The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-06

little damage, and arrived here last evening.
"The steamer Saturn and Polar Star arrived here last
night, and brought down large number Of Kansas emf
grants, returning to the East"
SENSIBLE REFoRM.--The New York Journal of Com
says:
In accordance with agreement entered into by the
leading ourdealers the Corn Exchange transact all
their business and after this date in decimal currency
viii be that have reported the market prices OF
to-day to correspond Herewith IL was quite difficult
matter for many both the buyers and sellers long
eustomed to the division of the dollar into eghths and six
teenhs to bear in mind their agreement and few of
the transactions therefore, inadvertently made in the
old currency The derableness of the object TO be attain
cd by this the disuse of nconvenen
foreign currencys too generally felt and acknowledged
to allow temporary embarrassment TO interfere with
its realization"
FoR THE CAPE VERD SurFERERs.-The barque Clare
mont has been chartered at New York to carry the
contributions of the benevolent TO the sufferers these
islaaas, and viii loading to-day. Those who
may be DESTROYS of contributing stores of provisions in
stead of money will then have opportunity to dispose
of their offerings.
HEAVY RoBRERY.Fve hundred dollars reward is offered
in advertising columns this evening (says the New
Orleans Picayune Of the 28th ut for the recovery OF
fifteen thousand dollar Bank OF Mobile notes. stolen
yesterday morning from the residence of Captain T. IL
Burlington of the steamboat Ariel Mobile The police
should be promptly on the look out
RAILROAD ExrENsoR-The work upon the Lake Erie
and Wabash valley road will be pushed to Lafayette
the 18th of June and to Atca weeks after when
the company expect large addition 10 their business In
about ninety days it is expected that the road will be
the State line where it will connect with the great west
ern Illinois road with which arrangements have been
made for consolidation thus opening line of 45o miles
from Lake Erie at Toledo Naples the Illinois river
at cost of about $4,000 per mile.
FIRE THE WOODS IN CANADA-The Albany Journal Of
Saturday ntans the following:
"A fire was raging in the vicinity of Pembroke C. W.
the 2sh. Thirty families had to flee from their dwell
ngs leaving all their possessions to be deyoured by the
flames They hard pressed by the furious element
that they had to wade into the river for safety and
nearly suocaed by the smoke The is spoken of
awful beyond description"
FOREIGN Mssloss-The Presbyterian Synod which
in session at Philadelphia last week. adopted report
which recommends Syria for missionary field and the
appointment of Rev R. Dolds of Pennsy lvania and the
Rev. John Crawford, of Baltimore as missionaries.
HopELEssLY DERAxsED-We regret (says the Louisville
Courier to learn from gentleman from Barren county
that the Hon James G. Hardy lieutenant governor of the
State is deranged rather has sunk into state of al
most mental imbecility His memory is entirely gone and
bis mind is hopelessy shattered His physicians think he
will Mr. Hardy has long been In bad health
confined to his room large portion of the time.
EMIGRATION wEsr-The Wheeling Intelligencer does not
remember time when greater number of citizens Of
western Pennsylvania and Virginia. and eastern Ohio,
were making preparations to "go West" The fever ap
pears to be at the highest point
DEATH OF JUDGE smrH.-Judge J. Caleb Smith, who
lately died at Granada of Governor Smith, of
Virginia. and route for California.
Tue WATERING PLAcEs-We that there are many ar
rivals at the watering-paces already Saratoga had
good many people from New York, Baltimore, Phladel-
phia, &c, the I'd inst
The omo BRIDGE AT CrScrNSAr1.-The Cincinnati Com
mercial says
There is every hope that the bridge over
the Ohio between this city and Coyngton will be built
S22000 of stock have been taken and additional subscrp-
tons daily obtained Ii is the purpose Of the directors
TO $4,000 subscriptions and then purchase
the right of way both banks Of the river and have
every thing ready for the Of the work early
next spring"
BoNNErs-Tn Foxborough, Massachusetts the Messrs.
Carpenter manufacture straw bonne the amount of
100000 year. Their main building covers several
acres. In 1t employed 500 persons and In private
houses in the adjoining towns 5000 employed
BARSuM AND his pIrrIcULrrs-A New York paper
says
number Of prominent citizens Of this city backed by
Gen. Tom Thumb having rendered series Of benefits to
Mr. Baruum, by which home be secured TO his fam
ly Mr.. B. has replied, expressing his gratitude declining
the benefits and saying: While favored with health feel
competent 10 honest livelihood for myself and fam
lily More than this shall certainly attempt with
such load Of debt suspended in terroren me.'7
MONSTER sNow-BANK.-A correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post, writing from the Clifton House. Nj
agara Falls May &C. says that "here large
upward of forty feet deep lying between the American
fall and the ferry. ] understand that II over one
hundred and twenty feet deep when deepest this spring.
NATIONAL CONVENTION HATTERsy-This body met in
Cincinnati Monday, in accordance with a resolution
adopted 10 their convention in Philadelphia June 1854
Mr. Walker of New York. called the convention to order
and temporary officers chosen.
WAGON TRAIN ron KASsAs.-Fify families len Wiscon
sin Thursday last for Kausas overland They we're in
covered wagons The evening before departure while
eucamped the prairies the town. they had meet
ing, which attended by number of their friends
FEMALE DocToRs-Ou Monday evening Mr. Nevkirk
vice president Of the Penn Medical University of Phade
pha conferred the degree Of doctor Of medicine upon the
following named ladies Esther Williams Of Ohio Sarah
Young Of Massachusetts, Ellen Miller Of Philadelphia
Mary NJ. Holloway Of Indiana, and Elizabeth Calvin of
Pennsylvania.
NICARAGUA wILD-GRowINo coTTox-We. were favored
yesterday (says the New Orleans True Delta by gentle
from Nicaragua, who has travelled good deal
through that garden spot Of Central America with spe-
cimen Of the wild cotton that grows there