The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-16


day night last proved to be regular tornado at Phade
pha. Great damage done in that city, and not less
than hundred and fifty houses nnrooted in yar
Gus sections Of the city, As far heard from there has
been loss Of life Two large brick churches and three
factories in Kensngon unrooed and the large boiler
house of the Franklin Iron Works $50 feet long,
tally demolished The Trenton Railroad Depot at Ken
sngton also partly unroofed,
SAILING OF THE ArLANno-The Collins steamship At
tic Captain Eldridge sailed for Liverpool from New
York on Saturday with LOG passengers and $4s54 in
specie.
BIRTHDAY OF HENRY CLAY-The birthday of Henry Clay
was marked on Saturday with than the degree
of observance which has been rendered to it Of late years.
celebration took place at his birthplace in Hanover
ty Virginia. which attracted large and distinguished at
tendance In New York city the Clay Association celebra-
ted the day. AT New Orleans the cornerstone OF monu
ment to the memory of Mr. Clay to have been laid.
In Baltimore the council by unanimous vote ordered the
national flag be displayed from the City Hall during the
day.
Dosr KILL THE BRps-A multitude of them have per-
isbed during the winter give the survivors chance.
We fully concur with the Hartford Courant when it says
Shame on the man or boy who kills robins at this
season of the year 1t is dastardly thing-unsports-
msnlke The youth who murders robins in tho spring Is
the same young who kills hired horses because they
are hired cheats his creditors and abuses his mother These
qualities 90 in clusters; and where you find boy
mean enough to shoot robin in April, you find cow
ard! Pass the boy who kills robins in April to his
moral pillory."
A PEEP AT HERsELF.-Fanny Fern in her "Peeps from
under Paraso" which she contributes to the New York
Ledger has taken peep at herself Hear her rattle
And here by the rood, comes Fanny Fern Fanny is
woman For that she is not to blame though since she
first found it out she has ceased depore it, She
might be pretter she might be younger She might be
older she might be uger She might be better she might
be worse She been both praised and oyerabused
and those who have abused her worst have initiated and
copied her most
one thing may be said in favor of Fanny che not
thank Providence born in the beautiful backbitng,
tmonious slanderng clean, contumelious, pharsaica
phiddlede-dee, peck-measure city--of Boston"
Coop LANDS DEVELOPED BY RAILROAD ExcAvATIoss-We
copy the following from the Jacksonville (Florda News
"Itis only necessary take ride along the line Of the
Central railroad where the wor<men are now engaged in
grading that the vicinity Of Jacksonville is not
destitute Of good lands as many may have supposed In
many places little drainage, at slight expense is only
necessary make fine plantations for the culture of cotton
sugar. corn, &c Tae bitches frequently show surface
OF dark auval SOIL extending to the depth OF some nine
inches which succeeded by strata OF mari based upon
clay
A DRY FLAcE-No rain, according to the Racine VIA
consiu) Democrat has fallen there for LOG days.
The MAssAcHusR-rs PERsoEAL-LIBERTY ACT-The special
committee Of the Massachusetts, legislature the personal
liberty act Of 1855 have made their reports viz l. Propo
sing bill retaining the principal features Of the act
Proposing repeal Proposing reference to the judges
Of the supreme court for opinion OF the consuonaly
OF the act AL the reports laid the table and
dcred be printed The committee consists of sixteen
members of whom in favor Of the first PROPOSE
ton We Of the second and four Of the third II ia believed
the issue will upon the proposals Of reafmaton
repeal and the advocates Of repeal entertain strong hopes
OF ultimate success.
FRESoH DIPLOMATIC cHAsGEs--A Paris correspondent OF
the Courier de, Eats UHis writes March 24th that NJ de
Turgot the French ambassador in Spain will soon be
called TO enjoy repose in the bosom Of the Senate. He will
be replaced at Madrid 10y the Duke de Grammont am
bassador at Turin and this aforementioned post will be
cupied Sy the Count de sartges minister Washington
II is said that NJ de Sarges viii be succeeded in the Uni
ted States by the Yiscoun Serrurer Of the former
French minister America and nephew Of the celebrated
marshal Of that name.
THE PooE MURDER cAsE-The second trial Of Lewis Ba-
ker for the murder Of Bill Poole commenced at New York
on Monday last,
DEATH OF A PunAxTHRorIsr.-S Speaking Of the recent
death Of John Stevens esq, Of Talbot county Maryland
the New York Commercial says:
"Mr Steveuss name has recently been before the public
having resolved TO set apart the handsome Of $780,
600 to provide for the purchase Of packet for the service
OF the Liberian colonization. Shortly before his
peoted sickness and demise he informed that the donA
ton would be required and Immediately transferred that
to the Colonization Society. lie then in good
beRlh and anticipated seeing the ship built and employed
upon her benevolent mission With wise forethought
however he completed all the necessary legal forms Of
transfer without delay, and in his last sickness repeatedly
expressed his satisfaction that the desire Of his large heart
had been secured beyond contingency"
! FRoN HAyAEA-The Havana correspondent Of the New
York Commercial Advertiser writes the 9th instant
There has been sickness among the shipping 10
portconhnod TO the improvdent seamen generally or
those who not temperate Fever have terminated
fatally with cholerne after the subject supposed 10 be
doing we'll and the disease subdued The city however
Is healthy and reports from the districts very
favorable II. b. NJ. sbipofthe-line Falmouth is still in
port The Boscawen flagship Of Admiral Fanshsw went
! 10 sen the morning Of the 9th inst
The Termagant and Buzzard left the day previous
The vessels Of Commodore Paudiugs squadron said
to be at Matanzas, whence think they 10 sail this
morning, IL they did not get to sea last evening The
French brig of-war La Parouse is still In port
Mr.. GODDARD made his 294th aerial voyage Sunday
evening accompanied by his wife lie gave dangling exhibit
tions the air from rope and bar twelve feet be
low the car. These performances rather painful "a
see but he did break his neck and the people
rather grst6ed that he did not The Raves filed the Ha
vaua mind and Tacon last nighthe last night Of their
engagements They leave BY the Empire City for New Or
/ leans today
The TERRrRE TORNADO PBnADELrIuAs-The Pha-
dephis Ledger says
wind experienced in Philadelphia passed thu
CITY, lasting only from ten TO fifteen minutes but doing