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The daily union., 1855-09-19

DICK ETs, LATHs AND COAL -Jusi received and ready
/ for sale
300 900 No. laihs full length and thickness
Also, 5000 AZ feet pickets, superior article
coal. OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES
white range coal
suitable CRATES and radiators
I.ykn's valley ash, Philadelphia ASH and Bristol
Lchish furnace coal, yard and ready for sale.
My requested leave their orders for coal
befbre the price raises.
Aia0 hand lumber Of all descriptions
Shingles. lime cacned plaster and cement.
My yard on let street, the Capitol.
T I0HT and Dsrkmessy or, The Shadow Of Fnfe--A
Ia sory OF Fashionable Lite Paper so CLOTH rs
just published. and fur sale at TAYLOR MAURY's
Aug 90 [Sentncll Bookstorc nsar Sh at.
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AND WARRANTS LOCATED.--Thc sabscrihers will To-
Ii Ohio, indiana Illinois, or Iows and give
a description OF the land located. !.
upon examination npton proves incorrect they will
take land giving for another warrant for mo same
the West and will give the busire's his
personal superinendencs. u..~,..xr
7ih street, opposite the Post Once, Washington o. @.
July ia-2nw3m
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EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No. 56 Wall street, N. Y.
BROWN, SHIPLEF, d CO,
Liverpool.
sTEPHEN KENNARD < CO.,
81 Austin Friarx, London.
u. g. VAIN WRIGHT h CO.,
Paris.
rro u ppAprp uavye.
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Cottage Home school for Young Ladies,

Massacausets ncenue, bst,osen l0th and lila sfrees
THE sixth academic year this school will Mon
day September Of instruction. arranged In
and embraces all tn0 branches OF Aia eau
cation.
Mlss NJ. A. Cox, Principal.
Madam Dormnn, Teacher of French.
Mr. Gibson, Teacher Of Drawing and Painting.
Mr. Bchel eacher nf Music.
Circulars may be obtained At tho bookstores.
Q-axlI
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists OF the offices of tho Sec
retar of the Treasury, two comproers, commissioner Of
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secrearys 06ce.Hon James Guthrie Secretary of the
Treasury; Hon. Y. O. Washington, Assistant Secretary:
one charges architect and three
temporarily employed and clerks The Secre
ta the Treasury charged with the general supervision
OF the fiscal transactions OF the and of the
euuon the laws concerning the and navigation
Of the United States. He supcrntends the survey of the
coast the light house establishment the marine hospitals of
me United States, and the construction OF certain public
buildings for custom houses and other purposes.
frst Comp,rolcrs Ofcc--EIisha Whittlesey esq., Comp
oer and fifteen clerks He presorioes the mode of keep
ing and rendering for the civil and diplomatic
nee well the public lands and rcvises and certes the
balances arising thereon
Second Compfroler's 0ice--John M. Brodhead, esq,
COMPTROLLER and seventeen clerks He prescrbe the mode
keeping and rendering the OF the army navy.
and Indian departments Of the public service and revcs and
oerhhes the balances arising thereon.
otce Of Cop,m,ssioner of the Csstomugh j. Anderson,
e Commissioner and eleven clerks He prescribes the
mode OF keeping and rendering the Of the customs
revenue and disbursements aud for the building and repair
g 2c and revses and cerfes the balances
arising thereon,
The daily union., 1855-09-19

Ts ships accountable for god silver
METALS uncsf bills OF
jadpp therefor thereof therein
Ap25-dN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
kidnapping Case In Pittsburg.

case OF sidnappng occurred yesterday morning at
the City Hotel, which for holiness and success has
never been surpassed IN Pittsburg The affair created
considerable excitement through the city The nforma
ton below 10 from an authentic source
A gentleman named slaymacker, with his wife and
eoored female servant and friends arrived In this city
from lancaster Monday night, and rooms at the
City Hotel Fearing that excitement might
in relation TO the girl Mr. s. tpoke TO the propretors
assuring them that she free. The report however,
got out among our coored population that the girl
q slave, and was then being taken TO slave state IL
was therefore resolved to capture and secree her until
Mr.. Slaymacker left the city.
The attempt not made until yesterday morning at
the breakfast table. barber. namei Davis, OF Third
street. all the coored walters in the dining
room and just the girl to leave the table, they
seized her carried her through back alley laird
hood. The girl screamed loudly, but there in
reference.
Mr. Slaymacker went TO the proprietors 70 inquire
what means should be taken TO her but was In
formed that Il she slave, any efforts would be
useless; IL not, they thought the matter could be
ranged.
They proceeded TO the Mayors Office, where Mr. s.
produced documents 10 prove the girl free and that
her mother on her death bed conded her the care of
his wife, the girl being very scky. The party we're
going TO Illinois TO reside and the girl was taken along
a, one OF their own family.
Volz requested the presence OF well known
colored ttifen Dr. Delaney and every thing being fully
explained ard 20 his subtraction he succeeded in get
ting the girl after absence OF two hours and restored
her 20 her employer The head waiter vas discharged
from his situation upon the spot he being considered
one Of the most prominent in the Affair.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Onr Detroit Correspondence.

