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

p,sAvLxp IN sALE-The United States brig Bainbridge
has put into Norfolk in distress having on the 2st of
February 10 gale, been much disabled The storm was
90 furious that her guns had to DO thrown overheard
BAsK yKroEs IN IsDIAsA-Governor Wright Of Indiana
has vetoed the free banking BILL and il is said he viii
also veto the State bank bill if ii is passed but the friends
Of both win unite and pass them Notwithstanding the Veto
Nyw YoHK BANK srArEaEsr--The weekly statement Of
the New York city banks shows the following totals
Loans Ss2 $4,000; specie S6,s3l,275 circulation, ST.
100000 deposites, S7595s 300
Asornua DUEL AT NEW oRLEAss--on the 26th ult duel
took place between young Creole and Frenchman at
New Orleans The weapons used small-swords The
iormereceived three woundsone in the leg and
two in the bodyand conveyed home IN very dan
gerous conditions but the other received only slight
wound The said TO have been witnessed by
large number of persons.
NEW LIFE on wAsHrxaros Washington Irving has
nearly completed life Of Washington upon which he has
been long engaged
THREATENING TO RrsIGs-Mayor Wood of New York, has
written letter the lieutenant governor OF the State on
the subject of the police bill before the legislature, giving
notice that he will resign his Office If the bill passes
ARRlsoS THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAS.-The Cincinnau
Commercial Of Saturday says that this unfortunate man. as
the day approaches which be is to expiae his terrible
crime by death penalty evinces by his haggad eoun
tensnce and altered demeano that he begins TO realize all
the horrors of his condition Remorse seems 10 DC busy
at work with his conscience
BRroosa THE ONO At WnEELrSG.--There is PROPOSE
ton before the city councils Of Wheeling from the Ba
more and Ohio and the Central Ohio Railroad Companies
for constructing bridge at that point
GREAT TRIUMPH OF srEED.-The express train on the
Hudson river road reached Hudson Friday morning
last at l6, and from there to East Albany thry
mles) in twenty-five minutes Passengers were landed in
the Central railroad depot in thirty minutes from the time
leaving Hudson
Top-Roors ron LADrEsA gossipng lady correspondent
of the Home Journal furnishes the following item of intel
ligence in the last issue of that paper
Boos with tops resolved for the street
by the adesthe turn-overs to be yellow Kid scol-
Hoped rnged the boots patent leatherso hear Your
boaching the nammable subject of ladies expenses has
probably brought this about for the sidewalks sweeping
is quite expensive amusement and short dresses
would reduce Stewards marble palace two stories at least
As our heels be made visible shall send you pho
togaph OF mine at the very first unwilling for suppose
there will be much curiosity to know what they look
like that the daguerreoypss will now take both ends OF us
We talking of it yesterday when Doctor was in,
and he said that nothing showed blood like thin heel
sloping under it proved that your race had not
ried burdens The negro foot had self behind and the
heel dubbed from being crushed out with weight
for ages Heeognomy is going to be interesting fore
seen
SSow---On the upper division of the Canandngua and
Niagara Fails railway lies of average depth of
feet
Judge Gchrst of the of claims, is the pres
chief justice of New Hampshire He is graduate of
Harvard University and of the Cambridge Law School
As Judge it is said he ranks amongst the abest who
have upon the bench in New Hampshire His adj
vanced age however it is supposed will induce him to de-
cline the appointment Baltimore Sun.
We have the best of authority for stating that Judge
Glchrst has reached the advanced age" Of orthree
years.
ARRxsr OF MERCHANTS IN ST.. LoUs--The St Louis Re-
publican, of the 23d ultimo, says;
San Of startling interest took place last
ningthe arrest Of Messrs Smith Kennedy, proprietary
Of the splendid furnishing store recently opened in the
building erected by the late Mr. Rice Fourth street. be-
tween Olive and Locust
@The parties implicated formerly resided in Philadelphia
and supplying themselves there with stock of goods es
mated at hundred and tcenyfye thousand dollars
out West stopping for while Chicago, and probably
leaving part Of their goods in charge of partner in that
city,
Other parties arrested in Illinois on a charge of
conspiracy to defraud.
HoRaIaLn AvrAR--The Kosciusko (Mississppi) Sun of
the 18th ult has the following:
a. report has reached Kosciusko that Dr. Woodward,
who formerly preached this place recently stabbed
by expelled member of the Methodist Church Port
Gibson. 1t is said that the doctor expired Immediately af
affair are, that the person who murdered Mr. Woodward
had made application to be rensated into the church. and
all the members consented except Dr. Woodward. The
communicated member became indignant and while the
trial in progress he rushed upon Dr. Woodward and
stabbed him to the heart in front of the pulpit of the
Methodist Church
In LUGK-Mr James Powers, a boot and shoe maker in
BOSTON, has just received the gratifying intelligence that
he has become heir about sixty thousand dollars by the
death Of alive in England and he is soon to for
ahe Old World.
ARRIVAL or THE SANDMAN New YoRK-In
Monday evenings edition of the Tribune find the fol-
lowing
oThe Sandman frigate Des Geneys, Commander Man
tua arrived at quarantine this morning from Genoa after
passage Of 81 days The frigae has l66 officers and
and IS passengers and has only four guns mounted
The commander that of the passengers had
been IN prison. but sent account of political
disturbances. The rgae has anchored at quarantine,
and the health officer has given orders that there shall be
no communication from the shore to the ship
FUSION INFRINGEMENT REFonM.--The Detroit Free
Pss Publishes table proving by figures that fusion
legislature OF Michigan have increased the public burden OF
the State by creating offices and raising salaries to
the amount of $685. lao This is fusion 'retrenchmen
and reform
The srAeK.-Rev Sheridan Knowles
perhaps better known by many In his hsronic than his
ministerial cbaracerpreached sermons at Leicester
lately and two nights afterwards his weknown play Of
the Hunchback performed the theatre in that town
SUICIDE LADY.--Diantha, aged twenty-one