The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.

capacity OF the works is said be equal the refining
800 to 400 tons Of sugar and 10000 gallons syrup per
month Supplies Of raw sugar to be imported from
Manila and Batavia.
| NATIONAL DEBT or GREAT BRTAB.-The last parliament
ay return shows that the 3st March last the
OF unredeemed national debt of Great Britain fT75
5l2694 and the annual charge for it upon the nation
nearly twenty-four millions sterling.
tbs RIVER AND rm wEArnER,-The Fort Smith (Ark)
Herald says:
The river at this point Is nearly at stand-foui feet
water in the channel
The weather has been cloudy during the fore part Of
the present week, with occasional showenot enough
rain, however TO be Of much benefit at least river
| CAR FACTORY DEsTRoYED-We learn from the Charles
ton Courier that the main workshop included in the
Enlistment Of Messrs d. and X H. Rker that city,
was destroyed by fire on the 10th instant Insurance
| partial.
| THE GOLD MINES HoSDURAs--The New Orleans Del
| tn says:
"The gold mines of Honduras we observe are beginning
to attract the attention OF the adventurous spirits In the
South and West vessel, the cpper-schooner Dol
phin will leave here towards the end of the week for Trux
lilo, and WILL learn carry out to the gold regions quite
| a number OF emgrants."
TERRFic ExpLosIoN.A correspondent Of the St Louis
Democa states that explosion took place on the LIST
instann the store of Thomas Lvngton in Potos which
blew out three sides Of the building killed three persons
and severely wounded four others Five kegs of powder
| exploded destroying about $500 worth Of goods.
CRY MoRrALITy-The report Of the city inspector OF
New York for the week ending Saturday the 18th inst
shows decrease of twentynne In the number of deaths
as compared with the previous week. Total 476 Men,
80; women 60 boys 2o5 girls, 1913 The principal
of death consumption, AZ cholera nfantum CD in
antie commissions al darrhna 49, infantle marasmus
As
The TEXAS BIThe Texas legislature has passed
supplement to the river BILL specifying the amounts to
be allowed to the different bays and rivers applying for
State aid. The bill allows $4,000 for the whole Gulf
coast each for the Brazos Colorado Trinity and
Sabine rivers; and $4,000 each to the Guadalupe and
other streams with the reservation that in case the
money appropriated is not sufficient the State officers will
make such pro rata will meet the The bill ex-
cudes all rivers and bayous navgabe for "a shorter dis
lance than ten miles private letter that the gov
bad not yet signed the BILL and that money could
be drawn on it before January next.
THE CARE DE VERDE cHARITY-The New Orleans Com
mercial Bulletin says:
"The provisions out by the benevolent of New York
TO the sufferers by the famine of the Cape dc Verde islands
have reached their destination, and letter has been re-
ceived from our vice consul there Mr. A. j. Martins ao-
knowedging the generosity He states that il is impossible
tell the number of lives that saved by the timely ar
rival of the food sent though inadequate to sustain hunger
ing thousands long More provisions their way
and the governor OF the island absent time of the
arrival of the first namen purchasing food on the coast
Of Africa is possible that actual famine will be avert
ed AS the vine which the principal dependence of the
Inhabitants fails almost every year. do see any
other left to them than to abandon the island hard
as this may be to them!'
DISTRICT COURTS TExAs--A bill has been passed by
the Texas legislature recognizing the second judicial dis
trict Under the bill Burnet and Williamson are
taken out OF the second judicial district and the time of
holding court in the county Of Travis has been changed
that it three weeks earlier than before The dis
ict too large before this change and it was greatly
desired, believe.
Cry AUSTIN TExAs-The Texas legislature has pass,
ed bill granting the site of the old Capitol to the corpo
ration Of the city of Austin the condition that the city
relinquish all its right the Market Square, originally
dedicated to the Of the city, and on the further cond
ton that in three from the passage of the act the city
shall erect and commodous market house and city
hall
THE ROTATION EARTH-The New York CONNER
cial Advertiser says
an Boutigny has given interesting explanation of
his experiments the rotation of body in spheroidal
state. BY OF few drops of ether he attaches
small of gum guaacum TO highly-heated silver
capsule. As as the reddens the summit
two grammes OF water dropped into the capsule
and remarkable effect takes place The water becomes
agitated from right left len to right backward and
forward indeed in every direction but presently it as
the spheroda shape it sets itself spontaneous
ly In motion around the from left right or from
east TO west The notion at first slow goes increasing
until it's rapidy Is such scarcely to be followed by the
eye IL the spheroid be stopped by placing small glass
rod in its way pause for while but only its
former movement NJ Bougny considers this phenomenon
TO be well worthy the investigation of geometers and
strkingly analogous TO the rotation Of the earth"
PAUL DE KocKThe Paris correspondent Of the New Or
leans Pcaynne gives short but interesting sketch of the
early struggles and rapid rise Of this celebrated French
novelist. We clip the following paragraph:
"Paul de Kock is above sixty years old though he
does not older than forty. He ia gay frolcksome
full fun with his friends and be has not lost any Of his
DUs sprightliness sparkling humor His FIRST rccep
ton OF stranger Is rather cold and serious He seems
when alone to be constantly observing rejecting Moth
ing ridiculous striking point OF sentiment or character
ever escapes him. He has sometimes been known TO re-
main for five consecutive hours his window looking nj
the omnibuses the actresses the hacks the 5onne every
body that was moving the Boulevard observing their
carriage and physognomy. He speaks of his works
lie has face which would be handsome and distinguished
hut for rogush expression which full Of fun You can
scarcely look at him without laughing
BY TELRG RAPH.