The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-12

legislature Tor normal schools teachers institutes &c. and
Of the support Of collegiate professional and charitable in
stitutions is $162o,222 90, aa
MURDER MOST rouI--Tbe Boston Post says d
g Paine Alrioh of Worcester shot bis Alderney bull
Thursday animal in the country took first pre-
MUM ut Ohio cattle show in $50; i've years old and wick
ell as Satan worth five hundred dollars don't know who's
got the beet" 55s s3a6@
DKrARrURE MILE RAcHxr.-Mlle Rachel left New
York for Havre the steamship Fulton which sailed
ON Saturday last The Express says. $50 w.
HThere large assemblnge OF well-drcssed ladies
and gentlemen, the great proportion Of whom French
to see the fair tragedenne take her departure r
"Mile Rachel, accompanied by her maid arrived at the
pier about hafpast eleven, and quietly board i'm
medatey retiring TO her cabin. She appeared feeble and
pale, but not seriously unwe. There demonstra
ton the part Of the crowd excepting respectful atten
ton to all her movements
THR con FISHERY AT PaoyscRrowS-The Barnstablo
Mass Patriot says that the number Of employed
last year at Provinceown in the cod fishery 81 with
an aggregate tonnage Of 1905 manned by nearly 800
seamen, and possessing aggregate value including out
fits, Of S375ooo This return, when compared with the
previous year. exhibits dminuon ofhree vessels with the
came amount of tonnage employed. .a'
LATER SoUru FLoaiDA--By the arrival OF the
steamer Fashion from Pons Rsssa we have later
from South Florida
Lieut. Thomas had been from Fort Myers with
connoire the country between that fort and Fort Dynapd
Lieut. Small who had Just returned from boating expe
diuon, volunteered TO accompany Lieut. Thomas
Col Munroe has mustered in several volunteer ooupa
hies for the purpose Of defending the frontier settlements
Preparations being made for active campaign
against the Indians and Is said TO be the Fixed determ
nation Of the government to force them 10 leave the
country,
at be the Indians game to cut OF or attack all
small that are sent out and II is not considered safe
Lieut. Benson had jusi arrived at Fort Myers IRONS
boating expedition
MhRYLASp-The State of Maryland derives IN annual
income Of S2l 600 from lottery licenses Legislature
has wisely provided FOR the extinction Of the whole sy
tenn in that Stale after the expiration Of the for
which the present lottery grants issued.
[Bagaio cowio.
Maryland lotteries Terminate in 1862 the term Of their
Limitation being Fixed by the constitution of the State
Larrn FROM Four Prrsnr-MovrupxTs or GIN HAR
EYThe St Louis Democrat has rece we'd the following
despatch from its correspondent Weston dated Janu
airy 81 &aa
"Messrs. Dunlap and woodford pilot and mate Of The
steamer Gray Cloud, arrived from Fort Pierre night before
last en- route to St Louis The Gray Cloud got within 23O
miles Of the fort the "a November Sent on an express
to the fort and received wait for Major How,
who was coming With two hundred troops charge
OF the boat and cargo On the 2st the river closed and
commenced showing very fast The next day
visited by seyenty-one Indian warriors who demanded
ammunition and provisions We heard OF the troops hhy
miles of The thermometer at this time had fallen 10 IS
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degrees below
"On the 3lst Of December the crew was discharged By
order Of Gen. Harvey and he took possession boat
and cargo. The cold great that several of
were badly frozen. On the 9Th of January Gen Harvey
arrived "a days out from the fort He travelled all the
way on the ice with only 30 men During his Journey be
saw large number OF Indians and told them that this
The time for them 20 fight while the cold weather last
ed be had but few men, and they might kill him nov,
but he would give them jessee in the spring"
Dunlap and others left the Gray Cloud on the 18th OF
January, and came on the ice far Council Bluffs
DeaTH or AN EMINENT YIRsisAw-G vernon Wise on Fri
day. communicated to the yirgns legislature Of the
death Of Joseph Cabe esq associate Of jefferson IN
founding the University Of Virginia with which insttu-
ton he was connected at the time OF his DEATH
Der OF the board Of visites For long period be was
president Of the James River and Kanawha Company and
was jealous friend Of the cause Of internal improve
ment
FRos Rasrrnx Trxas--Tbe Marshall Republican Of the
Goth ut says;
This winter viii be long remembered for It's severity
We have known such long and uninterrupted spell
Of cold weather have had since the 22d Of De-
eember With the exception of two fair days
and which were only comparatively fair the cold weather
has continued from that time until the present The most
OF the time II has been intensely cold We have had snow