The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23
GENERAL NE w 8.

GENERA NEWS.
Know -goTnIsGisa- HISTORY WILL SAY or NJ
When some future American annalst says the vieksburg
Sentinel detail the rise progress aud decay Of
the factions which have coaesced under the of know
nohings overthrow the democracy, his work will be
ranged and written soewh hat after the following fashion
CHAPTER I-GrE or THE 0apEa.
Jack and Gin up the hill.
CHAPTER H.--On,Ecr or rHE COALITIONS
TO get a pail of water.
CHAPTER IlI.--WHAT
Jack fell down and broke his crown.
CHAPTER IV.--WHAT BEFEL THE OTHER:
And Gin came tumbling AnTER.
RHODE Island LEeHLAruRE.--Rhode Island is small
State and requires little legislation The legislature Of
the State which adjourned Friday OF last week. sat only
eighteen days. only eight of which really occupied in
legislation The assembly passed thty-our and
ouons of public and thirtyeight of private nature
The hereafter is to be five cents each one
hundred dollars instead of three at present and the tax
on banks is be thrtyhrec cents each hundred
dollars instead Of thirty This win increase the revenue of
the State The governors salary has been raised
from the miserable pance of $500 to $1,000 and the
lieutenant governors from 5000 to $500. Seven
banks have been chartered and two insurance compa
mics.
The ARREST or HoaAcn GnEnlry-The Tribune of Thurs
day has long letter from Mr. Greeley giving all the facts
touching his arrest and imprisonment Of his arrival at
the prison be says;
g / was brought in through three .our heavy iron
doors the Office of the governor, where was properly
received Here told must stay till O'Clock, since
the presdentiudge had allowed till that hour to find
bail. In vain urged that had refused to give bail,
would give none and wanted to shown to my cell
must stay here till o'clock So ordered something fer
dinner and amused myself by looking at the ba-play,
&C. of the prisoners in the yard to whose immuntes was
not yet eligible but had the privilege Of looking in
through barred windows The yard is OF the best
have seen anywhere, has good many and some
flowers and the wall at least fifteen feet high and
another of twenty surrounding it. with guards with load
ed muskets always pacing between should Judge the
danger of burglary other annoyances from whoutvery
moderate.
He goes on to say that his first visiter Judge Ma
SON. the United States minister accompanied by Mr. Kirby
an attach6 of the legation who offered him every assist
Mr. Greeley speaks III high terms OF the kind man
in which he treated by all the other prisoners
Each person ncarceraed is allowed frame per day to live
on if this forthcoming from the creditor he is at
discharged The prisoners therefore, are in no dan
ger of starvation while confined During his imprison-
ment Mr. G. visited by two United States ministers,
all the members Of thelegaon and by nearly Ameri
Paris but he declined every offer of security and
fore legal tribunal The trial took place Monday and
Mr. G. came off triumphant the against him being
dismissed Mr. G. closes by saving that arrangements had
been made for the release of the Bostonan'
DrArn OF A pAssEusE.--The young danseuse burnt at
the Bowery Theatre few weeks ago by her clothes acc
dentay catching fire Mt gas light she recalled
upon the stage by the pauds Of the audience has since
died from the effects of the injuries she then received
THE NEW COLLINS srEAmEn-The New York Courier
speaking of the Collins steamer, whose keel laid
on Wednesday last, says:
ave have already published her proposed dimensions.
II is anticipated that the hull will be ready for launching
early spring and the steamer ready for in about
year The massive size of Of the tmbers required in
her the floor pieccsrcnders
difficult to procure them but whatever difficulties may be
encountered BY the energetic builders will be promptly
There be no doubt that the steamer
will be without peer among the fleet of steamships which
float upon the waters of the Atlantic The builders
eminent practical and in particular Mr. Geo Steers
enjoys brilliant fame We need not enumerate his tri-
umphs They familiar as household words And
there is no risk predicting that the which will
attend the construction Of the Niagara steamer and
the Antarctic mail steamer will be all that the ardent
wish anticipate II is said that Slman, Allen, CO.
will build the engines and that osciating engines
preferred account of their occupying less space and
quirng smaller weight Of metal in their construction"
AN OFFENDER BROUGHT TO JUsTcE.--The Pittsburg pa
pers of June contain accounts of the of tailor
named Hasead who has been living at Brownsville for
nearly years In 1853 he resided at Jersey City, when
he eloped with the wife of captain who lived there
The captains wife left family of children, and Hasead
deserted wife The most singular part of the affair is
that the sea captain wrecked and given up lost
about year ago, whereupon the guilty parties married
Suits have been brought in Pittsburg against asead and
the for bgamy and larceny the captains wife
carried OFF $500 worth of her husbands property.
ANOTHER GREAT rRoTrINe MArcH--Another exciting race
came Off on Wednesday last the Union course New
York between the celebrated steeds Lady Franklin and
Lantern The conditions OF the mile heats best
three in FIVE harness for 81 oo0 and Lady Franklin had
the call al 500 to $50 There was fine attendance
the track ana at o'clock the sport commenced The first
two heats were won by the Lady Franklin in 24o and
236. Tho third sharp one and produced quite
connection among those who had rsked their dollars
Lady Franklin however is by far too speedy for Colonel
Halls Lantern but yet there sportsmen who
decline believe it, The Lady this last heat in
2355 and was declared victor The spirited contest
ScHooiNAsrER auRDFREp.-The Memphis papers state
that keeper Of academy at Ponto,oc, Mississippi
named Brown, recently punished Of his pupils for
which he waylaid and attacked by the boys brother
The two cnched, and those who it thought il only
to be scufle between them until they b. few
yards his hands upon his abdomen, and fell down life
less The young man arrested at once Mr.. Brown
much respected and leaves young widow.
Ex-PRKsrDrsr QuNcy.-A private letter from Boston
(says the New York Evening Post) which has been put
into our hands by friend to whom II addressed
says:
"Mr -- mentioned to yesterday pleasant fact of
recent connected with venerable friend
President Quincy. that the father of Mr. Quincy
to Harvard College in bis only son, Josiah died
fore he attained his majority This fact recently
brought the notice of President Quincy by Mr. Winthrop
Mr. ked he he IN have