The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03


Tan o. suAsgoror--AccOrdiAg to statistic re-
t1rHs pahshsd In the 81 Psrrsbargh Eewsp4P.r ts he
segec 10 seoAStopo h.recd from the liza q OcobeS
ls54 70 tia ssh u SeptenbeE, lass proecles the
number Of Isssy60s, and weighing i40s,z4s pc.ndE
leach equal 70 40 pounds) In Aaaiton 10 Ihe above
so5sle Pounds q Pcwder AAd 2sOOoOOo cartridges
Consumed
A FOLasH sErILKsKSE IN TKxAE--Cne hundred Polish
families nasty f4Eners have se1ea in KArnes county
TezsA- near the San AnioAiO river. The TeHAn says:
They qgei bat energetic people they acquiring
our language FAST and have already but AP quite c
lncnoins large and beautiful church thai ia I'm
isbsdlp
UnrEB sTArrz TEoOFs-Tbs company Of United States
artillery for long time stationed Key West have been
ordered 10 join the forces assembling Fort Myers They
sailed ON ths 25d alt aads1 81 Capt j. Vodges
FOR Peint ArsnsA Lieut. H. n Smesd accompanied them
d.. SimFsoA remains At key West.
ArroIsTxExrs--Issy a. H. Tacker, Of Richmond viz
gna has been sPponted professor o. Bellies Letes the
Mercer University Of Georgia vice Prof HiIys resigned
Edward Miller lAte president Of the North Pennsylvania
railroad has been elected chief engineer Of the Pacific rail-
road.
DEATH or cESr1SAKIAxs-Two p.ersoBs died in New
York last week Of whom said be 10 years old
and the other over 100 years. #.#...ea
MIG rElcxTbe price Of license to retail liquor in
Delnopoiis, Alabama, has been raised 10 sla0se.
MARsLAsp csors4-The wheat Of Maryland has been
greatly benefited by the rains Complaining viii
be fully commenced before the first week in May
Glover and grsss growing finely. The just
making their appearance ahoss ground
FAraL Acc1DzEr-Mr Hepburn son Of Judge Hepburn.
Of Pitssburg thrown from carriage Ph;lAdel
pha On Thursday morning and fractured hiE sni causing
his death in short time
destruction Of the New Haven depot New York IL
less than Slo0o0D About 500 hands thrown of
employment by the fire
TRANSATLANTIC rE1EGRAPH-We have received fsays the
Journal of Cornmeroe from Toronto copy of bill grant
ing 10 Horace Tehbet Of New York certain powers and
privileges or the purpose of establishing photographic
municaon between the continents Of Europe nnd North
America and for the purpose Of establishing branches
thereof in this province and elsewhere the company
whom these privileges conferred to be known the
Transatlantic Telegraph Company and the capital 10 be
81 100000 The bill passed second reading on the 18th
uli
L.rrn from yrsxzrE1A--By the way Of New York we
have Later advices from Veneznela The telegraph be-
tween Laguayra and Caracas nearly finished and
would soon corrnsucs operations 10 the great satisfaction
and Puerto Cabello distance Of l5s miles Railroad
projects and steam Communication occupying the at
tsntion Of the Venezuelan Congress
wEarHEE AND cRoPs IN ARTAssAs.-The Little Rock
Gazette Of Saturday last says:
HThs rain Of Wednesday night of incalculabe nd
vantage gardeners farmers and planters Seed which
bas been SOW planted viii and the baked
ground has beea soened by the rain that the process
Of plOnghing can 60 freely on
MoSrKKs7 TO HKsKr Clay NIssrsz1FPL-MrS Prevrr
the ediess Of Yxzoo City Banner, Miss earnestly pro-
poses that the wings Of Mississippi erect suitable mon
unasut to Henry Clay st the State capital
A rrovIDrrTTsI EsC1rE-A ssw-log lying On q hillside
in Tlsonsyiie Ohio rolled ihree children playing
near IL Two Of them killed but the youngest .
babe was uninjGred provideasl knot in The log Lifting
il above the little innocents bulk.
LAKE CHasrL,s-Nsrigafion ofens3 OF Lake Cham
plain on the 3sth ufno and the sieamers making
regular triTs from Whitehall 10 Rouse's Point
A sKK1r vOYksn-Ths ship Abigail arrived st New
Bedford on Monday night from whaling voysge having
been ssert forfyour month"; She has taken during that
time szs barrels Of sperm Gil sis3 barrels Of whale oil
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