The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-09
THE DAILY UNION



eago Press tells the following story
A lady was one evening IN her drawing room alone
when the only inmate OF the house brother, who had
been beirayng tendency 10 unsouGdness OF mind en-
tered with clryingkniie in his hand, and shutting the
door, up her and said Margaret odd idea has
occurred to wish TO paint the head Of John the Bap
tst aud think yours might make excellent study for
it, So if you please, viii cut of your head The lady
looked her brothers eye and seeing token Of Jest
concluded that he meant TO do he said There AN
open window and balcony by her side, with street in
front but moment satisfied her that safety did not lie in
that way So putting smiling countenance, she said
with the greatest apparent cordially: Tha, is strange
idea George but would i not be pity 10 spoil this new
lace ippet have got on will just step TO my room
and put IL Off and be with you again in half minute
Without waiting to give him time TO consider she stepped
lightly across the floor and passed out In another mo
men she safe in her ROOM whence she easily gave
alarm and returned, when the mailman was secured
A MARBLE QUARRY CLOSED By AvALAKoHE.--0n the
evening of the 10th ut shortly after the workmen OF the
Rutland Marble Company, in Rutland, Vermont had left
the quarry in which they employed huge mars Of
surface rock which overhung the pit fell covering the
tire pit and engine house to the depth Of about twenty-five
feet with rocks trees and the debris of the hill behind it,
The engineer passing out at the time and hardly sue
ceeded in reaching place of safety before the pit lit
orally closed behind him. The extent of the damage is
such that the company will make effort this to
reopen the quarry They will their aeaton for the
present to another yet untred quarry which in the
immediate vicinity.
TUE COOP OLD rnEs--Sx of the wealthiest and most
citizens Of Boston, seventy years ago, were ba-
kers writer in the Transcript says the late Col Joseph
May remembered when those bakers in the habit of
going horseback Philadelphia with specie in their
vases behind Them make their purchases of -four which
home by packets. This journey generally
pied from three weeks, and they had notes up in
church asking Divine protection from its perils
JUDGE SUPERIOR ooURT.-We learn that Governor
Lyon of Maryland, has rendered the appointment Of
Judge OF the superior of Baltimore city the Hon.
John G. Legrand
EpIroRrAL cuAYGss--Thurow Weed is about to retire
from the edtorshp of the Albany Evening Journal and
Samuel Wilkinson Of the Buffalo Democracy, takes his
place. The Democracy is to be dscontinuedso says
telegraphic despatch.
CELEBR ArloY-The New York Times of Tuesday says
The officers of the army and navy who participated in
the with Mexico hold meeting this evening
the Astor House for the purpose Of making arrange
ments to celebrate the anniversary of the taking Of the
city of Mexico by the American army under General
Scott
MONSTER TELEscopEs-Of the late improvements in the
manufacture of telescopes most interesting account has
been given by Sir d. Brewster, including description of
the gigantic telescope Of the Earl of Rosse the size of
which, compared with other instruments may be under
was $50 square inches that of Lasse 57e of Hersche
1904; and of Rose, 5,l84
MOTHER IN IsRAEL--The death of the venerable and
widelyknown Mrs. Wheewright is thus noticed in the
Boston Transcript
name of Madam Wbeelwrght, of Newburyport, who has
lived the advanced age of ninety years The deceased
Of the few remaining ties which connect the
ent day with colonial times. Her memory extended back
before the battles Of Lexington and Bunker HILL She
years OF age when the Declaration Of Independence
was signed, and had reached to womanS estate before
Washine,nn ploetod first President n the republic
She was the daughter Of one of the most wealthy
chants of the country and her knorea for
tons have been among the most eminent and enerprieiug
people in New England She was lady OF the old
school in the best OF the term, and those who will
most deeply her departure will doubtless be her
descendants of the second and third generations for she
the object Of their most cherished affection The de-
ceased the motherin-aw Of the atj Rev. John Cod
man, ID. D., OF Dorchester, and the mother of William
Whcelwrigbt the eminent merchant, whose name is so
closely identified with steam navigation the western
Of South America One of her kindred is the Eps
copa bishop of Rhode Island and those related TO her
family occupy distinguished positions cergymen in
Charleston South Cardinal Savannah, Philadelphia and
Boston"
THE DoG-DAys,Tho Journal Of Commerce has long
and learned chapter about the "doe-days," from which
We make the following extract:
The Dies caaculares, as commonly stated in the cal
endare, continue from tic I'd Of July to the 18th Of Au
July and August commonly from the oath Of the former
the 2sh Of the latter which very hot the dogstar in
creasing the heat and yugarly reckoned unwhoesone
The dog-days, says Chambers precedc and follow the
heliaca rising Of the star Sirius in the constellation Of the
Greater Dog in the morning, which, in Pliny's time
the 18th of July.
Even in modern, well in ancient times, this
heated term has been connected with the appearance OF
this star in the morning. though the extreme heat is pail
paby the effect of the continued high position of the sun
Now the fact is known that the dogsar increase
the heat because by the procession OF the equinoxes its
heliaca rising will in few thousand years. take place in
the depth of winter 1t the latter end of Au-
gust.
But the star suffers and do its namesakes the
nine race from vulgar idea that it increases the liability
of dogs to rabies. At Argos festival expressly
suton to be preserved the present time in our
cities
DR.. Hutton remarks that authors say from Hip
pocraes and Piny that the day this rises the
morning the bols the wine turns sour dogs begin to
grow mad the bile increases and rrates and all animals
grow anguid also, the diseases it usually occasions in
burning fever Mysteries and phrensies The Ro
sacrificed brown dog every year Cancua his
first rising, to appease his rage Sirius it IS TO be remark
ed is hardly enough this earth produce such
effects to increase the heat of summer Sirius is sup
posed to be the of the fixed u.s. merely
because ii is the most brilliant and il has been reckoned to
give only one-twen y-monh part of the light Of the
sun; and surprising it TO be of the size and every
other way alike it should be distant from our earth OF
less than 1860 according Chamberss
fguresn
APPALLING MURDER WscoSsN--We copy the follow
ing from the Milwaukee Wisconsin of the Sd instant:
g most terrible murder committed about one mile