The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-14

GREAr CONSUMPTION OF srRAwsERRlEs-Durng the sea-
sion Of the convention in this city says the Cincinnati
Enquirer) there consumed every day at the Burnct
House thirty bushels Of berries the cost Of which
over $780, and the picking Of which employed thirty
women per day.
COLD PLAcR.-The weather has been cold in Nova
Scotia that swallows found dead and tender seeds
injured By snow
DIcKKss-Dickens has purchased, for country resi-
dence cottage Of Queen Annes time situated upon Gads
hill the OF Falstas encounters with the army in
buckrnm
CATrLs FROM tbs Fan wEsr-Cattle from beyond the
Mississippi have lately been conveyed the New York
ket by railway They reared Council Bluffs in
Iowa. driven aoot Davenport there placed aboard the
railroad aud carried the Mississippi the
railroad bridge to Rock Island
STEAM OK SAtr LhKE-some Of the Mormons on
their way the eastern States machinery for
boat to be used on Salt Lake.
HEuARKABLE Rruxlos--we clip the folio wing from
the Essex New York; Standard;
"Two brothers. who are twins recently met in the town
OF JAY who had each other for fortysI
One e Paul Smith, Of Jay and the other Sas Smith of
Springfield Massachusetts, Correspondence ceased
years since The Springfield Smith visited Jay at the In
stance Of his son. and probably brothers
happier than they had been for the last days They
well advanced 10 years and looking oyfully
forward TO another happier union far from the surgng
waters OF this sinful world.
AN incident IL worth relating BY arrangement Slas
called married daughter Of Paul who OF course had
her uncle and she with him half
hour without suspecrg u other than her father
Tho two brothers called nj Office Monday and
truly say two OF their age bear
cose a resemblance
LArrn rpoM HSeAx,--SAvAL rSrrLrIorSor--Tbe Havana
correspondent Of the Journal Commerce writes on the
I'd instant;
"The British brig-ofwsr Mariner II guns Commander
Pslliscr arrived the 3lst ult eight days from Port Royal
IL TO remain here few days and continue Der cruise
Nicaragua. She passed the 3Oth by the United
States steamer Susquehauna the pcnnant OF Commodore
Pauldng alof bound from Key West to Nicaragua The
United States rgate Mcrrmac should be in to-day, sbo
has been in sight since three o'clock yesterday under
sail II bad lookout for favorable impression abroad
that she did not use steam " she command H. There
discussion upon the wharf the propriety Of
sending n steam ting TO her sssstancc-three merchant
vessels having passed Der 10 and entered portaer
70 but forget twes Sunday We are expecting the
United States steamer Fulton by appointment receive
10000 pounds OF bread baked for the home squadron
day The Cahawba doe early this Inornias and ",
watching the telegraph stats Of the Moro for notice
der in the ofnR.
aPs -The United States steamship Mcrrimac Fender
grast commander entered port w. day, in style
please the most hstidous presume there Is some de
ia the machinery which will be adjusted du
ring her stay here Of two or three days
A MT or RoNAScE.-Some fifteen years ago (ssys III
Memphis whg) and his wife came TO this city iron
the country, bringing with them their child sprigh
little boy While engaged In Tie purchase OF some art,
ccs the child missed and although every effort
made TO fad him, he heard Of Day before yes
crday Squire Horne received letter from Texas wrttc
by man on bis death. bed, who acknowledged that b
stole the child FROM its parents and raised him his
son, and dying has e him all bis property. Should tbi
meet the eye Of the parensif indeed they living
they obtain all the information from Mr. Horne
able them 10 recover their Lost SON
TnrimR HunST-A despatch from Cincinnati says;
The Peoples Theatre, and eight adjoining building
IN this city bnrnt this evening The loss " besv
Nnthnn tvns eaNf1 frnm Tho lhnairen