The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-22
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TIE METHoDIsT Book CoscERs-The report Of the Metho
dist Book Concern for the year 1855 presented to the
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Baltimore
states that the periodicals. except the Christian Advocate
failed to the expenses Of their publication The
sets of amount to 7sss7 against which tber
are liabilities TO the amount of sl7O249, leaving capita
stock Of S56ss72
CALIFORNIA eoIp-It ia estimated that the yield Of gold
in California during the year 1856 viii TO about
sixty millions ofdollars Of which il h supposed that
ty millions viii be retained in the State
vEsTrALI II NExIco-Vestran has created ouch sensa
ton in Mexico that she can't get away. benefit shor
time since yielded S. 500 She has been literally provided
with funds to manage the Grand National Theatre and
has accepted the trust
DnArH PROM rn PmLADFLrmA xomSauoxs.-The Ports
mouth Daily Herald Of the half dozen papers in Ohio
which boosted the Fillmore flag has died out for want
support
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILRoAD-It Is stated in the
Richmond Dispatch that Aessrs C. W Purcell Co hav,
disposed Of $4,000 Of the second mortgage bonds Of the
Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad Company. This with ID,
amount Of 100000 subscribed By the State win insure
speedy completion Of the important Improvement TO tn,
TeHHssses kHe.
GREAT uoss.-Ths splendid steam-tug Leriahau saiG
be the fastest boat in the world, destroyed By FRI
Thursday last Sandy Hook. The New York Time
says
9Th. Leviathan was owned principally by Messrs Spot
ford Tilsston Co, and considered the finest ting
boat afoat Her hull built by Mr.. Eckford Webb,
her engines manufactured At the Alaire Works He
length on deck 79 feet Der breadth of beam 20 feet
In her first trial performance she from pier No.
North river, down abreast Of Quarantine distance o
seven miles In fifteen minutes and the point Of SANDY
Hook twenty miles in fory-four minutes. In Of
hundred and eRhyhve miles Der average speed was TWEEN
ty-oue miles PER hour. She good model and,
be gathered the above furnished with powerful
gpes Above deck she presented but few distractions
the atmosphere such only wheel and ploihouses en-
$4,000 She uninsured"
FREIGHT ron TnE wEsTy-A teegrApbic despatch from
Wheeling says:
aOver sixteen hundred Of freight shipped OF
the steamboats, to-day this place and they still continu
loading. The river IL in good navigabls stage below
but is closed above this point"
NrBRlsKA FERRY Eo.T.-Tbe last Nebraskian says:
awe understand that the Council Bluffs and NebrRski
Ferry Company have purchased of Gen Peter A Ssrpy
the saunch ferryboat Nebraska which cost in 81
Louis s2ooO This boat taking the place Of the steam
ferry-boat heretofore used viii ply regularly between
Omaha city and Council Bluffs and is 70 be delivered her
BY Gen SarTy nj the earliest opening II the river
"Tbis Il the largest fastest and in al respects the hes
ferry-boai the Missouri river 10 addition 10 psssen
gers which Der ample cabin lie admirably calculated 70 &C
oommodaie she carry az single trip thirty losdet
wagons or three hundred and City head OF loose cattle
aThe large and rapidly nereasing amount OF rarel
this city together with the anticipated rush OF emigration
10 this portion Of Nebraska during the coming
rendered the purchase Of such boat by ferry com
pany Indispensable"