The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-08


STATUE or wAsHsaros0ns of the principal incidents
in the celebration Of the Fourth Of July New York
the inauguration OF equestrian statue OF Washington in
Union Square II Is the work Of Mr.. IL X. brown and
was paid for by private subscription The ceremonies
were very imposing. Dr. Bethune delivered the naugu-
raj address IL is estimated that there 10000 speca
tors present
MIssKsorA TKnRIrony--A letter from a gentleman in
this Territory says;
Immigrants pouring into this beautiful fertile
and healthfu Territory with unprecedented rapidly II is
believed there will be little II any less than $4,000 addi
tons to our population this year,
RARoAD oossoIIDArIoSThe stockholders of the Penn
sylvana and Ohio railroad at meeting held in Pitts
burg the Sd instant agreed by vote Of 4a24s 80
the articles of consolidation between the Ohio and Penn
sylyana Railroad Company the Ohio and Indiana Railroad
Company, and the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
Company into road be called aThe Ptsburg Fort
Wayne, and Chicago Railroad" The Gazette says: All
the companies have given their sanction the measure
and it only remains to perform the formal per-
iscng the arrangement by eecting board for the new
company which win soon be done.
SOUTHERN LBERALIry.--A New York paper says:
"A clergyman residing in this city, but prevented from
performing pastoral labor by affective dispensation
has recently received the very handsome of thirty
thousand dollars presented him by southern Christian
gentleman, who desired in this manner to make him
THE PmLApELpmA AccDEsr--A Philadelphia cores
pendent writes: 'E
aIt was mentioned in the account of the accident on
the Readsreet wharf that three of the victims Miss Harriet
Rhnedoar and the two Harrison children members
Of the family. The children the offspring of
Mrs. Harrison sister Of Miss Rhinedoar. Mrs Harrison
ss1g the . Of s s,s, and hs
have since died. and six persons are now lying dead in the
Same house"
CHEERING pRospEoT--rhe New York Express says the
amount of money in the of disbursement for inter
est apd dividends which commenced and will be continued
throughout the next week two amounts TO several mil
lions all of which goes into circulation and to be rein
vested 1t is expected that the letters per the Canada will
bring large orders for American securities and for the
investment Of dividends The settlement of the diplomatic
difficulties with England and the United States the
only mpedimen to large advance and demand for this
description of investment abroad.
FRENCH MEDIAroN--A private Geographic despatch
to the London Times by its Paris correspondent
nounces under date of Madrid June H. that the Spanish
government has accepted the mediation Of France in its
difference with Mexico. H.s
LArER FROM CENTRAL AxEErcA-The following appears
in the New York papers Of Saturday afternoon last 1t
needs confirmation
ave have dates from San Jose, Costa Rca to June s,
which state that the government of that country is
ganzng to attack Walker and that new army of 1000
men will soon invade Nicaragua
"We are also informed via San Jose, that three other
Central American States going over with their afina
ents to attack Walker and that 1t is believed they
by this time in New Leon
The feeling against the llibusefs in the Central Amer
lean States is as strong as ever.
aThe cholera had subsidized in Costa Rica-
The Costa Rcan account paints Walkers forces to be
in most dbplorabls condition.