The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-24
GEN ERAL NEWS.

steps In contemplation with view TO prevent 81
loose character promenading the streets nights II Is
delicate and difficult jpb but the word with his honor
is reform, the experiment Is 70 Be tried in COCA faith.
BAESUN TX ESsLAxD-An the English papers from the
London Times downwards, in full blast Barnumis
autobiography As general thing they do not regard
Barnum saint though they ready 70 admit that be
i some pumpkins as Snowman
THE UNDERGROUND RAMHoAD.--The New Bedford Stand
ard says that the number Of passengers from the South
who passed over branch Of the underground railroad
running that vicinity from March 1854 the follow
Ing January, was Jory-thrse."
TIE SUFFERING rooR or NKw YoRK-Relief for the poor
continues pour in from all quarters. In the 18th ward
alone $1,000 cash has been raised and in most other
sections Of the city like efforts have been similarly reward
ed Sermons for the poor lectures for the poor concerts
the poor and halls for the poor the order Of the
day--and night
CocHueArs wArER-Drs Hays and Bacon in commune
the American Academy and this Boston Natural
Historical Society the Of the present mpuriy Of
the Cochitpae water TO have demonstrated beyond
question impuriy Of the Cochtuate is mainly caused
by the presence OF sA The Traveller says the
of late growing worse
THE STEAMSHIP ERrcssos-The New York journal Of Com
says
We Informed that the Ericsson mas not changed
hands and that the alterations which she is undergoing
by substituting engines for caloric account
OF the old propreor One hundred and twenty hands
employed the work and il is contemplated to be finish
ed by the middle of month We not informed
what she intended 10 be put The engines
said be built plan entirely novel with view TO
important saving in fuel"
Miss HERos, AcTREss-Mss Heron, late Of Philadel-
pha made very successful debut at the Drury Lane The
atre in London, during the last week Of December.
LARGE SALE on oII-on Monday last the cargo of ship
Splendid, amounting TO 1900 barrels sold New
Bedford house at 50 cents per gallon.
DyoRcEs-The Maine house of representatives has deci
ded to have nothing do this session with granting d
yoroes.
SHORTEST PASSAGE FROM SHASGHAl.-The clipper
Panama Captain Cave arrived New York Sunday from
Shanghai in the unprecedented time of $50 days
SECRET TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND AUsTRIA.--The
Augsbgr AgeeiRe Zeifung the Kolnische ZeitHng and
other leading German journals declare most positively that
separate treaty has been concluded between France and
Austria and the notifications exchanged This treaty
however viii not be made public France guarantees by
Austria the maintenance of tranquility Italy, and
the status quo not the Austrian possessions but in
reference TO all other Italian States and regnng dynaste
Naples included. 1t only in this way that Austria
brought to sign the treaty of December 2.
IsDlcrMEsr.--We understand that the grand jury of
New York have found two bills of indictment against
Robert Schuyler late president of the New Haven Rail-
road Companyone for ENLIGHTENMENT and for grand
larceny.
UNITED STATES sLooP-or-wAR PLYNoUTH.--We have al
ready announced the arrival of this national vessel Nor
folk from the japan and Chinese seas after absence Of
four years letter in the Petersburg Express dated
Portsmouth, January l5 says:
She has had long and arduous cruise but looks as
well as when she left port The have pretty
due them and few days after Jack has been paid
off shall have merry time II will require near
Slso0oo pay themquite large bait you may readily
imagine for the landsharks that follow in
their wake"
PRlNcKIY BKquEsTs-Dr Burnside of Toronto lately
deceased bequeathed his estate Of 100000 mostly chart
table and educational purposes.
A GOOD DAYS woRK-The Vermont Journal says that
broad-shouldered Irshmen, in the employ Of Messrs
f. T. Barbank Co., of St Johnsbury Vermont recent
ly weighed off 6ysx tons of pg-iron in short January
day, and with portable scale As each pig had to be
handled twice the days work equivalent the lifting
of ffty-sx tons each man.
An ALLEy-GArER-The Lynn Massachusetts, News re-
lates the following which cannot be considered 5ooess
job AMr Baney Alley of this city made twenty pairs Of
gaer boots in twelve hours last Friday He received
twenty cents pair making 81 for his days work. He
take the front seat for the present
JUVENILE PLuspERERs-A number of citizens (says the
New York Express who have suffered from the depreda
tons of gang Of Juvenile thieves residing in the upper
part Of the city made affidavit of the of their re-
specve losses which reach the aggregate nearly $4,000
Two of the gang named Hanley and Durham been ar
rested and in their possession found variety Of stolen
articles which have been identified consisting gas and
Croton-water fixtures locks keys lead pipes and house
hold fixtures generally Durham has confessed that there
about forty less in the gang who have been
committing depredations the whole summer They were
the rogues who stole bag of 5000 pennies bakers
short time since in Seventh avenue while be was
serving Of his The gas fixtures lead pipe
6c lost few days ago from housen Thirty-thrd street
and from another place in Tenth street about the same
time also stolen by them The stolen articles they
sold various individuals of whom has been arrested
The boys at large have with them il is stated little girl
who Is trained up TO the profession of ead-ppe stealing
and has become and successful in her uauls
than any of her accompces of the opposite sex On one
occasion il is alleged she stripped the hotel on the corner
of Forteth and Sixth avenue Of all its fixtures in
less than half an hour.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE THE FIuD.--The New York Mirror
says:
We learn from Albany that there is a possibility Of
ecctng Ogden Hoffman the United States Senate Bot
we fear this news Is too good to be true y
DEAR REvESGE.-A farmer named Abram Rose in Otto
wa county, Ohio, having suffered from the killing Of his
cattle by the trains the Cleveland and Toledo railroad
TO himself placed ohsructions ~, .bs