The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27
AK pAYKRs.-The Baltimore American says:

his balloon, Young America from the Fair grounds at St
Johnsbury, Vermont on Thursday afternoon.
TAX pAYkRs.-The Baltimore American says:
aThe payers OF the towns Of Genoa and Venice New
York. resisting by suit law the payment of
certain bonds issued by said in aid Of the Lake
Ontario, Auburn, and New York railroad This is very
important question: and its decision will affect very large
interest extending throughout the Union. Able counsel
are said to be engaged
ExPoRrs-The total foreign exports from the port OF
Baltimore for the past week s247l26 Included 10
these exports 627 barrels Of aour 30l4 bushels
wheat s47 barrels Of corn meal 1917 bushels of corn and
| 1898 hogsheads of tobacco.
N.vAL-orders have been received the Gosport (vr
gnis) hayward from the Navy Department to ft out
the United States sloops-ofwar Dale and Marion
PHOTOGRAPH couSTKnKrTs-Photogrsph counierfeits
be detected by the application OF little Of the sou
ton Of the cyanate Of potassium the surface Of the bill
II genuine the solution will have effect upon IT. II pho
tographic, 1t Will erase the printing and the paper viii be-
come white
AMERICAN COTTON sns HDn-In July, 1851, the
Eagle Cotton Gin Manufacturing Company OF Louisiana
sent to Calcutta one Of their gin stands for making fine
cotton, and intending II into competition for the
prize Of 5000 rupees offered In ls49 by the government
OF India, through the Agricultural and Horticultural So
cey OF India The society awarded TO the American gin
stand prize Of 81, $50 and handsome gold medal
FrRK AT ST. LouR-on the night Of IN. a2d ips,.n,
about $4,000 worth Of property was destroyed BY ERE
at ST Louis. Among the buildings destroyed were The
Bartng House, occupied BY John Palmer whose loss
is $4,000, insurance S5OOO the carriage depot Of Bal
ley and Ely, loss $4,000 insurrncs $4,000; Mr.. Belas
trunk mandatory J. g. Tsyors shoe store and one or
two others The Pilot Office sustained damage Of $3.50
TAIrs-Ths Worcester (Mass) Daily Bay State l. in.
formed that the whole Of for that city com
mitted to the city treasury for collection 3st August
was sl56lse 80 or this there less than a 900
remaining uncoected the close Of business hours on
the 18th inst OF this $1,000 due from non-resdsns
GATHERING AFrLrs-The Marlboro (Md.l Gazette stats
that successful planter 10 that vicinity has commenced
gathering his apples for winter under the beefstreuvt
ened by e1perenoethst this important fruit should he
picked from the trees before IL Is entirely ripe as It win
then keep much longer.
BhsswooD PAPxR-Tbe Albany Evening Journal printed
lie entire edition. daily and semi-ve,ky on W.dnssdsy
last on improved quality OF Eastwood paper II Is
nearly two years since Mr. Beardsey undertook 10 make
paper from wood FIBRE and he has II. is said succeeded Al
length In producing very excellent article though he has
bad 70 teach himself the entire art for he never examined
paper mill till after be began the manufacture Of the
Eastwood article He has to discard all labor in
the old processes Of manufacturing paper
Rxcsprros OF THE PREsipnr.-The Philadelphia cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Sun says:
THE city councils Yesterday unanimously adopted
resolution TO plse Independence Hall at the disposal of
President Pierce for the reception OF his ends In his
pscted tour from Washington TO New Hampshire
Is 1It is proper belief that the age Of trees can
be determined by the rings grains that overe each
other In their trunks Mr. Joshua Howard Of Maryland
disputes the fact lie says that these rings counted on the
section Of the tree not Of annual growth are formed
one every full in the growing season. and al the
latitude Of Maryland Eve year This be has frequently
proved By telling trees the age Of which he knew. The
extraordinary age given to trees by the popular rule has
made many persons doubt whether Il Ia true
GINA PEA.-our good friend, Asa W. Allen, esq, has
presented us says the poosa Alabsms) Argus, with