The daily union., 1856-12-13

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ANOTHER STEAMSHIP PRoJECrED-A steamship line
from San Francisco TO China and Australia has been pro-
ected by parties in this country and in Europe 1t con-
empaed to seek the patronage of the United States gov
eminent by obtaining contract for carrying the malls
According the plan proposed the Sandwich islands will
made point of stoppage the voyage out to obtain
and other necessary supplies At these islands and at
the Bonin islands naval depos will be formed.
SECOND vESTuRE-Geuera Tom Thumb and suite have
sailed for Europe The little General will be absent about
four years. Mr. Barnum preceded him his general bu
sness agent.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoE-A verdict (says New York city
paper) for $925T given in the United States circuit
court yesterday in the suit Of Mccall Strong to recover
from the government the duty paid certain Belgian zinc
under protest The question involved whether Bel
gan sheathng zinc under the head of zinc in sheets
which pays fifteen per duty sheathing metal which
in free2 The court decides that it should in
free.
SUGAn-The Thibodeaux (Ia) Minerva learns that all
of the planters without exception, making most ex
ceen article of sugar though the yield from the cane per
is quite small The saccharine properties of the
said to have been better weighing in many in
stances high nine and ten degrees The crop pre-
viously stated, will be unusually small.
INDIAN PAYMEET-Mr Joseph Gurnoe, says the Superior
Wisconsn Chronicle of the 4h inst last week dstribu
ted among the Chippewa Indians of this vicinity their an
nuities An unlimited number of silver half dollars
in circulation and all enjoying the benefits of
Uncle Sans liberaIity
LONG Co.-The condensers of the Collins steam
ship Adratc invented by Mr. Allen of the Novelty Works
New York. cool the steam by of toe-one mules OF
brass tubing, through which cold water is made to
pass constantly by pumps The condensed steam is
thus fed back into the boilers fresh The brass tubing Is
cut into sections Il feet long, that the cooling power
of the passed through them must be nearly the
same as if it were mixed with the steam in jets.
GROUND AND LOFTY TUMBLNG.-WIFE WAGON THE
A TREE-The Montpelier (Vermont) Patriot relates
the following as marrow escape
Dr orren Smith and wife of this town. the night
of Tuesday OF last week thrown from the road down an
embankment midway between W Williamsburg and Barre
narrowly escaping death in frghtful form 1t was at
point in the road where it curves and very narrow and
the wheels getting out of the ru the wagon was upset
throwing the doctor forty feet down precpous embank
ment lodging his wife in tree that stood PARKWAY down
the hill and the wagon in the same tree several feet above
her The horse broke from his rappings and tumbed
half dozen times. Neither his wife he doctor,
the horse was injured
THE PLACER MINES OF New MEuco-The Santa Fe Ga
ette announces the arrival OF Mr. de the agent and gen
director of the mining company organized time
since in Washington city to work the Placer mines
Santa Fe Mr. Kurtz, a machinist from Norriss engine
shop, in Philadelphia and Mr. Chappn, miwright, all
engaged in the business. This is new era (says
the Gazette) in the history of New Mexico Two steam
engines with crushing apparatus to be put in o
Grafton the Placer mines and the question will be set
tied az to whether gold abounds in sufficient quantities to
justify the cost of extracting IT by this description Of
ehnery II the experiment prove successful 1t must pro-
duce change in the business of the Territory for the
quantity of godbeang earth and rock Is admitted to be
nexhaustibe and there is for any number of ma
chimes
THE WHEAT CRoP-The Memphis Bulletin learns from
gentleman who has been travelling pretty extensively
through that section Of country that the prospects for the
coming wheat crop unusually promising in fact
never better this of the year 1t also learns
from its informant that there much larger amount Of
land in cultivation in wheat and should the yield of the
next crop anything like what promises to be at pres
en the receipts and exports from that port will be much
greater next year than any season heretofore.
THE WESTERN RIvERs.-The St Louis Republican of Mon
day last says
The river at this point was at stand Saturday, and
full Of floating ice which however, not Of sufficient
thickness and weight be much Of an mpedment to nay
CATION The river however full OF II about inch
In thickness and several of the Upper Mississippi and Hi
nos river boats have laid in consequence There
arrival from Dubuque which reports very heavy Ice
above, aud thirty inches water the Lower Rapids
river falling all the way down. despatch m p.o,i.
that the Altoona had arriv"1 ana had ti "
gect Of staying ther. The ice was four inches tbck on
ake and the river s closed balow An arrival from
the Missouri river reports the Ice very heavy and running
in large quantdes Navigation is about closed in that
river
CosT or ENGLISH PAPERs-The London newsmen fur
nish the Times Post the day Of publication for S. IS
quarter For the Herald So so quarter charged The
second edition Of the London Times Sun Globe or Stand
ard, Is furnished for 81 so a quarter or $50 year
Copies of the Times day old furnished at s.
quarter that the difference In the in England be-
tween paper Of the latest edition the day Of pubca
ton, the day next succeeding Is equal to the subscrp
ton price Of the largest commercial newspaper Of the
United States fle Of the London Times taken in this
country costs about $50 year nearly cents
for each copy Of the paper The English papers
Quoted on the cash system exclusively They have no
subscribers but furnished by the ream
who supply patrons in the city and country districts
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