The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-13
eENERAL NEWS.

DEArH Al OLD cIuzEE.--Msjor Marcus B Winchester
the oldest nbabi,ant Of Memphis Tennessee having re
sided there since 1919 died ia that city the "a N0yem
Der Of paralysis He appointed the postmaster OF
Memphis By President Adams in 1877 He was educated
in Maryland a Of strong cultivated mind, and
occupied high social position
ExrIosloS o. smpA large Russian barque, the Fred
eric RedzH in the hsrbor Of Cardiff Wales loading with
coal exploded the 25th Of October from the ignition Of
cArbureted hydrogen gas contained in her hold We sub
join the following extract from description Of the acc
dent:
I" coal trimmer named Clode, going on board to com
mence his work. found the matches down, although the
crew had Saturday night been desired 70 leave them
open. He made three attempts to strike light with
match without success He then called for candle which
brought by of the crew when the gas took IRE
and terrific explosion ensued III being quite dark at the
Time the sheet of flame ascending to great
height while the blazing fragments Of wreck shot through
the air like rockets the aeent dock and the rigging of
the Inflated vessel took fire. but the hour when
the railway and dock labores assembling for work
the flames speedily extngushed and taken
for the relief Of the wounded Ii found that OF the
crew had been killed on the SPOT
Tax PCBLEcscHooL ESTIMATES PnADELPmA.-The
comptroers Of the public schools Of Philadelphia the
9Th insan presented their estimates Of the expenses for
the year. They ask appropriation Of Ses5s77 be-
ing Sl81445 more than granted by councils last
year.
BALLOON ASCENSION PmADELPHA-At half past four
o'clock yesterday afternoon (says the Philadelphia Ledger
Of yesterday Professor GODDARD made balloon ascension
from Parkinson's Garden. A large number Of persons
witnessed the ascension which OF the most beau
tiful made. Prof G. took with him Edwin Watson,
G. T. Biles VIM. Van 0sten and T. II. Coleman. The
course Of the balloon little north of east
DEwY GRASS DANGEROUS TO suEEp-It is stated that
nearly sixty thousand horses died year the Cape Of
Good Hope from disease which could not be accounted
for that many sheep were also lost from unusual dis
ease; and that is thought that this calamity
occasoned by allowing the animals to eat grass with the
dew on it The Boston Post says that it has been pre-
cep from time immemoral with careful shepherds not to
let the sheep upon the dewy grass Craze in
damp marshy regions and quotes from Siebods Treat
Use on aEntozoaD in explanation of the
Many Of the creatures pass the early portion of their pre-
daory exslences in the bodies of species OF animal
and their maturity in another The eggs deposited in
these latter domces but developed there they have
to be expelled and the dear little nnocents either eggs
embyos cast upon the wide world shift for them
selves But howl There they lie the smoking dung
heap and far away the sheep in whose lungs and
liver they alone develop themselves and find food
what chance have they2 This chance-the rain washes
them into the earth the farmer filings them In
upon the soil The humidity TO develop them they
fix themselves against the moist grass the sheep nbbe the
grass and with carry these tiny Entozoa into their
achs there the business is accomplished Thus
It il that the dewy grass is dangerous Thus II u that
damp preudcial to sheep multiplying the
diseases OF these animals
ct whereas in the dry hot such diseases
because the Entozoa have been disaicated."
THE MoSrREAt cEIEBRATIos--The Boston Post Of the
18th inst says;
"The celebration that takes place tomorrow in Moe
rea in honor Of the junction effected hy what 10 called
the grand trunk railroad between Canada Boston and a
paris East will afford additional illustration OF that
friendly spirit ofinierchangs subssng between the Cana
dians and ourselves. Since the reciprocity treaty
into full force-and many Of its valuable provisions
were long cverlooked-th friendly feeling has been
the increase Our city nobly made advance step
wards recognition Of the practical advantages ensuing
from its connection with Canada and the coQr-
teses extended that occasion to Canadian vstsrs
will be recprocatrd in full Canada in respect 70 her
commercial prosperity has less for graduation
She has become identified with almost every form Of en-
erprise BY which the energies Of country devel-
oped We bad no sooner were computed the magni-
ude OF her hydraulic ways, than we called to
surprise at the extent Of that network Of railway
communication which is designed 10 act az more rapid
means Of arteria communication Not satisfied with
realizing within here all that unassociaed energy could
accomplish Canada has had the wisdom TO reader what
ever she has done subsidiary to closer conneron with this
country ohe has thus anticipated not few Of the ad-
vahtsgs that would have resulted from annexation the
reciprocity treaty, added 10 her enterprise enables
her 70 take full advantage Of Atlantic seaboard Il Is
not generally known that Canada exports more wheat than
the whole United States put together and from this fact
alone approximate estimate may be formed Of the
value Of thai uninterrupted Of communication which
she enjoys We may say, without undue adulation thai
the Canadian mind Is at last measuring the whole OF the
field opened 10 Its activity; that IL Ia gradually get
many divers elements Of nationality whilst the eelebrA
ton Of tomorrow viii be Of the least evidences that IL
becoming not only mstared but nvigorated
None ready than ourselves recognise the sue
which has attended the enterprise Of the Canadians
and to wish prosperity to those fair hopes which they 50
reasonably entertain.