The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-08
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GE N ER N WS.
TRoTrISs MATcH-A trotng match came off at the Bos-
ton Trotng Park the 9th instant between Flora Tenn
pie and Ethan Allen two celebrated trotting horses in
which the former the latter in straight heats and
won purse Of 81 900. Time: 232a and 369
THASYsayIso- Mississippi Kentucky, and Michigan
now added the States in which the goth of November
will be observed thanksgiving
AMERICAN STEEL MASUFAcrURE.-There eighteen
Establishments for manufacturing steel in country these
have capacity for making $4,000 tons per We
have the best ores in The world for making steel.
MAMMOTH sHEEP-The St Lawrence American, of Og-
densburgb, New York, says:
aThe largest sheep we board the steam
er Nohene her passage from Kingston TO this port
He was two years old and weighed 3l5 pounds he was
imported sheep, and exhibited at the Provincial
fair at Kingston. gentleman from Vermont had pur-
chased him. and was taking him home. The price paid
was S3l5-a dollar pound for mutton What think ye
of that farmers of ST. Lawrence He was large
young steer"
GREAT ssow-sroRx The Auburn New York; Ameri-
can OF the LIST inst says
yesterday few fakes Ct sf,ed down here, but In
Oswepo and Jefferson counties the storm very
friend informs that passenger train Of two coaches
drawn by two locomotives, was SIX hours on the road
The fires repeatedly extnguished by the accumua-
ton OF and at place was found to be Is inches
depth This is remarkable for this time Of the year 1t
showed all around US"
MAJOR PooREs wAGER-Among the most interesting in
cdents OF the campaign the Boston Herald OF the 7h
nst ais the wager between Col Burbank of this city and
Major Poore of Newbury. The wager was that If Fill
more did carry this State Major p. to wheel
barrel Of apples from Newbury Boston the turnpike
and such turnpkei The Major has started and at last
accounts doing very we'll II is expected that be will
reach Chelsea bridge this afternoon and certain
a al
parties are united in interest upon this extraordinary feat
and without distinction Of party have doubt every
body will unite in this ovation TO the great appeJAckson
dealer
A ooLD-BLoODrD NURDER-The New Bedford Connect
cut) Standard says:
alt will be recoleced that short time since the dead
body Of young by the OF Chace found Ia
Swanzey under crcu which led 10 the belief that
he murdered by man who was last seen in his COM
pany by the name OF Vanderhoof living in Somerset
day or ago Yauderboof arrested and when in
formed OF what be accused he tainted. Subsequently
be confessed the foul deed and implicated accompce
by the Of Dexter, who has also made confession
Both them have been committed Taunton Jail They
say that the young bad thirty dollars In money and
they agreed TO divide II by allowing the who struck
the fatal blow two dollars the most
RlnsolD TO TAsPA--A convention was held lately at
0csa Marion county Florida in reference to the
ton Of branch from the Fsrnandna and Cedar Keys
leo one paragraph Of which runs follows
any great reliance foreign aid in the construction OF
that part Of the road which will terminate Tampa has
been upon the Honduras railroad interest which 10
diou 20 afford material aid the rest be derived from
Cuba The people OF that island ferry 20 the Flor
ida shore and the interest Of the Honduras Company
with what viii suit Cuba grati6ed 10 be
able say that the Honduras enterprise s rapidly
ing form and consisence and that many months
eapse before they fully and eHecualy organized
have steadily preserved good understanding with these
part OF our system.
RtroRu or conrTRoJJxR AND THE TRrAsUREn or AT
lBAs.The Montgomery Advertiser Of the 4th instant 10
commenting on these reports, says;
IL will be that the total assessments for the last
fiscal ending September 30 exceed those the year
preceding S35667 60 while the allowed for insol-
yeneics commissions, and mileage a 1897 OIL es, That
the amount remaining uncolecied the date So
03 10 lees than last year while Of that upcoleced
500 was due from Coosa county and extended By law
have been returned SObo3 Is There is also difference
10 the net receipts In favor Of the present year Of $4s
1853 GO.
aTo have 20 small an outstanding balance due az s2
f9s g. In large amount shows remarkably close
collections diligence, and fidelity the part Of the State
officers"
BosroS DErhRTNESr-The seventeenth annual re-
port Of the Boston Fire Department for the year ending
September 1885, says the department has been called out
during that period l67 times The loss by FIRE as far az
be asceraiued has been s4ss 1885, Insurance $751;
s32 The engines all in good order and the depart
ment s prompt and Efficient The chief engineer Elisha
Smith b speaks dubiously concerning the steam areen
CINE but INDUCES the hope she win prove valuable aux
iliary TO the department"
DEsTRucyE tornado passed over Ports
mouth, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon The depot
and engnshouse Of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad
recently completed ts cost Of $4,000 was entirely do