance
from the trying ordeal 70 which il has been subjected but
on me contrary has been only the justified the
scrutiny into his acts became Close aud severe
We chronicle this resalt with the more alacrity Thai
this journal while IN other hands however, made the
vehicle Of an advertisement years since vel e4cua
ted 70 ennder suspicious the public mind unfav
Mr.. w. aud is bar just 10 him that The vndicAtou
which jury q bis oountrymen has awarded should have
publicity through the aaIne medium
1 The EXPECTED SAHDn1AS eoSnCrs--aayor Wood oF
View York. and the Sandman minister had private inter
view few days since in relation the Sardinans
their way his port The minster assured the mayor
that the men merely political exies If they ars
ly obnoxious 70 monarchies objection win now be
made to their landing on shores.
THE NEW YoRK sTarF LoAxThe bids for DE canal-en-
largement loan Of million dollars payable 1873
per cent, opened at Albany Thursday There
hfy-sr bidders and the aggregate offered
was 100000 or the whole amount $685. 900 was
taken and above per cent premium and the remain
der $4,000 and above sll2 se-only $4,000 being
that figure The result affords gratifying evidence Of
the satisfactory condition Of the money market
HoE. Mn SorIE-Nr. Soule and tamily were TO have
left Liverpool in the steamer Of the nth instant for New
York
VALENTINE 70 MAYoR wooD.--The good mayor Of New
York has received Valentine from of his fair and adj
miring constituents We make for the verse
50 Dear Mayor since you have been so very kind
in trying 20 stop the sale of Brandy gin and Vine
you shall be my true Valentine
please 10 give opinion Of this Fourth ST.
in the Son paper well Wisher temperance
THE BEAR IApY-There is ia bear lady now on exhibi-
New Orleans Her appearance is thus described in
the advertisement:
She possesses features similar to- those Of bear The
nose mouth forehead and being those OF this animal
The mouth misshapen and horrible and the internal
teeth when revealed, give her truly savage aspect
She Is rational creature endowed with speech which
monster has never possessed"
SUNDAY LIQUOR Law IN PEKssrLyAE1A-The bin pro
hibtng the selling Of liquor Sunday has passed both
houses Of the legislature Of Pennsy lvania ard viii
doubt receive the governors signature Il viii go into
effect the first of April
Orr AT LAsrThe famous cipper-ship Great Republic
sailed from New York for Liverpool on Friday last
vALuAHr LEAD MisEs-The st Louis Republican Of the
nth inst says
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souri,, writes that wonderful lead mine has been
Gently discovered in that township by Mr. Foster Eng
sh gentleman The found is about four feet and
half thick and Of unknown extent Mr. Foster has pres
about fifty engaged in working the mine each
raising about half Of ore per day
In addition, correspondent states that the land
water and mineral of Newton county unri
vailed In fact all that southwestern Missouri the
south branch Of the Pacific road to open her rich lands
purchase and settlement The fact that mineral wealth 10
abundant in that region should TO hasten the
structior vi the southwest Pacific rnilroad.'
CAR LOAD or eo1Don the nth inst car filed with
bags Of gold transported from the United States As
ssiant Treasures Office the banking house Of Page
Bacon A. ST. Louis, who resumed payment Monday
last The gold the cash for 100000 draft from New
York.
REvrA1A great revival Of religion progressing in
the Methodist Church Of Jacksonville Florida The
Der OF members received probation into the church is
stated to be about sixty whites and twenty blacks.
TELESCOPES sI.AssEs-A nice question has
been raised in New Orleans whether taking ele
scope to theatre instead Of opera glass is breach of
the peace Some captains il seems attended the St
Charles and the amused themselves and the
audience by spying those provided with opera glasses
and an esae ibe result One OF the captains
rested the recorder held him to bamuch to the
prise Of the public The Delta says;
Manager De Bar has acted in this in pompous
"A and op1y he can
u to apologize Mr. Dickinson and let the affair end
Telescopes noble institution to be put down BY
De Bar
INTENDED ron AsUKnRroTyrE.-Fanny Fern is thus
daguerreotyped by the Charleston Courier;
Fanny whose incognita is removed partially in this
volume stands revealed decidedly and conisedly the
Penihseea OF the literary anazonsthe queen and gge
wounu-in corduroy pantaets boweverof the Torn-boy
school Of scribhng While using all the privileges of
onanhood and yociieroasly protesting against all abate
ents the couresies due the she is she
an lshmaelfe born with the right 10 peffcoats and she
runs muck through society and against family friends
and relatives with angry face and disheveled hair bear
nr in hand unusually long bodkn, and in the
Other steel pen both sharened 70 the finest point and
die latter dipped in acid Of the most malignant In
stead Of vinaigrette she carries in cigar case which
for reticule small vial OF oii Of vlol which
she takes occasion y TO squirt out on ladies dresses or
grnilernens faces
A FEARFUL FKAry--A Professor james Mcfarland
Gently New York performed the fearful feat Of walking
ON tight rope from the top Of the Branch Hotel to the
German Theatre the opposite SIDE Of the street An
nsmense crowd present and at time the widest
excitement prevailed being the impression Of The speca