The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-02

inch thick in the Pewee valley, Kentucky Large quanti-
ties of late have been injured and the destruction Of
garden vegetables has been quite extensive.
FIRE.--The Indiarubber betting factory at Newton,
Connecticut belonging to John H. Cheeyer of New York.
burnt Friday The loss is about $22o0Oo 1t 10
insured for 100000. ea... #na"
DEcREAsE OF THE LEGAL FRATERsTY IN EsGLAsD.-The
London Globe that there less than forty
sets of chambers to let in the Inner Temple and thirty
three in the Middle Temple and that the entries of stu
dents about one of what they ten years ago
The calls to the bar have fallen off to nothing
pared with what they formerly Whereas the Middle
Temple used to call few years ago from 12O to 25 or 100
year. twenty is about the average, and this
number shows symptoms of decrease.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL collision occurred on the Mich-
gan Southern railroad Saturday afternoon between
construction and freight train by which eight laborerS
killed and twenty wounded One passenger also
killed, and his name is unknown.
ACADEMY OF Muac-The New York Commercial Adver-
tser says:
at from the advertisements OF the opera that Mr.
Maretzek and the OF the Academy OF Music
have not been able to agree upon terms for lease of that
buildings and that consequently the performance of lta
ian opera there under Mr. Maretzeks management will be
discontinued after tomorrow night IEoi da Nord will
be repeated this evening and tomorrow evening 1t is
pity that it should be withdrawn when successful"
VIcKsBuRG, SHREVEPORT, TEXAS RAILRoAD-The
yicksburg Sentinel says:
HOn Thursday morning our ears were greeted by the
first snort of the iron horse this road which the iron
is laid for five miles 1t cheering sound and called
up visions of teeming wealth. which, in the future will
pour from that quarter into the lap Of ourshng and
growing city"
RAILWAY cIoaaED WITH TRADE.-In consequence of the
gcontiaued low stage of water in the Ohio river
of he etween nd Tou
heavily cogged with business. So much Is this the
that there Is dead lock somewhere about Indanapo
lis and neither goods be got out of the con
sion.
TRKaHTs AND sEAMEs-The New York Journal of Com
states that there is stir in shipping and large
vessels beginning to go South showing revival Of
trade in that direction. New York however regarded
aordng the best promise Of employment compared with
other ports The supply of seamen is just about equal
the demand Men readily obtained for China and the
East but in the Liverpool trade the difficulty is ex-
perienoed as heretofore
BARLEY WITHOUT BEARDs-The New Orleans Picayune
says:
"Mr J. w. Briggs, of West Macedon, Wayne county,
New York, has sent package of barley in the ear
which he calls BARLEY without boards He states this to
be the product of few grains of this peculiar barley dis
covered some years ago in the Hmaayan mountains lie
anxious have IL distributed throughout the country
and has sufficient furnish all who may need 1t with one
head each Of thirty to sixty grains All he desires
stamped envelope with the address"
SALE OF CRYSTAL PALAcT-The exhibition building in
Paris has been sold the government and the company
dissolved At the last meeting of the directors the nab
tiles Of the association francs and the as
sets o54leavng very pretty balance in favor Of
the shareholders The stock worth TIL 74c and the
government proposed to give soE per share payable in
percent government stock, which accepted.
HoNIcIpE BALrmoRE-on Tuesday afternoon two
gentlemen, Edward N Spencer and David Keavins en-
gagged in quarrel which resulted in the death of Keayns
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday morning gives the follow
ing particulars
at appears upon her Ia lady of the house in which the
sad affair occurred evidence that of the boarders of
the house one Of whom, the accused was engaged as
clerk in bonnet store on Baltimore street. and the
other named David Keavins house carpenter by trade
commenced quarrelng at the dnnertable, where both
were sitting. NKeavns remarked that he would like TO
have silk umbrella and repeated the wish two three
times when Spencer replied that he had better mind bis
own business, and allow him to attend to his Keavins
then from the table and followed Spencer who
walking away, and ssid Tll slap you in the face and
the same time did either slap or strike him in the face
Spencer then observed that be could not fight him. but he
would defend himself and then quickly drew knife and
stabbed him in the right side Of the breast at the
time Keayins cried out for one to hand him knife
and then fell upon the floor and expired II appeared upon
the evidence Of Dr. Lynch who pobed the wound that
the weapon struck rib in the right side and CHANGING of
penetrated downwards and backwards In an obaue d.
recton towards. the left most probably penetrating the
aorta larger vessels Of the heart The wound was
three inches in DEPTH and beyond any doubt caused
death"
The coroner jury rendered verdict that the deceased
his death In consequence Of receiving blow from
knife in the hand Of Edward N Spencer. Spencer, i'm
medatey after the occurrence went to justice and stated
that he believed he had killed man at his boarding
house and desired him 60 and examine into the matter
DEATH wvESToR-James Renton, the inventor OF
the Renton process" method Of manufacturing
iron, died suddenly on Friday, at Brighton, Pa.
LAexR-BEp-It is stated that over 10000 barrels Of
lager-bier will be manufactured this year in Milwaukee
alone.
MoRrALiTT.-There were thirty-one deaths In Newark
New Jersey last week-a decrease Of sixteen compared
with the week previous Under twenty years Of age 20
under one year, 90
LARGE ooFFEE-The ship Canvass Back has ar
rived at Baltimore with the largest cargo Of coffee
ceived at that port from Rio Janeiro numbering $4,000
bags. She Is consigned to Messrs. oelrehs Lurman
Hxlvr Loss uRE.-An engine depot of the various
railroads 10 Atlanta Georgia, destroyed by ere
Friday morning last The loss Is estimated at 100000
and the Georgia Railroad Company the heaviest loser
GENEROUS AND JUsT.-The New York Times learns that
the agents Of the Cunsrd steamships have refunded 10
those passengers who left the Arabia at Halifax and wait
ed for the Canada the expenses TO which they were sub
jected by fortnghts delay in that port