The daily union., 1856-01-31
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GRAM CROP OF IILrsols-The Chicago Press estimates
the grain crop of Illinois for 1856 follows 10000 900
bushels of Indian corn 2o0ooooo bushels of wheat and
100000 bushels of oats barley, and rye.
STocK MpoRnsG.--We learn, says the Maysvle (Ken-
tucky Eagle that at their meeting Saturday last the
"Union Agricultural Importing Company" completed their
arrangements for importing fine stock They have raised
$4,000 for the purchase of shorhorn cattle and about
for the purchase Of fine horses lot of fine sheep
will be brought out private account The agents will
leave this city on Friday morning next for England.
BEARS IN TExAs-The Houston Telegraph of the 18th
says: .
ave were informed a few days since by DR.. Parker
who has plantation the San Jacinto that bears are
in the vicinity of his place that he has killed
day for week. lie recently killed very large
ones averaging from 800 to 400 pounds the leaf fat of
of which weighed l3o pounds"
LIBERAL poSAuoS.--Geo w. Foster esq., of Florence
Alabama has endowed professorship in the college of
that place with $4,000. His endowment fills the mahe
matea chair and is called the Foster Professorship
DuELLISG IN ALABAaA.--The Alabama senate on the
l4th inst, passed resolution nstructing the judiciary
committee to inquire into the enpediency of sbolshng all
laws dueing. a.a
BosroS SorioNs.-There fourteen female physicians
practising in Boston.
LATER rox JANAIcA-By the arrival of the steamer os
prey New York have Kingston papers to the 10th
instant,
The subject of the immigration Of free colored men from
the United States still occupies the attention Of the Ja-
naca papers The Kingston Morning Journal looks 10 it
for supply Of small farmers which 1t says greatly
more needed than day laborers.
The Jamaica legislature was in session The governor
had addressed TO them communication recommending
them devise plan of employment for the Chinese
immigrants wandering about the streets
The Cornwall Chronicle is in great alarm about what II
calls the undefended condition OF the island so many
troops having been withdrawn. The Kingston Journal
ridcues its apprebenso utterly groundess and CON
dsiuns indiscroioH.
LATER FaoM Tgxks--From the Galveston News OF the
10th instant we clip the following items of news;
The bark Oceans Favorite Captain Johnson forty DAYS
from Cardiff Wales has arrived with four hundred and
fifty tons OF railroad iron for the Galveston Houston and
Henderson Railroad Company. She reports the Canada
have sailed two weeks previous TO the departure of the
vorite with iron for the same company.
Since writing the above the Canada has also arrived or
being but about hour behind the Fsvorite in the time
Of arrival The total amount Of iron brought by both
these vessels is about thousand tons which together
with the first cargo by the Crmea makes fifteen hundred
tons. ##
row took place at the Braden House in San Antonio
on the night fhe 7th instant between some United States
soldiers and others in which Bill Hart shot private Boyd
dead and Mathew Fogarty sergeant shot Casday though
the wound was not thought dangerous Another paper
however, says Cassiday's wonnd mortal The Texan
says "for months past the shouts of Of these be-
ings in human shape and the reports Of the revoyers
have broken the slumbers OF our quiet citizens"
The Gonzales Inquirer says negroes hired there
the other day, for only six weeks high 500 and
women ms high S45 That Is almost two dollars day
for the men, and just dollar and quarter day for
the women. Those having negroes TO hire should send
them 10 Gonzales.
The Northern Standard Of December 81, published in
Clarsvile Red River county, says they bad there
that date and that the boys had been skating during
week. SO much for our perpetual summer" &c.
The Galveston Confederate of the same date contains
the following items
We learn from the State Times that the legislature has
taken action upon the subject Of frontier deepces but
Of what nature not informed
Simon Dosier who killed J. NJ. Lane in Brenham on the
27th ult has been arrested and lodged in the Jail that
place.
The citizens OF Richmond making extensive prepara
tions for the celebration OF the railroad completion The
affair 10 TO come of the 30th and everybody is invited
The suit for the Alamo property in San Antonio has
been decided by supreme court in favor OF the Roman
Catholic Church.