The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-18
GENERAL NEWS.

KEow-SoTHAG cIrY.-ScaTcely a day passes but a
Of assassination murder takes place New Orleans
On Sunday night the 9Th instant three persons were stab
bed in the streets by unknown rowdies. Charles Macksy
died the day nom wounds received during the
election riots Rowdyism to have full sway in the
city. Very few, il any, arrests are made.
ARRIVAL on MORE MoRMoss.-The ship Thornton, Cap
tain Collins which arrived at New York on Saturday
from Liverpool brought 1853 Mormons bound for Utah
They upder the Of Mr. James I. Willie, Of
Utah.
EARLY BLooMs-We have received says the Con-
corda (La) Inteigencer, during the past week. cotton
blooms from Messrs. b. Alexander b. +. Dobyns and Jo-
seph Miller all Of the parish Of Concorda.
SRKTEEoED.-W H. Wilder convicted at New Orleans
of forging land warrants has been sentenced to the peni
tertiary for ten years.
WORTHY on YANKEEA complete restaurant on wheels,
comprising kitchen, eating rooms &c, is 10 he
daily circulating about the streets OF Lyons At regular
hours the establishment pulls up ia front Of the silk and
other manufactures employing large number of hands
and the enterprsng proprietor it Is added Is rapidly
making fortune
Tue srnAwpERRy rRADE-Eew Jersey is increasing her
strawberry crop year by year. and is sending to this
city says the New York journal of Commerce the rate
days business this year is put down the latter figure
The trade opens quite brsky The latter part of this and
the ensuing week will form the most active part Of the
season. and housekecpers viii then take advantage large
quantities and low prices TO lay in their winter supplies
The arrivals of Strawberries from the South have
wholly ceased and large shipments of New Jersey fruit
making to the eastern States from this port
CArTLE-The number Of cattle that arrived in Albany
by the Central railroad during the month Of May amount
ed TO the enormous number of $4,000 During the
period last year the number was less than $4,000.
CRoPs IN Iowa. writer from Muscatne, Iowa, states
that in that region is suffering for want Of rain but
wheat is looking very finely.
A ship, TO be named james Buchanan is soon to be
launched from the yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The FREScH BuDGEr-The French budget for 1856
reaches the Of 5000 100000 OF this S240
100000 are set down for war expenses.
THE SILVER MINES OF New MExIco--A party Of twelve
recently passed through San Antonio for New Mexi-
co their object being TO explore the silver mines Of that
country The Texan says of Mr. O. D. Bostan who is the
leader and his company:
"Tbey have been sent out explore the Sonora valley
by company chartered under the of the Sonora
Exploring and Mining Company. This company has
capital Of 100000 and is at present controlled by the
following officers President Major ]. p Heintzleman Of
United States army financial agent Edgar Conklin, of
CINCINNATI T. Butler King, A. b. Gray, j. Waggoner and
others shareholders in the Pacific railroad also share
holders in this company.
ait is an established fact that some of the richest silver
mines in country worked in what is now
called the Sonora country but for several generations
they have been lost 1t is welknown fact too, that
immense Of native silver pass through city
New Orleans and that come from somewhere in that d.
rection We have seen several thousand dollars worth
of this lying the counter in mercantile house in
our city"
SHOCKING MURDER AT CmcAeo-FrFTEEs HUNDRED DOL
LARS HKwAIn--Mr Thomas Applebee respectable cit,
zen of Chicago found murdered in his store the
morning Of the 9th instant The Tribune Of that city
saysl
1t appears that the deceased had been left alone in the
about nine o'clock in the evening by his clerks
being his usual lock the store himself and take
the key home his boarding house. In the morning,
about six o'clock the clerks found the store unlocked and
the body of Mr. Appebee lying in the back terribly
beaten and deaced and lifeless His money Of which be
had considerable his person the night before
was gone.
III is probable his was decoyed into the back by
person who into the store after the clerks had
left pretending wish purchase some butter and who
must have known the deceaseds habits and that he had
large OF money upon bis person, and while the de
Of butter struck him blow upon the back Of the head
which, IL not producing death, stunned his victim to
render the completion Of the murder not difficult
who the perpetrator Of the hendish outrage is II
offered for their apprehension.
Mr. Applebee a quiet unassuming man, and high
ly respected by all who knew him He leaves family OF
three children the eldest girl Of lG ~ years Of age
LUxumoUs RAILROAD cARs-The Detroit Advertiser says
tho the Illinois Central railroad for comfort and
convenience excel those any other road in the West
One Of them contains six staerooms each having two
with cushioned backs long enough for person lie
upon The backs Of the seats hung with hinges at the
upper edge that they may be turned pleasure thus
forming two single bertbs the other where per-
may sleep with all the comfort Imaginable In
end Of the car Is small washroom with marble wash
bowls looking glasses &C On the opposite side Of the
from the stAte-rooms Is Of seats with revolving
backs similar TO BARRIERS chairs arranged that the
pant may E straight recline in easy attitude al
pleasure The other Eve have each three sm
lar state-rooms.
Eren these oonveniences surpassed BY Of the
Ateyconstruced in France On the Orleans rail-
way people 20 TO bed-fairy undress and have
good nights rest they could get under four poster
For this the traveller pays the price OF two seats
LOCAL NEWS.