The daily union., 1856-10-10
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GENERAL NEWS.
STEAMSHIPS LAID uP-The following steamships owned
by Commodore Vanderbilt at present laid up viz The
Star of the West Northern Light Prometheus, Daniel
Webster, Ariel, Vanderbilt (now,) and North Star.
H,aH PRICE FOR srocK-The St Louis Democrat of the
7th inst. says:
ave understand that very fine mare and mule colt
sold at the Galloway county fair for $780, the colt
was afterwards sold alone for Sl76."
THE RIGHTS or nnponrrRs-The Charleston Courier Of
the 7th inst says:
Among the cases docketed for trial at the court sitting
for this week for Richland district at Columbia, Glover,
is that Of r. W. Gibbes editor OF South Carolinan u.s.
Hon E. j. Arthur mayor Of Columbia, involving the right
of an editor reporter attend the sngs of the muni
cpa council 1t will be recoected that by order of the
mayor the editor of the South Carolinan excluded
from the council chamber Able and learned counsel
Bauskett and Jas. L. Pegrue, esqs, for
the plaintiff and COL Maxcy Gregg Capt James D. Trade
WELL and II. Walker Adams for the defence"
ONE HuNpREDrH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION OF
THE ART OF PRINTING New HAMpsmRE-The cores |
pondent of the Boston Courier writing from Portsmouth,
states that the citizens Of that city have beautifully
sponded to the effort Of the State Historical Society," and of
members Of the printing profession in general to celebrate
in an adequate and becoming the centennial anni
versary Of the establishment Of printing press in New
Hampshire Her Streets public buildings, and many
stores residences &C. have been most tastefuy and
fully adorned by flags and other insignia Of respect and
rejoicing and about much interest appears taken
in the event in the famous welcome home of July A.
1883 Market street take the lead in the prof
sion and variety of its display of embems though 1t does
not equal the splendid arch of that year but the fitting
out at the printing Offices, Congress Hall, Rockingham
and Franklin Houses the Mercantile Library and in other
places exceedingly creditabe and honorable to the
city.
very long procession formed under Chief Marshal
Wendell after the arrival Of the Amoskeag veterans Un
der military and fremens escort II proceeded through
several streets in all of which handsome decorations
and among the incidents the introduction of the
venerable and rather dmnuve and dapdaed old press
upon which Mr. Fowle printed his first New Hampshire
Gazette hundred years ago, and the production of
stereotyped facsimile of the first number of his paper
which mott large any ordinary playbill of the
present day.
The procession marched to the temple where the day
was celebrated with appropriate ceremonies
INDIAN WAR ON KMG's RyKR-The San Joaquin Repub-
can Of August goth states that three Indians from Kings
river cut loose from their trail ropes three valuable horses
belonging to Mr. Patterson, who fired at without ef
feet making his appearance Two of the horses es
capped but the Indians succeeded In taking the third OF
with them This circumstance led Major Campbell the In
dian agent TO demand that the horse aud the thieves
should be forthcoming in four days which demand
not complied with. Four days granted, and
Wato-ka and two other chiefs, retained II being
supposed that the thieves belonged to Watoka band
The hostages placed under the charge Of Pasco
liable chief 1t thought from whom they escaped in
the night preceding the expiration of the last sloted pc
riod taking with them quantity Of wheat barley and
other property belonging to Major Campbell The follow
ing day party Of twenty started in pursuit and AZ
travelling thirty miles overlook and fred on
with by several hundred Indiana The pursuing
party Immediately dismounted and charged the savage
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lasted hours when the Indians driven some
rocky defences with the loss OF hve men killed The
whites recovered six horses all the wheat &C. stolen and
had man wounded. They remained on the ground
that day. and the next returned to the place Of starting
meeting Of the settlers was held next day. at which
resolutions passed requiring Major Campbell to re-
move his Indians from that vicinity which immedi
ately complied with.
TERRIBLE VLooD-The Rochester On. " Daily Union Of
the 9th instant copies from extra issued by the Essex
County Republican the particulars Of very destructive
food which ravaged the country along the Aussbe river
the lst instant The river is said to have reached
greater height than before known In
Of heavy rains. We condense as follows:
About I O'Clock part Of the upper dam gave way
sweeping into ruins the mills each side OF the
All the gearing wheels and machinery In the lower part
Co have also been seriously injured In the damage the
save factory. The stone nail factory OF the Messrs
kingsland is nearly destroyed
"Next the list for destruction the machine shop
OF Messrs Green Como, together with a blacksmith
shop, with all It's fixtures owned by the same company
Coming down the river after the destruction OF Swing
bridge the forge and rollngml Of the Messr Kingsand
seriously damaged.
"0n the opposite side OF the river the dooms Of Kings
land and o. Reese Sons gone The damage to N
Kngslands axetree establishment be several hun
dred dollars The next serious damage on the dam at
Kngslands new rolling mill, the Lower Falls
The bridge the east branch Of the Ausable IL
gone; also, the building kept
few feet below the bridge and Potter kept
by Mr.. Wo Three Of Mr. Wofcs children were carried
of with the building and lost The widow Campbell and
daughter are drowned also OF the foremen In the
rolliug-mil Frenchman Eight dwelling houses are also
destroyed. Catholic church the Forks was nearly Do
sroyed, having been undermined and large portion Of
the wall thrown down.
"A gentleman residing at New Sweden informs rs that
he saw one woman screaming for help carried over the
dam there this forenoon Of help could be rem
dered and she was dashed to pieces Two men had most
miraculous escape They had climbed the roof Of the
house which was floating down the river and as neared
the bridge at New Sweden both sprsng for their lives and
reached the bridge In safety escaping the shore In
moment the house and bridge dashed TO pieces
by the fury Of the food and swept down to the Rapds
MARRIED,
Al Orange o. 'u House, va Thur-day morning October
by Rev. PnLLfp SbAuoHTrR, Lieut. THOMAS RONEy a NJ
Miss FANNIE ?. ROBERTSON, of Cuipeper county Va