The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26

side and had the lookout besides who hailed the
steamer warning her tokeep off twonld from 5000
1900 10 put the ship in good order before the
collision and the captain had sued the steamer for dam
ages The steamer afterwards in contact with
barqae and had TO put into Liverpool for repairs Cap
tain Hamilton writes Great credit due my officer
Mr. Sparrow and the carpenter for their
The ships side In the night ia getting and bstsens
over the hoes also the other officers and Ia get
ing sail on the ship Every order given was promptly
obeyed5R
TALKING sEsslHLy.-The whg members Of the Missouri
legislature rendered the nomination for United States
ator TO Hon Mr. Bates of ST. Louis In bis letter Of dee
nation, Mr.. Bates says:
Ny pecuniary circumstances though such as 10 enable
me To feel comfortable and independent such 10
warrant me in abandoning my private pursuits and devo
ting all my time and energies to the public service When
was young my ambition active principle and
would have led me to sacrifice much of time and comfort
for the privilege Of figuring the high places of public
life But was long cured Of that intellectual mslady
so akin patriotism and being once so thorough
beaten as TO make content with defeat fortunately
ost the desire for public station along with the power
obtain and ever since purpose has been settled
again TO exhaust my energies and my better feelings
in ioiisome efforts land perhaps vain and uitess Efforts
climb The slippery heights Of politics Besides my opn-
ions mos; public subjects are formed and settled my
habits are retired and domestic and all sources OF hap
piness are at home
DIALOGUE ron TIM rsEs.--we clip the following from
the Boston Post
|" Flaf-Can you tell me how it is that when people fail
nowadays they win, undoubtedly, pay all their debts
and have handsome surplus and yet the creditors rarely
get over fifty cents2 What becomes Of the money?
"SharP-Don't know aside paid all my liabilities
and had handsome surplus with twenty-five cents
dollar
Piat--Well how is ii that when Cannon 4 Snap
fall Cannon Snap Co continue business, and to be
sustained
was asked similar question. he answered that Il was
his commission business that had stopped but that the gin
and watches reat on
" Fiaf.-PshaY
oxuScIArIos.--Sebasopol is pronounced
if written S5asopoi with the the last
syllable Yarna like Harna Scutari like Soo-tars Tin
Turkish, AIs-koo-dar" The Crmea in Russian. is Kr,H
The river that the Sebasopol the 7ay
and the cape its mouth Cape Khs-sones The Black
only goes by that in English--and Turkish
Kara Dengis other nations calling il the Ea1ne,
(Greek, meaning hospitable. Canrobert is Can-ro5ar
nearly be written in English and Menschiko is
pronounced just written
A neAnsr N raouaLE--we copy the following from
late number of the Raleigh North Carolinal Age:
z A who resident Of Raleigh, and who is
quite extensively known account of other species of
dupicity and fraud, in Washington city last
and fall living in the finest style driving the most elegant
establishment Of which the city could boast and otherwise
cutting great swell In the time acquaintance
formed with lovely young lady from New York. and
10th Of October last they married in New York
Thus far matters had gone very smoothly, until
Gently suspicious circumstances gave rise to inquiries
being made Of of citizens his character &C.
when 10, the crushing blasting truth made known
that he had lawful wife and children in this city, whom
he had deserted and basely betrayed and scandalizcd
These facts being received the base deceiver arrested
aud is lodged in Delaware county Jail, New York
awaiting his trial upon the charge Of bigamy; and rre
table testimony has been and viii be collected and for
warded proving his first marriage in this city several
years ago
JENNY LSD-From private correspondence dated
Stockholm Sweden December 10, learn that Madame
Jenny Lind Goldschmdt city attending to her
property. She was unaccompanied by her husband the
laws of Sweden forbidding the presence of jew The
correspondent adds that Jenny had changed in appear
anee and grown old in looks that her oldest and
intimate friends did not recognise her.
Mis- SwrsHELM rAsHoNs.-Mrs Swisshelm, in
the Pt,sburg Gazette thinks that the had
ter devote their attention their ridiculous fashions
in Dress rather than to find much fault with the ladies'
The gentlemen of Pittsburg must be rather comica-
looking if Mrs SIS portrait Of them is correct She
says:
Here for two winters they have been stalking around
looking for all the world like many pumpkins with
stalks stuck in the blossom end and bit Of left
the otherin coats just the length of farmers wamus
half yard too wide stuffed out with wadding, and drawn
up around their sleeves like meal sacks and pant
looms tight hddesfrngs To them handle their
drum-sticks in this outfit natural curiosity. This
winter the stltke supporters mysteroHsy disappear
pantaoons invisible and coats bid fair rival ladies'
skirts in the sublime art of streetsweeping"
WHAT DOES COST TO DRESS A LADY "A female writer
in the Home Journal in the question What
does it cost to dress lady replies that 81 900 year
spent very carefully by person vino goes much would
prove insufficient $4,000 is the average without in
Guiding furs and ewery and that 50 could
spent very easily when Russian sabes and diamonds were
brought into question.
MARRIED sINTEEs.-On Sunday afternoon
(says the Philadelphia Buetin) boy named Lewis Mount
sixteen years age arrested for drunkenness The
boy has been before Alderman lizard other occ
sions for throwing in the streets &C. and has
hitherto discharged with reprimand. Yesterday the
alderman the boy the House OF Refuge thinking
the discipline Of that institution would prove of advantage
to him. After the commal girl Of fifteen called the
office Of the magistrate and claimed Mount her hus-
band alleging that she married him eight months
since by Father Lane The alderman referred the ven
cradle mairon TO the managers Of the Refuge.
PaEsrsTED.-The United States grand jury at New York
have presented the conduct Of Captain Henry of the ship
New Era AS negligent Of duty and wanting in vigilance
on the occasion Of the wreck Of the New Era Long
Branch Beach in October last
ADrLrERArox n1LK-A bill TO prevent the aduliera
ton milk has been introduced into the legislature Of
New York The first section provides that any person Of
fering sell impure milk SHALL upon conviction be liable
to fine Of $500