The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-17
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THE ECONOMY OF THE LAw-There is a volume of in
s.rucon in newspaper report Of suit tried lately in
North Danvlle Vermont 1t employed for two good long
days justice two lawyers constabe twelve witnesses
and two sets Of urymen to say nothing Of two
of abe-boded workngmen, who present from curl
osy listening TO of espass for certain articles OF
secondhand hardware. The conclusion award Of
damages. No, it not the conclusonfor then
the plaintiff found that the defendant minor, and
could avoid pay meut of that cent and the COSTS
NOVEL rsrrRpalsE-A lady in Cynthiana Kentucky,
is abricatng aalbum quilt" she terms it, The
side or patch work." Of the article ia made up of small
strips of linen each Of which is autograph writ
ten with indeble ink. Among the collected are
those Of Henry Clay Jackson, Daniel Webster Crtenden
Cass Hunter Fillmore Everett H. Marshall Cobb Quit
man. Orr Morehead, and many other eminent Americana
gentleman who has the quilt declares il great
rosy. II win be exhibited understand, at the Bour-
bon county fair a Kentucky production.
SPIRITUAL oPERA--The New York Times speaks of a
young lady near Boston, quite sixteen years Of age
who engaged in writing opera under the influence
the spirit Of Beethoven 1t is said she has been
structod music The Times remarks that "beng under
age OF course Sill the will be in minor key and In
spite the assertion that the fair composer took any
Lessons upon musical instrument, nevertheless think
that she must be pretty good performer upon the Tyre"
from Palermo, Kansas Gays;
ave are somewhat surprised TO see 20 large an over
land emigration TO California this spring Very many
trains have crossed here and at St Josep and taken
their tedious line Of march towards the I'll Dorado They
from Illinois Indiana and Ohio. Were II not for
the unsettled state of our affairs many OF them would To-
upon beautiful and fertile plains But they would
rather travel farther and enjoy peace"
LYNX KutrU-Two young lads in the part of thi,
town named Richard Walker, jr, and - Eastman, last
Saturday while hunting partrdges became suddenly in
troduced TO live lynx, that their dog bad driven to
tree The game slightly larger than they had made
arrangements for with their little shot guns but with true
Yankee grit they resolved to bag II or do worse They
accordingly added, by way Of supplement- bullet 'C
the partridge charges already 10 their pieces and blazed
| away. The animal killed. He measured between
three and four feet in length by two in height and
hbited Of claws admirably adapted TO the execution
Of crepsl work. --Lsbdnon Whtg,
DECIMAL cuRnrscY.-At q meeting Of The American
Geographical Society in New York last week. Mr. Russell
read letter from Mr. CHAMPION the English ambassador
the society for their offer to furnish to her Britain
mic Maesty legation the Information which they required
concerning the theory and operations OF decimal cnrren
cya subject which The British government have at thu
present time under their anxious consideration Mr.
Champion 10 the Of his government enclosed in hi
communication long list Of queries to which he request
Mr. Champions letter referred to the Committee OF
Decimal Currency, Weights and Measures The queries
the British have reference at the present TIM
only to currency, and not to weights and measures.
Flnsr ARRIVAL FROM LAKE SuPrRIoR-On the llth inst
the steamer North Star arrived at Cleveland from 0ntona
qon Lake Superior This Is the first arrival of the season
The North Star encountered fields Of ice Lake Su
peror The mining prospects better II is said
there that the North American will be able this
ship 1000 TONS the Cliff 1900 and the Minnesota l7oC
tons of copper ore The Others will ship proportonaely
large amounts large in the Minnesota has been
discovered which IL Is calculated weighs 1850 ons Iron
ore and copper at the various ports in considerable quaint
ties are awaiting shipment
THy Rock ISLAND BRIDGE pfsAsTrRA correspondent Of
Me Chicago Press remskng in relation to the late disaster
to the Rock Island bridge that there are suspicious
that occurred in pursuance OF wel-lad plan on the
part Of steamboat men. When the bridge fell seven or
eight steamers which had been lying detained IN t. vi
cinity Immediately sounded their whistles With such
unearthly screaming has seldom been heard cat N
pandemonium The BELLS also we're rung as though they
would ring them N pieces TIE Meet standing off, nthe
time hnd ssssuiug ituPobs ssr smother through
The opening phe bridge with the greatest demonsra