The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-07
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all is wors and about Onehalf 90 the Manchester and
Stark mills.
TIA WKArHSR Srw oalxASs.--rhs Ns~ Orleans Plea
yune Of the LIST inst says
Green and vioess boquets and blossoms and the
thousand and one other signs Of early and rich spring
smiling az us the other day In the genial warmth which
atectonaiely cherished them and they shrinking
aud shrinking II not absolutely whitening under a De-
cemberke biting cold So from time 10 time il has con
nued to De- almost since the OF the year
TUBULAR BRiDeE.-The Philadelphia city councils have
before them project for the construction of tabular arch
sladue' Of malleable iron the sehuykilI rver
IMroErASr DEelslosThe question has lately been sub
united TO the governor Of Ohio whether be will with
bold the public arms from independent volunteer compa
nies composed in part entirely Of adopted citizens aud
he bias decided that there law which authorizes him
TO inquire into the character of these companies
TINS LARGEST CLOCK woRLD--The largest clock
il is said that has recently been fin
shed by Mr. Dent for the houses Of the English Par
lament The dias twenty-five feet in diameter the
point Of the minute hand will therefore nearly four
teen inches every minute The pendulum Is fifteen feet
long. The hourbe is eight feet high and weighs fifteen
tons. The hammer weighs four hundred weight The
clock, whole eight times large fullsined
thedral clock.
FASH nARBra-E J. Bay, formerly colored barber Of
speaker Of the house Of representatives Of that republic
candidate for the presidency and is editing paper
in that country
TORNADO MssssIrrL--Pontotoc and vicinity were Wis
tied week before last by tornado large number Of
dwelling houses and other buildings wholly or par
tally destroyed, and the town presented truly mean-
choly and desolae appearance The dwelling of Rev Mr.
Mallet Harrisburg, destroyed Mr. NJ being ser
ousy injured and bis wife killed
THE suSSERY CoMaIrTKE.-The Boston Advertiser states
that it has learned revolving feature of the scene at
the school in Roxbury, which it proposes lay before its
readers it has duly authenticated the facts
cosrRADIcnos.I4ord Palmsrston, it is stated has Of
6ciay declared that there foundation for the op
ion that the British Parliament would be dissolved
the report that the French government had made any rep
reservations upon ne subject Of the Roebuck inquiry.
Az ATTEMPT sKsuRnEcrIos--A New York cores
pondent writes:
Ice win be broken here for the presidential cam
pgn the celebration Of Henry Clays birthday by the
wings Of this city at the Metropolitan Hall on the evening
Of the 18th Hon. John r. Kennedy, Of Baltimore is ex-
pected TO define the position Of the whigs.'
DEAp.-Gen. + s. Cunningham, Of Mercer county, Penn
sylvana long familiar in political circles and Of those
who voted for the charter of the United States Bank Of
Pennsylvania died recently at Mercer
To USES, ETcA special committee Of police
commissioners of New York present sitting in the
city hail. investigating certain serious charges against the
chief and members of his department The black cloth
purchased by the public money wrap around the coffin
Of Henry Clay when his obseques celebrated in that
city, it is charged subsequently manufactured into
coats for the "stars Y
VEST REvoLvER.-A tailor In London has invented
waistcoat the principle Of Colts revolver-a garment
with four 'front.' useful to secure the charm of variety or
conceal shabbness greascspots but particularly
venient lescnng baggage by reducing four waiscoa
to one.
New NODE RsBBERy.-The Cleveland Plain Dealer says
a singular robbery perperated Saturday night
upon passenger the train from Columbus. Mr.. s. c.
Moore, Of New York, offered by neghborng passen
ger several sugar lozenges which he ate Soon after he
very drowsy and slept soundy till aroused by the
conductor Feeling very Sick and aributing his
lency the lozenges he advised examine his pock
cts He found them picked of his pockebook in which
he had $275.
Coin wrArnER-The engine pumps on the NIAGARA Falls
railroad frozen up the I'd inst The day was cx
cecdingly cold.
FoR CALronsIA.-The Rev. Bishop Baker. one of the
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sailed from
New York yesterday in the steamer George Law. The
bishop goes official visitation. He will be ac
companied by the Rev. Messrs Rooney and Kelner with
their families who out to join the California conference
SAooHAgIyE srATsTIcs-New York produced in the year
1850 l0354s4 pounds of maple sugar Vermont produced
6349,357 pounds and Ohio, 4,5ss,l log pounds Almost
all this large quantity is manufactured by the rndest and
most waseuI processes The value of the yearly crop of
maple sugar in New York is nearly Sl000,o0o.
LUCKY RAG-rlosKR-A rag-pickcr in San Francisco,
while tearing the lining Of old trunk that had been
thrown from the Crescent City Hotel discovered twenty
$40 pieces snugy stored upon their edges Some former
owner of the trunk had doubtless placed them there for
concealment.
Blue PROSPECTS IL vKRxoST--The following is ex-
tract from letter dated at Pittsford, Vermont:
Hay in many parts Of this State is becoming very
and the prospect of great suffering by the sheep and
cattle is ominous. East of the mountains the snow lies
very deep Westward the ground 10 bare and frozen to
very fabulous depth that there abundant prospect OF
a late spring and severe loss to the farmers
HognrD raAeEDy.--A YOUNG rIESp.-The Coxsackie IN.
W Union says:
gentleman from kskatom, in the town OF Caskill,
has given the following particulars OF most appalling
tragedy On Saturday last John II. Edwards lad aged
fifteen living in the family OF bis uncle John W. Hunger
ford request ted permission of the wife OF MIR. H. to use
double-barreled gun which in the house for the
pose of seeking game Permission being granted they
both shortly after left the premises in different directions
when Edwards returned and commenced breaking
omen all the drawers and chests in which he supposed
there hundred dollars which Mr. Hungerford had
received few days previous Not finding the money ne
loaded the gun with sugs and shot and deliberately hired
~ of M. barr into