The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-15

rious engagements was that couple Of the berothed
by accident Ia fashionable dry goods establishment ~
this city After mutual recognition they proceeded 70
anime various fabrics and make purchases for The APP
preaching nuptias In the course Of conversation they
made tua confessions Of the contemplated marriages and
discovered they engaged to the same man. faint
ing exhibition Of followed The disconsolaie dam
sells returned without their purchases the quiet village
where they speedily proclaimed the yany Of the rascal
pastor who, getting wind that all discovered made
tracks between two days during the past week.
Since his exit IL has been discovered that he some time
ago forged draft ON Mr. Elliot OF the Methodist Book
Concern which was honored no dngs have been heard
Of hH since his disqualification but we presume he will
up under another when he discover eon-
yenient field reap harvest by playing upon the credu
Of the susceptible femnines who have Phant for love
and sanetity."
FtESDlsH Aor.-Some villain has recently poisoned
fourteen horses belonging Messrs Morce Mitchell pro-
prietors Of the Watervle and Belfast Mane) Stages
Nine Of the horses have died and the Others win also prob
ably die.
DEAp.-We learn from our New York exchanges that
Mr. William Taylor the enerprising publisher and book
seller, died at his residence in Brooklyn New York, on
Thursday.
ABoUr BRIcKs-The Boston Post thus announces the
eonyaleseence OF Mr.. Willis:
ave are glad to learn from the Home Journal that Mr.
Williss health is now good He has doctor whose look
is sufficient suck the chronic brick out Of side
walk he says If be could find one who could suck brick
out of fellows hat he would be blessing"
PERENNIAL spRIsG.--A St Augustine (Florida) cor
respondent Of the Richmond Despatch says
In thing this place is little ahead of most others
that is in vegetables They have been pretty plentiful all
this wuiergeen peas, lettuce table beans cauihower
cabbage for the last week potatoes and
baga turnips of as good quality and large as ever
If we escape without having more frosts this will be
line is budding and bossoming The peach and plum
have been in full bloom for week more and the
grape and fig covered with leaves and all giving
signs of large crop of their respective kinds OF fruit
PAPER FROM sAwpusr AND sHAyIYos.-The New York
Sun says that company to be formed in that city
for the manufacture Of paper from awdus and shangs
from which it has been found by experiment that the
beautiful paper may be made II is estimated that
sawdust be purchased for S. per on and that the pro-
cess through which it win go in the production Of paper
will materially lessen the price of the latter The awdust
is reduced to pulp in the of its manufacture by
acids and afterwards passed through operation similar
that through which the paper in is subjected in its
preparation From the sawdust turpenne is extracted in
quantities sufficient make it object of labor and the
acid used in reducing the sawdus to pulp is purified into
its original strength with the loss only of about ten per
cent
UNosrEsrATIous cHARTY-We clip the following para
graph from the New York correspondence of eastern
journal
GAS man, as well actor Forrest is not black
as painted by his enemies The launch of pilot boat
named in his honor reminds of noble act OF generos
~ done In very transformations Some time since
the ship Edwin Forrest in distress coast
and the towboat Ajax from New York, went to her as
sstance She had board three pilosone from Sandy
Hook another from He'll Gate and third from the Sound
The Ajax heard FROM and the pilots supposed
to have found watery grave 10 the widows OF the
three pilots Mr. Forrest unsolicited sent each check for
ST. 00.h
CAPT. LowE-The Philadelphia correspondent of the
Baltimore American writes
Among the arrivals in this city yesterday Captain
T. Lowe of the barque Kilby who behaved in such
manly and generous in saving the passengers by
the steamer San Francisco Capt Lowe is his way to
your city superntend the building of the ship
Helen Mar, which he is to command He will return TO
this city weeks when the presentation of the gold
medal intended for him will take place"
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LIEUTENANT WALKER--Lieutenant
Walker the survey met with serious accident at
Galveston the evening Of the I'd inst The News says
Gle riding FESTIVE and unmanageable horse which
away, and threw him violently while in full
that first expected from the
injury But he has since become sensible, and with the
and udicous attention of the belong
ing the survey hopes entertained that he
may recover
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN TExAs.--The Galveston
News says all the dvces from the interior go to show that
the crops very backward and that want OF raln to-
gether with late osts has made the thus far most
inauspcious Light rains have fallen in several OF the
counties on the Brazos and the Colorado.
Prices KANsAs.A correspondent from Kick
apoo city, Kansas Territory, March %, writes that the
streets being rapidly graded the laborers receiving
81 so per dem the following the usual prices
of provisions Pork cents per pound; beef cents
ison cents mutton cents chickens, 50 per dozen
turkeys 10 cents per pair geese 25 cents each eggs
cents per dozen -four 81 SO per hundred pounds Wood
81 per cord delivered Competent brick are par
,icularly wanted.
JUDGE LoRINGThe Massachusetts house of representa-
tives rejected amendment to the report recon-
mending the removal of Judge Loring by 81 majority.
The amendment proposed that State Judge hereafter act
as United States commissioner.