The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-12

been changed to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. "
STATE FAThe State fair OF the New Jersey Agricultu-
raj Society which opened in Newark Tuesday Is de-
scrbed the most complete and numerously attended
ever held in that State. .
Tux BosroE ICE TRADE.-Durng the past month there
were exported from Boston l0l64 tons Of ice including
1855 tons Baltimore $40 TO Australia GOA to Peru, aud
$50 Moneyideo The total exports since the first of jan
uary amount TO 92,22l tons. ..r.
Cusrox ousE-The Alexandria Gazette states that the
bids for the erection Of the customhouse in that
city opened at the Treasury Department Wednes
day The lowest from Frederick e. Geger at SAP 956
The successful bid was to be made public yesterday
CAUGHT IN TRAP.-A gentleman, residing Peters
burg, Virginia. caught neighbor in trap few morn
ngs since He had experienced considerable difficulty In
attempting to prevent persons from stealing his water
melons, and hit upon beaver trap to catch the thief Ac
cordngy he set at night and in the morning found
neghbor in it quite fast.
THE CoSSELLsvILLE RAmRoAD.-The Pitsburg Journal
says that H. Larobe esq., the president of the Connes
vile Railroad Company has purchased the iron for laying
the track between Gus station and Turtle creek 1t will
be Immediately put down, and there will be then direct
railroad communication between Pittsburg and Connels
VILE The valley of Youghiogheny ia of the pro-
ductive both in agriculture and minerals in western Penn
sylvania but heretofore IL has been in hidden
wealth, from the want of cheap and reliable of
transportation. This has been secured by the opening of
the Connesville railroad.
ST. CRoIx LAKE SUPERIOR RAnnoAD-The Superior
Chronicle Of August 26h states that the persons who have
proposed construct this railroad to meet committee
of the board of directors in Milwaukee the Th of Sep
TENDER and close the contract The terms require the road
to be completed by May 1862 Payments to be made
in tha and cash The work To he
provided for and commenced before the close of navga
ton.
ASTRONOMICAL MArTERs-The New York Commercial
Advertiser says:
at is believed that the number Of little planets dis
covered will be increased to hundred by the year 1860
Lieut. Maury recommends that these little planets should
be apportoned among the chief observatoes Of the world
each take certain few for observation; but the
astronomer royal of England considers that the observa
tory Greenwich would not be doing its duty unless it
calculated and published the whole number in its annual
quarto volumes Professor Smythe astronomer royal for
Scotland has gone to Tenerie to make series of obser
vations which only be brought to successful result
in southern atmosphere; and Mr. James proposes go
the locality to carry his famous pendulum
periments The Academy of St Peersburgh have recon-
mended the establishment OF astronomical and meteoro
logical observatory at Nicolaief"
PHOTOGRAPHS GAS LIGHT.-Dr Lover the well-known
artisan has devised apparatus for taking photographs
by gas light the main feature being the introduction of
stream of oxygen into the fame Of coal gas which
had been previously made pass through cotton and
naptha with the view Of surchargng it with carbon
increase the briancy the admission of the oxygen
RussrA-I is stated that Russia has not suffered much
in her trade from the late Commerce and manufac-
lures entered into extent before manifest
ed and agriculture is everywhere ourishing under
bounful harvest The customhouse at St Petersburgh
is overwhelmed with business The official journal ST.
Petersburgh the number Of travellers from that city
to Moscow in June hundred and fifty thousand and
was likely to exceed two hundred thousand in July
There many British German and French vsiters in
Russia from the curiosity witness her real internal
dton Public Improvements and free trade the prin-
cipal topics discussed in the newspapers
THE LATE MURDER IN PmLADKPmA.--A Philadelphia cor
| respondent says:
The coroners inquest the body of Mrs West have
rendered verdict that she murdered by her husband
VIM N. West The remains of the unfortunate deceased
will be inferred to-day. West remains at the hospital
and was quite easy during yesterday He talks freely OF
that his wound had not proved fatal One of the stabs
inflicted upon himself penetrated bis lung but there
still fair chance OF bis recovery to stand his trial for the
county prison the condition Of his injuries will
warrant IT."
Agricultural rAIR-The time for holding the fair Of
the Washington county Maryland) Agricultural Mechani
cal Association has been changed from the 22d 23d and
Gath days Of October to the 18th and 10th and 18th OF the
month The State fair the 2ls Of 0c-
tober
MATERIAL TEXAa-Of all the slave States in
the Union Texas appears be the most rapidly progress
ing The average value OF assessed lands is 81 rs in
1852 it was s71 The total value Of land assessed in
1852 S33 0OO-now 1t S5s 100000 Of negroes
S2s OOOOO-now S53oOOOOO; of horses and cattle So
OOo,OOO-now $l7,ooO0oo
NEW coTToS-The receipts Of cotton in New Or
leans the lst I'd Sd, and 4th inst 3s76 bales
On the days last year the receipts 44s9 bales
The Crescent says:
at is evident that the sales making largely
above the views Of operators for the English market and
unless there advance the other side decline
here cannot expect any buyers to enter the market
other than those who purchase fer northern manufacturers
and for Spain There may be inquiry for fine cotton
for France the market is better supplied The
weather since Goth August has been remarkable for aiding
the plant for picking and for ginning yet have
counts daily Of the arnyworm in sections and the
caterpillar in other sections That the prospects thirty
days ago good for rather than average yield
cannot be gainssd. We have frequently remarked
high prices that IL Is unnecessary for say anything
more only when learn Of planters talking about
l25 for middling II is time to reflect that the stock
on hand to Liverpool the 18th of last month sl3
$40 bales against bales at the time in 1856
This is very material difference"
Az IMMENSE eLkss-The object glass Of the telescope
used the Cambridge observatory Is fifteen inches in d.
amete and has twenty-five feet six inches local length
Some Of the eyepieces six inches long, making the
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