The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-23

norhward, distant Eve miles Got good obserEa tiou
and made s position in lat 30 deg 20 min long I67 deg
40 min Z by tho chronomeer. Il is small sand island
with low bushes six miles in circumference II Is nhab-
ted and surrounded by coral reef mile from the shore
and can be 10 miles from the masthead. The same
afternoon saw the Michalef group to the northwsgd as
laid down on the chart.
PmLADELPmA TRApE--A Philadelphia correspondent
| says:
The exports from this port to foreign ports for the
| week ending on Thursday amounted 10 $l99204. The
principal articles s. ISL barrels -four 1000 do
meal 3s934 bushels wheat and 43 700 do corn, 80 hhds
bark, 20 packages tea 81 do domescs z40 barrels ship
bread, 20 bales cotton, and iron valued at $i349s
"The anthracite coal trade continues active The guam
lily brought down last week l3l07l tons The canal
nearly up 10 its last years tonnage and the road l48
BIZ IONS behind The supply from the Schuylki region
l454oo tons behind last years business TO the same
line while from The Lhgh region there is increase OF
$500 tons over last year"
FMS PETERsBuRG, vA.--on Friday morning fire al
sburg broke out in the dry goods and clothing
Of Mr. - Huzer, who occupied tenement in the houst
u Mr. Thomas Hamburg. Mr. Huizer bad begun to
away having on hand about $1,000 $4,000 worth Of
goods, nearly all of which saved Mr.. Hamburg
insured for $500, which about his loss The fire
then caught either side, burning down house owned
by Lewis thinner, esq., insured for OO0 which covers
bis oss occupied by Mr.. Abram Eichberg cother whose
stock of goods amounted about $4,000 insurance Of
81 900 portion; about $4,000 worth lost Mr.. Thvs
Conway grocery store and tenpn alley completely
destroyed The house which he had recently bought for
$4,000 insured for 81 300 his goods amounted to
about 500 worth
TRADE OF CIECNSATI.-The Baltimore American says:
"The of the close of the commercial year
brings the annual statement Of the trade of the city Of
Cincinnati From it we learn that the total imports of
that thriving city of the West for the past year reach 49,
29590I against S67 344 the previous year and the
exports for the PERIOD $5O44 76 against $3s Ill.,
394showing an increase in the former of and in
the latter $l 967392 1t is stated that TO approximate
correct view of these aggregates it will be necessary
add for articles not enumerated 10 per cent to the of
Imports aud rs per cent to that OF the exports. This
would place the imports at Ss2s2547l and the exports
AZ 500, 430,975.'
SHOCKING AccIDESr.-The Luzerne Union states that
boy named Hoffman killed at Wkesbarre last week
by the accidental discharge of gun. The boy order
ed to take gun into the cabin of boat which he
employed The gun it appears cooked and the boy
in going into the cabin put the muzzle to his mouth when
the trigger striking the steps the whole load shot into
his mouth and head.
The BOILING SPRINGS OF UrAH.--In wasbotah Valley,
Utah. according to the papers, there boiling springs
which great natural curiosties. They situated
the banks of stream and pour out their water seehng
hot with great noise. The waters hiss and dash
jagged rocks and jets Of steam hot enough scald the
hand, are also forced out Depoes Of uphur and alum
are found in their neghborhood and the whole appear
ance OF the region evinces powerful volcanic action
SUICIDE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, PEsssYLvAN1A-Early on
the morning of the I'd instant the body of Mr. Robert
Sharp farmer, residing about two and half miles from
Mt jackson found suspended by the neck in his
barn. He between sixty and seventy years of age and
ownei hundred and sixty of land He leaves
wife and family 1t is presumed that be had meditated
suicide for time several days previously when at
blacksmith shop he bEde the blacksmith goodbye for the
last time, remarking that they would meet again
RAnEoADs-There 3,Ol7 miles OF railroad in the
world; Of which plumber more than half-yiz: 25,242
miles, sufficient sncree with its iron bands the
gobehave ben constructed in this country with capt.
tai invested OF S70O,oO0,OoO
THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE WHEELiSG-The cornerstone
OF new custom-house laid in Wheeling, Virginia
Wednesday last with appropriate ceremonies.