The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26

that there were also several police officers in the crowd
The tickets Of admission 81 each Twents-nne
cocks put UP By the Troy party backed up BY Nor
rissey, who from $4,000 70 $1,000 An equal mum
Der Of birds put up by their opponents from Brooklyn
backed By Mesuliy These professional gentlemen
engaged from O. p. M, Monday, 10 4 Tuesday sorn-
ing Ia their favoe pasme betting and swearing, drink
ing and commenting upon the chances Of their avorte
birds The cocks had long steel spurs attached TO their
heels and nineteen Of them killed outright BY ga
fog alone. An English hgsting presided over the
game and there were TWO Judges ana Tour reierees
Of money lost and won on The results o. The
fighting The Troy party entirely successful where
upon their Brookyn brehren bewaled and cursed their
luck
FLouR FRox ERoos coEx.--The Pittsburg Union says
that has been presented By Mr. JAS Gardner Of that city
with specimen of cornbroom Sour which is decidedly
superior the best buekwhea has had for cakes
The way make il mp Is 10 bake it little longer than
baekwhea mix the dough with little soda, and you viii
have delightful cake than be made from buck
wheat
HoRAck eros rHE srAeE-it Is said that Scion Robin
is drAmatizng Partons Life Of Horace Greeley' for
Wallacks theatre, New York
FArALLY INJURIOUS ErFEcTs USE or s.LERATps-
Dr. w A. Aeott furnishes to the New York Tribune a
very interesting paper the effects Of saleratus from
which extract the following;
In the rear 1885 an INDECENT female who DESTROYS
honest livelihood Tor ana
family by keeping boarders rented house in Williams-
and took about fifteen boarders They were chiefly,
il not wholly, young men who were attending the college
at that place.
The housekeeper was ignorant the fashionable modes
Of cookery though she knew that rich food generally
preferred She had heard Of aieraius and that by many
cooks freely used Accordingly, she procured q
quantity and freely used it. The biscuits SO
full OF il not only give them yellow or burnt APP
pearance bat also to render them bitter nauseous TO the
taste Many other articles filed with il in like
ms pts 10 he HpH n.
she used much Of the article II WAS said as to render
them heavy almost 80, lead. The students called
these buildings by the name Of sp.ehe grary 80 thal
whenever they wished for slice they would ask TO be
helped To some Of the specific gravity.
After the lapse OF few months disease broke out
among these stndentso severe that many believed il TO
be contagious OF the whole number thirteen con-
fined for long time and the fourteenth WAS slightly al
feced for few days. The house became known by The
OF the pehouse Two Of The patients died another
barely escaped death; and eleven finally recovered
ARRIVAL or THE UNITED STATES BRIG BAIssRpeE.-The
United States brig Bainbrdge from Rio Janeiro eia Bar
BADGES arrived New York Tuesday, after exceed
ngy rough passage having put into the latter port for
and repairs On Sunday night last escaped vo-
lent gale from southeast and very going the
Jersey beach Those board Of her represent her be-
ing entirely unseaworthy
List of officers Lieutenant commanding, c. g. Hunter
lieutenans G. Fleming and Daniel Arson purser, Thos
II. LOCKER; acting MASTER William Mitchell passed sur
geon, John Rudenstain passed ndshipmen, w lillian s.
Lowell, William Gwinn, r. r. Chaplin mdshipman G. A.
Babcock commandments clerk, E. D. March
rwEsry-sisE HUNDRED DoL-
LARsThe New York Times thus notices another daring
and extensive robbery in that city
Ii the porter of banking Institution in the
eighth ward ntrusted with package city money
containing the of twenty hundred dollars by the
officers and directors for payment of their taxes Mr.
Harvey Hart the receiver Of taxes The porter at
proceeded to the Office and while getting his bills
lght-fngered gentry with which city is swarInng
managed 10 abstract the package from the porters
pocket without being detected The cash. unfortunately
made up Of small bills rendering it exceedingly diff
cnlt to identify them
STEAMER San FRASCiscoThe testimonials in services OF
plate and medals says the New York Courier that
passengers and others from the Inflated San Fran
cisco ready, and win be delivered by Thomas
Teston esq of the fund.- the persons whom
they have been awarded viz
To Capt Creighton the Three Bells piece of plate
and gold medal
To Capt Low, OF the barque Kilby the same.
To Capt Stoufer, of the Antarctic, the same
To the first and second officers OF the three ships above
named each gold medal
To Capt Pendleton, Of the ship Lucy Thompson SER
vice of plate
To Lieut. F. K. Murray of the United States navy SER
vice of plate
To Capt Watkins Of the San Francisco SER
To w Marshall chief engineer of the San Francisco
gold medal.
To Chief Officer Mellus, Of the San Francisco gold
medal.
To the second officer, the same.