The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27
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GENERAL NEWS.
TuR CHESAPEAKE AND Ono cASAI.-Tho Alexandria Ca
zette learns that dam No the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal there is but three feet of water and that IL is
possible for loaded boats to get down.
RISE IN THE ARKANSAS RyEa-The Little Rock Gazste
of the goth instant says:
"The river commenced rising at this place Thursday
about noon, and up TO thus time Friday nooD has risen
about five feet The appearance OF the water indicates
considerable rise and the rains which have fallen within
the past days if general, will insure good boating
stage Of water
EMIGRATION rRoM LrvrRrooL,-The emigration from the
port OF Liverpool for the month Of August numbered
800 against 9Os in the corresponding month of 1856
or this number 1911 to the United States 1861 to
Australia 4s TO St John, Halifax and Quebec and 80 to
New Zealand.
Az AGED TRrE-one Of the oldest trees in Europe wac
struck by lightning in the month OF July last This tree
m oak had been planted near Chation sur-Sene in
1910, by Count OF Champagne. The oak, which had
therefore existed 1856 years. measured and half
metres in circumference and had produced up
1880.
EXPERIMENTS WITH WOOD GAs-The Charleston Is. CO.
News says;
According to the experiments made by the enterprs-
ing president Of the gas company, cord of light
wood will yield $4,000 cubic feet Of gas The cord cost
been sells for So the actual cost Of the cord is
only 50 80. On the contrary, ton Of coal which costs
$40 yields only 5000 cubic feet II thus appears that coal
four times much wood while II yields only
third as much gas"
SUSPECTED MuuDER-The Philadelphia Evening Journal
says
Another probable murder has been discovered The
body Of a man. apparently twenty-five years Of age in
advanced stage OF decomposition, found Saturday
afternoon goth inst in the woods Of Amos Lukens the
Horsham road, about mile from Montgomery Square.
From appearances, it had been artfully concealed and
uear Il was pistol The skull bore the marks Of pistol
shot, and within IL was found bullet"
The NEW CENT coN-Tbe Baltimore American says:
HThe new cent piece recently finished at the United
States mint Philadelphia Is the Of the old hafcent
and is composed OF fyseve parts Of copper Of
nickel and one Of zinc IL has light appearance with
faint red tint and is In beautiful contrast with the Ameri
can silver and gold pieces and will not the old cent
did tarnish them by contact The weight Of the is
only seyentwo grapshst OF the present copper cent is
one hundred and sixty-eight"
MAIL RoBnrR ARREsrKD.-An exchange saysi
man named Basil Brashair committed to Jail in
Chicago Illinois Wednesday, by United States Commits
soner John A. Bross, charge Of mail robbery He
has been employed for several months TO carry the mail be-
tween Tishkilwa and Knoxville Illinois and has been
plunderng II for about six weeks He has confessed the
crime and endeavors give Of what he has
taken from which II that his plunderngs have not
been in money only, but notes. drafts and whatever Of
value the mail contained.
Sra HcKNEss-The Nautical Magazine endeavors 70 show
that sickness is not influenced by the size OF vessels
but by their shape and Il that voyagers
less subjected sea sickness in large steamers than
small The general impression is quite the Of
this.
The PISTOL PLAST.-Dickens's Household Words says:
GThere Is hot-house plant PLEA autrchodies OF ten
der brittle and juicy aspect which looks II would be
good TO eat in cooling salad but which Is really OF
posive temperament that It might fairly be called the
pistol plant When near Towering, and with its tiny buds
ready to open, II the plant Is either dipped in water
abundanty wstered each bud will explode successfully
keeping up mimic Sebastopol bombardment, sending
forth putt Of gnnpowder smoke little cloud Of dusty
pollen its samens suddenly start forth 10 take their
place and form II is novelty but il Is still an
amusing toy
THr urAGrH oR EEw oRtRAys--The New Orleans Com
mercis Bulletin ssys
aThe weather during the week has been pretty warm
and dry the streets having become quite. dusty The