The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-22
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Ex-BIsHop IyEsThis gentleman, about whose destitute
situation much has been written thus writes 10 friend Ia
North Carolina
We are now pleasantly situated here the North
river in the summer-house OF Archbishop Hughes Ny
employment Is that Of professor Of rhetoric and pulpit elo
quence In the Theological Seminary at Fordham and
lecturer in two neghborng converts while our support Is
ample
NEGRO KILLED BY woLvEs-Report says that few days
since negro belonging 10 Mrs Batson widow lady
residing in Rogers Prairie, Madison county, Texas went
out into the woods chop timber and did not
Search being made for him. piece Of of his legs was
found the spot where he had been choppng and FIVE
dead wolves II is supposed that he had been attacked by
gang Of these animals and that he had killed five Of them
with his before they had destroyed him The story
rather improbable have heard OF persons
being attacked by wolves ia this country.
JupoE Lonlseis SUCCESSOR --Ex-Gov Emory Washburn
has been appointed by the faculty lecturer in the law
school Harvard College in place of Edward G. Lorng
whom the overseers refused to confirm
AMERICAN musKErs ron FOREIGN usE.--The Windsor
(Vermont) Journal says that the Robbins Lawrence
Company of Windsor have just contracted for the
acue of muskets the amount of four five hun
dred thousand dollars The contract is made for
pany in London and the to be manufactured is the
Mimic rifle with some notifications The fulhment of
the contract will require additional force Of two or
three hundred This is decidedly complimentary to
American skill
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN LouIsIANA.-The Point Cou-
pee (La.) Echo of the nth instant says:
Our long winter is at last apparently over and yegeta
tion long checked is beginning to beauty our fields
of the extensive ravages of the dry rot In
plant cane many of sngarpanters are gong TO
substitute for the coming ut least crop OF cotton
We hope that the present high price OF corn and provisions
viii force the attention OF our agrcuurss 70 inc neee
sity of raising something besides cotton and sugar
LOST FoUSD-t is said that the prohibitory liquor
passed by the legislature of Illinois cannot be found
The liquor, however, can be found.
The RIGHT srIalr.--Bishop Hughes Of New York, re-
Gently attended soree given in Rome by Presby terrain
family from Georgia. Mons. Bedni was also present
A METHODIST MISSIONARY TO ROMA young Italian
boy pious and great PROMISE is being educated at
the expense of Sabbahschool in Chillcothe Ohio with
the purpose of sending him Methodist missionary to
Rome.
CoNvENrIoN OF corroS-GRowEns is said that con-
venon of coongrowers and Others interested in direct
trade is contemplated at Ax-laChapele the coming
ner 1t is supposed that large representations from both
continents win that time be called together by the Crys
tai Palace exhibition at Paris.
RAILROAD CONVENTIONAL late Savannah paper says:
"There meeting OF the presidents and other repre-
sentatves of all the railroads between Washington city
and Montgomery Alabama at Augusta, Thursday last
when general schedule, TO go into effect in July next
agreed upon We have not been able to get the
tieuars of their proceedings but learn that it was deter
Mined unanimously to stop the express business the
roads represented 1t contended understand that
the express companies are aecumuatng large fortunes
while the railway companies do all the work"
Snow IN ARkANsAs.--There heavy snow-storm at
Des Arc Prairie county, Arkansas the 9th ut The
Des Arc Citizen says
The earth was the depth of four inches
We that the mountains the head waters of White
river have near eighteen inches of snow on them
TnE POLICE FORCE OF NEW YoRK.--We copy the follow
ing from the Times of Tuesdays issue
"a report yesterday received from the chief of po
lice by the board Of aldermen according to which, it APP
pears that III members of the police force at present
poyed in this city born in the United States and AIT
in foreign countries OF the latter 305 lrishmen Mr.
Masc declares however, that OF those born abroad
have been in the country less than years. and that
the average residence Of the whole is twenty years Thr
ynne policemen have been in prison. Of whom Is Of
foreign birth OF the Americans says % have been in
prisons in the United States and in foreign country
OF those of foreign BIRTH IL have been in prisons in the
United States and in foreign countries The report adds
that many of them arrested and imprisoned only
and investigation discharged from custody The
others, ii adds imprisoned for minor Offences
HOTEL CONSOLIDATION fine hotel (says Philade
phia paper known as the LA Perre House, located IN
Broad street. Chestnut has been transferred to the
proprieorshp of Messrs. Presbury Billings the we'll
known and popular managers of the Grard House, in
Chestnut street. below Ninth who have associated with
Them in the La Pierre, Messrs Sykes and Ward Both
these hotels are supebly built furnished and decorated
and hitherto have Wed with each other for the public fla
vor, in which they held the chief places.
aMARRy IN HASTE" ETc.-A marriage between Prussian
nobleman and danseuse contracted at Grenageen in
times when such marriages legal has given rise
trial the Prussan courts of justice which has been go
ing on for long time and is just concluded The hus
band claimed that the marriage not binding Prus
sian subjects and wanted to be off his bargain which the
wife resisted After the usual appeals from tribunal
TO the next above supreme court of appeal have just
decided that the marriage perfectly legal and binding
the parties.
AN ANTEDlLUvAS Eae.-A few days ago quite Curl
osty was brought up from the bottom of the arsian well
in Livingston Ala At distance of 1886 feet below the
face and over 300 feet in the rock egg found
petely petred and perfect in shape where the
ger had defaced it little.
PASSAGE or THE NEW PRonBITIvE LIQUOR MAINE
This bin has passed both branches of the Maine legislature
and has probably this received the signature of the
governor.
NICE pLAcn--The state of affairs in Lavaca, Texas, is
have commenced, business is dull the tides low and
everybody enjoying elegant leisure.
SrAsosARIE pELIcAoiKs.-Srawberry iueps are among
the Injuries they INDUCING in at New Orleans last
week