The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-22
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Gen EhA L. NEWS.
Darn o. JrpaE BURsEss.-H0s. Thomas Barsess, oRs
Of the Oldest and hghyFsspeesd citizens Of Providence
died in that city On sunday.
4 yREr poRr-Fhs national Congress Of Bogota hay,
passed a DEGREES declaring CarthaZsaa a free port
THE cAHEsThs Indlanoa (TszAs Bulletin, Ia noticing
tbs arrival q the eAGes FROM the Mediterranean says
understands that only groWn camel died on the voyage
and three Or four were born
hnGSszR sALEAThe Cleveland Journal says there ar,
over 9y obbing houses in that city and that their
nual sales amount to over 100000 annually.
THE WESTERN RIvEas-rhe ST Louis Republican Of thu
18th says:
The river a. this point fell about two inches yesterday
aad Was still falling slowly Last evening.
@ me 49, arrivals nom the Missouri report that Eivei
falling all the way trom S. Joseph The Upper Mississippi
reported rising by the last arrival. No change Il
mention in the illinois river. The weather line yes
terdAy.'
DEVOTED PUBLIC OFycERA correspondent Of the Boa
ton Transcript mentions thar Adam Bailey ESQ., one Of the
deputy collectors Of that port left Monday for shoF'
vs to New York He has been for nearly foryone years
officer in the Boston eustom-house and has never be
fore, during his life been further from Boston than
Salem
A RCssIAx FLEEr CoMSG.-A Russian steam squadron
Cronstadt to leave there in May for North
America under the command of Admiral Warakowitcsh
LAnGR STOCK rRAN-The largest cattle train of the
season says the Albany Argus despatched eastward
from Rochester the Central railroad Friday evening
last II consisted of seveny-our cars drawn by thres
locomotives The stock business is immense just now
well passenger and freight business.
LEAD IN TExAa-A vein Of lead ore says the State
Times has been discovered in Burnet county Ham
ton Texas. Some Of il has been suaeed aud the yield
proved Be very rich The minerals the marble and fer
tile lands Of Buraet bid fair to make il Of the most de
srable counties ia the State
Tue BURNING or THE CITY HOSPITAL ST. LoUIs.--Ws
find IN the ST. Louis papers Of the 18th inst full parteu
Lars of the destructive eonaagraon which occurred in thai
city the morning before and by which the city hospital
entirely consumed
All the luuatics aud all the sick patients in the ust
tuition saved with the exception Of unatc By ths
of Jose, Icalia1, who after being taken out
rushed antieay the burning building in spite OF hs
efforts Of gentleman who was severely burned trying
deain him. and persisted His charred and blackened
mains taken out yesterday morning. and presented
horrible appearance The excitement and confusion
poor sick described being very great bu
the energies of the officers Of the institution aided by thos
the neghborhood who had collected relieved then
the terrible impression that had seized upon their minds
that they would be burned As practicable thost
patients who unable take of themselves
sent the Sisters Hospital and provided for.
The FIRE engines the spot but not before tn,
upper stories of the building had been completely Quilted
The lower stories only saved
The hospital bad been built at cost TO the city OF ove
one hundred thousand dollars Lately addition bad
made of nearly sixty thousand dollars and
the entire building furnished with all the convenience
and comforts that generosity and philanthropy could sug
gest
The building imposing edihce, surrounded By
beautiful and highly cultivated grounds and the instim
ton which the citizens OF ST Louis justly
proud The building insured in ST. Louis for s35 GOt
10 companies, each Of which loses about the SAM
amount