The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-18
THE DAILY UNION
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
TERRIBLE ON Tn Observation-Disclosures
reached this city late Saturday evening last of terri
iedsaser the Delaware river and as no PHILADELPHIA
papers were received in this city last evening consequence
Of the failure Of the northern mail compelled to pub
sh such accounts have reached through the tee
graph The first despatch from Philadelphia dated at 90
o'clock, Saturday evening, says;
About halfpas nine o'clock tonight the ferry boat
New Jersey while crossing the Delaware Camden took
IRE IN the middle of the There being great deal
Of floating ice il the river much difficulty experienced
la managing the vessel and she finally upon the
par opposite Arch street About hundred passengers
were on board many Of whom jumped into the river and
were rescued by boats and others saved themselves by
cngng to boating ice II is feared that large number
are drowned. "..
confusion prevails and is impossible gather authentic
details Steamers Immediately went to the assistance Of
he passengers but they had previously been saved by
small boas' ..
yesterday afternoon:
Anime bodies have already been recovered they are
those OF Messrs Little Jamie Fitzpatrick Sherer New
Ton Msoairey all white, and Mrs Dggs Baiy and Riley,
As far ascerained the following are missing. Sam
uei Briggs, John Carsons Charles Wetherby Sae Car
man, Charles Beale, John Prince, Edward Murschamp,
Henry Laarge Elizabeth fullerton Mary t. Massey Mrs
Shade Miss Jones Myer Rein beck Albert Robinson child
OF Samuel Giverson Messr Caxton Lodge Charles Key
ser, Sharpe, Oliver, Weeks Lynberg r. Riddle Thomas
Alien, Crisp German boy) colored boy and young
Matthew j. Miller before reported missing was saved
Several pore bodies have been recovered, including
FREDERICK thompson, boy two brothers. supposed be
Germans, named Coleman The Others have been iden
titled"
BURNT EFrlGY-The Highlanders of Glenmore in In
vernessshire have burnt Macauay in egy for ISLANDERS in
his history against their predecessors.
The 1 LousvlLLr-The hotels of the city (says
the Louisville Democracy all crowded to repletion.
Country merchants here from every point of the
pass to lay in their spring stocks of goods.
SUIcIDE.-Julius Butorf from Indiana, and Is or 80
years ofage committed suicide at the Crummey House. in
Iowa city, last week.
CENSUS OF FRANCE TO TAKEE-The Moniteur publish
decree ordering of the population of France
to be taken under the superintendent of the mayors du
ring the present year.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN McNEiM4--The following announce
meut appears in the Philadelphia papers of Saturday
ing last:
"Capt D. F. MeNeill of the United States marine corps
died at his residence in Spruce street. Thursday The
deceased was d9 years of age Capt Mcneil citizen
of Georgia. and entered the marine corps in l534havng
been in the public service twenty years. He was
buried to-day with the usual military honors"
Still ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC vIcroRY--Col J. II. Brown
democrat has been elected mayor of Galveston Texas and
eight of nine aldermen are democrats
A HAPPY FAMLy--We clip the following from the New
Haven Register:
"A farmer says that he found in an old hollow stump
few days since, five snakes three squirrels and coon
driven to herd together by the hard WINTER They had
iused 10 keep warm, just the opposition to the demo-
cratic party are dong IN Connecticut 1t has also been
"a hard winter for ouch politicians and Il misery
has driven them all into the same burrow."
SOMETHING sEw.--We understand (says the Baltimore
American) that Miss Fanny Morant and Mile Sarah Felix
(sister Of Mile Rachel who have lately appeared with
the most nbounded in the South shortly about
visit Washington, Baltimore aud other of northern
cities for the purpose of giving grand musical and literary
soirees which will consist of select readings from the best
in French and Engsh with vocal and instrument
al music r.#
TnAcKEnAY IN New ORLEASs-Thackeray had 1000
persons ct bis first lecture in New Orleansa large au
dience for that city.
LOVE- AID LrRnArURE-The young ladies of Woburn,
Massachusetts about 10 give calico leapyear ball for
the benefit Of their town library.
A coxraAsr-On the l2th of March last year q steamer
passed up the Connecticut river Hartford On the same
day this year the sIeghs juggling it in all direc
tions
FRoM TExAs-The San Antonio Texan of the 2sth ult
says:
As the report Of Indians the Cbolo reached
city General Smith started two companies in pursuit
OF them OF them under the charge Of Captain Walker
They struck the trail but owing the heavy fall of
rain Il impossible to keep IT, They followed 1t few
days and then returned
YESTERDAY the glad tdings city that the
citizens the Ciboo who left in pursuit Of the Indians
that appeared there the 2lst killing cattle and driving
off horses had overken four Of them in the vicinity of the
Bandera Pass and bad combat with them, killing three
and severely woundng the other, and taking from them
fifty horses We regret ALSO 10 learn that three Of
citizens engaged in the combat wounded and
probably Dangerously"
letter the Corpus Christi Advertiser says that three
horse thieves who recently committed depredaons at that
place and pursued by party Of citizens
taken in San Parico county, refused be taken showed
fight fred upon their pufsuers with revover and
killed. They were Americans.
The Victoria Advocate Of the LIST instant reports the
Guadalupe river full to the brm and all the creeks above
in q swimming condition
PRIZE FIGHT AT NEW 0RLEASs-The New Orleans Bee
of the 10th says:
zone Of the most brutal exhibitions Of this kind which
have for years past dsgraced city took place yester
day at the Oaks the Metare road The parties-Bob
Gallagher and Johnny Ragau--are professional pugsts
add lately arrived here from Dublin. The stakes were
$500 IL Is estimated that from fifteen hundred to two
thousand persons Witnessed the disgusting specacethe
crowd being made up usual such occasions, prin
cpeIy Of gamblers, bullies prostitutes hackmen and
strong spruking Of policemen who thought it sin to
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