The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-04
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IMmaaAT1os- -The number of immigrants who arrived
at tho port of New York during the past nine months Of
1856 4lebeng 4676 less than to the same date
last year. The of immigration is still in favor OF
the Germans Ito preponderance for the nine months over
the Irish being about 1000 #.s
SEIr-AcrrSG RAILWAY BRAKE.-An English paper con-
tains an of interesting trials of the seac
ing brake invented by Major Robins One of the trial
trains consisted Of 20 carriages engine and tender and
was upwards Of l75 yards in lengththe rate OF travel
ling when first the stop made, being 35 miles per
hour and the train brought to stand in about half
its length Another trial down incline where the
gradient is in lOo and the speed when the steam was
shut off, 4s miles per hour; the train this occasion
brought stand in 600 yards The last trial was when
the speed was miles per hour and the incline down
ward) in 1876 the train brought to stand within
distance of yards being less than onehird the dis.
lance which ordinary train of the length would
require.
THE TRADE OF MEMPHIS TESSRssEE-The trade Of Mem
phs is increasing in regular arithmetica progression
For the year ending the st September 1856 it amount
ed to $25OooOO0 follows: In cotton, Sl20oo,Ooo;
wheat four and corn 100000; groceries, merchandise
etc. $lo,OOo,oO0; manufactured articles, 100000.
THE CHARLEsros puEL--The Charleston Mercury of
Tuesday appears mourning for the death of OF its
editors killed the previous day in duel The announce
ment is thus made:
at is our duty to announce the death of William R.
Taber b the editors of this paper who fell yester
day afternoon at the third fire. in duel with Edward
Magrah esq., in consequence of the peremptory challenge
Of the latter for the publication of alleged offensive matter
in this paper the author OF which was not called for The
communications complained of had reference to the cand
dacy for Congress Of Hon. A. g. Magrath. is not now
that called upon to the merits of the ques
ton involved In the presence OF deaththe death OF one
who has been intimately associated with for years and
who breathed true heart beat the soil Of
Carolna--we bow heads in sorrow and in suffering,
and pass by all considerations opary conflict in the sense
that we have lost friend and tried and brother in
hard duties that make up connexon with the pub
lie life II will not be easy to find Drawer and more self
sacrificing sprt-it will not be often that the community
will be called upon TO mourn over the extinction OF more
brilliant and generous intellect
DESTRUCTIVE CONFERENCE.-The Louisville Democrat
of the 3otb ult gives the following particulars Of terrible
conagraon which broke out in the panshop of Porter
4 Briner in that city, on the 2sth nit +:
THAT ERE occurred about hafpast nine o'clock, and
was to all appearances promptly put out through the
ergy Of the hremen Unfortunately the proper precautions
were omitted and between and three o'clock yester
day morning the fire broke out in the spot where ii
had been originally discovered and subdued The hour OF
night unfortunate and the hremen fatgaed by
their abors at the previous alarm were tard IN
answering the calls OF the bells Added to this embar
occurred In procuring water and removing the
engines from place to place and ere our gallant hremen
were properly at work. the flames had obtained suprem
acy difficult TO counterfeit
d The number of buildings destroyed is five, viz Br
ner Porters pantshop, on Buliu Mcdonald Sons
refrigerator mandatory, to the south s Moorhead
warehouse and another warehouse unoccupied on the
north fronting Vail street. and running back TO Bull
lit and the extensive warehouse Of H. ID. Newcomb
Brother The different losses with the insurance thereon
may be summed up as follows;
1.-The aggregate loss by this fire is about $4,000 or
$4,000 covered by insurance OF say $4,000 This
destructive confagraOn nanifesty the result of
oversight In not taking the proper precautions after the
first Gre supposed TO have been subdued."
FRE AND DISTRESSING LOSS OF ErK-The Petersburg ES-
press Of yesterday morning says:
"0n Friday morning, 25th utmo about one o'clock,
the dwenghouse Of Mr. jackson Dawson at West Union,
Doddridge county, Virginia was entirely destroyed by
fire. and in IL all of his children, five In number also Miss
Layena Myers girl that lived with him. The Western
Herald says that Mr. D. himself in attempting TO his
children badly burned that his recovery is thought
doubtful The FIRE s supposed TO have originated IN the
kitchen. Mr. Dawson was from Allegheny county, Mary
land"
INSANE FROM AN AcuDKSr.-The Cincinnati Daily Times
Of Thursday says:
A man named J. d. Montague about thirty-6ve years
Of age taken before Judge Burgoyne yesterday ar
noon, upon complaint filed under the statute that be
insane. gentleman named Hamlin brought the ndivd-
nal TO this city with view 20 ascertain II bis wife and
family were here he having become separated from them
the occasion Of railroad accident they travel
ling from Baltimore He discovered in the woods
in the vicinity OF Wheeling lesion conclusion of the
Of personal violence supposed to have caused his
insanity which principally maniests itself in the loss Of
memory, the incidents OF the past only revealing them
selves his mind with the vagueness of vision or
dream Upon searching his trunks sent with him,
quantity OF ladies apparel found envelope with
the words Miss Julia Ann Brothers Suffolk Nansemond
county, Virginia. and documents showing his APP
pointment postmaster at Bergam Depot New Haven
county North Carolina. He sent for the present
pending further inquiry for his relatives to the asylum
Lick Rum
The COTTON cRor-The New Orleans Picayune publishes
the following letter dated Walnut Bayou Louisiana
ave have had most unproptous season for cotton.
First the spring very late then the gem
orally too hot The opening Of the cotton consequently
retarded yet Notwithstanding there many fine
crops But that curse Of all pests the boil worm Game
like thief in the night to do its work Of death The
planters thought the climax Of their misfortunes was
capped. They mistaken. They but little thought
that those impa Of Satan the army worm in legion
were 10 be let loose upon them
eThe top crop the fororn hope Of the ever-ssnguine
planter being young and tonder the first fall the
nsaae tooth OF these fell desroyers The result OF these
sad dspensatons will be half twothrds OF The crop
Of 1885 and make II still worse the cotton picked from
this will be less trashed by these modern To-
Gusts. Alas poor planters
MILLION BUSHELS WHEAT RAISED COUNTY
The Rockford linos) Register estimates the present
wheat crop In Winnebero county at million
bushels and ye, "pot one6h Of the land is in culava-
ton