The daily union., 1856-03-27

that the wife Of Horace Wilson of Branch county Mehi-
gan died last Sunday from the effects OF taking chloro
torm administered TO her by Dr. Berry, for the purpose OF
extracting tooth
SoUSD sLEEPEs-The San Francisco papers state that
persons slept profoundly during the general alarm
from the continuance Of earthquakes visiting that place
VoTED swoRD.-The legislature of Nova Scotia has
unanimously voted the one hundred and fifty gun-
eas for the purchase of sword for General Williams the
gallant defender of Kars lie is native of Nova Scotia
| NEW YORK LUMBER TRADE--It is estimated that the
amount Of lumber received tde-water in the State OF
New York last year 100000 feet valued 5OO
00O The receipts were about 75O00000 feet less than in
1854 but equal to the average the three previous years
| FATAL AFFRAY.-On Sunday night last an atfray oc-
Cured at Elizabeth city North Carolina between Robert
Chdry and his two sepsons Geo. S. and Thaddeus Butt
in consequence of the alleged Of the mother of
the two young men, who the wife of Childry The
unfortunate affair resulted in the death of Chdry and tile
woundng of the two brothers.
| SALE OF EEwspAPER-The Norfolk Beacon establish
men both of whose propetors died of yellow fever last
summer, is to be sold at auction to-day.
THE CALIFoRNA-Extraet from a letter from
gentleman in California dated February Goth:
| aYour winter weather forms quite contrast to
genial climate. We hava not had particle of ice for
two months and not unfrequenty sit with win
dows up full height For a week we have done this; in
the open air the thermometer ranged about the other
day The mountain and hill sides covered with green
grass, and the fields already smile yours do with April
sun and showers"
REMARKABLR cAsE.--The Rockingham (va.) Advertiser
states that respectable farmer named Samuel Henly,
siding in that county has totally abstined from food for
ysepn days! and he may yet survive several days. For
time he has been in rather melancholy mood and
about months he refused to and that
time has not taken thing except water and strange
say be is still alive though reduced to skeleton
Neither physicians friends induce him take any
nourshment He declares he swallow nothing though
he does every and then take drink of water He
WILL doubtless persist in this delusion until he starves
death
Pennsylvania cAxMa-Tbe Pennsylvania canals will be
opened for navigation next Monday.
Ice ON THE SusoUEHAHNA.-Tke Hartford Madsonian
that the Susquehsnna river is still frozen over and
the people contnne TO travel on the ice.
| The TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CourAxy-A bill has
been reported in the New York senate to incorporate the
Transatlantic Telegraph Company" with capital of ST..
| 100000
| DECISION IN THE SHERIFF CASE AT New ORLEASs-The
New Orleans Pcayune of the goth inst contains the de-
cison of the supreme of Louisiana in the sheriff
| The decree Of the court is as follows
therefore ordered adjudged and decreed that the
rule herein, taken be made absolute that peremptory
writ of mandamus ISSUE directed to Joseph Hutty,
manding him to deliver up instaner to John NJ Bell
sheriff OF the parish of Orleans all the writs papers, books
records documents property and other effects belonging
appertaning the office of sheriff of the parish Of Or
leans and that the costs of this salt be paid by the de-
fendant Hufty."
! He ADVISED RBTKEAT-The fact disclosed in the par
amentary debate that Sir De Lacy Evans after the battle
| L.. D. -
in fact re-cmbarking Of the troops-has damaged his
laurels.
HEROIC CONDUCT oY A cHAPLAs.-We clip the following
from late English paper:
"An Of great heroism took place recently at Malta
by the Rev Mr. Robinson chaplain 10 the forces. Mr.
and Mrs. Evans with their sou, fine boy about eight
years old their return from Upper Egypt crossing
In boat from Vaeta TO Vtorosa when the little fellow
in endeAvorng TO catch hold of piece Of stick,
balanced himself and instantly sunk before the eyes Of his
parents. Mr.. Robinson, who following in another
boat seeing what had occurred Immediately jumped into
the and succeeded in bringing him apparently dead
into IT. Il very rough aud windy, and be did not
take Of his coat, be completely exhausted Mr.
Evans the father Of the boy feeling much grathed for
what the reverend gentleman had done him check
for S25O0 which was mt once returned But what makes
story the romantic but not less true s the two
gentlemen who pectedy become with
each other are relatives and members of braches Of the
family but IN consequence Of differences which took place
many years ago they had not each other since their
boyhood and each ignorant OF the others residence in
the island until this singular introduction"
| In DAUGHTERt-A SAD sToRY-We copy
the following from the New Orleans Picayune:
In October last an old gentleman named Wood arrived
in this city from New FORK in search Of daughter whom
| he had not sesn for many years
Time was when Mr.. W. was looked upon one Of the
solid men, Of Gotham But his riches took to themselves
wings and the Of public opinion changed In fash
onabe thoroug ghares 10 his merit after they had fed
At length the old completely broken-broken
u hope broken in pride broken in fortune and broken In
oil but bis daughters love- but his daughter had for many
years been living n New Orleans In the Loneliness OF her
early widowhood, and but from poverty. And
so the old man weuded his way hther.
When he arrived here be found that his daughter
dead and his grief knew bounds lie then yielded to
the wes Of the intoxicating cup, and became in short
| time n habitual drunkRrd For while the police per-
mtted him TO 90 bis way for IL could easily be perceived
that he bad seen better days But the old Of
enpth arrested and taken before Of the police record
era as an inobriate and vagrant
More out Of pity than punishment the recorder sent
him to the worhouss and there he remained until yester
DAY. when he bresthed his last and buried In corpo
ration coffin. Death seemed welcome yiser to the old
man. for he could not bear the thought Of living with
grants
LOCAL NEWS.