The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-28

receive the first nstament the 100000 10 be paid
under the Gadsden treaty has recently caused be pub
ished address to his countrymen jusns his conduct
in deductng out Of the S7oOo0OO received certain per
eentage for his commission.
Allen Of Pomet Vermont has eleven grandparents all
liying--fye grandfathers and six grandmother
srarso FASHIONS N NEW YonK--A correspondent
writes:
Bonnes in New York this season are not worn so much
hared they last the droop more and the
front Is slightly projecting Flowers and lace used in
their trimming Ladies will learn with pleasure the new
style Of sleeve which open in the front from the shoulder
TO The wrist connected by rows Of pearls and exhibiting
10 the admrng gaze the richest and expensive under
sleeves Then have another style fitting close TO the
arm, and ending in deep fril falling over the elbow
A VISIT TO HuNBoLDT--Physi well as mentally,
Humboldt is Of the remarkable OF the age.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Philadelphia North Amer
lean who recently paid visit to the philosopher thus
writes;
A Of middng size whose strong constitution has
suffered many proofs Of travel and prvaon and study
his head inclined little side and his form
what shunk with age he has six and eighty winters
still Is his lire unquenched still was IL LION that we saw
His gray eyes bright and beam with intelligence
genial good-humor sits upon his counenance; his step
is brisk and lively No understands better than be the
art Of making his ysers perfectly at He began
perfect uency saying he presumed would prefer to hear
him in English rather than in French First he told
of his happy remembrances Of his visit Of three months in
the United States, and particularly at Washington after
his five years travel in Mexico and South America and his
pleasant intercourse with jefferson and Gaatn for both
of whom he bad high regard He would gladly have
tarred longer in the United States bat his instruments
nearly out by long and he naturally
anxious 10 return home after his long absence He
spoke in the highest terms of the great services rem
dered to science by Prof Baehe of Philadelphia, and Lieut.
Maury of Washington To both Of these gentlemen
the King Of Prussia is going send the beautiful gold me
dial designed by the artist Cornelius and struck in honor
of Humboldt the author of Kosmos As orders, for
b0ldt to the King going to send these medals in their
place on Tcknor and his History of Spanish Literature
the Baron spoke in of the highest praise eemembers
Tcknor and Alexander Everett young and students
in Germany To Prescots writings he paid high COM
pment particularly TO his Lives of Ferdinand and Isabel
la He inquired with interest to the present state OF the
historians eyes. The two Simans, and b. A.. Gould, jr,
the editor of the Astronomical Journal also the sub
ects of his atterng commentator. Of Prescos Lives
of Ferdinand and Isabella he remarked that Lord Holland
surprised that American book should exhibit such
excellence syle and referred TO the prejudice the En-
gsh used to entertain towards American literature which
he believes is rapidly disappearing. The Baron talks
with the greatest uency and velncss golden stream
Of conversation rich in memories criticisms, and illus
tratons, flowed from his lips during the whole time
oyed the privilege Of sitting in his presence"
AN OLD SEGREss-A negress lis years old died in Nor
ris county, New Jersey poor-house last week She
stolen from Africa when child Four generations of her
descendants were at her funeral.
WHATS IN A NAME2-A correspondent of the Missouri
Republican that the city Of Chicago derives its
from small river flowing through it. which called by
the Indians "She-kaw-ko' which means a polecat or
skunk