The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-07
HaH PRICE ron LEs--Mules selling in Omaha Ne
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contain the customary notices OF crime and casualties IN
that city the Fourth The Journal Of Commences says
aThe Fourth Of July celebrated with the usual
thusiasm All ordinary occupations were abandoned and
while oie-haff Of the population surrendered themselves
to ausements Of various kinds the other half vainly it
confusion thus created Steamboats, railcars and other
public conveynnces overloaded On the Hudson
river especially the spectacle presented BY fleets Of ga
decorated steamers thronged with excursion parties and
resoundinQ with martial music magnificent. All the
boats in the harbo ow-boats included seemed TO be in
notion ~
some former anniversaries But little drunkenness
observable though the liquor shops everywhere open
1t had been expected by that quite the reverse would
have been true" He ss3a 4ias
Philadelphia paper says .,3s
aThe Fourth passed off quietly in this city yesterday
there being murder ARRAYS remens riots fatal
cdent There public demonstration in honor of
the day Vast numbers left the city per railroads. steam
boats &c. for the rural districts where doubt they
were much comfortable than they would have been
had they remained among bricks and mortar and inhaled
their concomitant heated and dusty atmosphere
despatch from Boston says:
aThe celebration Of the Fourth of July passed off with
than usual comfort owing to the refreshing breeze
Quite number of accidents occurred from gunpowder ex
plosons. man driving an express wagon was thrown
from his seat and killed
boat race was witnessed by an immense crowd. The
Of fancy boats rowed by boys under eighteen years
of age was by the Battery Pet, of New York The
race OF dorics was won BY the G D westerve o. New
ncr of club boats the Maid Of Erie Of St john
N. b.. was the winner
Noticing at length the celebration in Baltimore, the
American says
1--WE have seldom witnessed enthusiastic ceebra
ton Of the Fourth of July than that of Wednesday, and,
although large number le the city on various e1cur-
sons parties the streets thronged during
the day and evening. The celebration in the city COM
menced at shutdown on Tuesday evening, and, Judging
by the raiting of crackers fireworks and small arms
through the night there seemed to be immense number
Of persons whose patriotism prevented them from retiring
their bed and drove away sleep from those who were
cndsavorinK to obtain IT,"
RAPrp GROWTH OF TExAs--Texas is estimated to have
population Of 100000 and to have 100000 by 1850 The
religious temperance and benevolent organizations are
now well represented in the press and society
THE vsnEp xuRpxREss--The Troy Budget aluding to
the delays n the of Mrs Robinson concludes it ar
Gle rs follows:
The sentence has been pronounced and she stands on
the record the first female doomed to Rensselaer,
county gaows. She stepped in vice, aud sunk To- the
lowest depth may not be able 70 appreciate
10 any thing like just extent her terrible condition; but
there every believe that there those who
will keeny feel thsstroke which is to ignominiousy cut