The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-21


Arabia who say that when they left Liverpool flowers
in full bloom The Arabia left on the lat instant.
DrAru.-Dr. Thomas Boyd the Oldest physician in New
York died on Monday last in the saith year of his age
SAILING OF THE AFmcA-The steamer Africa sailed
from New York for Liverpool Wednesday last She
took out 4s passengers and about 100000 in specie
TIE HAVANA roLIoE-The police expenses of Havana,
Cuba are said to amount to 100000 per annun.
True FISH TEM-Upwsrds of forty tons of fresh cod
fish were carried over the Boston Providence railroad
to New York on Saturday The fsh were packed in
hundred and seventy boxes.
LIBERAL DosArloS-Andrew Carney, esq, OF Boston,
says the Boston Transcript presented last week TO the
trustees of the Sisters of Charity the muni6cent Of
$4,000 towards the St Vincent de Paul Orphan Asy
um in course Of erection on Shawmut avenue
been the besctting of all balls parties &C. in fashion
able life that quite refreshing TO find effort made
effect a change. practice has just been intpoduced in
New York which is decidedly effort at reform 1t is
say specifically upon the card of invitation that the pleas
ure of guests company is desired from to eleven
o'clock D. M At minutes after eleven the music plays
good night the hostess takes her place pay the
parting compliments to her visitors. Tho fashionable
hours have been from ten two and the reform simply
takes three hours from tie latter part of the entertainment
and places them in the fore-part.
TIE BODY on ROBERT ScHuYLER.-We have good reasons
for knowing (says the New York ExprcsS that the body
of this man. whose alive potent in Wall
street here in the Ango from Havre tCrdp-
ped up like package Of goods The body here uucaled
for in warehouse from Saturday Monday and on that
day was taken by his relatives for interment
EARTHQUAKE IN CoKxBcuCUr.-Last Wednesday night
shock of an earthquake felt in Madison Connecticut
which lasted about thirty seconds and followed by
rumbug noise like distant thunder The shock was also
felt in of tho neighboring towns.
LONG LINE or rrtyaRApH-The Joint British French and
Sandman Submarine Telegraph Company has completed
it's arrangements continuing the line from the coast Of
Africa by way Of Alexandria, jerusalem Damascus &C.
TO Calcutta where it must long be extended to Mel
bourne the British capital Of Austraa-altogether dis
lance of 1880 miles
DISTINGUISHED sAvAm ExrEcrED.-The New York Courier
says
Professor Airy, of Greenwich hospital lie verrer of
France Highlander of Germany the Strives Of Russia
among the guests expected the opening the Dudley
Observatory ut Albany The proprietors of the Collins
Cunard Glasgow and other lines steamers and packets
have rendered them free passage hitber and home
THE WINTER IN MrssouRL-A letter from Charleston
Mississippi county, Missouri says the ground is frozen
there inches deep This Is nearly opposite the
mouth Of the Ohio. The thermometer has been lG deg
below zero this winter. Stock and game have suffered
even starvation during the long continuance Of snow
and frozen ground Deer, wild turkeys and quas came
into the farmysrds for food 1t is feared that the fruit
trees killed,
WuAr love wmsEEY Will po.-Wben the ice broke
up in the Ohio river at Marietta recently and while IL was
floating down in huge cakes crossed to that town
from the Virginia side floating ice get jug filed
with whskey and having succeeded recrossed safely the
way.
AsTHRAcrrE Asurs-lti Is generally well known that
anthracite hard coal asheslong deemed as worthless
to vegetation and actual injury to the so-are en-
dowed with properties which render them valuable when
applied Persons residing In the vicinity Of
cities and seaport towns would do well to bear this fact
in mind, and to collect large quantities practicable
for the benefit Of their crops W. plenty Of evidence
Of their excellent effect gardens,