The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-13
GEN ERA NEW 8.

Mr. JoHS RloE-This gentleman died a few days since,
in The insane Hospital Utica New York HewAs very
prominent in the produce business Of that city and
had only up the hospital three days previous
to his death.
TBK PHILADELPHIA EuKDKR-A correspondent writing
from that city states that the remains Of Mrs West
inferred day before yesterday in cemetery on the Frank
fort road West the murderer still remains Al the Penn
syvania hospital There every prospect Of his recovery
TIE wreiched man is under close surveillance
FIsH EPIpnnc-The New Orleans papers inform that
since the recent storm that neghborhood fatal aAdy
has attacked the fnny tribe Bayou Terrebonne Thou
sands upon thousands have been killed and hoA
ing about or decomposing the banks Of the stream
Loss or A scHooxTR-A New York correspondent says
The schooner Eliza which arrived this port yester
day from Antigua reports August 81, latitude q deg ii
min longitude 81 deg 80 min fell In with the wreck Of
schooner D. Lester Of Ellsworth Capt Ryder from Jack
sonve for Kingston Jamaica and took from her Captain
r his wife and Eve men, all in exhausted condition
and brought them into port The D. L was capsized in
hurricane the 20th Of August and the parties rescued
had been eleven days the wreck subsstng
and little rain water. All are now doing well
How /. nlxKra rAnrD-A foreign paper says that N
Place the French banker who recently failed for the i'm
nense sum Of sixteen millions Of francs the very night
preceding his failure gave magnificent banquet to his
friends the cost of which fabulous Toward the close
Of the entertainment dessert placed the table
the centre Of which rich silver vase which NJ Place
said contained for the ladies crack and invited
them to put in their little white hands and take some
Imagine their surprise when each drew FORTH nuts but
piece Of valuable jewely The least valuable piece
said TO be worth SIXTY dollars, and other pieces
worth large sums He knew, Of course, that the
morning his failure would be announced. What name
Others may apply conduct like this do not know
but we were called apon characterize Il should
very plain familiar and expressive wOrd-swindIing
NAN STARVING HINsKLE TO DEATH THK DIRECTION OF
srrRIrS-Tbe Dayton (0hio) Gazette details very re
maabe instance OF monomGniA which has just been
minated in that city, in the o. Rev Joshua Dpson
UnversaIis clergyman who died At u O'Clock last Sun
day night He has lived in almost skeleton condition
abstaning from nourishmen for fifteen twenty and even
thirty DAYS In succession He has maintained and believed
that be did this under the direction Of the prits who
promised BY this Of discipline to develop him into
more extraordinary medium than has hitherto been
known He lived under the impression that hundreds Of
dismboded spirits constantly talking with him, d.
recng him. encouraging rebuking him. prescribing what
he should eat what be should say foreteing every day
the change in hi, physical condition. and Furnishing
him severely when he refused 10 act in accordance with
their directions
SoHLE Bor-In detailed account Of the shooting Of
Mr. Robinson editor Of the Goldsboro North Csrolinh
Tribune by named Dorih, we find the following:
aWhen Mr. Robinson received the FIRST FIRE be staggered
nstnctvey placing his le hand behind him the spot
where be had been wounded and with his right drawing
out his pistol but he instantly received the second FIRE and
fell On being raised be attempted 70 cross over Mr.
Dorh, who had laid aside his gun and drawn pis-
tol but found IL impracicsbehe couldn't stand mp At
this uncture Of his little sons lad about fifteen years
old up exClaimng, Pa hand your pistol and III
shoot him At the same instant snathing the psol from
bis fathers hand The bravery displayed BY this little boy
In defence Of father whom he then regarded murdered
il worthy Of all oommendaton- BE prevented from
rresed the pistol from him, and thought wrong
fully"
Brutal DrsrLlY-An exchange says that q fight be
tween bear and buffalo Of on u. rac.-oourse al