The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-22
G Il N T. II A l. N e y.

GENERA NEWS.
EXPORTS FROM BALrMonE--The total value of the for
egn exports from this port for the past week is said to
amount to S299s 1894 Included in these exports
os6 barrels four 32Ol4 bushels of wheat barrels
of meal 1892 bushels of and $50 barrels Of
rye -four.
The ALBANY BRIDGE QUEsrIoN-This question is be-
fore the United States circuit court Judge Nelson pre-
sdng and upon its settlement depend important results
regards the navigation Of the Hudson 1t is conended
that the bridge will prevent the free navigation of the
river and thus serious damage to the trade Of not
only Albany, but Troy, Lansingburgb and several other
places above Albany On the other hand 1t is conended
that the United States court at first adverse the
Wheeling bridge the Ohio but under the action
admoniton Of Congress- 1t sofened its legal hostility and
that the Ohio river which is said to be unnavigabe from
drought ice wo-hirds Of the year. is very different
from the Hudson, which the great outlet of the canals in
New York and which affords a conduit for the trade of
lakes.
THANKSGIVING IN NEW York crry.-Thanksgivng day
very generally observed by all classes of the citizens
OF New York The day quite propitious for the OBJ
Of the timehonoed custom and the churches
which appropriate discourses delivered, very
largely attended Randss island with its ten governors
and orphan children the of little hustle and
excitement while the preparations for the exercises the
Nursery Buildings were being completed and when the
whole assembled and the address appropriate to the
occasion delivered and beautiful crimson silk ban
ner with its device of Tyre surrounded by laurel leaves
and resting upon open musc-book the gift Of Miss
Louisa and Miss Susan Pyne brought in and present.
ed told n the New York Express that the surprise
and pleasure Of the little children "broke out In loud and
longcoutnued cheer" Miss Susan Pyne, who pres
ent the OCCASION sang number Of songs among
which "Home, Sweet Home so dear to all.
At the rooms of the Five Points Methodist Mission the
r n
which thousands Of vstes crowded every part of the
building The exercises by the children said to have
been very interesting. The SUN of $500 was received
during the dag to aid in the building Of larger ball. the
present hall being too small accommodate all who wish
to enter.
The Five Points House Of Industry the American Female
Guardian Society, the Womans Hospital and the Oliver
Street Female Industrial School each celebrated the day
appropriate manner and visited by benevolent c
who contributed largely of their further tn
interests Of these establishments in large numbers.
THE DEATH OF "SAM"-Now that the death Of SAM
the hero Of know nottingham apparent to ALL the Louis
vile Courier has furnished the following epitaph
Here LIES poor Sam and, what is strange,
Grim death has worked 10 him no change
he ot1dys LIED, and always .a,
lie once He'd tosd, and now lies sTnL."
WELLS NrcmeAs--It Is stated that n gas
spring has been discovered the border Of Lake ST. Clair
Michigan. Some workmeB who were digging WELL and
who bad dug down five feet had drawn up the au
ger to the place where they left of digging and COM
menced boring, and there lett II go dinner While nj
dinner they startled by violent noise at first like
explosion, and then followed roar like allowing Off
large steam-boer, As the workmen had rushed
to the place they behed the well vomiting forth huge
column Of sand with such force throw to the height
Of two hundred feet and afterwards discovered the
gas burning brightly The gas il is stated has been sew
era times gnited and burns with beautiful white fame
THE ILLINOIS RryEa RALRoAp.-Morgan county Illinois
has voted in favor Of county subscription Of $4,000 10
this railroad, the amount to the Jacksonville and Al
ton railroad and the the Tonica road IL
Ia stated that there actually subscribed voted
TO the Illinois River railroad amounting to $3s0OO0
The whole subscribed to the Alton and Jackson
vile railroad 100000 So that (ays the Chicago Dem
ocra for the whole line of these roads which to-
gether about hundred and forty miles long there
Is secured in subscriptions Of stock the OF nine
hundred thousand dollars,
THR CHAaLssToN MEcHAMcs INSTITUTE FArp-The
Charleston Standard that the preparations for this
fair being made grand SCALE and that the crowd
of visers IL already very great There pieces Of
machinery (says the Sandard which viii doubtless be re
gsrded with interest-the kind Of pestle
and mortar for pounding rice which Il Is proposed to
bring within the easy Of ali planters and relieve them
from dependence upon the merchant mills Of city
the other machine for cutting irregular forms 10 wood
and Va perhaps Of the compstss triumphs Of the cu