The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-11
GENERA NEWS.

the decision OF the when
\ The court adjourned till IL O'Clock tomorrow.
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GENERAL NEWS.
says:
ter early tins morning stood fourteen degrees below
which is the lowest point has attained in latitude for
many years thus giving pretty conclusive evidence indie
pendent of other collateral facts external and otherwise
that ii is tolerably cold.p
The Mobile Advertiser of the 3ot ulmo has the follow
ing notice of the weather:
Yesterday morning ii is said was the coolest within
the recollection Of the Oldest inhabnt AT o'clock the
thermometer at about 80 degrees The streets
frozen hard and all the small still puddes covered with
sheet Of ice. Some of the pumps frozen up, and c
cles foot long and very thick We suspect
that all the tender vegetables and trees killed out
right We fear that the orange trees have universally su
ered The change came SO unexpectedly that few persons
Were prepared to meet it, srs.as
LARGE MAL-RonBERY--The Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Deal
er says;
aWe are informed that the through letter mail bags
made up Sandusky for New York and Buffalo sto-
len last Wednesday night from the mawagon in their tran
sit from the post office to the The bags the
top Of the wagon when it left the Office and is supposed
under Of the darkness rascal who knows how
steal, and knowing which bags take passed them
confederate who knows how TO hide The loss must be
considerable the bankers and business OF Sandusky
suspended business the day before and the post Office
accumulated and known five thousand dollars
in said bags from Sandusky bankers aoue and probably
as much more from others"
FULL RIvER.--The Augusta (Ga) Constitutionast of
last Saturday last;
"We left the river Thursday night at twelve o'clock
at twentyseven feet and slowly rising 1t reached only
six inches higher that night and on yesterday very slowly
receded At dark last evening it had fallen about
foot The siowness of its falling be accounted for by
the heavy rains which have fallen up the country
The steamer Fashion left yesterday for Sayanuah
booming river
Fatal AccIDEST--Col Z. r. Doyle the United States
marshal for the Territory Of Nebraska almost Instant
~ killed the 2sth ultimo by falling from the stairs
the City Hotel, in Omaha city.
Is SEBAsropoL TAKEN BELLS Life in London has de-
cided that Sebasopol was not TAKEN and that all bets
its capture must be held in allegiance for the present The
Russians however regard taken as the forts held by
them at the north designated the forfcations oPpo
site Scbasloppl-
WHAT AMERICA HAS LEARSED.-We may learn than
valuable lesson from this war, says the New York
Times What have the most powerful fleets the world has
ever seen effected upon the Batc2 Nothing at all. I'M
der the enerprising leader known in the British
navy, they have attempted real attack upon any of
the wel-orti6ed harbors Of Russia No convincing
argument Of the protection afforded by udcously planned
we-construced, and powerfuyarmed Notifications need
be sought than this and, it is hoped will have its due eff
feet with those who provide for the national defence in
placing great habors in state of complete security
DEArH-The Charleston papers announce the death Of
r. wotherspoon esq, old and highlyrespeced citizen
of that city.
PRoLurc.-A Mrs. Rhodes, Of Louisville on Thursday
last had four babies at brth-two boy, and two girls.
They all very well
ArPoHrEp--Hon. Joseph Casey has been appointed
State reporter for the supreme court Of Pennsylvania
TEE cIsAL-we are informed (says the Richmond En-
quer that the navigation of the James River and Ka-
nawha canal has been seriously interrupted during the
past two three days by the giving way Of culvert
some miles above Richmond We suppose however, the
| injury viii be repaired.
| HEAVY RAws.--lIIGH wATERs THE SouTH.--We copy
the following from the Savannah Georgian;
aThe rains throughout the South for some weeks have
I been unprecedented. In Columbia on Wednesday the
river rising rapidly, and the Wateree at Camden,
bad risen yesterday to the top Of the banks and in
cressing fast that great fears entertained Of
freshet A despatch from Montgomery, Alabama, dated
| the let inst, says:
Gtwe have had almost continuous rain in this coun-
4 try for three consecutive weeks past
a'The mails for the past Eve days from New Orleans
and Mobile due In all directions the railroad.
submerged and bridges have been carried away The
whole country is inundated and nearly all nercom NUM-
suspended such Hood occurred before
since the days Of Noah and the damage will be almost
4 yond computation
"Ths Mobile Alabama) Advertiser Of the 10th uL also
/ says:
4 "'From memoranda attached to the manifest Of the
Octayia arrived yesterday from Tuscaloosa which
place she left the 25h, learn that IL showing
and seetng 10 these ATTITUDES having already fallen
TO the depth OF eight inches The river stand but
heavy rains reported through the regions above"
/ RnlRoAp IlTr.--A despatch from
! Poughkeepsie, n. ", dated The 9th, says
\ ELEVEN O'clock p. uThe express train from Albany
for New York stopped just below here this afternoon on
account Of defect 10 the track whom Il with
great force by another train from Poughkeeps bound 10
shed and three persons kleda Mira Green OF Utica and
| a young and woman, names unknown
twenty-five persons or less injured several
OF whom not expected to Among these
Mr. and Mira Roberts and three children Of Albany The
names Of the other wounded far asoerained
follows Mrs. Campbell, Of Utica, slightly H. Emmon of
Vernon Oneida county slightly; MIRA Oscar Hull Of New
Haven slightly; Capt Schuyler Of Albany badly; Geo.
Kopp Of Madison county, Ohio seriously; George Har-
rnqton Of Washington, d. O. face scaded and otherwise
hurt Daniel Lord, New York sligilyace scaded and
other injuries"
| FRoM BuEsos AYREs AND PARAeUAY,--We have dates
from Buenos Ayres November 2e The only news Of
teres from that province another battle with the In
dians in which the Indians had rather the advantage
From Paraguay learn that President Lopez had turned
six hundred Coentnos of the island Of Apple in the river
Pa rama and seized large Of lumber which they
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