The daily union., 1856-04-08


trying 70 subane H. pail Of wafer which stood h the
room had been poured down the hole The faithful AMI
nal bad 50 successfully oombated the fire as 70 prevent
ils spreading beyond spot three feet square How
long me noble tOw had stood ssntiB and fought down
the advancing flames only be oonjectured-it must
have been several honr His feet legs and mputh were
badly burned and d is feared that be Is seriously injured
internally by nhaBg the hot air He refuses food and b
apparently u much pain. We trust the sagaoious and
Aha creature : not dangerously Injured Ihls i The
same dog which discovered the man Lay On the ice few
weeks since lie Is worth his weight in gold and may safely
bs pronounced the noblest Of his race
Buslxnss Al Nrw ORLEAas-Ths Pioayune Of the Isl
says;
The receipts Of cotton at the eyee since the ssne our
paper yesterday have been greatly larger than had for
time arrived within similar period As will be SEEN they
came from al quarters, and comprise among them one u
the largest cargOes Of the
with the prevailing weather and navigation facilities
woula appear from this that 10 have busy work
q i or some time YET u May the Easpess not prove
hacious
shocKrSe AFFAIR IN PENssrITAsA.-A correspondent at
Reautstown, Pa, writes On the 3Oth ultino:
'l.ast Thursday night a went a farmhouse, and
told The farmer be did give him fifty dollars be would
burn ts barn down The farmers going TO shoot
bin but the farmer prevented him so doing. In few
minutes, however, the barn in blaze but the farmer
and his frightened 70 90 out for fear The
would murder them and therefore three valuable horses
two hundred sheep and thirty head Of fat cattle were de-
sroyed On Investigation the bsdy OF a discov
cred in The ruins with drk-kniIe in his belt Ii is sup
posed that there three four men, and while
went for the money the Others set the barn FIRE and
while in The aci Of setting the barn fire Of them
cetyed violent kick from croRs old horse and therefore
he could not get away and burnt 10 death. The wick
ed are punished time other The farmer received
assistance by blowing on hurns"
WEATHER At MoNrEEAL.--A despatch from Montreal
dated the 9TH says
The weather here is mild threatening a rain-storm.
The ice stu holds in the river but crossing on
is now rather Dangerous
PARnox or Dr. GRARAM-Tbe New York papers state
that Governor CLARK las pardoned DR.. Graham, OF New
Orleans who convicted there time since Of kill
ing Col Loring at the St Nicholas Hotel.
DEsrHucrvE rHE AT SLyAssAH-The Savannah Geor-
gian Of the 5th inst. says:
"At an early hour yesterday morning fire was dscoy-
cred in The lover Rice Mills large four-story building
the Philadelphia steamship wharf belonging 10 DR..
J. p. Screven John ". Addersod, George Hail. and the
estates Of Tupper and Shepherd. As it about the
hour Of commencing work for the day it is supposed to
have originated through some carelessnes or accident in
the hrr-room.
Though at an unusual hour the fremen were promptly
the ground and through their efficiency the flames
confined 10 the main building In this the woodwork
well-ngh consumed but the walls do not seem 10
have suffered materially Pine expense Of repairing the
building believed will not exceed ten fifteen thou
sand dollars Ii insured for $500 in the Southern
Mutual and $4,000 in the Home Company, Of which
Messrs. ". King Sons are the agents
ooaPImrsr-Rev Henry P Tappan D. D, IL D.,
chancellor Of the University of Michigan and late
professor New York has received official notice OF his
election member Of the Imperial Institute Of France in
the department Of philosophy. believed that he is the
first American 10 Nhon this compliment has been paid
in that particular department Of the Institute
SMALL Pox GEoRGIA-The citizens OF Dahlonega
have adopted very stringent to prevent the spread
Of small pox IN Lumpkn county The disease continues
prevail in Hall county, and in through
out Cherokee
MISSISSIPPI WHALL-We learned last evening (says the
St Louis Republican Of the ls that the biggest kind of
Mississippi catfish feet inches in length hooked
and brought shore by company Of boys who were
fishing the upper end Of the levee The fish may be
at Wggins upper ferry landing TIL o'clock p N
to-day after which hour win be up and sold by
pound
A PRACTICAL WOMAN RIGHTS woMAK-We clip the fol-
lowing from the Cincinnati Commercial:
There is now upon the Miami canal a boat being
under the direct command Of a lady. Her is Mrs
enArd and she halls from the neghborbood Of St MAry
She is rcusssned being very agreeable pleasant and
Intelligent german She writes a neat legible
characteze ladies writing Ia the capacity Of command
Of The cr the raging canal she discharges all the
duties incident the Office she fills among which
gsCinR the cargo king out the clearance paying tolls
overseeing the discharge Of freight and supervising the
whole business Of the boat Her husband in California
cies OF wealth whilst the business better half employed
bere above stated adding their store the profits Of
srduous busness.'