The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-03

hundred feet deep with double back buildings and side
yard of fifty feet for the of $4,000 The house
recently finished and has been occupied Mr. For
rest intends TO move into il immediately.
SCHOOL STATISTICS or Commemorative following con-
densed shows the general condition Of school
system of Connecticut:
Number of towns in the Commonwealth. 1853
Number of school societies. 22l
Number Of school districts. l644
Number OF children between 4 and l6 years
OF 294
Increase of children between 4 and l6 for the
l3l4
Capital of the school fund. S204sg53 o5
Revenue of Che school fund for the year end
ing March B. l655-.--....-.............. I44l37 10
Dividend per scholar for the year ending
March 81, rs
HEALTH or HoN. ABBOTT LAwREsoE-It gives US much
pleasure that Hon. Abbott Lawrence is slowly
covering from his late dangerous illness. The Boston
Transcript says We gratihed be able report
that the health OF the Hon Abbott Lawrence has slightly
improved within short time He is more comfortable to-
day than he yesterday. About two weeks ago his
friends were in hopes that he would be able for
England by the steamer from this port Wednesday
next and state-room taken with that view but his
health viii allow of his embarkation at that time
Should he be sufficiently restored take trip 10 Eng
land the present season he will make the voyage and will
be accompanied by Mrs Lawrence His complain, is
ease Of the liver
RrApIgG THousA Nps-Says the Scientific
American: We have been informed by manufacturer of
agricultural implements, who is excellent authority
that between fifteen sQd sixteen Thousand reapng
chimes viii be manufactured and sold this year in this
country The demand is great manufacturers can
not make them fast enough for their orders This affords
evidence OF agricultural prosperity the these ma
chimes viii amount nearly millions of dollars Our
farmers exhibit wisdom in using and parouizing ma
chinery reapng machine viii the price of itself in
one season
WoMAss-MGHys ooSyESnoS.--Mrs Pauline W. Davis
and Mrs Lucy Stone Blackwell officially announce that the
next womansrghts win be held in Cincinnati
on the 18th and 18th days Of October next
NEBRASKA rRIcEs-Corn sheled 40 AS cents; oats 40
80 cents; our, Sc humid tscarce meal go cents but
Ter 10 cents eggs 10 cents bacon 10 cents vegeta-
bles late and scarce.
THE WAY THEY WABASH cousrnY-
The Terre Haute Courier Of the 10th says;
Last week in Sibeytown gave birth TO four
chiIdrenthree boys and girl The children are Of re-
markahle size, the smallest one being whopper"
FIEnDIsn MuRDER.--Extract of letter from Fulton
Missouri, dated June %
most violent act was committed on the person of
Robert Newsom, of this county Saturday night last
23d instant at his residence eight miles south of this He
was murdered by one OF his slaves negro woman in
the ktchen-supposed some time during the night-and
his body entirely consumed by FIRE in the kitchen fire
place and the ashes taken up morning and deposited
IN the back yard His body appears far discovery
be made to have been entirely consumed except few
small bones found in the pile Of ashes including part Of
hs skull bone and the extrenes of some of his fingers
The murder was committed without any sufficient cause so
lar as can hear Mr.. Aewsom old citizen of the
county about sixty years of age and very active and
crGetic in his business He possessed valuable farm and
had accumulated very handsome estate. The woman
tn
and is in the hands of the law
NARTYRone of the French sisters Of charity engaged
in minsiering the sick and wounded soldiers in the
East has fallen victim to her zeal and devotion and
persisted AT her funeral the which was carried be-
fore the coffin escorted by Turkish soldiers with arms
reversed.
SPECULATION coRSA dealer in breadstuhs in Louis
Vile anxious control the market purchased large guam
titles Of corn in Indiana and now has on hand $4,000
bushels. Il Is hoped that he may be compelled to
keep till next M when he will be likely to reuze about
half Its cost Millions Of bushels Of grain of all kinds
locked up in the way, and spectators are wei
come to all the profits Of keeping il longer hand
Tar lrrLE cRoF.-The Rochester Union says that a
beautiful crop Of apples viii be gathered in Western New
lork The orchards said 10 be laden with fruit The
Union thinks that the apples wiz be 80 plenty that the
inferior qualities win not be gathered althai is If
The prohbitory Law puts end to the making of cider
PRAyER HsRyrsr.--Bishop McIvane of Ohio has
issued pastoral letter the congregations of his diocese
with reference prayer for abundant harvest The
bishop reminds Christians that the time pray before
unprecedented evil comes rather than when il has come
SugEHr or THE sKIEsH-The late warm "spellp has
brought the inevitable Merriam of New York to light
again. Here ID his last bulletin;
The temperature egsalitviated yesterday from IL
N, 70 5, p. IT,. consecutive hours .ighty-sx
1867 10 eighty eight 1887 degrees after which the earth
qHakes and The lightning stretched a silken weld
fabric Of exquisite lustre the product Of the sIkery
Of the skies
RELIeIouSRey Dr. yinton, for years past rector
Of Grace church. Brooklyn has been transferred ST
Paus New York. 10 supply the place of the Rev. DR. H
bee assigned to the Trinity chapel up town. The
vacancy offered to Rev Mr. 0denhemer OF Phadel-
pha and Rev. Mr. Ingersof of Buffalo but both sue
cessively declined II is probable that DR. VS. place will
in turn be filed by Bishop Whitehouse of Illinois Three
other presbyters assistants have been called Trinity
parish Of whom is Rev Frederick ogiby Of Phadel
pha.
PEARL FISHERY IN rHr 0mo.-The Cincinnati Columbian
says:
One Of citizens who distinguished for his scien
tfc attachments found, few days since in shell-sh
taken out Of the Ohio river, very large and beautiful