The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-21

hs4e- FoNerA Ills father was respectable farmer Of
AieoirseN county 81 limited who poor -
giFe he large family Q. eldren better education than
he village conrDG school afforded Ia be went to
BOSTON whittier his elder brother Amos had preceded
htn and engaged IL business limited scale retail
merchant Hnxing been successful in this undertaking in
tc course 81 few years be into partnership with
-. - nli tsAs merchant he ira dlo large
business IN British fabrics and fer several years Mr. Law
renee resided ~ England purchasing partner.
lie continued IN this branch Of trade with high repu-
iioa Tor integrity and business capacity until the esa
shment Of manufactures Ia New Eneiand when L. Jeff
The importing business and invested largely in the calico
liis o. Lowell with which he continued afterwards
70 be intimately identified In this business in which be
aAssed princey fortune and aided largely buiding
up the city u level 10 its present prosperous condition
re vas or many years the lead Of The great firm Of A
Ia lss5 Mr. Lawrence FIRST entered public life and un-
t s3a served represen from Boston in The twenty
fourth md tweaty -ffth Congresses.
IN 1855 he appointed OF fe commissioners for
the settlement Of the northeastern boundary Question In
politics he was m ardent wg and after The rise 81
aefGras IN New EnElaud strong advocate for proter
non and for long lime liberal friend and firm snppor
Ter Of ar. Webster, from whom he separated the
question 81 the fitness Of the nomination Of General
Taylor which the iater could heartily adopt bat
which Ar Lawrence advocated, during The canvass Of
1913, with great energy.
Ia acknowledgement Of bis services ard support General
Taylor appointed him minister 70 The court OF st JGnes
poet which DR. Lawrence filed with general acceptance
Since his from England he has been almost eKcln-
Eyfy devoted the extensive business in which his I'M
neHse fortune is employed
Mr. Lawrence married many years ago 10 daughter
Of Col BgeloE Of Miadssex county and leaves besides
his widsw three and two daughters al Of whom are
married.
he was a man of remarkably fine personal appearance
os frank and cordial address and nnbounded hospitality
Lis hberay has also been eTenpled in the magnificent
donation of 100000 establish the Lawrence Scientific
School connected WITH the Harvard University Without
displaying any marked ability public man, he
pied respectable position and N the management OF his
private business actise, and generally successful
The fact Is noted BY the New York Express that Mr..
low I'D lut in (pp-
vention OF being wing for the vice presidency
and consequently narrowly escaped the presidential chair
afterwards the death Of General Taylor filed BY Mil
lard Fillmore Tne paper states that the estate Of
the deceased is estimated at saiooo,ooo
PpyuArrnE oID AGRA letter written to St. Peters
burph from sebsstopo, by Mons Leontuwski, who was
taken prisoner by the allies Kauiesch mentions that
quite young and officers who have taken part the
nine months defence Of ebastopo have in that space Of
trne become 50 old through continued exerton and
that the order of the Emperor to reckon every month
passed Us year Of service is by anything
than just
PLEASANT yIs1TER-A shark, measuring feet inches,
was caught few days In seuein Carrs creek,
Annapolis
CosrrY rREsEwrs FROM RAsEErPr-A letter from Con-
santinople Of July 10Th says
Tho Sultan has ordered magnificent necklaces IN bril-
LIMITS be made presents for Queen Victoria and the
Empress Eugene and Raadles all embroidered in bril-
lan To be made for the Emperor the King of Sardinia
Prince Albert The value OF these presents viii De
about 1000 800E"
PorA1ors N MruHlsAs-Tha Detroit (sich Advertiser
says:
aAn offer 10 sell this fall several Thousand bushels Of
potatoes ttres sngs per bnshel has been declined by
dealers this city. They think they be obtained at
lower figure"
PRasg1sG IADTt-The Boston police arrested a
GIRL sixteen years Of age called Dorcas Ann Linton
the charge Of being the person whe, during week past
hrs committed sundry burglaries at the South End
RAI1oog AscEssToS-Gn ths 18th inRtant the famous
aeronaut NJ GODDARD made ascension from St Louis,
Missouri accompanied by his wife Mr. Longnomare, and
MIR Robert Parharn, a PhS.aaephan After pleasant
voyage Of hours and half the party landed in safety
ct LlOrisart Missouri.
DrArH or AN AcTEEss--A New York paper Says:
A complimentary benefit have been given TO
Miss Fanny Osborne clever young Coincidence ut VAL
lacks Theatre this evening but alas II - too late Miss
Osborne died yesterday Her health had been failing for
some time