The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-30

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Houns EcIRsED The glory q Hobbs has departed
Hobbs the great and insn0F q the osebrAted
lock manufactured By Day Newell Of New York Linus
Yale E Of Iion, Herkmer county bias Invented wood
ca coniyanee b which be picked the lock Of the vault
Ia the Dairymans Bank az Newport New York The Fort
stanwix Bank Of ROuae and $500 lock in jewellers SAFE
II Wan street New York, and each occasion Large
number ofspectAtOrs were present
TBE LONGEST STEAMBOAT woEED.--Ths New York
Express says;
The steamer Isaac Nswion which short tis ago was
taken up tbs railway a. Long Island city for the
COW very nearly completed Her entire length i 4O4
| set There Will be on her promenade and hurricane
iecss sate-ro0ms suicient 70 accommodate thousand
persons
Corros FACTORY BCRST.--The Milton On C) Cotton
Factory the property Of James D. Newsom esq
sued by IRE the 10th iastantsupposed have been
the work Of incendiary. ltwas Aarge substantial brick
building Itwas insured, We learn for about $4,000.
sAlE or TuE CRYSTAL PALAcEThe Crystal Palace, New
York advertised for sale auction under the direction
Of the receiver Mr. White the 22d Of May next Ths
Crystal Palace than Ss0o0o0 and understand
that il be purchased for the sum Of Sl25,ooo,
! Loan GouEucH-Lord Goderieh, who has taken up the
Central American question in the British Parliament is
young nobleman Of high PROMISE and great admirer Of
American institutions lie is the oldest son Of the Earl Of
Ripou who, at tne, Premier for few months
and known for bis Of Goosey Goderich
he was afterwards president Of the board OF trade under
Sir T. Peels ADMINISTRATION The present Lord Goderchs
politics differ from those Of has family. He is strong
radcal on the death Of his father and uacie Earl De
Grey The two fortunes win be merged in him. and he viii
be- after Lord Westminster probably the weathiest peer
| in England.
| RURAL THEOLOGICAL sEMEARY.-An enterprise Is now
in successful prosecution by the Bishop Of Vermont the
Rev Dr. Hopkins for the establishment Of rural theolog-
a seminary the diocese To this Vermont has already
| contributed the Of $4,000.
CRrAP LAsps-Iti stated that in Decatur county, H.
no which has about 1000 inhabitants prairie land can
be bought - 80 s. according to quality, and the
best timbered land from So 50 20 S. according to lOca-
ton.
HEAVY Bus,xKss.-The Cumberland Telegraph says The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad continues do immense
business in the way Of transporting western produce to the
East and eastern goods The West Very lengthy trains
are continually passing to and tro and the road seems 10
be worked to its utmost capacity Should the rush con-
urne necessity viii require the construction Of double
track from this point Baltimore The passenger trains
are running with full COMPLEMENT Of passengers
SrKAx-powRR EcLTrsEp-The London Morning ehrsnicls
aaounces an important discovery 1t is stated that
great experiment twas recently tried at yincennes in the
The secret Of COMPRISING governing electricity is
length discovered and the power may therefore now be
considered As the sole motor heneeorward TO be used
snail mortar was fred BY the inventor at the rate Of hun
drrd shots minute without flashing, smoke noise
TIE same power can il selns be adapted every system
Of mechanical inveEtoE ami i desnRea 10 superseee
steam requiring neither machinery combustion 4
-. Z e., IL Vka
Ike bird aud to fear neither hurricane The
inventor has already peoned for line Of steamers from
Lorier. 10 Norfolk in the United States which passage
he promises . accomplish 10 eightandoriy hours'"
TN WHEAT cEoF-Ths NAdison Courier states the wheat
crop ofIadana aad he great Northwest noEt
\ promising than at the present
| NuguEa IL AREAxsAs-GRKAr KxcTEESr.-We copy
the following from the Memphis Appeal Of The 2oth
We learn from gentleman who returned from Marion
Yesterday that most Giaboiesl mGFdsr was committed
upon the persoa Of Mr. Jenkins highly respectable gen
teman Of Crttsnden county, Tuesday evening Last
within three hundred yards OF his residence foui
miles west Or MArou lie returning 70 bis home from
Marion when he deliberately shot down, charge d
buckshot aud psoI-bal being lodged in his body Cir
oustances led 10 the arrest Of man named hendricks
the keeper Of drinking house in Marion and Mr. Gar
reft whO formerly resided in South Memphis Hendricks
and Garrett were examined before magistrate and bound
for their appearance IN court hut IN the mean m
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Ance and il believed that this Hendricks has aone<
Tor bis suspected crime At tbe hands Of Judge Lynch Car
rett j. generally supposed 70 Be innocent Of any Parepa
/ ton in bs crime
A STRANGE scExE - LcxDox-THE THIEVES COUNCIL
A extraordinary receuLy took place in London o.
the evening q he 7th Of April The thieves and burglar
or ibe great metropolis % the number Of about hun
dred met at The bite Lion Tavern SPitaseds for IT,
purpose Of taking the opinion q such characters with
sp.ct tc TIE working q nsuation which is intended :,
lend helping hsud 70 those offenders who may be die
posed 70 square Wh society and TO lead hon
est Life free-asdsasy prevailed but everything
was carried On decrnty, tie cries Of order and -ehai
being Immediately followed by attentive silence One o
1 the reporters tells u:
stranger would have bad suspicion hat the mer
there assembled with society. They and
an appeared well fed wen clad and stezse uiih their
selves In the % the evening several sh0~ydress
"a Youths who evidently the aristOcracy' Of ID,
class walked into the These mostly hAbtsd
As clerks OF young men 10 Offices, some wearing gold
guard-chaiur Others with pstolksys dangling from Their
uasooat-pocktt and having diamond pins in their
vafs They were, however All 'n0bsmen, as they ~,
oalled-uen who IN instances assured, ar,
ginning their Elo E20 week by light fingered
operations In3ee several present were pointed out a
tp-t0p saFycrs moving in The bet society and doing
hsavy bnsiusss Besides these there few notorious
Craftsmen thousebrsakvrs and oce Or two fence Ire
osvers q stolen goods who were said 70 Be worth ths
\ weight IN gold.
aOr the entry of one Who was unkuoEn to The rest