The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-18
GENERAL NEW ).

ces The hire originated In the engtne-room from some
| causes unknown.
HARVARD CoLLEGk-The whole number Of students now
connected with Harvard College is 697, Of which 1872
under-g graduates classified follows seniors, 60 jun
ors "a sophomores "a freshmen 1876 There are three
resident graduates 20 divinity students 100 law students
80 scientific Students exclusive Of resident graduates and
members of other professional schools who attend the
scientific lectures, and l22 medical students.
QUIET KLEcross-The Ledger very justly congratuates
the citizens of Philadelphia for the good order and quiet
which prevailed in that city the day of election and
adds;
Every year discoses the wisdom of the precinct sys
tenn by dividing the wards into many parts, which
prevents any great gathering at any one spot and fac-
the voting OF the czens making their stay upon the
ground for any longer period unnecessary The closing OF
the polls early in the evening has also strong tendency
preserve peace well TO protect the ballobox from
illegal voting"
Ssow-t is stated that the summit of the Blue Ridge
and the highlands in Virginia within sight of the Alexan-
andra and Orange railroad covered with snow on
Wednesday
At Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday morning. there
sprinkling of Considerable hail fell the night
before Passengers by the bay route report fall of snow
at Weldon, North Carolina ALSO Wednesday morning
At Charlottesville Virginia. the tops of the houses were
covered with snow.
day the Union course, Long Island, between Lady
Moscow Rocket and Lantern for S2500 twomile heats
in harness Lantern the avorte at the start 500 to
$50, and he backed to a large amount The "know
ing ones" however, taken in as the Lady won in
gallant style in two straight heats. Time first heat 50sa
second, 5.lla.
INTERESTING PoLITIcASs.-It has recently been deci
ded by the supreme in Connecticut and also by the
supreme court in South Carolina, that the losing party in
wager may from the stakeholder the money he
had deposited with him. though the latter after the deter
minaton of the wager had by the order of the dposo
paid the money to the winner.
A RAILROAD SODA New York exchange says:
The Syracuse and Bnghamon railroad has been sold
auction under foreclosure of the first mortgage bond
holders for Sl33O570 So The purchasers Uriel A
MURDOCH Guilamme Merle, and Jacob r. Schermerhorn.
1t understood that these gentlemen will Immediately as
socate themselves with Others in the formation of a
company work the road and eventually it to Oswe
60, on the east side of the river
CoTToS AT MEMPMs.-Cotton is accommodating at Mem
phs far beyond the capacity of the boats present enga
ged in that trade to take it away the low preventing
the large Memphis packets from coming out with full loads
Two dollars bale freight is the price offered, and
of the smaller "fy of boats doing their best to
accommodate, in the time the cotton of the
"Bluf City"
From SALT LAKE-The Cleveland Herald has received
files of the Deseret News for August There but little
news of interest from Mormondom We make the follow
ing extracts
The celebrations of the Gath day of July the annversa-
~ of the settlement Of the valley of Salt Lake very
general and the proceedings and toass decidedly
unique"
As to the pnching want quote from discourse de
livered by Professor Kimbal in which he says:
"The people out of grain and out of bread, and
have but little myself and, from what see, should
think that very many had none for If you to 60 to
my house and stay day. you would enough
YOU for they in crowds and hungry and feel
TO pity them, but cannot feed all creation"
SOUNDING THE ArLASrrc-The steamer Arctic which ar
rived New York Tuesday, has sounded the Atlantic
all the way across finding the greatest depth 2O7O faith
oms, (more than two miles 1t was not accomplished
without difficulties many Of the instruments used
new inventions The bed Of the in the section
ersed by the Arctic is plateau already announced by
Captain Bergman who had twice before sounded across
the Atlantic
The bottom in the deepest part is very fine mud, Of
mouse-gray color, soft that the sounding instruments
frequently sank several feet into the mud They brought
up specimens Of the bottom at every sounding in quils
which attached to the end Of the sounding instrument
Toward the shore each side this mud changes into
fine green ooze No other substances met with, no
rock nor anything that might prove fatal to telegraph
wire There to be nothing hinder the great
work unite Europe and America by Of tele-
graph wrean undertaking so grand that few thought
1t possible The whole distance found to be
I649 sea miles from St John Newfoundland valentia
harbor ireland The greatest depth found nearly in
the centre between these places The profile OF the
Atlantic bed this route is Of by far easier grade than
many Of our railroad profles
MAN LOST UPoS WHITE HoUNTASs-Mr. Benjamin
Chandler Of Wilmington, Delaware old seventy
years Of age left his home the 4h OF August last for
the White mountains in New Hampshire The Boston
Traveller says:
He traced to the Glen House and from that place
Mount Washington since which he has not been heard
from About the time when be might have been upon the
at the Crawford House and the sound apparently coming
from Mount Webster Of the guides proceeded with
lanterns In search Of H. but arriving upon the
tain II lost. Is supposed that he have fallen
over precipce have lost the path. His and friend
been In search OF him the past week but have given
him mp lost He subject 10 mental alteration but
the time he left home supposed to be well in this
respect
COLLISION CHESAPEAKE BAY BETWEEN STEAMBOAT
MONMOUTH AND THE BRIO WMDwLRD-Tm STEAMER SUNK
AND NSK DRowSKD-The Baltimore American Of
Friday morning says:
About Eve o'clock on Tuesday morning the steamer
into of the Wolfrsp Light by the brig windward hence
for New Orleans, by which she completely disabled.
The brig struck her amdshps carrying away the lsbosrd
wheel and wheehouse and dsplacing the shaft from its
position, besides causing her 10 leak badly The brig
also injured and her captain obliged 10 put her into