The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-02
GENERAL rEws.

PARIlEs * srIs As nAgssEsThe Law permitting par
Ties Ia civil suits 10 testify witnesses into operation
says the Boston Pos yesterday practically in the sups
ror court The parties might be supposed possible
gave testimony OF entirely opposite character yet the
friends OF the law thought they discovered in the uneasy
position Of the defendant who lost his case an evidence
that i would work iavorably in its results.
UsisERsTy YIaeISiA-We learn from the Charottes-
vile Advocate that the exercises Of the Uni
versy OF Virginia closed Friday last o. p Baldwin,
Of Richmond addressed the three literary societies and
Rev. John A. Broadus the Society of the Alumni
Tin C1LrrcRSlA NEWS IN NEW YoaK- The New York
respondent Of the Baltimore american says
The California BY The Illinois creates cousidera-
bic excitement The doings OF the COMMITTEES Of Vigilance
are approved by many and by some condemned As was
anticipated there is large representation Of balioboz
suffers among the passengers by the nYis who came on
least II is asserted by those who ought TO know.
"The special correspondent of the Sun states that Charles
Duane Billy Mulligan, Michael Gallagher and four 9th
ers all prize lighters and associates OF Sullivan ship
ped by the Vigilance Committee TO Melbourne Australia
All these parties have figured in this city"
A NOBLE DoGA philadelphia paper says;
I" A lad named Charles Marel while bathing in The
Schuylki Friday afternoon, narrowly escaped being
drowned He, with number Of Companions, went into
deep water and being OF all the most Unable TO swim he
sunk twice When he again rose large Newfoundland
single article OF clothing which he wore and sustained the
body until assistance was rendered"
FACT AND smAME.--The Newburyport Herald says
"Three quarters Of all the mechanics in America work
ing themselves death to pay for the foies Of fashion
for themselves and their families That's fact and
shame, too.
Hons PRESS IN LospoS-The following is from the Lon
don weekly newspaper, edited by Douglas Jerrold;
aNext week, we trust these pages will be printed
engine planned by American brain, forged by American
and set up hore English soil by American hands
noble specimens wiiha of American brethren
the other side Of the wave Now what need we care for
the red tape when may bind both sides of the Atlantic
together with the tapes Of the steam pressf
@Fsowrus FOR EseLAsp.--We find the following in the
New York Commercial
aAn evidence Of the facilities of intercourse between
this country and Great Britain presented by the sesn,php
lines afforded by the last trip OF the Persia gem
tlemnn of Brooklyn, who takes considerable interest in
Horticulture had beautiful boqet prepared for the pur-
pose Of presenting friend and commercial correspond
ent in Liverpool OF similar tastes. This was boxed and
prepared for the voyage by Mr. Walter Park the well,
known florist Of the same city letter has been received
from Liverpool which states that the flowers to hand
apparently fresh and fragrant if they had been gath
cred only the day previous and remained in good cond
ton for full week after their reception The letter says
that the boquet much admired for its tasteful
rangemen and the beauty of the flowers OF which 1t was
composed"
GREAT FREsHET--They have had unprecedented
freshet in the upper Minnesota valley Villages were
drowned out and considerable property destroyed
The country in the vicinity looked like vast lake In
night large tracts were oyerhowcd to sufficient depth
float the largest steamers Of the Mississippi
BHEcHrR's coMMAsDMEsr--At the Kings county New
York; democratic ratification meeting the evening Of
the leth u of the banners bore these nscrpons
Eleventh commandment,
Glove one smother I"
Beechers commandment,