The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-26
ENERAL NEWS.

New ORLrAss-The Delta Of The 18th says;
"Weather mild and clear prospect Of rain. Bu-
very active the levee owing the large number
Of arrivals and the large Of cotton received
VISITING srEAMsrIr-The amount of money from visit.
the steamship Persia while she lay her dock
sey city, Monday and Tuesday last Sl7oo The
number OF visitcrs was 1862
New JERSEY LEcIsLATUaE.--Tbe New Jersey Legislature
has determined to adjourn the 18th of March The bill
authorizing the New York and Erie Railroad Company 10
make their contemplated improvements in Jersey city has
passed the senate 1t had previously passed the house
The bank question is to be the special order in the house
on Thursday next bill has been introduced into the
rendering unlawful the practice Of railroad comp
aies of passing members of the legislature free
PEsssYLvASrA PUBLIC woRKs.--The Penpsyl vania Rail-
road Company have made proposition the au,horli
Of that State purchase its main line of public works for
s7,5oo,ooo.
DEATH-The Augusta papers announce the death Of NJ
e. Cunningham, member of the Georgia Legislature from
Forsyth county.
Destructive rmk--The Athens (Ga) Southern Banner
of the 2st Instant says "We regret to learn that the
buildings and about twenty bales Of the plana
ton of VIM, H. Morton this place. destroyed BY
FIRE last Friday night We have heard how the fire
originated, or the LOSE
HEavY noBpsRrEs-AmEsr HOTEL rHrKr.--Tbe Au-
gusa (Georsia) Chronicle and Sentinel Of THURSDAY
says:
Yesterday morning man who registered bis name
at the United States Hotel as II. J. Thomson, from
Clarke county, Georgia, arrested for practising the
art of hoel-ibevng, In which he had been quite
fu. About ten days ago gentleman 4. A. TumiE Of
Cass county, who stopped at the United States Hotel
robbed OF nine hundred dollars aud other articles
had been missed about the hotel and there was
TIM
kept him by the proprietor aud boardes On TUESDAY
night he lodgedin the room with j. w. Warner, 81
Green county, with whom be had some slight acquaini
ance and yesterday morning Mr.. v. found that he bad
been relieved OF fifteen hundred dollars whereupoa
Thomson Immediately arrested, and all the money
recovered but hundred and thirty dollars Thons-
son was committed for a hearing"
LATER FROM HAyrI-Iaer dates from Port au Prpu
assert that Fausn designs renewing his expedition against
the Domnieans. lie still in the field with army
twelve thousand men. The sickness at Port Prime
still continued and nearly all the vessels port had l
half OF their men.
rRorEsrThe Quebec board OF trade have sent pro.
to the Provincial Parliament Toronto against any
extension Of reciprocal trade with the United States
uusnAsp wssrsp,--The fo(u~ing advertisement aP
pears in Paris jonrns, Tbe parents of young ady,
aged Il, handsome, and well educated and possessing
1900 francs per annum but affected by St Wins dance
oher to unite her to doctor from forty TO iyye years
old, who viii pay her incessant attention.
FLIGHT or A sRGno WINCH Win wMTs HAS,-TR
FATAL AND FRAGRANT Kns--We copy the following from
the Louisville Courier Of the goth instant.
Early yesterday morning negro woman beIongiugto
Mr. Jos. Ne9land, merchant well and hyorably known
in this city, decapped from the premises OF her and
by previous understanding, miscreaat abolition
list by the OF Elisha 1Iylier from New York Main
street. the Portland Railroad Depot aud the twain took
passage and repaired 10 Portland aud thence across 10
New Albany
I" The woman most gorgeously alfred being dress
ed 10 rich black silk robe, hung with iunumerabe boat
lug fouuoes magnificent OF furs graced her shout
ders and neck, while her Interesting physognowy
hung thick green veil Thus equipped no su
pected her Of being Of Ethiopian extraction but the par
were oIled IN their endeavors escape by slight ind
erection on the part of the After the had reach
ed the Indiana side and when the passengers bad gone
ashore, the party IN question about 10 leave also
when the New York gentleman concluded that be would
steal deectble kiss from her ruby ps and, In ordH
to do this, the thick veil was raised which display
ed 10 The view Of the collector the boat the color
OF the womans face; whereupon, he called upon Der
for free papers and they not being forthcoming be 70.
stantly brought her back TO kentucky and put her "a
the Office OF Esquire Mataek, who after full hearing
the case had her committed 10 jail to order RON
her master. Mt Newland 10 that period nota aware
that she bad lefi his family residence.
At the critical unctnre when the woman was seized
on the ferry the valiant and enamoed modern New YORK
Don Juan suddenly disappeared but yglant and efficient
officers despatched In quest Of bD who after shofs
but dligeut search, found him In New Albany, apa
brought him 20 this city aud lodged him In Jail where Dc
viii remain until speedy Of law shall send hin W
TO Frankfort 70 serve the State for Few years