The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-29

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close 10 hs vail aud these with log laid On couple Of
blocks spd ladder turned edge constitute tie
commentators FOR the jurors and sudiers table
with drawer in III stands end Of the Under
II lie pair OF saddIe-begs earciessly shrown and tin
canister open at one side in which are couple OF parcels
q those mysterious papers which puzzle the Ingenuity Of
young lawyers try the metal Of old ones, and are ~
sounding hras and tnkling symbol all other sensible
men. few common and rather chairs grouped
round that table and these the functionares Of aw
divine are seated Judge Iecompte il the chief Justice
VENERABLE Bn,Ds Bn,DEssoox.--One Of our oldest
citizens says the Boston Transcript who has just passed
his ninety birthday married the present month
to venerable lady Of sevenytwc Summers We hear that
the Clergyman of the aged bridegroom positively refused
70 perform the marriage ceremony and the pastor Of the
bride not responding the call for his services justice
OF the peace united the parties. The clergyman first
named viii probably survive the attacks made upon him
by the damse in question and her friends for his refusal to
onciale At this union OF December with October, the
poets call such alliances.
THr CUTTING MAHOGANY PROHIBITED IN HAYr.--A
letter from Port Prince recently received in Boston,
sayss
We have to inform you that the Emperor has just pub
shed an edic prohibiting the further cutting Of maboga
N.Y. and also the transportation to the seaboard of what
wood Ia now cut in the interior Only such parcels
already on their way down at the shipping ports
PC expedited aud The quantity Of these ia very email and
that can be assigned for this measure, which has been
some time in contemplation, is that his Majesty wishes
turn the attention OF his people to the cultivation or
their fields and the production Of more ground
the quantity OF which has been rapidly diminishing for the
past fsw ycars and 10 insufficient for the sspry OF their
cessities"
The letter also states that solouque is accommodating
large army to invade the Domncan side Of the island and
has ordered all the clerks sixteen years Of age in Port
au Prince to enlist
A observation-disclosures BInLe.-Among the many costly
gulr sofo cfa
Philadelphia Ledger there Is nothing in the book line
that approaches in richness the $500 bible exposed in Pc
ersons window, l0c Chestnut street. The paper printing
binding and in fact the whole finish Of the book ii is
believed exceeds that Of any other in the world The
nan,ents solid gold, and very heavy This book is
worth some little trouble to 1t win be exposed where
ii stands all the week.
From TAMPIco.Under date of the 9Th inst the Tampco
correspondent Of the Picayune writes
Things continued in the same unsettled state until
within few dsys ago when Traconis yielded 10 orders
from The supreme governments and yesterday he embark
ed his troops in and bangos for Pueblo VieO This
day Garzs in possession OF the garrison and all
the public cioes Tracons took French leave of last
night having left the major and his staff to
the city 10 Garza And thus the last hold Of the Santa
Anna faction has elinquished its grasp in this State and
OF H. H. s. H. friends left here excepting few o!
the cic of the customs who looking very much lik
sick this morning. They must also CO. for their
deeds are well known TO Cara, who will not hold them
STEAMBOAT AgD RAILROAD AccfDEHTAAccording to Ia
bic ia the New York Herald there during this year
81 steamboat accidents in the United States whereby I76
persons killed and lot wounded. Last year there
ls accidents and 5s7 persons killed aud 225 wound
ed. This large decrease ia doubt owing the good
eject of the new steamboat Law passed by Congress
The BALTIMORE Sun says there In the United States
during the present year 42 railroad accidents killing Il6
persons and woundng 500 others Among the killed
20 engineers 10 remen conductors and l6 brakesmen
Last year there 1913 accidents and 1876 persons killed
and $50 wounded.
MAsrFAcrugE OF RAILROAD Ros.--The Danville (Pa.)
In,elligcncer says;
The quantity OF rails made by the Rough and Ready
Iron Wa ~ DaHvilse average loo per week, and
the Mcnour Works, having about four times the capacity
Of the Rough and Ready must average least 300
per week making OF 400 per week at the
two establishments. These mills have the capacity to
make $40 week. but occasional interruptions bring
down the average amount TO 400 per week
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