The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-28
GENERAL VS..


orrEHSs MuruAL INSTANCES CoHPAsY.--A new insu-
company under this name commenced operations 10
New Orleans the goth instant tits said 70 be under
the direction Of Of the best and most sodD citizens
Of that city, 0msr Gailard is It's president
DEER HUNTING IN yIRonuA.-The Charlottesville Jstfer-
sOuan states that party consisting Of thrHtwo men,
Who took with them fty-six dogs, and who hunted at
Crawford Augusta county Virginia. for five days OF last
week, Killed thirty-eight deer.
DREcr TRADE wIrH EURoPR-Londop Canada West
having become lake port through the London and Port
.n.sv railway, the business Of that city recently
held meeting at which il was determined that trade
should be set on foot TO take exporabe produce of the
country from that port directly to Liverpool other
kets Of England II is oontended that Canadian wheat
can be PIT on board vessels Port Stanley and carried
direct without once breaking bulk, to the European
at much better remunerave rates than by way Of New
York. with the delays and reshpments of that route.
An IMPORTANT oCEsExIos,-It lie with ordinary de-
gree of satisfaction (says the Nashville PatrioO that
learn that the stock the railroad connecting Nashville
with the Memphis and Charleston road at Decatur Ala
bama ali taken, and that the building Of the same
is fixed fact" This road through Columbia Pu-
aski Athens and thence Decatur. II will prove of in
cacuable benefit to the people Of Maury and Giles
ties, as well as be great advantage to this city.
SUaAR-MAKMG-We learn from the Messenger of St.
James Parish Louisiana of the 18th instant that many
the large planters have begun sugarmakng Wild great
uvlty. The Messenger says:
We understand that the juice is of superior quality
this season. and assured that the article manuac
ured is beautiful which, 1t is thought viii in manner
compensate the planter for the shortness of the crop
sourH CAROLINA INSTITUTE FAIa-This fair has been
largely attended The Charleston Mercury of the 25h
instant in speaking Of the fourth day of its exhibition,
says
THE state Of the weather on Saturday was not Of
character to favor large attendance the fair. The
interest however well sustained and the corners and
goers throughout the day and more especially during the
evening" sufficient add much OF life and animation
to the occasion The bellies and beaux were there, de-
lighted with everything they in general, and with
each other in particular Strangers met and became
uuainted, and old friends renewed their intimacy,
changed the greetings of thu day and discussed politics.
agriculture and the fine the latest invention for
weighing butter, cleaning rice, or grinding corn"
BuRsIsG or rHR GEsgyA W krER ,cuREThe Troy Budget
states that the large water-ue establishment Geneva
sormarIv Knen. as the Geneva Hotel was totally de-
srsyed by FIRE Saturday night last The fire took in
the lower part of the house. and those in the rooms above
had much difficulty in escaping and one servant girl
threw herself from window in the fourth story and was
instantly killed Another servant girl who threw herself
from q window, broke her leg
GREAT RAILROAD EsTERPRIsE-A contract has been ex-
ecuted by the St Crox and Lake Superior Railroad Com
pany with Dillon Jackson Jarrett Co., of Pennsyva-
MIA for the construction and equipment Of their entire line
of road from Hudson to Superior, in Wisconsin. The
work is to completed and the line to be in running
der by the 4h of July 1882 The road about lao miles
in length and connecting does the Mississippi and
the lakes, is of vast Importance.
LIEUTENANT MAURY.-This gentleman is delivering a
course of lectures before the Young Mems Association of
Buffalo New York We know but little (says the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser) of Lieut Maurys facility as
speaker but every is familiar with the important
suits which have followed bis researches into the physical
geography Of the sea- He has marked ont imaginary
on that trackess Of waters Of them
direct and circuitous but all great improvements
the old paths IN the highway Of nations Thus the voy
age from England Australia has been shortened thirty
day and that from New York San Francisco fifty days
by the discovery Of the oceanic system of currents and
winds and the best means Of profdng By them.
The ALBANY BRIDGE QUEsrIoS-This case now before
Judge Nelson for decision which it s stated will not be
given for several days
CAMEL ooAL-Ths Philadelphia Ledger learns, from
gen eman who recently returned from that region that
camel coal been discovered upon the lands Of the Tan
guscooac Coal Company, In Clinton county, Pennsylya-
MIA the head OF West Branch canal The camel at
tached to the top OF threeeet vein Of ne biumlnous
coal discovered this year. and being shipped to New
York be tried for gas-makng This lies below all
the veins hitherto discovered in that coal field The Wech
miners casting the camel in the dirt heap bouny
coaD where it attracted the attention Of gentleman IA
miliar with the article.
ANOTHER LINE OF OCEAN sTEAMERs-0n Saturday last
(pays the New York Commercial Advertiser letters
received in Montreal from England, stating that the
Messrs Cuuard have entered into arrangement with the
British government to put ortniRhty line Of
steamers next between Liverpool and the ST Law
renee The vessels to be 200 burden each and to
make the passage TO Quebec in ten days
FArAL ACADEMIA few days since the Rev E G
Thornton eminent minister Of the Methodist Episcopal
church South killed by being crushed BY railroad
train. Mr. Thornton journey TO his relations
residing at Madison, Wisconsin. He bad arrived the
Fulton depot and had left the for few minutes and
while attempting to get in he lost his oothod and fell
the wheels Of the passing both legs and crushing
them terribly Amputaton resorted 10, but the SUI
fsrer almost Immediately expired He the presiding
elder Of the district In which be lived
LOCAL NEWS.