The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-28
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this success is without precedent
FAIL TRADE or Bosros-The Transcript of Saturday
Says:
The fall trade OF this city this season, thus FAR has
been very large and many OF houses IN the dry goods
business have sold larger amount OF goods than be-
fore The sales OF of our largest FIRMS for the last
few weeks will amount To from 100000 TO 100000 each
per week The purchases have been principally made by
western and southern merchants
THE YELLOW pKvEn IN LOUISIANA despatch from New
Orleans, dated the Gath, says
The yellow fever continues very bad at Aexndris,
and there many cases along the Red the onach and
the Stohafiloya rivers
The deaths in New Orleans for the past week 24
including 50 of the yellow fever. The epidemic is now
considered Us over
SuclpR IN THE BRIDAL cHAMBER--Miss Clara Haskns
found dead in her bridal dress and chamber Nache
Mississippi the I'd inst After being dressed by her
she requested them retire for short Time
and when they returned they found her lying ess upon
her couch, with empty pbia which had contained prus-
sic acid still casped in her hand. She had adopted the
desperate alternative of sedestrucion rather than
ry man she could not love in obedience to parental
authority
POPULATION OF LowELL--The Lowell Courier gives the
population of Lowell under the as 7553 of
whom 2i442 natives and ID eigners The gain
from 1850 is Alto The preponderance of females over
males is 1851
TIE MEsILA VALLEY TERgIToRY.--The San Antonio
Sentinel says that the American boundary survey found
gold in the Mesa Valley territory but the Mexicans
reported its existence Santa Cruz Rich silver ore
had been found in great abundance by the surveying
party.
AGED TwINs--The Hartford (Connscticut Courant
says:
ofad ta do,
there pair of twins now living in that town little
eightyseven years old and called for their match
Vernon man. in reply says II your correspondent refers
the age of twins who have lived 10 Uncle Sans domin
IONS will state that there born in Ashford, West
cety December 25 l762 and daughter to Elijah and
Hannah Wilton. The twins were named Boaz and Ruth.
Boaz died January 49, 1853 ninety years and twenty
days old, and Ruth survived Boaz few months"
SugDuRY AND ERIE RAuRoAD.--This road opened on
Friday last from Milton Northumberland Pa, distance
Of eleven miles. Four trains will daily from Northun
hcrland Williamsport The Philadelphia Ledger says
ain few weeks eighy-two miles of the division
of the road from Erie hagbor the bumuous coal fields
in Mexican county, will be let to responsible contractors
very favorable terms for the company and the link
from Whamsport to the mouth OF Sinncmahoning creek
sixtysx miles, contracted for several months ago TO be
pushed forward vigorously, and completed during next
year This would leave only eghty-one miles to be COM
peted to unite Philadelphia with the harbor Of Erie
DANGEROUSLY ILI-The Rev John Perpont is lying dan
gerously i'll at his residence at Medford, Massachusetts
SHp-BurpIsG AT New YoRK.-The Evening Post says
aTherc is good deal of activity in the shp-yards on
the East river Although trade is not quite good it
was two years ago. still it is far better than last fall.
Frcghts have taken rise, and ship-buders anticipate
brisk business for the ensuing six months or longer Sew
era of the yards have Mt work from fifty to hum
bred men, and employers expect to be obliged TO add TO
their forces in the OF month Ship timber is plen-
IT, Builders purchasing for immediate wants Mt thirty
md veil at Aol-
lars per thousand feet Several contracts have
ly been entered into with for the
ton of frs-cnss vessels Merchants about proposing
for ships but matters have not proceeded far enough
to make them public"
HEALTH OF Bpnor PcrrER.--We regret to learn that
Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania, In consequence of i'm
paired he,lh has been compelled to ask temporary
empiion from his laborious duties.
SUICIDE ny noY.The Mennsha (Wis) Advocate of the
18th instant gives the following Of tho commission
of suicide by boy only twelve fifteen years Of age
Young Kelsey imagined himself to be whipped and
abused too much by the village boys, and Monday
ming he told his mother he would stand it longer that
he would hang himself No attention was paid to the
threat and Thursday morning he whipped by his
mother for trivial offence after which she sent him
the woods TO procure good switches, to be here
after used him for bad behavior lie accompanied
by younger brother After going into the woods short
distance he sent the brother back home for rope in
der he said to bring large bundle On his brothers
return young Kelsey was stiff in DEATH In the absence
of his brother he placed blocks the ground placed
of his suspenders round his neck and tied end
the limb of tree kicked the blocks away and hung in
that position until dead. This is indeed sad aairfor
one so young TO take his life by his hands Those
who have the corpse say that in death his
exhibits the picture of determination and courage
BASGING IN CNcINYAT--The Cincinnati Gazette says
that the banking capital Of that city amounts to only
S2s3Ooo, just about enough TO pay for single weeks
import of -four and grain. The total value of imports
that port for the commercial year ending August 81 1856
was Ss5,oOoooO.
SAuLT ST.. MARIE--The ship canal is in excellent
condition Forty-fve vessels of 24442 tons measurement
passed through it in the month of August paying 5000
toll The cost of maintaining the work for the month
500.
RETURN MISUNDERSTANDING The passengers in the
Rngleader arrived at Boston, from London the Rev.
Nathan Brown and wife, missionaries from India.
" INHocEYT AnusEMEyTH-A young named Alonzo
West convicted few days ago in the st Josephs cir
cult court Michigan for placing distractions the Mch
gan Central railroad lie says he obstructed the road
merely asmash up" and that hc did not desire to
kill any one. lie has respectable connexions who are
overwhelmed with distress Mt the revelation of his crime
DUrCu woMEs.-Coman, in his European Life and
Manners gives the following description of the Dutch
women
q think some of them ore the farest and handsomes
creatures ever looked upon and made of unmxed por
celain clay. Before left England thought the English
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