DkrhoI, MARCH 1, looo
Railroad Enterprises in the stas-EIl Result Of Xono
polies-Prcected Line from Detroit to Loganspor, in
Indiana. State Of Trade de-, dc.
We have bsen for many years past talking about the
absolute necessity of having than railroad
connect with the eastern and western portion OF
country. We have succeeded in getting two routes
running westwardly from this parallel with each other
and one running westwardy from here bearing north
The two former have been constantly quarreng since
they went into operation and the latter not being
finished yet without those perfect facilities
for the transaction OF the full amount OF business which
would offer il ready to receive It. More than
all we want short line of road only forty miles to
connect us with the Lake Shore railroad But we have
striven for years in vain to accomplish It, The cupidty
avarce and stupidity of few individuals aided BY the
opposing interests of mammoth railroad company
have hitherto prevented the wishes and suppressed tho
efforts of large majority Of citizens in eectng the
construction Of the road. Our Legislature this winter
passed general railroad law; and renewed attempts
provisions to construct the road SPEAK Of from De-
trot to Monroe The law alluded to has been criti
saly examined ey any cOmpsent person, and well
which viii render it Intellectual and It
piece OF fusion legislation, and doubtless provides
You well aware that Detroit ia aourishing and
growing commercial city, Astounding with wealthy and
energetic citizens Her business yearly increases and
With more avenues opened for intercourse with the
South and West there would be limit to it's annual
growth A project just now is beginning to commend
itself TO the attention OF OF
railroad from here 10 Logansport, in ludiana-thus
connecting us directly with st Louis This idea Is and.
ing much favor with u.s. and when financial matters be
come less oppressive than at present. we may hope to
see the project realized As matter OF course we feel
here the want Of free circulation OF capita: and
though the general sagnaon Of business so prevalent
IN all directions has borne somewhat heavily upon u.s.
yet our merchants and business men generally Inn va
passed successfully through the trial We have no
failures 70 announce, and obligations are met promptly
and fully The past month has been one OF the hardest
and coolest We have had for many years Weeks of er
ceeut slegning have been duly appreciated and the
value OF the continued and deep snow 10 the aacutu
raj and numbering interests may be estimated many
mihions oil donars WYANDOr.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Socialists In Texas.

From the Austin state Gazette, Feb. 20.1
We are always pleased TO have industrious immigrants
come among ms Plenty Of work be found BY mo
chanics and aborers and there room In AL our towns
for more enterprisng merchants and business men.
There one class however, that we opposed TO- and
have no disposition to hold out to them 70
settle among US This class is Of that propaganda
school which France In parts Of the United States
has and Ia seeking to sap the foundations Of so:ety
The socialist desrss to destroy individual rights in
perty, and II he Is not very intelligent and moral
man rare thing-we may have in him nsighbor who
viii rob and plumber us whenever he can get chance
for he holes 1t as primary principle in his creod that
no individual has right to accumulate property for
hmref and all above what 10 necessary TO sustain him
belongs TO the rest Of society Again. the socis
aboitonst, everywhere He would not be less opposed
to slavery by living in Texas than In France In Ohio
II 10 part Of his creed Now told that John Allen
Of Ohio and Mons Victor Consderant propose bringing
ont from France to Western Texas colony Of socialists
This for the purpose of building up sect opposed
to political institutions may well be regarded with
esousy and the founders may rely upon II that they
will not be suffered to tamper with institutions
The whole principle OF colonization, where OF pecu
liar caste in religion politics seek TO array themselves
together in particular sections of the country, both
landholders and factonists is at with all the ele
ments Of society," and cannot be carried without
ating bitter and unrelentDg preudces and animostes
among native citizens. We note this advent Of
calikm in Texas as foreboding good and We wish
them to have fair understanding before they reach
our SOIL that as political sect our whole people
against them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
The Ebenezer Society near Bunalo.

