The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-19


g ENERAL NEWS.
CARR WEST, or THE ArLAsno,-A handsome piece Of
plate with appropriate inscription has been presented
70 Captain West Of the steamship Atlantic by the passen-
gers who crossed the with him during exceeding
y tempestuous voyage in September last The par
ties contributed $500 to be distributed among the
ARnEsr RAILROAD CONGREGATIONS Green, a
conductor the New Haven freight train has been arrest
ed and held to bail In the Of $4,000 on a charge Of
mansaughter in causing the death persons the
Harlem railroad in November last through negligence
his part
VERY PRoBABLEA New York letter to the Boston Jour
nal intmaes that the Rhine on whose bank the over
issued Schuyler is uTuratng is very FAR from New
York
TnE Expire SrArE-The valuation Of tho real and per
sona estate in the State of New York year is
Sl364l5 Of which $lo9 is real and
S2l263s Ito personal estate OF the whole amount $780,
5622 Of real estate and S3 1913 of personal Total
s462 23755O) placed to the credit Of New York city
Tue ONO RIVERA despatch from Pitsburg says
There seven feet nine inches of in the chan
mel Of the river Steamboats, plenty Freghts 10 Gin
cinnati 20 30 cents TO Louisville 80 cents and TO St
Louis 80 cents
VIRGINIA oYsrKRs-The Norfolk Argus says: One hum
dred and fifty boxes each containing fifteen galonsin the
aggregate 1880 gallons of fresh for Lake
Erie shipped by every steamer from Norfolk for New
York.
NICE MEs--A New York correspondent writes
The Mercantile Library Association met in Clinton
Hall last evening TO elect officers Geo G. Wood
chosen president The proceedings it appears char
aeerzed by of dsgracefu character in the
Tammany style. Hopping, yelling and the throwing at
each other of Bibles and hymn books 1.-THE hall is used as
place of public wurship1 continued until
hour Several persons We're injured. The be-
tween the friends of the respective candidates for Office
ELopEAENTThe wife of respectable and wealthy
chant of New York recently eloped with southerner She
left letter behind intended to make the impression that
she had committed suicide.
The or DR. BEALEGov. Biger (says the Pennsylva-
nian) greatly imporuned pardon Dr. Beae just be-
fore he retired from office Tuesday but he steadily
fused to exercise such authority 1t is presumed did
not wish at the very close Of his executive position to
erere with the prerogatye of Gov Pollock whom the
application WILL doubt be renewedwih what success
remains TO be seen
DO GOOD srEALrH."-The Philadelphia Inquirer ac-
knowledges the receipt of $500 from unknown cor
respondent who requests it be distributed for the benefit
of the poor 1t was dropped into the tterbox of that pa
per last evening by the generous donor,
THE GROWING WHEAT cRor.--The Rockville (Maryland)
Journal of the 18th says ave have seen the wheat
in this Montgomery county look well this
il does The warm and wet weather has acted upon
il most fivoraby.n
DR.. GRAHAM IN THE STATE PRsos--INF ANGUS coSspIRA-
cY.The story started by the New York Times that Dr.
Graham had been drinking brandy Sing-Sing prison.
and by consequence quarrelng with his keepers is pro-
nounced cruelly false by the Albany Atlas which adds
This alsehood has undoubtedly, done DR.. Graham
great injury, and think that all the facts in the
land appears there facts dsgracefu in their ma
ure as was the falsehood itse) should be made public
1t is said that certain officials ut the prison, pleased
with the action Of their superors in placing Dr. G. in the
position assigned him. sought to bring him into trouble by
administering certain drugs These drugs had their effect
upon the doctor but not such described lie not
crazy drunk had he any knife 'brandsh' These
the things the conspraor hoped for but their hopes
not gatifed Truly there Is villany within prison
walls as well as without"
From the Milwaukee Sentinel we learn that the common
council OF that city have appropriated 100000 for the
lief of the poor The Sheboygan Journal says that $780,
900 has also been appropriated to the poor of that city
Exchange
There must be some mistake in the above figures
cipher off each appropriation would the mark
we fancy,
TEXAS BEAR HUST--From the Tarrant (Texas) Star of
the 10th ultmo learn that five bears recently
killed by party of hunters in Hopkins county One of
the bears weighed 600 pounds
GOVERNORS PAy-t will be seen by the proceedings
of the house of for Tuesday, says the Raleigh IN
O. Star Of the 4th instant that resolution passed that
body allowing Gov Wnslow $3.50 for his services as gov
ernor of the State for 25 days.
A RAILROAD wANrEDTen thousand bales of cotton lie
in the warehouses in Euua Alabama, which cannot be
got to market for want of a boatabe river.
DEATH.-The Savannah Georgian notices ut length the
death of Captain Samuel Philbck old and highly
spected citizen of that city. He native Of New
Hampshire
SuIolpE,-We learn from the Thibodaux Minerva that
Capt jacques Coste native of Bolougne Mer France
committed suicide at St Bridget the residence Of the Hon
H. Thibodaux parish of Terrebonne the I'd instant
The deceased has been for time past employed
officer on the Opeousas railroad.
SHIP cAsAI~The senate Of North Carolina has passed
bill making appropriation for the construction of
ship canal the of Abearle and Curri
tuck Sounds with Chesapeake Bay
GULD QUARTZ CRUSHING Il VERaoSr--Steam Tues
day last applied the machinery for crushing the gold
quartz found at Bridgewater, Vermont 1t is confidently
believed there gold enough to pay the expense incurred
and more too