The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-08
GENERAL NEWS.


.a.aa GENERAL NEWS.
FORTUNATE oFFIcRR-Mr. Cotle OF SYRIA
euse New York is the Oldest railroad conductor in the
United States aud what is most remarkable fatal acct
dent has ever occurred any train under his charge
MAME--Gov Wells, of Maine, has commenced issuing
pardons to all in Jail who have been convicted
of offences under the prohbitory law.
AN ExPLAEATIos-MH HIuaARps NoS-ArpEARAscE Al
Bosros-R c. Winthrop writes the Boston Transcript
that he has letter from Mr. billiard, Of Georgia. saaac-
torily explaining his failure fulfil his late lecture en-
gagement at Boston Mr.. Winthrop says:
1t that Mr.. billiard has been suffering from
fever of nearly months duration In the hope that he
might have sufficiently recovered his trunk packed
and every arrangement made for his departure
be here on the appointed evening But his continued ILL
compelled him to abandon the idea the last mo-
men and to betake himself aresh to his bed of sickness
He wrote at however your secretary and nothing
put the OF the mails prevented his letter from
being received in time to the disappointment which
his absence occasioned" as aa
Costly rEARs-A quantity of the Winter virgaleu or
Columbian Virgaeu pears, have recently been sold in
New York for $50 and $50 the barrel the of
l22 cents each for the best single specimens.
A GREAT PUBLIC PARK IN New YoRK-The New York
ers are rejoicing the prospect of having the
largest public park in the world correspondent says
:
ess of this city, submitted by Judge Harris in the
court of appeals yesterday morning. 1t confirms the
port Of the commissioners relative the great central
park to be located on the site OF Joness Woods
near Yorkvlle.
@Inasmuch the appeal in this is na the effect
will be the immediate laying out of the grounds in ques
ton. These embrace in all 1900 lots the assessed
value of which is in the neighborhood of Ii
will also tend to increase the value of real through
out the entire island for large quantity of land
not be withdrawn suddenly from the market without ma
affecting
projectors of this scheme say have park now
in extent any of which the great cities of Eu
rope can boast" ...
The WINTER NEW YoEK.--The Evening Post has the
following paragraph
The cold weather has almost succeeded in laying
embargo upon business in New York. Our rivers are
full Of ice and vessels frozen fast in the docks Yester
day afternoon the steamer Illinois, bound to California
with United States soldiers and other passengers had TO
have the ice cut of her dock to get to The clip
pershp Glad Tidngs with freight and passengers bound
TO New Orleans, is frozen in at her berth. Buttermilk
channel is closed and people walk the ice from Brook
Ign 10 Governors island Our markets have short sup
plies of produce of the distractions navig
ton, and prices Of fish have advanced"
From another New York paper clip the following cool
item
Early this morning got upon large cake of ice
from pier No l. and carried on il to Jersey city
stuck his cake and noated round with the tide until he
again TO the New York shore When he had amused
himself long he thought prudent he jumped ashore
near the foot of Morris street"
SLEIGuSG ExrRAonDNARY.A sleighng party, (says the
New Haven Journal of Monday in aSharpeea
rugged runners with streamers flying the mast
head and out behind WITH stopped AT our
,ce yesterday afternoon to give three hearty cheers
We "guess" they from Fair Haven Commend as to
hat kind Of Sailing" We like it,
COMPLIMENT TO AN ANERIcAs-Mr. Edward Warren late
proprietor and editor Of the Austrian Gazette formerly the
Austrian Lloyd been by that government d.
rector Of The new Credit HobHr in Vienna with yearly
aiary of $4,000. Mr.. Warren is American, and for
last twenty years has been engaged in commercial pur
uits in different parts Of Europe his principal interests
being in Trieste ..a....a. a- #s.
RATE or INTEREST vRarxA-A bill has been reported
the Virginia house Of delegates which provides the
egal OF interest shall continue present but any
person. by contract may take for the loan orbearance
Of money other thing, higher rate interest not
needing eight dollars upon hundred dollars and pro-
for greater sum.
Mrssssrppl RASKs-The number of banks in this State
Is reduced two-the Northern Bank Holly Springs
believed to be perfectly solvent institution having main
taned It's credit against the adverse circumstances
and the Commercial Bank Of Manchester at Yasoo city
This latter is also a solvent institution-ELohangs
We take 1t (says the Memphis Appcal that Mississippi
has no occasion regret that she has The
OF that State have been for years collected in coin
without the slightest difficulty.
VETERINARIAN the Sunday trains have been with
drawn from the New York and Erie railroad.
ENORMOUS RAILROAD sCALE-The largest railroad scale
In the world in actual use Is built by Msssrs Fair
banks Co. Of Vermont for the Mine hin and SchuykiI
Haven railroad in Pennsylvania IL is hundred and
twelve feet long, and is capable Of sustaining load of
hundred tons.
OBrruARY-Andrew J. Miller esq, old and highly re
spectacle member Of the Augusta Ga bar died In that
city on the 4th instant
DESTRUCTIVE FIRk.-About twenty-five buildings were
destroyed by FIRE In Augusta Georgia, on Sunday evening
last The buildings were located on Broad and Ellis
streets
AN EXTENSIVE READING RooNThe largest reading-room
In the world Is now about completed 10 the British Mu
scum II is circular hundred and forty Feet IN diane
ter and one hundred and forty feet in height The tables
win accommodate nearly four hundred readers. The
wropcht-iron bookcases contain hundred and two
Thousand volumes The Of the win be about
three hundred thousand dollars
ny-xs Dc,nin,cns Chwrch.Ner Sunday The ION inst,