The daily union., 1856-10-25

THE STEAMER ELM Cry sAFE-The steamboat Elm City,
which gotashore in Hurgate taken off on Wednesday
morning. unnured by the assistance of the steamer Trav
eer and steamtug Achilles. She made her regular trip
to New Haven on Wednesday evening.
ExpoRrs-The total value of foreign exports from the
port of Baltimore for the past week $320s55 In
cuded in these exports l5665 barrels of -four 95
barrels of meal 2S6s bushels of corn and hogs
heads of tobacco
STUDENTS IN coLLEeEs-The number of students in the
three first colleges in the country sn Harvard 6o7
Yale 6O4 in the University of Virginia. $40 In the lat
there is increase of 80 the number last year
At Yale there are 81 students from southern States
sxoKE AND rrRE-The Buffalo New York; CONNER cal
Advertiser says:
The woods burn up and destroy timber and then the
smoke floats the lake and vessels go ashore for
of landmarks The mixed fog and haze which our
city nowadays accounted for by the fact that
surrounded by free To the eastward many fires are
burning in the woods In Canada learn of serious
losses The Toronto papers learn that the Cranberry
marsh Chippewa creek, is on fire. The FIRE extends
distance of nine miles, informed, and is burning
with great fury, the extensive dryness of the
having turned the swampy soil into species Of dry turf
Toledo exchange says the smoke with which our stmos
phere has been becouded for the last week has proba
bly, been caused by the large fires in the woods up the
river the opposite side We learn that these fires have
been very extensive and have deyoured everything before
them for many mies.'
The nuTfSy BOARD THE BRIG TOWNSEND JONES'
The brig Townsend Jones' (says New York exchange
from New Grenada on board of which a mutiny occurred
in Charleston harbor where the vessel put in for Provs-
ons arrived yesterday Capt Billings reports that he had
20 passengers and that the evening Of the 18th instan
after having received supply OF provisions and when ali
ready TO sail the following morning 6 Of the steeragG
passengers and cabin passenger broke out into mutny
aud threatened his life and that of his officers Having
procured the assistance Of the armed police the muneers
arrested and taken ashore when Capt B. made his
complaint and refused take them any further in his
vessel.
REFIUx or ESuGRArox.-Having made particular inqui-
y says the New York journal Of Commerce the arg-
est packet Offices engaged in the passenger trade we learn
that the number Of emgrans who have returned Lv-
erpoo during the last six months ia about eight thousand
II the number Of emgrants returned from Boston and
Philadelphia could be added the total would be eonsd-
eraby increased II is not to be inferred however that
these emgants have wholly abandoned the land Of their
adoption for though doubtless disappointed
very large number who 20 back only do with the object
Of visiting their atherland to induce Others to follow
them to this country.
BEAUTIFUL LAKE DIsoovEsED--We learn from the Hem
deron owa Democrat that the 9th of September
Edward Doulin and Matthew Wilson discovered beauti
full lake. FIVE and onehal miles In circumference in Sbley
county, township H. bn Saturuay1 Dctooer y large
number Of persons collected together and gave the lake the
Of lake Washington"
The MAINLAND AGRICULTURAL ExmBrTros-Ths great
exhibition closed yesterday and Is said to have been
tirey successful In aludng the drill Of the Flying Ar
lery which took place the fair grounds the Baltimore
American Of yesterday morning says;
Large was the throng during the morning. 1t was
greatly increased in the afternoon by the muttudes
ious TO witness the drill Of the United States Flying Ar
tllery. The entire circumference Of the ring thckly
surrounded by spectators whilst the buildings sheds and
every point commanding view was densely occupied
The artillery, under command OF Major Taylor reached
the ground shortly before two o'clock and entering the
ring Immediately commenced their exercises The perfect
drill OF the men, the fine training OF the horses and the
ceerity with which all the movements executed
every change OF position effected and the rapidy
with which the guns loaded discharged and made
ready for evolution, gave good idea Of the eff
cheney Of this department Of military science and produced
favorable impression OF the skill Of the officers in
mand of the companies After the drill the officers
entertained by the president and msrshss Of the society,"
and then returned with their companies to the fort"
AN OLD MAN RuRNT TO DEATH-A Pennsylvania exchange
gives the following account Of horrible accident:
"on Friday afternoon last horrible accident occurred
in the village Of Eyansburg Upper Providence township
Montgomery county by which old gentleman named
John Slough resident OF that township burned to
death He ont riding with bis daughter the latter
got ont Of the carriage in Evansburg to do an errand
leaving her father sitting in the carriage Durins ~
seuce the old GENT man struck q natl for The
Of lighting cigar, but whleh he accidentally droppea
among the straw In the cotton Of the carriage and Ime
diatey caught fire The FIRE communicated 10 ha eIoh
ing and before assistance could be rendered they were en-
nrely burned from his body, lie lived but short time
sfterwards'