The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-31

why ladies should be eligible for members Of Par
Lament they would afford such abundant facilities for
pairing on.
Fsoa rrm Mo ea.sBr-A despatch from New Orleans
says;
"a letter from Brownsville States that zacateoas would
pronounce the 10th against Santa snna. San Ionis
potosi pronounced the 18th, and loo cent
% Yidauri who would move Maiamoros the
20ih eenera Vol still commands Matamoros with the
government troops
The San Antonio Sentinel Of Ire 18th mentions the ar
rival Of Col Reddc from the headquarters Of the revolu
onsis in Mexico. He says that Fidaar ready
and willing deyero the ali the fugitive slaves
escaping in Mexico and anxious 10 make treaty there
for
THa LAKE supRRioh SEEs,--The Lake Superior
COPPER mines estimated produce this year 100
OF copper. TIE most productive appears TO be the Cliff
mine which is rated at 1900 tons me-, to il is the Min
mine rated 1000 tons; and following the North
American, at 500 Copper the mines ia 600 per
ton making total Of Sl640ooo the value Of this
years copper from that region against expenditure Of
100000, or deficit of 100000.
STATE or DRAMATIC IirFRArrnE ~ THIS cousrRY.-Thc
committee appointed 10 examine and decide upon the
Of the plays written for Barney Williams in
his offer OF $500 prize have decided that not Of
the plays is worth putting upon The stage
KILLED ny cHuD--A man was killed in Clark county
Arkansas on the 2aih ulf by child about nine or ten
years Of age The childs father engaged in eight
With another man. when the child up and stuck knife
IN his fathers adversary killing him almost instantly
RrrraS OF EUROPEAN EsIGEAyTs.-The packet ship Dam
iel Webster Captain George W. Putnam which left Bos-
ton Thursday for Liverpool took ont the largest
Der Of passengers conveyed Europe any sailing
vessel from the United States She has about four hmm
dred passengers nearly all of whom returning emf
grants
WAGONS ron AusrRALIA.-A Pittsburg manufacturing
house has jus, Australia large lot Of their
make Of wagons to supply an order from an Australian
cbmpany fbe- order will it Is said be renewed to the
same firm every month.
The WHEAT oRop TRxSEssEEThe Chattanooga tTon-
nessee) Advertiser says that 100000 bushels ofwe
shipped during the month Of july from the depot in
that place over the Western and Atlantic railroad TO points
below from East and Middle TENNESSEE and this does not
include the vast aonnt that sent the East Tennes
see end Georgia railroad ntefsectnv the Atlantic rail-
road at Dalton, Georgia And The Quantity that will be
shipped from Chat nooga for the month Of August viii
reach one hundred aud fifty thousand bushels the
age amount being six thousand bushels daily thus
far fer the present month.
coAoifrs ron rir s1as-The ST. Iouis Republican no
tees the shipment from that city Of several mail and
passenger coaches for the line between Independence and
Salt Lake They were built in New Hampshire for the
mail contractor
JEWISH coHvgxrIoSThe Jews conference 10 be held at
Cleveland Ohio in October next win be the first asssrr
blage Of the kind that has taken place in The United
States.
ILIusIsSe EsyrTiAs DARKsEssA newspaper is soon TO
be published in the city Of Cairo in Egypt This paper
be printed in Italian under the patronage of the Pacha
is fact certainly significant and gives US 10 understand
tina, the light OF the press lnnine that Egyptian
darkness SO tabled for its deep and SUPERIOR sabeness
par, Pms the city Of Providence Rhode
slard during the twelve months ending February 2s
1854 While under volunteer fire department. The number
OF fires was 1873 and the aggregate losses thereby S3aI
7Ga During the year ending February 20, 1855, while
the c,y was under paid FIRE department the number Of
fires was 81 the whole amount OF losses being S63sll
HARD TO KILI--The bridgeport (Ct) Standard says
that colored woman who was run over by the cars in
that city on the 4 of july and was thought to be killed
is alive and doing WE'LL although she had freoe bones
broken viz leg in places three ribs collar
bone and one arm ]
AK ELEPHANT KILLING HIS KEFrER.-The Columbia Is CD
Times of Monday says:
I'VE regret 10 learn that elephant attached TO Bailey
4 Co.'S circus, while crossing bridge between this city
and Camden Yesterday became nnruly IN consequence OF
tho reaksge plank and killed of the horses be-
longing 10 the company. The keeper of The elephant in
the attempt to punish him. emitting TO take the Precau-
ton 10 secure him. instantly killed by the enraged an
ms The Of the keeper, we understand, was West
and he had bad charge Of the elephant for eight or nine
years
sfony Asp wARsrse-The New Orleans Delta re-
tes the following sad story by way of admonshing IFS
readers against any participation in the lottery mannf
which Is said TO prevail very extensively in that city:
moor but industrious mechanic had been laborng for
wears 10 accumulate sufficient money TO purchase home
stead for himself and family On returning home each
Saturday night he would place his weekly salary in the
hands Of his wife, and request her 10 lay 1t by lew
months since knowing that he must have saved couple
of thousand dollars by his industry md rngay, and
learning that piece of property was for sale in the upper
portion OF the city which would be advantageous in
vestmcn he called upon the owner and IT was offered TO
him at bargain. Overjoyed with his good fortune, he
FASTENED home to his wife and conveyed to her the glad
news and asked for the money TO close The purchase
alas there joyful response in the eounenance OF
his better half but bursting into tears she wept most Dit
tey aud refused be comortcd The husband was as
topshed and asked for explanation With head avert
cd and voice interrupted by heartbroken sob she made
known to her husband the startling ctwhich fell like
thundcrbolt upon him. crushing his brain aud causing
reason to totter and reel from its thronethat she had
wasted All his hard earnings in the purchase Of Havana
lottery tickets The from the eyes OF the hns
band which this astonishing disclosure plainly showed
that he longer capable of approaching his loss out
with maniac laugh wild and startling he left his home,
his wife and little ones to return lew day
more passed. and his body taken from the river The
coroner held inquest upon IL and verdict OF suicide
informed the public how he died. but why he died re-
manned secret
| DEArH OF Carr. CHARLES GArYrr.-Thc death OF this
] IN, ,i,c Eal Sun