The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-18

continuance Of all trains on Sunday
Heavy HoRBEKYA collector named jackson was robbed
in Cincinnati last week Of package containing $4,000
srIuDE-HarrsOn Gray Ellis wharhnger Of the Boston
Wharf Company committed suicide ia that city sAtuT-
day.
AcerIrrED-aiss Heating tried al Piitsburg charge
Of stealing money, has been acquitted
ForR DAYS or IHASKsanne.-Goy Conway, Of Arkan-
sas having failed to appoint day Of Thanksgiving in
SON. brother Quesenbury Of the Independent issued As
proclamation appointing days for that festival enoin
ing upon the good and bad people Of the State 70 cook the
best Of dinners and 10 give mouthn 10 the governor
who deserves good deal of furnishing for not marrying
and doing like other In the Of sense
if a governor can't support wife who canr
PKAs AND FuAK GROUND ooFFEEH-A case came up for
trial few days since in New York wherein party sued
another for the value Of forty bags Of peas The plaintiff
coffee rooster and had contracted with the defend
for bags Of peas which it appeared TO be
ground up with the coffee Some curious Developments
in the of the trial showing the
which peas ccory and other substances used for the
article which is sold as pure ground eogse.
DRAM Az AGED AurHoREss--MadaIne Sally s Wood,
novelist Of the old school, died Kennebunk Maine ON
the 9th instant the advanced age Of % years She
iinned TO the close Of her life the peculiar fashion
Of dress that prevailed when her standard Of
formed about SIXTY years since II s supposed she the
first authoress in Maine Many years ago she wrote
number OF novels that were published among which
Dorval the Spectator Ferdinand and Almras Anne
liza the Influence Of Virtue and Tales of the Night
THE TITLE or D. D-The New YORK Post says the Asso-
eae Reformed Presbyterian Church has adopted rule in
the synod that the title Of d. d. shall hereafter be
Tackled 10 the names Of any Of their ministers
MoRK euAso pIscoyERKp-A cargo of guano has lately
arrived at Rehmond Virginia The Post says the captain
Of the vessel obtained il from island he visited be-
fore, bat refuses 10 give any further information
DowsEAsr PRorHET-Brigham Young, the present lead
OF the Mormons Is said to be down-easter native Of
Oxford county, Maine,
FIREs AT CLEvKLAspAn official report Of the fires in
the city Of Cleveland during the year 1854 makes the total
40 fires and the loss thereby S3o23Ti 49, During the
quarter less than 1T fires occurred causing loss Of
S263,655 IS.
WONDERFUL wALEns.--The Rivers Lower Canadaa) In
quirer says ave witnessed the other day the perform
anee by Ralph Louthwood of feat which perhaps not
another young in could have accomplished
II the walking distance of four miles in the short
space Of twenty minutes the Of twelve miles an
hour
GuBERxAroRIA Henry W. billiard is announced
in the Montgomery (Aabams) Journal independent
candidate for the Office of governor in the coming
WREcKnsc BUSINESS OF KEY WEsT.-The following is a
recapilaon Of the wrecking business of Key West du-
ring the year 1854 Value Of vessels wrecked SsT4 900
value Of cargoes 900; repairs S2T24 So salvage
Ssa,472 ST; loss to underwriters, $402,7o5 81.
THE NEW YoRK YgAaEpY-The Journal of Commerce
says.
learn that Miss Anna Haven died yesterday morn
ing from injuries received Saturday morning by the de-
ton This makes the fourth daughter Mr. Haven has
bereaved Of by this sad catastrophe
THE ST. LOUIS YAmURr-Messrs Page Bacon have
published card, in which they state
ave assure our friends we believe our suspension but
temporary that assets partnership and private will
exceed liabilities by upwards Of three millions of dol
lars and that books written up shall
make statement Of our affairs full and satisfactory AS
the public could desire
DEArHThe San Francisco papers announce the death of
Mrs Julia S,any wife of the Hon Edward Stanly form
erly of North Carolina
The ONO RIvER-The Wheeling papers Of Monday re-
port eight feet Of water in the river and on stand
RAILROAD CONVENTION AT New YoRK-The railroad con-
vention permanently organized Monday evening
p Jackson Of the New Jersey railroad chosen pres
ident-
EARTHouAEE--The telegraph reports a shock of an
earthquake at Hanover New Hampshire and at Bradford
and St Johnsbury Vermont about O'Clock on Tuesday
evening which lasted about half minute and was most
distinctly marked
nna for Boston leave the latter place on Monday
stopping on its a Baltimore and philn5elphia