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

OF forever once beautiful accomplished and loved sister
The money that has been avshed for her qualification
during her imprisonment sustained her extraordinary
defence has come from disinterested hands That
money must have om those whose breasts her crime
and fate have filed with ngony-a burden none the less
crushing because il is concealed She may, ia view Of the
scaod unfold the mystery but hardly less probable
that recollection Of her former positonA renewed
gard for the kindred she has covered with shame aud ond
ed with gremay induce her To bury her and early
history ia the grave OF the murderess until they shall be
drawn forth and given the world at time when there
shall be less powerful motive for keeping them In dark
ness" o
DRnADsuL HYDRorHosIA.--We copy the follow
ing from the Cincinnati Gazette Of the 4th: KS
yesterday morning our attention was directed to
Of hydropoba in its worst form, At No. A Plank road
Gest street, The patient German named Henry
Uthof, aged about twenty years He WAS fastened by
cords TO bed and in hysterc hs his cyebas protr-
ding from their sockets and the glands Of his throat
and lmbs sweed very largely. May we ever be spared
the sight OF 20 shocking again The poor man
nsensibe OF course and he plunged and snapped
his teeth almost wished his life terminated From
his wife learned that Uthof while at work for Mr.
George George the Plank road about six weeks since
was seized by large dog who held on TO his with
such tenacy that required the combined strength Of
two men 70 make tha dog let 60 his hold Since then
Utho complained OF much pain in his and shoulders
but did not exhibit any smptoms Of canine madness until
Sunday last On Sunday morning he complained of
dizziness in the head His wife brought him bowl Of
ter to wash himself When he the water he shrank
back and cried out take that away in German. His
illness increased and DR. Roeka sent for who ut
pronounced his that Of hydrophobis Four other
physicians called in all Of whom concurred in this
opinion and they declared that he incurable
and must die Every effort to alleviate his suerngs has
been made, but bis reco very is hopeless" 1ae
WAR AaAIssr THE ALIAsrHus raEEs.--We observe that
quite destructive has been made the Alanthus
in New York. and that many have recently been
down. to be replaced by the elm the silver maple and the
mountain ash.
FAST STEAMBOAT rRAvELLlsa---The steamer Western
World left Detroit Michigan, June at 10 m for Buffalo
New York. where she arrived at ll45 M the next day
making the passage 296 miles in thirteen hours and forty
FIVE minutes. We do not think this time has been
beaten by steamer in any waters. The Western World
BAG feet long, 452 feet beam; tonnage 1850 ons diam
eter of cylinder, s24 inches; stroke 10 feet
TERRlaLE STEAMBOAT rxpLosIox-The Louisville Demo-
Of June Both contains full Of the explosion
Of the steamer Lexington, bound from ST. Louis to Louis
VILE This accident took place Saturday, the Both ult
at o'clock, M, the town Of Rome, Indiana, 100
miles below Louisville. The wreck Immediately took fire.
and was burned to the waters edge tt@
There eighty souls on board the Lexington ut the
time of the explosion Of whom twenty either killed
missing, and thirty injured in greater less de-
gree
The steamers D. A. Given and J. G. Fremont came
promptly the assistance Of the struggling passengers and
succeeded in saving many lives.
The cause of the disaster is known by the latest
counts but it easily be surmised, It is known
that the inspectors had given the notice that the
boat would not be permitted TO after this season.
EXTENSIVE LuxBERIso IN WIscossrS.-The La Crosse
Wsconsn) Democrat Of the 22d ulimo says that eighty
millions Of logs put into the Black river and tribua
ries during the past winter, and there remains on hand
from the previous year forty millions OF these the Boom
ing Company have worked down forty millions ten Of
which had reached the Mississippi while the rest were
waiting the June rise (which has since come in two
thousandacre swamp Just above the mouth Of the river
The of logs available to the Mississippi is
$l3 so thousand This rate would have brought the
whole force Of Black river logs to million and halt
dollars The average cost OF cutting hauling booming
and driving logs to the Mississippi Is Sc thousand
CHuRcHBuILDiRe IN Notwithstanding TO report
lately returned by Sir William Clay churches have
been erected In England during the last fifty years than
had previously been built for FIVE centuries. er
SALRs WISCONSIN The La Crosse wisconsin,
Democrat of 22d ult says that the La Crosse land Office
for the rst eighteen days Of June received $4,000
None Of the bounty-and warrants have appeared
there as yet ,s "A, "A & 80 s.s s.ssss t,tax