The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-23

CClCNTatlng
approaching anniversary Of the landing Of their oreahers
a jamestown on the 18th ofMsy.
ooMPLErED-The bridge across the Mississippi at Rock
island, connecting Illinois with lows, has been com
pIeted.
yellow FEyER,A vessel arrived at New York on Fri
day from Bahia, Brazil, where the yellow fever pre-
vailed The captain reports having lost one of his crew
during the passage by the fever The quarantine regua-
lions are about to be put in force in New York
PHmADELPmA.-Duringt the past week there were 2ls
deaths in the city Of Philadelphia
cmoHOFonM nonurrY.-Early on Friday last the rooms
occupied by Messrs. s. Cherry and A. NJ McPheeters at
the National Hotel in Norfolk were entered BY means Of
false keys after the inmates had been subjected to the in
huence of chloroform and their pockets robbed Mr..
Cherry had about 800 in his pocketbook and Mr. No
Pbeeters a smaller
The Brunswick AND FLORIDA RAIIRoAD-we learn from
the Brunswick Herald that the the Brunswick and
Florida railroad will the St lila river distance of
thrtytwo miles by the 18th of May proxmo The bridge
across the st lila in progress and the road beyond
that point viii be pushed forward with energy and de
spach We also learn from the Herald that several bales
of cotton have already been received Brunswick by the
road.
ILLIsoI AND MICHIGAN cARAL-CoRE IN EGYPT-The
La Sale Press Of the 10th that the canal and steam
boat basins at that place have been closely packed with
loaded boats part of which received their cargo at La
Sale part at Peru, Peoria and other places the Illinois
river and at St Louisall awaiting the opening of
the canal Nearly all of them were laden with corn for
Chicago On Monday the canal opened and on that
day and part of Tuesday cearances issued to sixty
boats, conveying $4,000 bushels of that city
which is scarcely 1.-THE of what still remains in ware
house or in the hands of farmers in the valley of the
linois
Two MILES HEDeEs.-An Illinois paper states
that the Illinois Hedge Company have contracted for 1000
miles of hedge, to be sown this
The BARDsrows FrRE-The Bardstown (Kentucky) Ga
zette estimates the total loss by the fire in that
100000. The largest losers G. W. He $4,000; Dr.
McCown, $4,000; ]. G. WickliHe, $1,000 Mrs Gibson,
$4,000; and the Methodist Church, $4,000.
BopY A YOUNG REooyEKEp.-h few days ago
the body of young Miss Haskell Portland who sud
denly killed in perous sled-sde with company Of her
friends in Freeport last winter recovered She
about seventeen years old, young, beautiful and
interesting girl and when recovered from the frozen ice
looked as fair as on the day she met her death.
We copy the following from the Augusta (Georga)
Consttutionalist of the goth instant:
"DEArH OF Mrs SARAH T. GREEswoop-We regret to
the death of this esmable lady, which took
place yesterday morning. She was native of this
county about seventy years of age and beloved by all
who knew her, She the daughter of General John
Twggs of revolutionary memory, and sister General
David L. Twiggs of the United States army"
THE LUMBER rRADE-The Columbia pa Spy announces
that the first arrival of lumber there this occurred
on Wednesday last 1t RATED down the Susquehanna
from Steuben county New York The arrivals this
expected be large during the last in
quepce of the low prices last The stock hand
much larger than the opening of the last year.
but it is anticipated there will be brisk demand
TIM LATE RoHERT l. SrKvKss-The following obituary
appears in the New York correspondence of the
Baltimore American:
Robert L. Stevens the protector and builder Of
immense steam basry for barbor defence died Sunday
morning his residence Hoboken in the 9th year of
his age Mr. Stevens from his early youth always mani
tested strong interest in all that relates steamboats,
DE originated the project Of esenng the draught OF boats
for shoal rivers by using the lifting power of the
phere successfully exemphed in the John Nelson
II his reputation for invention and practical energy
that secured the contract for the construction of the
nous battery referred 10.
"Tbe proportions Of this projected work gigantic
and the outlay has been in proportion The battery is to
measure 400 feet in length and 10 in width and have
immense amount of propeng and proiectle force The
vessel which is TO be built Of thick plates Of sheet iron ii
is said viii six thousand tons viii be pierced
each side for thirty guns heavy eabre and be provided
with large furnaces heating shot There will also be
stem and decks four large revolving peace
Makers tits TO have masts
The professed intention Is TO locate this vessel in the
hRrbor Of New York midway between the Battery and
Staten island Several years have already passed since
the for this vessel given Mr. Stevens In
this time eight hundred thousand dollars have been
appropriated BY the government for its construction
AMr Stevens was never married and his large property
said be second third in value 10 that Of any resident
Of the city vicinity win 90 10 his brothers hers-a
law
PERsoxAL-Among the passengers in the steamer Africa
from England were the Rev Dr. Hannah and Rev Mr. Job
son. representative Of the English Wesleyan body the
General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church 10
assemble al indianapolis on the LIST Of May.
The hpIAS DTTFIcuLTIrs TrrAs-Tbe San Antonio
Texan Of the ID instant has information from San Fer
nsDdo MEXICO that the Merican Colonel Zuazus with
force Of four hundred men bad surprised the break Of
day Lpsn camp and taken prisoners the whsle party
amounting about one hundred and sixty persons Of
evinoed disposition 10 mutiny, forty Of them
shot on the spot
assured that vidaur has ordered that the prison
shall be kept in the fortress at Pos and in the castle
Of San Juan illus.
The civil and military authority the frontier Of the
Rio Bravo have ordered out all the able to mount on
horseback 10 watch the passes and thus effect the erter
minsiion Of the remains Of the Lpsn tribe
Major Neighbos reports that the hostile Indians in the
vicinity Of the lands threatening kill the
Indians under Bis protection and be finds 1t necessary TO
keep large number Of soldiers to protect them from dan
ger.