The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-20
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GENERA NEWS.
SWIMMING IRElAsp.-The Boston Evening Ledger
says
Yesterday afternoon lrishmnn went down India
wharf Invested himself Of his clothing which he threw
overheard and then jumped into the water He was soon
pulled out and when asked to give for his pro-
ceeding said that he bound for Ireland his
countrymen.'
DESPERATE AFFRAy-Mr George Pollard, Of Louisville
Kentucky, and Mr. Ward Of California engaged in a fight
in the barroom OF the National Hotel Louisville few
days since. Mr. Ward was badly cut with bowie-knife
by Mr. Pollard Mr.. Wood Benson, in attempting to sep
the combatants received slight wound Mr. Pollard
and Mr.. Benson arrested.
HIGH PRICES FOR HoRsEs-Porters Spirit Of the Times
in quoting the sale Of Lexington" says:
is possibly true that Lexington has been disposed OF
by Mr. Ten Brock for but the idea expressed that
this is the highest price paid fer any horse the Uni
ted States is not only preposerous but ridiculous Deiy
erred here, Priam $4,000. Rodoph sold for
SIS OOol-yeg Rodolph the humbugl Monmouth Eclipse
sold for Sl4 900! and worth about twenty shiings
Post Boy who the northern champion and against
John Bascombe (getng jolly well BEATEN sold for
$4,000! Neither he nor BOscombs worth sbucks !
and neither has been the sire Of winner fit for
buttermiIk At the time Of their death Bertrand
would have brought respectively $4,000 though the lat
ter times the superior borse-Rnd 50 proved the
fact Shark and Medley sold for $4,000 each
the Connecticut valley is this year unusually fine The
has given considerable trouble but care has saved
the plants One grower has already been offered fifteen
cents pound for his crop Ten pays well; so that
with the heavy crop tobacco viii without doubt be the
profitable product Of the region this year In Ken
tucky the tobacco crop failure that il il possible
that farther advance viii be realized.
CHINESE ARTIFICIAL BREEDING on Flsa-The Scientific
American sAyE;
This art which has lately been introduced with great
for hshying the rivers OF France Scotland and
Ireland with salmon and other FISH and claimed as re-
discovery has been pracsed in China for centuries
We find record Of this in work published thirty years
ago II is stated that the Chinese fishermen carefully col
lec the spawn Of fish and put Il into the shell OF fresh
hens egg then stop up on the opening and SET il under
sitting fowl Amer certain number Of DAYS they break
the shell in water warmed by the sun the young fry are
hatched and kept in pure fresh water until they
large enough TO be thrown into ponds The sale 81
spawn FOR this purpose forms important branch 81 trade
in China
RECEPTION OF GEoRoE PEABaDy.-Nr Peabody the emil
asut American banker Of London arrived in New York on
Wednesday last He was on his arrival there by q
committee q merchants, consisting Of MessrE TCstou
Colt Southsr Sherman and r Bell and escorted 10 the
St Nicholas Hotel whore suite Of rooms had been en-
gsged During the afternoon and evening the distin-
guiEhed stranger visited by large number Of his
friends and waited by committee Of merchant
from Boston, consisting Of Messrs Lawrence, whitney,
Blake Daniels Sutton and Abbott who teadsred him a.
invitation 70 thai city.
Hr.rru or NFv oRrrAxs-The New Orleans CONNER
cia Bulletin says:
The health or the city We are happy 10 assure our dis
readers remains no, only good but very good There
have been but four da ms from yellow fever IN the Charity
Hospital during the week which just half the number that
occurred The previous week In private practice hear
OF none and physician Of much practice and experience
assures that be hears q Indeed 80 et Is
mentioned here, and nobody would know that a
death had occurred from 10 in the hospital II We
should not take special pains 10 let the fact he known
Beans IN NEw JERsEr-The Newark Daily Eagle saws
@Tbe swamp between the villages Of Maunhawkin and
Barnegat 10 Ocean county, Is much infested viii
the present The citizens Of that vity rrnnsutl
hunt them but owins 10 the swami baip IL
thick that no common hunting dog win track them they
have generally bern unsuccessful These animals h rs
yet attacked any ona but their boaness this season
has caused deaEEnEtou In the people 10 have some N
them killed OF and they propose TO have general bear
hunt the last Of this month during next when thpr are
ttet and they wish All who are fond Of such snort ana
especially those who may have dogs that viii track them
70 join in the hunt sngly BY having enough hunters
to sweep the swamp not less than thirty forty would be
captured"
TH KEw ESsLASD FINALE MEDICAL Co1IEsE--Ths
Baltimore American says;
aThe seventh annual report e. this Institution has just
been issued and learn by 1t that the college meeting
with All the its friends expected Eight females
have already received diplomas pratce physicians
and their services are IN great demand The grant Of
10000 made BY the legislature Of 1855 condition that
an equal should be raised by subscription and paid
In annual nsthlmsns q S25Oo win be secured $4,000
have already been raised By the college and the remaining
"a 900 win be forthcoming whenever Il = needed The
report Acknowledges The legacy len by the late r. r. De
grand Of about $4,000 aAd says It 10 known that other
egsces intended and have been specified 10 wills for
this iyitution."
Two HusR1snS,-A yOuuE woman has been bound over
for trial in New York The charge Of having married two
bushaDas She is only seventeen and respectfully con-
nected TIE Il the old romantic one q love crossed
By parental will The novelty Of the ISOLATION Is that tn,
young ady married both suiiors Der own hvors frat
privately, and afterwards that Of her parents,
rAFst CApst-I1asest patterns, Tor men aud bovs-
W Jun uaenca wessieced variety of aress hncy
and leptsy ses, III anaiirs ard very low fnr cash
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