The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03

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sterngvile, Wyoming county, Pcnnsylvania to Lemon.
Hard Money, Webster county. Georgia, to Weston.
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GENERAL NEWS.
NEwponT-Nowport according to the News there, to
be very gay and full the coming The hotels have
been put in order and one, the Fillmore House, will
be finished by the 18th Of June.
THE MOUNT VERNON FUsD-Mr. Everetts address at
Charestown yielded $500 profit which has been
to the ladies Of Virginia.
LrBERAL-Josiah Bradlee of Boston, May-day gin,
gave $4,000 the Association for the relief of Aged Fee
males
A CONGREGATIONAL rIEAsURE-rmr-It is stated that the
Rev. Dr. Thompson of the Grandstree church, New York.
has chartered cabin OF the clpper-ship Dreadnough
and will in a few days, accompanied by twenty mem
bers Of his church. peasure-trip for few weeks to
Europe.
Stow IN MAr-The Litch6eld (ConnecticuD Enquirer
says that there are snow drifts standing in Goshen
six or eight feet high Rather cool prospect for land
of amilk and honey A letter from Harwinton says:
4From my window on this 27th Of April, may DO
snow two feet deep"
EMANCIPATION OF SLAvKs-We learn that by the will Of
Mr. James Kelley, Of Lancaster county, Virginia. all his
saves amounting to about forty-fye have been emanci
paed. His executors now making arrangements for
their outfit and embaation to Liberia in the weasel which
is to sail from Baltimore
MAGNIFICENT MASONIC rEsPLE--A Masonic temple is
10 be built in New York which, in szs and magni6cence
will sarpass any edi6ce Of the kind in the world II Is
be FIVE stories high feet front and 25 feet deep and
will contain ample accommodations for the grand lodge
and all the subordinate lodges chapters cncampment and
councils 1t win be built Of brown sandstone marble
and will cost IT is supposed, 100000 The site has not
yet been decided upon
CmsKsE ooops VIA THE IsrHMusIt stated that Adsms
California express which reached New York on Wednes-
day. per steamship Illinois brought amongst other freight
10 bond fortythree Of silk goods from Canton via
San Francisco and the isbmus of Panama. being the FIRST
importation Of China goods that arrived at New York
by express the sthmus.
CANADIAN LKarsLarIvK AssKSnLY-In this body on the
Both utimo the tariff being under discussion the
resolutions were read second time and agreed TO- after
several had been proposed and rejected In
committee Of the whole the house adopted resolution i'm
posing an additional duty upon whskey Of hafpsnny
per gallon.
A ouAKrrrrE-The wife Of Mr. Washington French, In
Alfalfa county, Mississippi presented him two boys and two
girls at one birth Mr. French as years old when be
married Mis-, Eleanor Henley Of Mississippi and had been
married one year.
FoHr wnsrn,co DESTROYED ny rIRK-We learn from
the Portage City Badger State that the greater portion OF
the buildings Of old Fort Wnnebago destroyed by
fire last week The buildings occupied by private
families and considerable household property was lost
The Badger State says:
The destruction Of this ancient building will be source
OF regret throughout the State especially with the pioneer
traveller who in times past regarded IL oasis In the
desert where in lis hosptable he found and
freshmen while travcsng the uncivzed region between
the lakes and Mississippi But the Of the place
had departed before the march Of improvement and
the devourng element seizes the last relics his prey
DESERTED rALAcn-A correspondent OF the Spring
field (Massachusetb) American" who has just been to
Irsnssn the late palace seat Of P. T. Bsrpum, says:
"A visit 10 Irapissn where Barnum lived so lately in
all bis glory affords excellent text for the
mutsbiity of all mundane affairs The grounds neg
eced the dollhouse has received this winter
than enough TO keep the plants from eszing the foun
tans have forgotten play; the flowers coming ont
amid heaps OF leaves and rubbish which have not been
cleared away and rail bars the entrance the deserted
palace whose 6guratve lachsing always used be
The robins and sparow hold undsputed of the
grounds Aladdin has lost his palace for ,imc.p
Foun MEN BURIED ALIVE IN RAsK.-A csa bank
distance from GAINESVILLE Ohio, csvcd in Friday
last and shut in four An immense number Of people
at lsst accounts were engaged amid much excitement in
trying TO dig them out The prisoners had basket of
provisions and II supposed would hold until res
cusd although they nearly fourth Of a mile from
the mouth Of the pit
Orr BurL--This famous violinist has met with great
success with his concerts in Charleston.
RopBrse AN lcrarss Sallie ST. Clair the actress
robbed The Michigan Memphis Tenn,
last week Of gold watch and chain diamond ring worth
$I5o and $3.50 in cash. Louisiana planter robbed
at the same time Of $3.50
TEE CAMEL rrprprr1or-The United States store-ship
Supply despatched time since to the Mediterranean