The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-12


that son and daughter of Mr. u Daiere and young lady
whose did not understand had fallen victims 10
it, We learn that several aborers from New Orleans and
who passed through this place their way up IN that d.
rscon find work had eamIcd for night ON Mr. Dali
gres premises and that 1t the opinion OF physician
OF this place that they had thus conveyed IN Their clothes
TO Mr. DIS residence the fatal seeds Of the epidemic
TBR rELscRArm FnASogin Paris the telegraphs are
laid under ground poles being in the streets
trench is dug twelve fifteen feet wide, in which
the wires are placed side by side, but not so as to
touch each other. Liquid btumen is then poured on
which surrounds the wires and completely solacs them
Ii secures them from damage by accident and design and
om being deranged by atmospheric influence The same
plan ia to be adopted at Lyons.
SlIochusG AFrAm.--Mr. Honberger, few days since
forbade Mrs. Collier to draw water from his we'll at Jones'
boro noa and ordered her off but she returned With
knife and stabbed him several times lie then seized the
knife and killed her His own wounds mortal.
MoRE Ap-The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser Of the
9Th says
Several gentlemen will go from this place to Norfolk
and Portsmouth, in day two for the purpose OF con-
butng all the aid in their power TO the cause OF suffer-
ing humanity Among them observe the Of DR.
james A. billiard, Messrs. W. H. Cloves $. Toomer, and j.
A. Kuchcr'
The FALL FASHIONS IN PiuLADEIpHlAA gossiping cor
respondent of the New York Mirror writing from Pha-
depba tells the fashions there this exces.
svely fancful'
Those ugly, detesabe paids better suited to the
floor than delcaely -ormed lady, have again in
vogue and, in order to show them TO advantage,
whalebones hoops employed which give extra
fulness the skirt Broad stripes which, being truly
American aud in perfect accordance with the republican,
spirit of 1855 be admired to be extensive
ly but unfortunately, the neat gater-boo which off
the pretty foot and the weormed ankle TO be discard
ed, and in its place highheeed slippers, with large
setes to be introduced AS regards bonneis they APP
pear grow ghuy less and before winter in is
probable that large rosee fixed the back of the head
will take its place"
RACE BETWEEN LoCoM0TIvE.--An exciting
race says the Portland Advertiser off last week
East Douglass between stray horse and train Of cars
the Boston and New York central railroad The horse
kept ahead of the locomotive till 1t approaching Mill
vile station when it fell through bridge The train
stopped and the horse extricatcd apparently uninured
The distance travelled was mcs-time 10 minutes.
SALE or UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE-Thc Cleveland Herald of
Friday last contains advertisement of two hundred
trunks boxes and packages to be sold by the Cleveland
and Toledo Railroad Company tho 18th of November
next unless previously claimed and the charges paid Not
article Of the whole contains the address Of
the Hence the difficulty experienced by the
pany giving information the loss. every travel
Ter would take the precaution to have his and resi-
dence distinctly painted his trunk, vasc travel
ling bag few losses would occur of the kind.
LATER PROM Fonr PIEnRE-A monthly mail express has
been established between Fort Pierre and Omaha city
The Nebraskian of the 10th ultimo gays:
"The United States steamer Gray Cloud, Capt Alfred
commander arrived here her return from Fort Pierre
on Thursday last She brings important intelligence
from the Sioux country The Indians all quiet and
than disposed to peace The Brue band, which
ia perhaps of the most Wake representatives of the
g
Lieut. Col Montgomery, 10 assure him OF their friendship
and OF their desire to cultivate acabe relations with the
whites
DECLINED THE HoSoR--Mr Fillmore has declined the
honor Of Docorate Of Laws from the University of Ok
ford which Lord Palmerson and other great of Eng
land DESTROYS to have conferred himand this
the ground that he had not received university
college education.
S1iGHr puYlsIMENr-Curtis and Ballard, the two color
ed men who were convicted at Philadelphia Of assault and
battery upon Col John H. Wheeler have been sentenced TO
weeks Imprisonment pay fine of $40 each aud the
costs of prosecution.
THE CATASTROPHE BuRLlSGroS--An action against the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company has been nstu-
ted at New York, in the United States circuit court to
recover damages for injuries received by some the su
erers
on Monday last.
ErFEcIs or A BoMBAgpMEHT-A private letter, giving an
account Of the recent bombarJment of Sweaborg say
that the men employed the gunboats had AS is usual
their padded with cotton and few Of deafness
reported but all employed experienced pain in
the chest and in two days of the had not
cred their voices The morar-boats threw 1000 tons OF
shells!
WORLD or wnEAr--Mr Cst, of "Cists Advertiser,
Cincinnati estimates the wheat crop Of this year in the
United States at hundred and c;ghtyfre millions o.
5ashesi OF this almost ncalclable mountain Of bread
stu Ohio yields forty Pennsylvania eighteen Virginia
thirteen, New York fifteen Illinois twenty, Indiana fifteen
Michigan nine Wisconsin eleven millions of bushels each
Alabalna yields something less than two millions Ken
lucky, Missouri and Tennessee yield millions eacl and
Iowa aud Maryland five millions each
REVIVAL BrssEss.-The Lowell {Mass) News says
"We hear that the managers OF Lowell mills are ac-
lively engaged In securing all the help that Offers and
putting every spindle and loom Into motion fast they
can find operatives them The carpet mills much
Of Whose machinery lying idle months ago
busy in every part with good prospect ahead The
opinion be that all factories arc able TO sec
good time coming and quite spell of it,
LOCAL NEWS.
The Agricultural Fair at Rockville, Montgomery county
Maryland, takes place tomorrow, and the attractions