The daily union., 1855-09-15
GENERAL NEWS.

which he has been intrused with the ultimate command
OF the Lgure and Salvatore steamers belonging to pr
yate company.
JAcoBts IsFEasAL nAcmsEs-Intelligence has been re-
eeised at Berlin that Prassan merchant schooner be-
longing to Strasund bad been lost in the Gulf Of Finland
rom coming IN contact with of Dr. Jacobs internal
machines. The schooner laden with supplies for the
English fleet and blew up By the explosion Of Of the
submarine inventions sent aoat by the Russians in those
waters
FIohr WITH RarTLGssAAE.--Phlandc Markham, Of
Westheid Massachusetts, shot rattlesnakc last Saturday
when was four feet in length and had thirteen raies
Nr ~ was huniingsaw the snake just it ready TO
jump at himraised one Of his legs and the serpent passed
under n and as II was preparing for second leap he
shot him.
Accommodation. George s. Boutwell,. ex-governor
OF Massachusetts, has been appointed State librarian and
secretary of the board Of educaon place of Bev Barnas
ears D. d. the newly lyceccd president of Brown Univer-
sity.
HEAVY LpE INsunAScE-There was insurance on the
life OF the late Abbott Lawrence to the Of $4,000
BY his will this is left to his widow
VERY PLENTY VERY nAD.--The Madison (Indiana)
Banner says that apples selling that place for five
cents bushe They either be very plenty very
bad.
ONLY A DARaRR.--An "exed Hungarian count" who
recently onizing at the Montgomery White Sulphur
Springs in Virginia and who created tremendous
ton among theunnried ladies' 10 have been
journey man barber Of New York
SENSIBLE HoRsE--A physician in Detroit Michigan
has horse thatis perfect barometer While at other
times he viii stand unhitched for hours il it threatens
rain he starts for home threading his with the
care as if driven, and permits nothing 10 stop him.
DUEL FouGnT.--We learn from the Vcksburg Wing of
the 3oh ult that duel fought the 2sth opposite
Vicksburg, by r. B. Mayes editor of the Yazoo City Ban
nsr and A. NJ Harlow of the Democrat of the place.
growing out of political discussion The weapons used
rifles and the distance forty PAGES At the first fire
Mayes received wound in the left and breast the
bali passed through the fore breaking both bones and
then inflicted slight wound in the upper part of tho breast
Mr.. Harlow the challenging party. The wound OF MI
Mayes although painful is not likely to prove serious
CAT rGHr-The Montgomery (Ala.) Journal of the 9th
instant says:
ave learn that on an evening of last week some alarm
excited at the plantation of Mrs. Mccullough in the
lower part of this county, by the onslaught of fcrocons
wild cat of the people. 1t seems that the cat
sprang suddenly the back Of woman tearing her
neck and shoulders with its teeth After much effort it
beaten off by the negroes and sccrcted ITSELF 1t was
supposed by them, in the gloom to be mad dog The
overseer who had been ILL., and the negroes
with tho dogs take its track snpposng it had gone
the woods On returning to his house. he was suddenly
attacked by the animal in the way and after long
struggle, thrown down He continued to fight him
until the negroes and the dogs up and despatched the
beast which found to be wild cat OF the shOrt-ail
species, and Of large size Tho animal Slut it hav
ing undoubtedly wlelped but short time previous and
much iamshed appearance which may account for
her unusual erocity The much hurt, being
torn and bitten in about seventy places
SPIRITUAL wIFEnY AND MuRDER-The California papers
give of tragedy enacted Mt Ringgod under
the influence of spritnnlism A man by the name of
Cranc who was a great admrcr of Andrew Jackson Da-
Wis, and believed "hs work the greatest work in the
world though himself married man, and having wife
and four children in Kentucky, induced young woman
to give herself up to him by solemn OATH which she says
he 'worried out of her. rs follows:
g declare before high Heaven, and call God to
witness that never will marry any one but younot If
al the world is against you am yours in life and DEATH
and 1t shall be the business of my life obey you in all
things and TO do ali in my power to make you happy So
help me God "SUSAN NJ. NEWMAN.
@This is from the bottom of my heart.D
After while he became jealous of the attentions Of
young man who seeking the hand of his berohed.
He went to her fathers armed with revolver and bowie
knife called her the gate demanded whether she would
90 and live with him. and upon being told that she would
die first fred upon her. woundng her in the breast and in
the head. He then fed but the neighborhood was
aroused the country secured and the murderer caught
and lodged in jail The young woman alive at last
accounts
THE MOTT MAGNrrIcEErsrEAMER woRLD.-Thc latest
wonder in steamboat architecturethe New Worldmadc
its first trip from New York to Albany Thursday
night last Here ia what the Albany Evening Journal says
of her
The New World is the last and highest triumph of
steamboat architecture. The longcxpected three-decker
came to our dock this morning. and is the theme Of
der and admiration to all who have examined her Her dis
ngusbing popularity is second upper cabin, third
story to the ordinary Hudson river floating hotel and 30
we'll proportoned it, light nrsticny related to
the vast bulk of the vessel that there is effect of top
heavness produced and of insecurity unfit
ness suggested Like all the other improvements in steam
boat building made by Mr. Newton this last is as
cessful as it was bold.
The steamer New World should have for New York
ers--what il undoubtedly will have for European trav
eeIs upon the IIudson-all the interest Of public in
stution of the Empire State. She is magnificent in
her proportions her appointments, her capacity strength
and speed. No passenger vessel in the world is
parable her. She has length of 370 feet, 48 feet
of BEAM $50 over all and lol feet depth Her engine
has cylinder 76 inches in diameter, with stroke Of
Is feet Her wheels 46 feet with face of IL feet
With room bed and board in voluptuous style 1000
people, she carry upon her ample decks $50 of
freight In good running order she bring upon their
pleasure business the passengers who hong her
several stories the Of tcey miles hour With this
great speed those who read by her chandeliers will
perience interruption from the atng OF the glass drop
SO firmly she put together. Enormous is her bulk
and rapid her movement the New World draws but 81
feet of water
We embarrassed TO choose q sarng-point for the
detail OF her exccllences and capacities. But sleep
holds high consequence when Sancho Panza in
voked blessings upon the who invented it, we will
begin with the berths or those in statc-rooms there