The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-13
ENERAL NE w s.

TD DEATH OF JANIS ALDRlcH.--It Is but few days
since We announced that this gentleman had become an
associate editor Of the Home Journal To-day the New
York Commercial Advertiser brings the mournfu nte.
ence Of his death WeaPpend below the following bre
history Of his life as given by that paper
Among the deaths announced In the Commercial yes
erday was that of James Aldrich He born in Suffolk
county in 1870 and early In life to this city and be
actively engaged in mercantile business In 1886 be
reinquished the occupation Of merchant and devoted
himself literary pursuits Tor which his natural fondness
and cultivated taste well qualified him. lie edited several
popular periodicals. and in 1910 established paper called
the Literary Gazette in which first appeared many OF the
poems which established his reputation Of the poets
of America and gave him place in Dr. Griswolds col
lection.
World literary journal edited by Park Benjamin, esq
His letters well his other prose writings, were much
admired and many of them extensively copied into
other papers He subsequently engaged again in business
and was recently of the firm Of Aldreh Burton As
man, he genial IN his disposition kind and gentle IN
all his feelings and exemplary in all the relations OF life
Az merchant he respected for his integrity and
varying courtesy. AS poet he distinguished for
purity Of thought and graceuness Of expression well
the imaginative character of his writings He leaves
family and large circle OF friends, who knew his worth
and deeply feel his loss"
TRADE OF CRcRNATL-The Cincinnati Price Current
publishes interesting statement Of the trade of that city
for the year ending Slst August 1856. The total value
of the principal imports for the year $75,2959ol
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$50 1885, against $8s77394 the previous year. show
ing in the value of imports of $794557 and
in the value of exports Sll,96z392
FROM BRAzM.-A correspondent writing from Rio de
Janeiro under date of July 3lst, says:
"The cholera in this empire has made such havoc
the slaves that the business of the country in its main
tcle of traffic has been greatly damaged this For
want of the proper facilities for transporting coffee to the
market large number of aborers needed and these
cannot be had the market has for length OF time been
nearly bare of the highest grades of Coffee the scarcity
which, together with the number of vessels seeking bust
has kept up prices at figures which leave no margin
for the shipper"
ExpoRr-Tbe value of the foreign exports from the port
of Baltimore for the past week is stated to be
Included in these exports 1888 barrels of -four
23423 bushels of wheat 225 barrels Of meal $500
bushels Of corn 266 hogsheads of tobacco and 300
of Cumberland COAL
TUNNEL FNIsHED.-The Richmond Despatch learns that
the Brooksve tunnel 800 feet in length has been entirely
arched with brick and the work completed and ready
the iron rails The cars On the Central road will
be portion of the temporary track" soon
the rails laid in this tunnel and it will not be long
before the main track will be ready for the far
the Robnson's Hollow tunnel" disseminating another
portion of the temporary track after which time nc
other portion of that track will be continued till the
pletion Of the main tunnel through the Blue Ridge.