The daily union., 1856-01-25

Waterloo
FRUIT EuLLRDThe Louisville Journal says "the peaches
all killed. and it likely that the aprcots puns and
cherries have shared the same fate"
An INTERESTING sUT--The Richmond Wing of Tuesday
states that of great interest is being argued be-
fore the court of appeals in that city The parties the
controversy the Methodist Episcopal Churches North
and South and, while this particular only involves
title to church property in locality, (the county of
Fauquicr) its decision will have influence upon other
suits growing out of the division in the church. Judges
Allen Lee Moncure, Daniel and Samues present. and
of the most eminent legal talent in the State is
ployed in the argument
BosToS SHOE TnADE-It is said that the forth
coming statistics of Massachusetts will show that the shoe
and leather manufactures of that State the
nous Of S55,o00oo0. .....
MoRE LEAp-yEAR pEvELofMEsTs--The Lowell News says
that the eapyear ball of the carpet factory girls off
according to announcement Thursday evening, and
very pleasant affair. @The ladies'" it says to the
number of about robust CHEEKY and
loveyook their carriages called for their beaux
driven to the hail. where ladies managed selected their
partners ordered the supper, and goriousy paid all
the bs The partners selected spoke well for the udg
ment of the girls,
CoLD WEATHER AT SourH-A despatch from Au-
gusta Georgia, dated the 23d says:
"The weather is excessively cold here At sunrise this
morning the thermometer was down to IA degs."
LIEUT. HALpEMAs AceuITTED--Gen Scott it is said has
failed to find any thing in the evidence taken in the late
courtmartal at New York, Lieut. Hademan, impeach
the integrity of that officer and he has accordingly order
cd him to report himself to bis regiment for duty.
STEAM coscKar-The Boston (Massachusetts) trains of
Monday reached Hartford Connecticut at o'clock on
Tuesday morung, mpelled by even locomotives all fur
nishing charming music from their whistles
Tm WEATHER IN lowA-The Council Bluffs Bugle OF
the 9th instant says
Hwsather cold. A number of days through last week
the mercury in the thermometer ranged from Is to % deg
below Snow lies on the ground about eight inches
deep Sleighing excellent and showers Of falling
occasionally when il gets warm enough to down"
SKATIsG AAruH--The Philadelphia papers state that
skating match took place the Delaware Tuesday be
tween Samuel s. and Oliver Lppncott The parties start
ed from point up the river distance of fourteen miles
and reached Poplar street in hour and ten minutes
from the time of starting. The affair created little In
among the friends Of the parties Oliver Lppncott
distanoed hs competitor about twenty yards
AMERICAN MECHANICS IN RussA-N K Wade of Pitts
burg Pa has been employed by Harrison a Winans
Americans who have been for years in the employ
the Russian government great public works and are
now about manufacture ordnance at St Petersburgb
to superintend this branch Of business with salary Of
S5, coo per annum.
DEATH or Az ErsENBER CosGREss-Dr Henry Mitch
ell of Norwich, Conn., and formerly member OF Congress,
died on the l3th inst
RAILROAD LOAN The citizens Of Louisville have decided
by majority ofaren only, to loan 100000 to the
Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Coal IN CAtpoRsrA.--Tbe coal vein discovered some
MIA about thirty miles from Stockton Is worked prof
itaby About thirty of coal have been taken out
and the quality described pure anthracite remarkably
free from foreign substance In quantity the mine Is said
TO be inexhaustible
TEXAS rrExs oy SEws-Tbc Eew Orleans Picayune gives
some items Of news from Texas from which we gather the
following
letter 20 the Galveston News from Upper Cross Tim
ber Cook county says that part Of Texas is settling up
very rapidly and lands increasing in value The writer
adds;
ndians do not trouble us and II is generally thought
that Major Eeghbors will keep them in order hereafter
the reservations, and gradually civize them"
The barquc Juno arrived at Galveston on the 9Th from
Bremen, with 100 emigrans
We learn from the Bremen Enquirer that Amos Akin
son who shot Mr. Thomas Harrison In Bellye was car
ured aud Ia lodged in the Jail Of Austin county
Tive hundred dollars paid for the delivery Of Atk-
SON. and $3.50 reward offered for the person Of A.
j. Cloud who is charged with being engaged in the
der.
The papers Of northern Texas continue report the
rival OF large numbers Of substantial mmigrants
The election for municipal officers ut Houston on the
h inst resulted In the of all the democratic nom
uees with the exception Of aldermen n the first ward
James II. Stevens, esq was elected mayor.
TVS POWER or LovE-Tbe Toledo Blade Of the 10th in
slant says:
"A woman who had lain in Iail for some weeks on
charge OF larceny obtained her liberty yesterday by pre-
vaing the from whom she stole the property TO
marry her The ceremony took place in jail and when
called before the grand jury prosecuting wit
ness he said the prisoner his wife and he did not
wish prosecute her The grand jury therefore, ordered
her TO be set at liberty
OVERLAND NAIL TO CALIFoRNA--The citizens Of ST
ou adopting energetic secure the estab
sbment Of overland mairoute from that city to Cali
forna4
LoSGEvITr-Mrs Mary Butler died at Gardiner Maine,
on the 10th instant aged hundred years and six
months,
Az AWFUL soRy--Two ryRsovs RATRS UP ALIVE
The following appears in the Keokuk Post Of the th in.
slant:
a0wing the extreme cold weather for time pas
the wolves Ia Potiawatomie county have become danger
neighbors Poutryyards and sheep-fods have been
robbed to great extent and in several instances the hum
CRY beasts have not been inclined spare the human spe
cies
About three weeks ago a returning from a
praying meeting accompanied by his two daughters one