The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-26
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DEATH OF LANDSCAPE rAMTER.-Thomas Doughty the
landscape painter died in New York Thursday, of
sofening of the brain.
FoUR POINTS A cAsE-An eastern editor says that
got himself into trouble by marrying two wives.
western editor replies by assuring his contemporary
that good many in that section have done the
thing by marrying
northern editor retorts that quite number of his
quantances found trouble enough by barely promising
marry without going any further.
southern editor says that friend of bis bothered
enough when simply found in company with her mans
wife.
Coating sheetiron with yarnsh protect it from
the action of the atmosphere is process lately discovered
by English artisans They first take clean sheetron
plates and dip them in solution of the chloride of iron
by which they become covered with thin tin SCALE they
are then washed well in water, and dipped into
melted composition Of rosin and tallow After this they
allowed 70 dry, and then dipped into hot solution
composed OF of pound Of sheac and
fourth of pound of rosn dissolved in two gallons of al
cohol Finally, they taken out and dried in
Common tin plates for roofing, exposed to winds where
tin is liable rust win, if coated in this manner stand
| exposure to the weather well.
THE NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AccIDEST.-VERDcr
OF THE coRosERs JURY-The coroners inquest in Phila-
dephis in the of the late terrible accident on the
verdcti
al The inquest find that Rev Daniel Sheridan and
others died in the city of Philadelphia from violence In
cted Thursday 18th july Camp Hill station, on
the North Pennsylvania railroad, within the county OF
Montgomery. .
locomotive engines and trains Of passengers belonging
to and under the management of said company.
AZ That the said collision occasioned by the crmi
nal negligence of Alfred Hoppe who, as conductor was in
charge of the excursion train running from Philadelphia to
Fort Washington and who careessly and neggenty ran
his train beyond the siding at Edge Hin.
a. That the regulations of the North Pennsylvania Rail-
road Companv for the running of excursion trains are in
Efficient especially in this that there is no provision for
special the conductors Of the regular trains
when excursion trains on the road.
"5. That the said regulations are further defective in
this in permitting regular trains road Of nineteen
miles In length to start at near the time when eHcur-
sion trains expected TO arrive.
as That adequate provision is not made for the regu
aton and comparison Of the watches used by conductors
and engineers on the road"
TuE GRAPE CROP IN Notwithstanding the croax-
ing representations ELECTED by the severity Of last win
,er the prospect Of fine yield Of grapes in the north Of
Ohio better than usual The Cleveland papers represent
the Isabella vines being FULL and the promise of fruit
well as Of wine, very lattering
NEBRASKA TxRRrToRy.--The editor Of the Glenwood
Times writes thus OF that Territory;
aHaving recently returned from TO Nemeha
IT, Nebraska Territory shall briefly sketch few facts
relative To the country saw BfowneNhe tne county
Of the county, not two years old and yet there Is
quite active business doing they have erected there
hrstrate steam saw-m capable Of saving from four to
FIVE thousand feet Of lumber per day. The buildings all
and Of their appearance indicates hasy
sructon but the mechanics be In every direction
at work building dwellings for the daily-arriving mm
grants who fill the streets But pleasant ride into the
country surprised than anything else saw there
IL country which two years ago inhabited, where
the Indians and wild beasts of the forest wont
undstubed But those prarcs are being covered by
crowds Of immigrants who rapidly converting the wild
into wel-cultivated fields. Large farms and
Portable dwellings dot the beautiful y-updulang prairie
and long these prares will be densey populated The
soil Ia very much like the soil Of western Missouri and
Iowa equal II in fertility and richness That country
Ia destined to with the most favored portions Of the
older States
TIE RESULT or automatically evening, the
know-nohing club was leaving Albany for Troy, six.
FOUNDER was stationed on the Pier, firing salute Per-
about the Exchange startled by the last report
Of the gun owing the snguarity Of the sound which
led believe that explosion had taken place Tho
Of the singular sound however proved to be thai
while the barge Atlantic within short distance Of
the wharf and Immediately opposite the gun, tho match
applied, the gun discharged and the wad struck ths
piIothouse Of the A. tearing away the woodwork and
verely njuring Captain Robbins who was at the wheel
portion Of his left carried away and the Who'll,
left side Of bis face terribly aoeraed. II at first
thought that he fatally injured he bled prousey
from the nth, but after examination of his injuries
by hysican II ascerained that though serious they
not likely prove fatal The Atlantic her
way to New York heauiy laden and has been compelled
to lay to for rspars,--Afias and Argus.
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