The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-29


crat of the Gath since last report has risen ega
teen ncheH and swelling Last evening about one inch
per hour Boats in yesterday report ak feet above Cairo
the arrivals from below will report The Keo
kuk from Quincy reports the river rising Gil the way
down at point IL had swollen foot and continued
rising There an important rise in the aoisour feet
ON the bars and rising
POISONING FROM opuM-The Philadelphia Ledger states
that if artificial respiration be kept up in OF poi
sonng from opium the patient may be saved the
coe influence attacking the brain renders the person
conscious and arrests the action of the respiratory
Giles simulaneousyhe action of the heart being imme-
diatey thereafter arrested from the effects of the opium
and defect of respiratory power and cites the following
cases in proof of the theory
In the treatment of such eases, eectromagnesm has
been resorted to with great success In the Medical Ex
aminer of Philadelphia for June 1851, two
ported by Prof John Bdde in which the effects OF poi
sonng from opium successfully counteractedn
by Dr. Biddle in the other by DR. Mutter In both
one pole placed the nape of the neck, the
other on the pit the stomach These both adults
Another striking occurred within the last few
days. in which child of year old had teaspoonful of
audanum administered to it in mistake for syrup of rhu
barb Less than six drops have caused death in child of
fourteen months In this there were about 100 drops
and the patient about two and half hours after
the accident by Dr. Gobrecht The most powerful emetcs
had effect The stomach pump was then applied but
the auid removed gave little indication of the presence Of
opium showing it must have been absorbed into the sys
tenn. After Intellectual efforts to keep the child awake and
when it found almost ceasing to breathe the magnetic
electric machine brought into use and kept applied
for three successive hours, with the happies effect Ar
fetal respiration and the hearts action kept up till
system had been relieved of the poisonous drug This
happy result produced by the assduous attention Of
Dr. Gobrecht who had the satisfaction to the patient
entirely recovered"
LATER FROM TKxAs-The New Orleans Picayune states
that the steamship Charles Morgan from Galveston Tex
arrived at that port the 22d inst From the sum-
mary Of given by that paper make the following
extracts
GThe democrats of Galveston had grand celebration
of the democratic victory at the recent presidential cleo
ton Monday evening last. The city illuminated
procession moved through the Streets oratons de-
lyered &c, &c"
The Galveston News of the 18th has the following:
awe find it very difficult gather the returns of this
State So far heard from the democrats have carried
every county 1t believed that Texas will give b.
chanan and Breckenridge from $4,000 10 $4,000.
aThe San Antonio Texan reports . fatal ARRAY which
occurred in that city the 18th instant between young
called Charles Cameron, employed in the adjutant
generals office and another named Kef in which the lat
ter killed. Cameron is now in Jail
"Our esteemed friend Mr. Van Pradees, Of West Lib
erty has been keeping exact account of all the cattle
that have been driven by land eastward for market du
ring the past years and in compliance with re-
quest he gives the following The num-
Der Of droves Of beeves that crossed the Trinity this
place TO the East last year twenty-five embracing
1894 head costing average price Of 4 per head This
year the number Of droves has been thryoue contain
ing $3.50 head of cattle at the average cost The increase
has therefore been 1000 head nearly twenty per
cent The proceeds Of this trade have this year been Soc
lee which has been added the very limited circulating
medium Of the State by the cattle trade the Liberty
crossing.
ARRIVAL OF THE o. s. ynsATE SAvAsSAH.-The New
York Commercial Advertiser of yesterday evening says
The United States flag ship Savannah, bearing the
broad pendant Of Commodore Samuel Mercer late Brazil
squadron, G. f. Emmons, commanding, arrived at this
port last evening from Rio JAneiro which port she left
0rtober 18th, at which time the city healthy. The
American engineers under Col Garnet progressing
with their surveys for railroad into the interior of Bra
zl The last American arrival the Lapwing Captain
Kelly, so days from Baltimore with four Departure do
The ship Rapid, of New York had put back from Cape
Horn with loss Of several Of crew. and had detained
about twenty days In port recruiting. The American
ship Clarendon IS days from Tacahusns, with guano
had put In lleaking) about week previous and
shipping Of her cargo The barque Phantom Capt
Qug, had sailed the day previous for Philadelphia The
United States ship Germantown at Monevideo by last
people as usual looking forward to the next revolution
there always being party in favor Of the war Left
an Euglish and French squadron at Rio.
THE following Is list Of the Savannshs officers:
"G. F. Emmons, commanding; W. E Leroy, flag lieu
tenant H. S. Nevcomb, first lieutenant; A. r. Harley
second do VIM. Mitchell third do. f. H. Flusser fourth
do. and sailing master B. T. Hand, fifth do. J. p. r.
Mygatt sixth do Daniel E. Egbert feet surgeon Chas
Murray, purser; J. 7. Dougherty captain Of marines
Joseph Sockbridge chaplain WIN. Lowber, passed as
sistsnt surgeon 7: Thom, do J. W. jenkins, commo
u. "
Leckson, pursers clerk Robert Whitaker boatswain
A. Y. Thompson gunner Luther Manson carpenter; r. T.
Van yoorhis, ssilmsksr. The crew are all we'll"
Darn or P1oSErR-Tbe Buffalo Express Of the 22d
inst says
The venerable Solomon Juneau, Of Milwaukee, the
earliest settler 10 Eastern Wisconsin and the founder Of
Milwaukee, died Friday last week At the Shawnee-Mis
sion payment after an illness Of twenty-four hours.
mr. juneau emigraed to the Indian Of Milwaukee
some thrtyeight years ago In company with his father
nlaw Jacques Yieau which time white settler was
to the spot than those at the military posts OF Green
Bay and Prairie du Chen.
6Mr juneau had selected the spot convenient ira
ding post fer the Indians and there he built in 1922 the
first log house and in 1924 the first frame bzldng erected
in Milwaukee Mr. juneau continued to reside there rear
ing up family Of fourteen children thirteen OF whom
were born In Milwaukee.
when, in 1885, post Office established in Miwau.
kie Mr. juneau WAS BY consent appointed post
master and that Office be filed for nine years In 1885,
when Milwaukee became city, Juneau chosen the
first mayor.
AS much the custom the frontier at that remote
day and always indeed the young Frenchman took his
cabin squaw, and thus united all the strongly the
bonds which endeared him to his Indian neighbos By
this wife Mr. juneau bad several ohildrenperhaps all
Of that extraction. We school-mate Of two
Of the sous fine boys who evinced all the peculiar
the bois 6rls except those OF treachery and
They were like their father generous manly and careless
Of SELF
o. Church OF the Ascension, protestant Epi-copnl1
between 9th and 10Th Rev Henry Stanley
Services sunday ALL A. m, and sk,P M For pewr or