The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-23
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A MONSTER sLEIGnSs PARrY-We clip the following from
the New Haven Comm Register
During the late capital sleghing neighborly rivalry
has been engendered between the aid old towns of Gull
ford Madison, Clinton &c. which should turn out
the largest party for sleigh ride Clinton Madison, &C.
have been down Guilford with hundred seighs, filled
with old and young Gnerd returned the visit with
greater number-when, o down came Clinton, Madison
&c. with still superior force This last foray raised
the dander of the Gufodes and they arrayed force Of
than 200 cutters and moved upon devoted Madison
with the power of avalanche with drums beating horns
blowing, aud bonnet-strngs fyngP
MATCH BETWEEN ENGLISH MARE AND AN ARABIAN
HORSE An interesting recently at Cairo be-
tween an English mare and Arab horse belonging
Haeen Pach when the former beat the latter The length
OF the eight miles, the time occupied by the
lst minutes rough, gravey, and sandy road. The
has been offered for the last two years against
all England for TO- 600 sovereigns with the horse,
and not accepted The Egyptian princes now con-
WINGED that their Arabs be beaten by English horses
The late viceroy Abbas Pacha had offered stake any
amount up to l5o00oE his horses against any
others that might be brought to run.
PRnnrryR CUSTOMS IN Esypr-The lively Paris cores
pondent Of the Boston Atlas says in his last letter;
aTbe Deats is publishing series Of letters on Egypt
from NJ Barthelemy ST Hilare Of the scientific
mttee charged report the feasibility Of ship canal
across the sibmus of Suez He mentions that il wife is
proved this Is good ground of divorce In that
happy country; apd after stating that children
washed until they above eight years old he declares
the population ia not dirty The climate TO
cleanse them. The streets Of the most squad villages
dirty it rains TO mre them and is
useless there s,inks are unknown in the country. He
represents the people as being in the most abeet position
and exaety-moraly physically and mechanically-what
they were in the time Of Abraham"
SANTA ANNA IN ExrLE-Santa Anna is residing at Tur-
baco four leagues from Carthagena He expresses bitter
hatred towards the United States He said be stimu-
ind NJ of and
them small Of money buy stock to undertake
plantations, and to improve their present ones.
JUsr rmBUrETho legislature of Texas at s late ses-
siou adopted bill donating TO Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett
one league of land Mrs O. is the widow Of the hero and
martyr Of Texas lndopendence-Dayy Crockett
cool sulcrpE-Jededah Wentworth committed sui
eide at the Stoddad House in Pennington, Maine the
9th inst by pungpg stleto into his heart ms be stood
upon the piazza lie then returned the bsr-room and
said Gentlemen, have killed myself; it's all right ?
sunk to the floor and expired He was aboLt twenty
eight years old
Mousr YRsuvIus-A letter from Rome Of the 10th says
"vesuvus Is in labor The signs which precede violent
eruption are apparent There is espanAde upon the
summit which usually be reached without danger
but present one would be sdAed with the sulphurous
odOr, and the noise is anything but rea Ssuriug.D
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taken from late number Of the Chronicle paper pub
lished in Preston, England
"A short while ago Mr. Robert Rhodes was united in the
bonds Of matrnony with Miss Eastman Of Longbrdge
but the marriage was unfortunate Both parties very
forgot their to love and cherish for shortly after
they renquished the fascination Of each others charms
and separated. Since this they have both lived 10
private lodgings To bring the marriage knot to a sou-
ton the husband publicly led his wife through the streets
of the village by halter offering her for sale wben being
viewed by and examined by another she ulti-
matey, after little higgug knocked down for 2os The
purchaser Mr. George Banks who quietly, but gall
! ianuy, seized the halter and led her away
Az AFTRAY-The CoIumbia Caroiniau Of Tuesday saws
LAST night a difficulty occurred between student Of
the college and one Of the city msrsbal in which The
former struck down and carried 10 the guard
He rescued by the students Ia body who entered the
euard-bouse and bore him OF The marshal was severely
beaten and several of the students hurt though believe
not dangerously"
AmmcANs AT THE FREScH couRT.-The Emperor and
Empress Of France received several foreigners at court on
Sunday 27b Of January The suboiued we're presented
By the minister Of the United States Mr. and Mrs Bron-
son Mr.. ard Mrs. Butterheld Miss Julia Ann May Mr.
and Mrs. Van Zandt Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Murphy, aud
Miss Murphy Mrs Owen Murphy; Mr.. Robert Murphy
Mr. Mrs, and Miss Jones; Mr.. W. s. Valentine Mr. aud
Mrs Stevens; and Mr.. L. g. Howard.
WINTER SCENE At NIAGARA FAELs.--A visitor at Nj
agors Falls thus writes to the New York Commercial Ad-
verser:
From the lower end Of Bath island saw a man ma
King his way toward the extreme edge Of the Of the
American fall the apparent sodity Of the foundation n-
duced me TO atiemp likewise and safely reached Rob
nsons island (which At other is entirely insua-
ted From this advanced TO about midway between II
and the edge Of the cataract the American eide, and
there we stood upon mound Of ICE overlooking the roar.
ing torrent at side and apparently unconscious that at
the same moment u was rushing beneath us hole was
broken 10 the ice by party the day before and The ice
found 70 be eight feet and covered with foot Of
and heavy crust formed by the spray.
The view at this point was magnificent We were
near an immense overhanging iceberg kept from pungng
headong by the superintendent Of which Il formed
! part II had gained In downward length, was told,