The daily union., 1856-10-22

memOTy Of HannAh de R0thsehd four large pearl but
IONS, surrounded with diamonds six bracelets Of dA
onda elnerads rubas ke fun description Of the sto-
len jewels l. In the course Of circulation 10 AL the police
ofhcers throughout England very large reward has
been onsTed Tor the apprehension Of the thieves
TIA BAIrnoEE AhB Ono RAHAOAD.-The Baltimore
American Of Yesterday morning n Speaking Of the ARnsA
report u tths railroad company, says;
The condition Of t1e e0npspy srhibited by the re-
port "a certainly Of unexAmped prosperity The gross
earnings Of the main stem have been "a being an
increase Of S6 over those Of the previous year With
this large increase Of gross receipts the per eentage Of the
working expenses has Ten decreased the cost Of work
ing the main and keeping road ana machinery In
repair having amounted 10 but So 3sA being 5se per
cent upon the gross esrning During the yea there have
been paid from The net earnings of the road Sl7o - Oh
the funded mortgage debt and S62063 95 OF the floating
debt leaving Of the latter form Of Indebtedness only the sum
OF ~ 800 not yet matured TO be Heudated In addition
10 this amount expended in the payment Of debs $54A
52l have been appropriated to increasing the capacity and
facilities Of the road The earnings OF the main sts
deductng all interests &C. paid and exclusive Of the
cep for dividends and rent from the Washington branch
and increase Of the sinking funds exceed IL cent
The clear gain OF the fiscal year stated al 70
or upwards OF IA cent upon the aggregate capital stock
Full provision has been made for the payment OF the regu
lar semi annual dividend the goth instant the sinking
fund has been increased to S4sao56 IL and surplus will
stall be left In the company's treasury"
New FHEEuH ooRkeR-The recent gold coinage of
France has been limited the Napoleon of twenty francs
value and the double Napoleon Of forty francs called under
the Bourbon regime the Louis nd the double Louis The
silver coin the hveane piece the franc and the deni-
franc 1t stated that consequence OF the extent
Of the expectation Of the silver coin and its consequent
scarcity the issue of gold veanc pieces is authoriSed
and that the Bank of France has made contract with the
mint for the coinage of Of these coins amounting
to $4,000 900 francs and furnish them at the rate OF
900 francs day. The value Of these coins of the
standard and comparative weight the Napoleon as
they doubtless will be will be 9e cents and 65loo OF
currency and 37loo per cent less than the American
dollar.
TREMENDOUS GALE LAKE. MIcMGAK.-A most violent
gale commenced blowing Lake Michigan about 10
o'clock the night Of the llth instant The schooner
R. Cobb, in attempting to enter the harbor at Chicago
missed the channel and her bow struck the bar Her
chors Immediately let CO. bat she rounded TO and
dragged her anchors from abreast ofMchgan Central rail-
road depot opposite Monroe street. where she became
perfect wreck.
The little schooner Keposea, which arrived some time
later than the Cobb also missed the harbor and
red with fearful violence against the brehkwatr belong
ing to the Central road. The captain and crew the
she struck jumped upon the breakwater, were
washed of by a and drowned
II was rumored that the brig Sandusky was lost.