The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-25

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Yesterday the thermometer stood in the shade in Office
at So deg The reports from Columbia aud Savannah
il has been next 70 nolsrabe here Such weather in
April 4 very rare aad expect II 10 break up In
rude change before long
aWomAsls RIGHTS THE Rev Anioinette L. Brown and
Miss Susan b. Anthony spoke at Hudson Ne$ York, on
Friday, on "woman's rights"
LARGE LKxoS-Mrs W Evans Of Bedford, Virginia, has
Of her lemon which at the present time,
measures III inches either way across its centre
A negro named Csteros formerly secretary General
Bolivar attracted much attention in Lyons France lately
Csteros sniranchsed by Bolivar with 10000 other
slaves condition that all the ableboded amongst them
should take up in the Of South American in
dependence Cstcros sailed after the struggle TO Switzer
land lie large landed proprietor in the canton
of yaud.
SEVERE sEsTEscE.-A woman named Jones' was sem
fenced in the Boston police court last week to nee years
Imprisonment in the house Of correction night walking
EFFECT on THE HARD TIMES IN New ESGLASp.--The hard
times experienced by the middng aud poorer classes in
New England during the past year. the result Of monetary
difficulties and the exobitan price of all the accessories Of
life have caused many their eyes in the direction
the great West large numbers have already started and
many Others preparing to start for that portion Of
country So far this spring. the emigration from New Eng
land in that direction appears be greater than
before known.
NATIONAL MEDICAL AssocIArIos.--Th National Medical
Association will hold their annual meeting Philadelphia
the LIST of May Arrangements have been made with the
railroads almost every direction pass the members
halfprce from the gath of April to the 18th of May in
elusive.
The HENRY CLAY MoyUMENTA large number of the sub
scrbers to the Henry Clay which ii is proposed
in Lexington Kentucky met in that city on the
18TH and out of about hundred competitors for the
best Design they decided in favor of Mr. Hamilton of Gin
cinnati.
REDUCTION OF CANAL ToLLs-The Evansville (Ind.) En-
ourer states that the tolls freight transported through
the Wabash and Erie canal have been reduced 4oper cent
from the rates of last year.
SINGULAR oocuRRENcE--An artesian well in Selma, Ala
bama recently sunk about twenty feet below the surface
OF the earth 1t yielding 500 gallons of water per
minute when it sunk 1t stopped running Immediately
as did all the other wells in the vicinity.
extensive fires in South Carolina culver the railroad
was destroyed and the train would have the risk of
being precpated into the opening but for the orethough
and courage of little girl who ran considerable dis
lance down the road and waited for the train, when she
stood the road and waved her bonnet to the conductor
as signal stop The latter, observing the unusual OBJ
ec stopped the and asceraned the danger by which
he saved his life and the lives of the passengers The
citizens talk of rewardng the noble conduct of the girl
and of having her properly educated.
SENTENCE suspENDED-A despatch from Cincinnati says
aThe district to-day granted writ of error in
the rrson and suspended the sentence OF death
impending against him."
CATTLE GOING EAsr-Large numbers of cattle from this
State (says the Chicago Democracy going forward to
the New York market A large drove came in over the
Gaeua road Friday last and shipped by the Mch
gan Southern Eight long the same day in
the Illinois Central and Michigan Central, and ship
ped from the junction by the Michigan Central, by whom
some thirty forty have been forwarded within the
past week.
DRINKING pEopLE-Messrs J. G. Bows & Co.. in a com
muncaon to one the San Francisco papers that
five thousand gallons of distilled liquors have been con
sumed each day in California for the last four years of
which they at present furnish thousand. The total
of liquor consumed for four years past is accord
ing to their calculation, about $4,000 hogsheads.
HIGH RrvERs--The New York Tribune says:
The melting Of the in the northern wilderness
creating quite food in the Hudson rive The piers
Albany are submerged and river business generally
pended The Connecticut is also very high and still ri
sing The Delaware has risen fourteen feet at Eason
HANDSOME PROFIT-ti pTouuCt utiieI III puHdo, VINO
has bought Canadian wheat during the winter paying the
duty as required subject the recovery of the same
received fifteen thousand dollars from the treasury
funding of the impost which is cleai profit and
above that made in the sale of the wheat
DUTiFUL AFFEcTIoNATE wIFE.-Some three years
ago a German left his wife and child in South Natick
Massachusetts, and the West seek employment
Not hearing thing of from him. the wife concluded
he was dead and about months since married another
German, with whom she lived happily until last week.
when the first husband from ST. Louis Missouri
where he had lived in the Interim TO take her and his
child to his new home After much grief and perpexity
she concluded go ST. Louis with the first husband
leaving the second one nearly distracted with grief
LAKE ONTARIO AFTER THuNDER-sToRM.-On Wednes-
day last Lake Ontario, after thunderstorm and fell
every eight ten minutes generally about two feet but
several times the difference between the highest and the
lowest mark was least FIVE feet The water would rush
up on the shore beyond its usual limits and then recede
after few minutes several rods from the Shore leaving
the stones and sand Thus it would remain for ay
ten minutes when il would roll gently back again TO it's
former height.
STEAMBOAT puRsr--The steamer Vim, Knox, bound to
the Upper Mississippi burned Monday last about
one hundred miles below Louisville No lives were lost
money, baggage, &c The hull sunk The boat was in
sured.
TnEvsG roLcEMKs-Four policemen in Quebec are UNI
der arrest for robbery Among the goods found their
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