q
The Affairs OF the Ebenezer Society whose lands are
situated about Ave miles from this CITY are 10 be nye.
tigated by COMMITTEES of the Legs AZURE Our repre-
sentative, Mr. W. W Weed few days sinne introduced
resolution asking for committee 70 inouire into the
affairs OF prete nded religious Community OF true in
spraton" II appears that in April Is48 the Iegisla
ture granted certain privileges TO this community
investing their trustees with power 10 purchase hod
and convey real estate and TO have charge or the per
sona ELECTS and property belonging TO the organ
They are located five six miles south ca 4 OF Buffalo
have now three villages which are thriving msnufsc
tories OF cotton, woolen, grain, and iron producing
every article necessary for their own wants Of
the surplus TO their neghbors The propertv thev now
possess IL estimated by competent Judges to be worth
between ave and six millions OF dollars their terrtorv
extending into three towns. They pay taxes ON only
three hundred thousand dollars They are beginning 70
Their interests dictate.
There are about five hundred persons men. women
and children SO far the public Is advised they OBJ
serve the rights and obligations OF matrirnony They
call themselves the kbeneEer Society and are a. To-
regners OF the German Swiss order Their chief or pro
Phet Chains spiritual equality with Jesus Christ they
nave some WE'VE or fourteen trustees or mana.
gers, who oversees their temporal concerns. The
remainder OF the hoch are the msrest slaves, and
Kept In stronger bonds than any Southern slave.
They are governed by the seifstyied prophet
who directs them, as he says and they believe from
inspration AL except the trustees labor In several yo
cations and are allowed thirty seven and half cents
per Day. Their clothing and food Is charged TO them,
and " at the end OF the year the laborers end bs
lance in their favor, that balance is placed in the com
mon treasury.
The prophet has recently been inspired with the fact
that the community must dispose OF their real estate
he alleges that the country about them IL becoming too
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
The Fire In PhIIadelph,a.

The Philadelphia Bulletin gives the following partcu
lars Of the Gre which occurred in that city on the IL
instant -
The hrst story Of No. 100 wns occupied BY James H
oIn., dealer " carpets and ccloths strong party
and many Of the goods Of Mr.. 0rne removed I,
Jones Hotel, while large portion carried
story structure in the Of the main building, which
IL, however, continuation OF tho store The stock
carpets, &c, escaped the flames, bat they muci
damaged By water heavy stock Of oilcloths which
was in the basement suffered badly.
The second story Of the build ng was occupied By
heOees Germon, dsguerreOtyps,s, and by Keller
ere originated in the apartment pied by the Las
named hrn and their stock OF plates, &c, was total,
destroyed.
The third story was used by caas oatford for sorne
hats. Nothing was saved from that portion of III,
building. heClees Germon used the fourth story a.
an operating The block of buildings OF which
the one destroyed was part, belonged TO Joseph Fran
els Fhher.
frsm heater The flames when Grst discovered occu.
pied but small space the floor OF the Ana rtmeut oc
eupisd by Keller Bright
The damage 70 the buildings is estimated at from
slb, 1000 10 $4,000. Fully insured
MT orne had an insurance Of $50 600 his stock r
different Offices in the United States and Eagland hi,
loss is sstima ted from SIS 900 10 5000
kcClses Germon estimated their stock, kc, at 81,
zoo About $500 worth of goods were saved. The nru
10 insured for 81. 600.
ing 10 him at stored In the third story OF No 1s
and entirely destroyed, At 600 There was
Tie Whole Of No ISs is occupied BY Mr.. oatforc
foI hts bat store and mandatory. His stock suffer
"a severely from water, but TIE loss Ia covered by in
tursn
James Couenhoven, music dealer, and John G. smith
piano dealer, on the hrst fosr Of No lea suffered
water 10 the extent OF about t200 each No
The entire loss by this conaagrstion u probably moi
he lees than from $4,000 TO 5000 ofthls abou
f5O,O IL insured
There vas no battlement wsD between Nos 100 an
1855, or the roof Of the latter would have escax.d
These buildings are also furnished wish wooden ,or
niees, which were found TO communicate the aauoes
admirably
The partition wall between Nos 100 and 1872 crack
ed IN the fourth story either by the action Of the hes
or ~ the falling 81 umbers against H. The Ore worss
its way through these cracks and chared the back OF
bookcase standing against the WALL The flames cid M
further damage 70 this building.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Towboat Explosion In New Orleans.

