The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-04
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

TnKlR sEx DISCOVERED Ar LAsr0ur readers particularly
the male portion of them will be much relieved after read
ing the following important intelligence
at late meeting Of the Boston Natural History So
Getty Dr. Dnrkee made remarks upon the mosquito
Among other things he stated that he had satisfied him.
self from repeated examination with the microscope that
the male mosquito has sting, and cannot draw blood
the female alone being endowed with that organ"
Tx ToSs or aotp.--The North British Mail says: awe
have seen from Melbourne dated the 10th of May
per the George Marshall, respectable firm in town.
wherein il Is stated that then prevalent in
Nebourne tina, piece Of solid gold weighing tons had
been found in the Tarrangower diggngs II this turns
10 be true Il viii have important and beneficial effect
upon the trade Of the colony This is about equal to the
discovery said TO have been made 10 California several
weeks ago where immense rock wes found '1teraly
ioasy with goli.'
TmnrY-roLp.--The Western IN CD Eagle says that Mr.
William Ray of Yancy county, sowod nine bushels OF
wheat this year from which he harvested 27l bushels Of
clean wbeat--ihriy bashsls rom
SIX DAYS poasARpsrxT.--A private letter from the
French camp dated ih Of August says 1t expected
that general bomhardmcnt will be kept up for six days
before s,ormng The whole Of tremendous batteries
viii be open at once
FRosr IN AuoUsr-The Council Bluffs Dugle Of the 10th
ultmo says
aon Wednesday night last the mercury in Their
rapidly down from 90 deg 10 80 deg Cloudy
and really cold Thursday. Clear and cool at night
fine white frost in the morning, No vegetation injured
that we have heard OF. Guess the old feilow-Jack
Frost-has found bis mistake, and will stay away until
reasonable time.
NEW Ipra.--A Mr.. Thompson, OF Kansas Territory,
has II is said jus, completed prairie ship wagon to be
propelled by wind in which he proposes with thirty
panons make voyage to tho Rocky ntans next
June.
A noY pEsouaEp ~ WILD BEAsr.-The Free American,
North Adams Massachusetts, Of last week announces
that a boy was deyoured in the woods by beast sup
posed TO be bear panther, in Woodford adjoining
eadsboro Vermont the week previous All hut his bead
and feet 1.-THE latter encased in his boos eaten by the
animal. Near the remains lay hshing-rod and line and
small string Of fish His name, learn, was Jones.
Givme NOTE ron YLooaNs.--nrs Preweit, who since
the death of her husband has edited the Ymoo Wing hav
ing received offensive note, says IL the bped that
sent us the anonymous letter from Jackson signed Cheru
busco will come city and call at the Wing Office
two noble little boys, eight and the other six years
old shall tie leather medal around his neck, due
bill for fogging they him, payable some ten years
hence, with compound interest"
The ASrDorg-To conuteract the nRucnce Of "enor-
sale OF books of immoral and rregious tenden
cy in England association has been formed under the
title OF 1.-THE East Sussex Bookawkng Association nm
der the patronage OF the bishop OF the diocese and with
other distinguished support
TINS oRgAr FErr AT NEwPoRTy--A correspondent Of
the New York Times gives the following lively and pic
turesque description Of the great ete which OF
Newport last week
7The fsts at Beach ClyGe was remarkably suggestive
The halEzabehan and hachateau style oi the mansion
erected lawn that slopes gradually 10 the
bled the pelaa fronts which central objects IN
old French engravings while scattered over the grass
seated under trees grouped around the portal aud The
windows might be seen hundreds Of elegantly dressed
ladies thin veil Of mist soitenea 10 neutral tint the
whole picture the rich colors Of al robes attained
effect from the cool gray ATMOSPHERIC and when the eye
embraced the house, the park the sea and the
living forms they constituted Of The most varied
vet harmonious estivy. Through the large and taste
nlly-fnshed rooms OF the villa wandered some others
paired OF grove and the majority clustered under
large tent pitched midway between the mansion and the
cliff side whose smooth and broad floor quiyered under
the whrling feet Of Of walters We doubtu any
tented field boast equal aggregate OF beauty sna
genius with that which Al moment of the Jle was
canopied by that wide dome. There was the calm high
brow of Everett the earnest kindly eye OF Longieov the
keen gaze of Bancroft aured from the dry herbal Of the
past by the living flowers Of the rrcsen, there the
genial smile of the Howad, the yandyks bead o. Cali
vert the alert figure OF Dnynek moving about con-
scious of recent escape from Cycopedan toll and The
artstace Of Laurence iii up with the relish Of grand
phy soqnomca FEAST there lovely girls and fair
widows and sober matronstbe witty and the pensits,
the recognised belle and the modest beauty cherished ID
the few who know and prize the that shrink IRON
notice there the fast girl the coqueie, the happy
ancse and the rt and the ol2school Lady bs miss IN
teens and the maiden In her prime. - whole was
scene which one of the old jolly Dutch or gay French