The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-11


mitied suicide in New York Thursday BY prussc acid
and destroyed little boy belonging Of them with
the same poison
,nAvLy-rAxED urY.-The taxes Of New York city this
year are S5,s43s22l
PKRsoEALThe widow i'll fated Professor Webster
has two of her daughters married into the Dabney family
Nr Dabney is American of prineely fortune and
ners and of great influence at FayaL
BouSrY TExAs-TLose persons, or their heirs
who served in the revolution OF Texas in 1885, entitled
to about 1000 Of land within the limits OF that State
and those who served in any Of her since
titled to Gao acres.
FouR THOUSAND Dogs sLAuGHTLggp--The dog law ex-
PRED in New York Friday last 1t has been in force
since the 25h June and it supposed that during the
time four thousand dogs have been taken. large
number were redeemed by paying the fine.
CENSUS or CHlcAeo-The total population Of Chicago MS
by the census just taken aud completed soo2e In 1850
il was 2s,62o.
says
"Two men have returned 10 Hannibal, Missouri, who
state that they foual the supposed gold regions around The
Arkansas river but report The total failure of the exped
ton aud tue yncbng of the leader OF the company, named
Poole by his exasperated companions"
MURDERED A nELoN.--.ln Fletcher Vermont Mr.
Fulton logged boy for stealing melon from his garden
Mr. Chase the boys father called to about IT, when Full
ton stabbed and killed him. and made his escape the
neighborhood
Cool vERy-on Mount Washington the highest peak Of
the W hiie mountains in New Hampshire young lady is
reported to have frozen her face the 7h of August Ice
formed there that morning to considerable thickness
ArpoIsTMESr.We learn from Iowa paper that Hon.
Amos Dean Of Albany has received the appoin of
president of the State University of that State and that he
will probably ncceptit
THE RECEIPTS pAY.--Thcre arrived at New York
Saturday last BY the North river tow boats and the
Erie railroad o4 barrels Of -four 1896 bushels corn
G5oo do OATS ia barrels whsey 10 casks ashes $50
bags OF meal 3s boxes cheese 127 packages butter 1000
sides leather, 200 sheep, and 6T7 hogs
PRospEcr HEAVY suiT--A philadelphia paper says
Mr. Charles ngersol, of this city, Of killed by
the railroad accident at Burlington would it is stated
have inherited fortune Of 100000 had lie lived until he
arrived M the age of wentyone years. which would have
been the last OF the present month clause in the viii
provided that in the Of his decese before arriving
age the fortune would fall TO another branch of the
lily II is said that effort will be made to this
amount from the railroad company. George W. Ridge
way, Of the firm Of Ridgeway 4 Dieh OF the killed
had his life insured for 3i0,000.p
THE YELLOW FEVER AT New ORLEA4s--GooD NEWS
We copy the following from The New Orleans Delta Of the
Sd instant.
1t will be from local column that the yellow
fever has reached SO low figure In our CITY that II ran no
longer be considered epidemic The number of cases in
the Charity Hospital by the last report only nine
which shows that Jacks alive longer Bad weather
and bad treatment may the number up again before
the ccol but is pretty certain that
has attained its maximum and cannot be formidable again
this year. We trust not too sapgnne this point
but it is surely better 10 be snngui than sad.
" IL also from the published
ceage Of the persons attacked has been saved this
year than on any former occasona fact which
not attribute 10 the greater wisdom of the doctors We
may in this assertion for have not time to look
the figures just now but SUCH at least is impression
Considering the hiness Of the Streets the general neglect
displayed in official quarters have rot off pretty WE'LL
New Yonk At THE PRESENT TImr-New York at the
present time is full Of life and gay, hustle and business
The Journal Of Commerce says:
Our city is just the hood-tde of the business
The streets and hotels crowded, and the
tire city teens with life and activity Steamboats, and rail-
roads from every direction crowded with passengers
and the hotels arc busy from morning till night with
tae continual arrivals and departures. The following was
the number Of guests al Of the principal hotels last
Tuesday
The ST. Nicholas 1000 the Metropolitan, ESQ., the
Astor House, $50 the New ork Hotel, 400; the Irving
House 400 the Howard HOUSE, $50 the United States
Hotel, $50 the Smithsonian House. $50 the Prescott
House, I3o--iDaking total of 1850
There large number of smaller hotels that also
crowded with vsers Add to these The board
nc-houses which accommodate hundreds OF guests and
idea may be formed of the crowd strangers now
in New York The fall trade thus far has in some of its
branches been unusually large Many houses are selling
nearly double the usual quantity of goods Tas dry-good
dealers particularly busy Some i the large jobbng
houses compelled TO work the entire night IN order
to pack and ship the goods through the day"
UNIVERSITY or EIRGIgIA.--fhe Charlottesville Advocate
that though the number OF students attending
the last session Of the University far greater than
before and second only 10 numbers other college
the Union, there is atterng prospect Of still greater
increase for the approaching session
Mons TROUBLES AFRICA THE BRTisH AND THE
sATyEsBy arrival at Boston, have news from The
coast of Africa 10 the I'd of August
On the 18th of July party from Bathurst on British
duty fired into the headquarters
the Mandpao tribe On thn 10th the governor organized
force Of two hundred troops aud proceeded inquire
into the facts On his way he anbushed and fred in
by The Mandngos The governor and officers were
wounded, together with thirty native troops killed and
forty wounded Since then body of three hundred ma
tive friendly troops have been harassng the Mandnao
and the assistance OF French artillery having been
obtained from oree number Of troops TO proceed
August I'd from Bathurst cbastise the Mandincos
speedy termination of the affair was anticipated
beautiful residence at Boyson Mass which is thus briefly
described:
The farm which embraces fttysx Of excellent
land nearly a under high cultivation, is somewhat re-
tired from the main avenue of travel and graced by ell
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