From the New Orleans Picayu ne, Feb q. i
We have this morning to record of those sad acct
dents now happily OF rare occurrence river from
steam boiler explosions.
The towboat Thomas McDanels, Capt. Mclean, coming
up from the South west Pass yesterday morning. with the
ahps Erie and Hercyna, and Nor brig Amerih In
tow, exploded all her boilers about half past nine
O'Clock A. NJ, when in the English Turn The forward
part Of the boat torn completely pieces and many
persons were killed or severely injured.
The deaths and personal injuries sustained as far az
we have been able yet to learn, are rs follows
kILLTp-James Spencer second engineer; VIM. Tay-
Tor, steker; Henry Wilson, fireman Henry Jarvis,
MissSG-Andrew Petersonn, steersman; Alec Tweet,
(blaek).
ScALDxD-Jsmes Taylor, fireman.
SLIGHTLY WousDED-Daniel Taylor, pilot
One man wounded on board the brig America but
not seriously The brig was what damaged, about
ten feet of her bulwarks having been in by the
falling Of the towboats chimney. The ships ~ far a.
We could learn, were uninjured.
up and mn edately dropped her tow aud went to the
assistance Of the McDAnels She brought the wrecked
boat, and the dead and wounded, up TO the CITY, and
the former now lying below the Lower Cotton Press,
The towboat Ia q mass Of ruins, everything forward
being torn TO pieces The of the accident
not known and it is doubtful whether It ever will be-
The shief eDgeeer, who had but few minutes before
left the engine, states that he tried the boilers and
there was plainly Of water In them The second engi
neer, who relieved him, was instantly killed.
One of the steersmen blown from the wheel clear
AFT into the water, and picked up unipjured by
boat from one OF the ships.
When We left the boat at dark last evening" the
ner had not yet commenced his Investigations and
cabin rooms. One Of them whom we saw was horribly
man9ed and scalded The relatives and friends OF the
dect ased crowded around the boat and OF their
Amentatons were truly heart-rending. There was
his investigations last night, but shall probably be
able to give he result in evening paper.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11

From the Green Bay Advocate, March IL
We had heavy mail from Lake Superior last Satur.
day, accompanied BY large parties Of men who have
been discharged from the mines. The Portage lake
panes said to be entirely out Of powder and unable
The news of the commercial and financial crisis had
just been received there, and produced profound
saton Partly upon this accounts and partly from want
OF supplies and the high prices of produce large
bers OF men have been discharged and finding their
way, rs best they can southwark. During Friday and
their east They had come on foot by way Of Carr
River and Bay de Noquett to Menomonie where seighs
were procured. Some had suffered severely from
bindness and were scarcely able to open their eyes
They were mostly Cornish miners As fact creditabe
to the humanity Of our Lake Superior neghbors, we
mention that in discharging men, the single we're
selected-those with families being far possible,
retained in employ ment
For the first time seighs had come through all tho
way from Carp River to Bay de Noquett, Oxen were
driven ahead to break the road. Hay was selling at
Carp River at from $50 500 per tom Jour- sle pork
article that teams were forced through to Bay de No.
quett where hay TO be had Six double teams came
from Marquette carp RIVER to Little Bay de Eoquett
and took back loads OF hay and grain. one all
the way to this place. with load Of passengers and
took back a load OF pork.
During the month Of December the Minnesota Mine
produced Tx tons Of copper This and the Cliff Mine
are said TO be the only that paying expenses
and making dividends We state this upon the authori
~ OF the Mining Nes which adds that others are per
haps paying expenses In these hard times, and many
Others still are opening and preparing to work and
The smallpox raging among the Indians in the
vicinity OF 0ntonagon.
The absence Of powder occasoned by the loss of the
Peninsula at Eagle river, last fall She had 900 kegs
Of powder of which 1900 were spoiled She was driven
ashore In heavy gale
grand strike occurred in November at the Copper
Falls Nine among the sopers, who went in n body TO
the others engaged in the mine and drove them from the
work The rngleaders arrested and Hned and the
disturbance quelled.
Among those who came through was Mr. Collins, son
OF f. X. Collins OF steamship celebrity, who has been
spending the winter at Marquette, and IA now on his
IA ua - h.,as.
prosperous Large quantities Of ore are being rot out
ready for shipment in the spring. To Mr. Collins and
to our old friend Mr.. White OF Marquette, We are in.
above -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Later from New Mexico.

