The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-28

Two Young LADIES DRowNED.-The Harrisonburg IVA
Democrat states that two young ladies' Miss Zger and
Miss Toppin aged and a. daughters of Samuel Zeer
and John Toppin, while crossing the Shenandoah
river Tmberve in that county on the 18th instant
fell in and were drowned
SUICIDE NoRFoLK.--Mr John W. Staples lumber in
spector of the hung himself on Friday morning
last in the timber shed of the yard His mind is supposed
to have been deranged by attack of water the brain
A GRAND FEsTvAL-The North American "Sangerbund
Association hold their annual session in Cincinnati next
month commencing the 9th and continuing for three
days The festival will be characterized with musical and
Terpsichorean exercises Delegations will be present from
all the principal cities in the United States
The Nav York cANALs-It is understood that the Erie
canal will not be in navgable order throughout its entire
length before June l. and probably The delay
seriously affects the merchants.
THE EAST TENNESSEE RAILRoAp.-The Chattanooga Ga
zette of 22d inst says:
The the East Tennessee and Virginia road are
now running the station nine miles above New Market
and thirty three miles above Knoxville The Virginia and
Tennessee road is expected reach Abingdon by the 4h
of July"
THE HoosIc TUNYEL-The Massachusetts, legislature
refused further aid the project unneng Hoosc
mountain.
despatched Saturday Laguayra and Puerto Cabelo
the barque Isaac R. Davis whose cargo consisted princ-
pay stores such -four beef pork clothing, and ag
ricutura implements for the working Of the inexhaus
BILE depostes of guano the islands the Venezuelan
coast She also took 5T laborers who remain
for two years $40 per month and found The islands
above alluded to are being worked great advantage by
the said company and their charter extends all for
nnetynine years frogn June IL, 1854 Already 3oo49
tons have arrived at New Orleans Baltimore New York,
and Philadelphia.
THE GLOUCESTER FIsHERxKs.-The fisheries have been
prosperous and successful thus far this The
sci, all arrived safely and loss has occurred
January st of fleet Of nearly three hundred
sail The vessels will haul up for painting
and retng for mackere voyages TO the bay Of ST. Law
renee n they all get tolerable fares good years work
will be done the prices will rule very high for the choice
brands Of FISH The business the Gloucester custom
house is constantly increasing.
THE Mormon KnGRAr1os-Seven hundred and three
Mormous who reached Boston in the ship s. Curling
from Liverpool are all Welsh part Of them do not go
Utah direct but proceed to Iowa Missouri and Penn
sylvana where they have friends whom they expect to
Join there The leading elder Of the company Mr. Daniel
Jones who under him various deputy elders main
tain order The most perfect propriety Of conduct
maintained during the voyage The only deaths board
were few infants Of scarautina, and the number was
made up by several births As general thing, the
perfect neatness prevailed among them The Jonees pre-
dominate among them there being number Of large fam
lies Of that There is also quite number OF
Of Davis Evans Morgan, and Bradley. The oldes;
person Is eghty-seven years Of age
! REMARKABLE SNOW sroRN-We reminded yestsr-
day the 13d (says the Rochester Union by couple OF
our old citizens that the 23d Of May 1919 fell
hereabouts to the depth Of about inches The fruit
trees which in full blossom broken down and
destroyed and considerable damage accrued The storm
extended large territory. Several citizens who
were at Canaudagua attending lawsuit Rochester
not large enough to hold hen) compelled to
remain there on account Of the storm.
PRcE OF PUPPIES IN ESGLlSD-The pack OF hounds Of
Mr. Richard Sutton sold few weeks since under
the hammer at Qnorn Kennels Leicestershire England
This hunting pack consisting Of thiry-nine dogs from
one Ave years old sold for $500 The puppies fifty
in number put up lots Of FIVE each and brought
altogether $4,000
Nav YoRK-It is stated, as a proof OF the healthful
condition Of this city the present time that while the
deaths during the four weeks in May year reached
1885, this year they only 1901, being decrease Of
3sA
A HANDSOME pREsKsr.-Aher the opera in New Orleans
the other night Madame Coson the prma donna pre-
sented with n diamond bracelet worth $1,000
NEwroEr.-Twenty Of land on Narrsgansstt ave-
recently sold to D. s. Daveau Of New York for
$4,000.
NEW JERsxY AGRICULTURAL SocIrTY-The second exhibit
ton Of the New Jersey State Agricultural Society and Cat
tie Show will be held at Newark commencing on Wednes-
day September 10TH and continuing three dayslOh IIh
and 2tb Safe enclosures ample sheds &C. for protecting
articles entered for exhibition win be provided.
| The NFLE REamESr.-One hundred and eighteen re-
crus intended for the rife regiment have arrived at In
dianoa Texas route for San Antonio They are com
manded by Lieut. Roger Jones' sdutant Of the regiment
! Major Thomas and lady arrived in the same vessel
| They their way 10 Fort Mason.
We learn from the Galveston Civilian that First Lieut.
Stevens assigned duty the survey and will
be relieved by Lieut. Towbrdge.
SALE oF sHoRT-HoRss EsgLAwD.--Wa copy the fol-
| lowing from the Rural New Yorker
The celebrated Fausey herd Of shorhorns owned and
mostly bred BY Sir Charles KnIghly, cold auction
on the Cd Of April Seveny-seyen head were solids