The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-05

IALH0AsiA BUTTER EAADE-lt "a estimated by reliable
authority that the shipments Of butter from New York and
Boston have averaged 400 hrkins per since the st
June lassaking aggregate Of IS 200 frIins during
the months Q. June and July Butter for this market
must be Of the best quality and when packed on board
Of vessel could less than Twenty-Five cents PSF
pound or twenty-five dollars per hrkin-a total Of
sssO,oOo.
LORD RAsLASs HE1DQT ARrERs-A correspondent Of the
London News says the English headquarters lately
pied by Lord Raglan the dires place that he ever
saw, except the French camp and Turkish BE
adds
i rode in there 10 post letter the day after Lord
Raglans death and know not what il be those
who accustomed 10 IT. but coming did from tie
fresh, pure air of Badar obliged compress my
smelling organ while riding round the house avoid
perfnmehrst of innumerabe heaps Of nondescript
such old bones old clothes kitchen refuse
ondr OF sheepskins which lay in small piles
and terenied in the thirdly Of large quantities Of
ofa mainly the entrails Of slaughtered animals fourhly
of dead ballock and lastly Of stable manure and OF
small establishments described generally in the
army under the of the The ensemble was
abomnab and considering the smallness Of area in
which all the above horrors collected close around
the house, must say that not only need poor Lord
Ragans death excite surprise but the wonder that
Of bis staff has survived to accompany his remains
England"
TIM APPLE cRoP.--We copy the following from the Al
bany Argus
We are much mistaken if we do not have this wear the
largest crop Of apples had The few accounts we
have noticed in exchanges speak in glowing
this delicious and most valuable fruit In the western
part Of State especially orchards laden with them
indeed if present prospects hold good there win be more
apples than can be used or gathered
WIsooSsSA census OF Wisconsin hiss been ia progress
this season and the Milwaukee Sentinel gives returns from
various localities which five years ago had aggregate
population Of 3l2ll, and have 57ss5 The Sentinel
thinks that this rate Of increase will hold good through
the State in which the aggregate population win
be $4,000.
IMPORTANT TO srRaxBoATs.-Judge Richardson of New
Orleans has decided in the Of ships Rome Suf
folk against the Natchez that steamboat liable
for damages created by the swell Of the boat by
running too close 10 the shipping.
THE PacrFic RAIRoAp.-Mr OSulyan chief engineer
of the railroad has just returned (says the ST Louis
Republican, from examination of the work the route
and beyond Jefferson City He reports that there is
every prospect amounting almost to certainty, that the
road viii be opened jefferson City during ocoberprob
ably BY the first of the month The rails will be laid TO
Hermann so miles from 81. LOUSY Tuesday next and
the road will be opened that far for Monday the 9Th
Of August
SAFE BET-0n the LIST Of November ton dit an Eng
lishman in New York received 800 from American on
condition that he should pay him back SIS month until
Sebastopol was taken by the allies The American has
thus far poeketsd handred dollars by the operation
NEWS PROM FLoRIpA.-The United States steamship
Fashion Capt Baker arrived at New Orleans from Pensa
cola the 27h ult Capt Baker reports that the Indians
about Myers remained quiet but had idea Of emf
grating to the West The troops all healthy. The
United States Fulton Capt Mitchell from Havana
was in port at Pensacola Officers and all we'll
NEW PRESIDENT OF LIRERIA-A letter from President
Roberts dated June Is and received the Sd instant al
the FIRST intelligence Of the election Of the Hon. Stephen
Benson President OF the republic of Liberia for two
years commencing the FIRST Monday in January next
President Roberts had declined reelection. The oppos
ton candidate the Hon. Edward ]. Roge very ac
tive enterprsing and successful merchant who egraed
a few years since from Indiana
EccLEsrAsncAL-The Journal OF the Protestant Epsco
pal church in Connecticut just published shows that there
are in that State l12 parishes l22 cleigymen, sl. fm
lies le4s6 communicates $500 Sunday-school scholars
The amount of missionary and charitable contributions
during the past year S25,46T As
A MANR-1Aw CASE ExTRAoapNARr-we copy the fol- |
owing from the Rochester (N. r.. Union of Angus, 2:
"a few days ago singular Manelaw proceeding took
place a. Bushnes basin which narrae according 10
information furnished by gentleman who eye
witness to nearly all that transpired-
aOur informant states that Irishman Of steady hab
its named VIM OBrien and for time resident at
The Basin was passing along the tow-path with keg
his shoulder when Mr. Justice j. r. Buell. espied him. and
ordered constable TO him the charge of being
drunk The constable hesated, but finally he and his
brother after OBrien arrested him. took his key and
brought both before Justice Buell.
aOBrien sent for Brtton esq, the canal contractor
for whom he had formerly worked defend him. and the
trial proceeded Squire Buell. acting portion of the time
as counsel and the of the time the court The
constable being sworn could not say OBrien was in
toxicaied had him drink did not smell liquor IN
his breath did him sagger All the ingenuity of
Squire Buell. failed to elicit particle of proof that Bren
was not Just sober himself Two other witnesses
were sworn, catechised, pumpedbut all TO no purpose
OrBrien sober there in the crowd, in
Guiding the and counsel for the people Mr. Britton
offered If Squire Buell. would make oath that OBren was
drunk in,erpose objection 10 his being committed
But be could do it, and finally the prosecution was
dropped and the prisoner discharged.
Mr. Brtton then told OBrien take his keg and go
about his business the infinite delight Of large crowd
whom the summary proceeding had called together
did appear that the keg contained any contra
band fluid
snow here is a pretty sober, civil uniformly
peaceable man. arrested and hauled before justice as
be is on his way home for crime under heaven And
but for The fortunate presence Of friend he might perhaps
have been sent to prison Had Messrs Stebbns Bryan
Squire Buell. and the constable for se Imprisonment
would nj they make him smart Y
BY TELE g r APH.
The Yelotc FercT.
yosFoLg Aug. sThere abatement OF the fever at