We have received the Santa Fe Gaxe1e to the 9th o.
January
On the 23d Of December . massacre took place by
party Of Apaches and Utah Indians about hundred
number, At the pueblo Of Arkansas. Fourteen meI
were killed and two wounded, who were left for dead
nd three women and two children were taken captive
Great excitement is prevailing in Santa Fe &C
count Of the general warfare and hosties Of the In
dams In the Territory. They vengeance agains
AN Americans and Msxicans.
Dragons, bad fight with the Mescarills ApachefiI
the Saerane nto mountains, and killed twelve udiay
His loss was one officer Captain Henry w. Stanton, sne
General Garland has called into service ave com
psnies OF volunteers for six months, in consequence
msnds to Congress to defray the expenses.
Col. Claude Jones has arrived in Santa Fe, and en-
tered upon the duties Of his Office.
An express arrived from Gaeste the day before tn,
mail left Santa Fe, stating that 400 Apaches and Utah
we're coming in to take the town by force Of arms, tn,
Governor giving him comfort By telling him to 80 hons
Lieut.. sturges also had fight with the Apaches
sixty miles from Santa Fe and routed them recapturnf
The Governor is very much csnsured In Santa Fe anc
the Territory of New Mexico, account Of his dssp
Territory 70 suppress the Indiaos
Major Cunningham, Paymastsr, was knocked down II
his quarters by three ruans, and while nsensibls frou
and robbed Of $40 600 jose Chavs was also robbed O.
$4,000 Numerous other thefts have been committed.
AN ARRAY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
An unfortunate ARRAY took pace in the hall Of tn,
House, Thursday January During the debate upot
the Governors message vetong the Volunteers Gam
paian BILL some offensive personal remarks passed be
tween hessrs Ramirez and Miguel Pine. After tb'
House had adou rned, these two gentlemen came toge
ther and were talking the matter in rather
cited manner. While thus engaged, Mr. Faeundo Pine
The Speaker defeended from the Speakers chair, sp
preached the parties and struck Mr.. Ramirez twic.
With large cane with force enough to knock hin
down, after which be drew pistol from his pocket bu
before any further harm could be DONE the bystanaer
rushed in and nterfered. Mr.. Ram reE quite Sc
r,ousy wounded, but not dangerously So and was i'm
mediatey taken to his quarters.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
Illinois Insane Hosppt.I.

The whole namber Of patients admitted has been 40S
OF these all males and 1872 fenAles-222
RED while 1S1 single had lost their compa
OF the married 100 were females and 90 males OF
the single 107 males and "A were females There
we're rs widows and widowers.
The supposed causes Of insanity follows-Jsa-
lousy l. fatigue J. bodily injury l. masturbAtion l,
ducton suppression OF goitre utero CESSATION dis.
ssse Of brain scarlet fever exposure l. excessive
ambition ], fever i, neglect OF husband ], illness
after confinement abused by husband scarletna 1,
injury By accident chill and fever l. cessation Of men
SEES menstrual suppression 2, pecuniary embNrass.
ment 2, loss Of children home sickness 1actAtion
sun stroke hard work 4, mental affection T. mental
anxiety study Of scriptures D. intemperauce T. ntenss
study spiritual rappngs 7, epilepsy o. injury Of head
~ VI health 10, puerperal 10, disappointed love 49,
tic affection 20, unknown Isl.
The following statement shows the occupation and the
number Of male and female nInatas OF the
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dsnes in NJ wiss's success 10 dsspondngiy expressed
there 10 . slunbsring volcano quietly aceumuiAtng
power which v IN due time prove 70 him and his sup.
porters that his strength has been spent for nssght'
The great dam across the Rappahannock, near tns
place . Completed and Of the most extensive water
powers in the State will be created within the tosn
during the present summer, with fall Of nisy ieet.
and viii cost 5000 600 Such is the confidence In this
work that property is rapidly advancing in value;
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The following statement shows the occupation and the
number Of male and female inInatas tion


The study Of the Holy Scriptures has produced during
the time Of the establishment Of the asylum exactly
many insane men and women the demon OF intern.
peranoe has; and hard work, mental affection and
anxiety, have each been equally psrnieious.