The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-14


Rush street. near the iron bridge sold for $780,
600, $4,000 down. and the balance in five years"
MONSTER sHARK-A monster shark, weighing some 500
pounds was thrown upon Plum Island beach, near New
buryport on Monday, and crowds went down to look
him.
FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN MIS-
soss-The Journal Of Missions that the receipts OF
the financial year ending July 81 1907 1913 69-abou
less than those of the previous year. The expend
lures for the period S323OOO 49, leaving bal
ance unprovided for of Sl56sl 30; which, added the
already existing debt of 90 makes the present debt
of the board just 36s9 TO- The appropriations for the
year could have been less without serious detrmen
the missions
FIRE New YoRK-The New York Evening Post of
Friday says;
Last evening the provision stores Of Messrs John Har
ris Co. and Vantne Price, in Peck slip Front
street seriously damaged by fire and water They
fully insured in the city and country companies The
stock in James Rowland Co.'s -four house. No 242 Front
street. received damage by water The total loss is
variousy estimated at from $4,000 TO $4,000 The Gre
originated in smokehouse and had been smouldering
hour or two before it broke out in an upper loft"
SERIOUS ACCIDENT on BOARD TnE STEAMER JosEPmSE-
A New York exchange says:
Yesterday a large party proceeded in the steamer Jo-
sephne attend political meeting at Toenville the
west side Of Staten Island The steamer touched at Temp
knsyile where cannon was taken board for the pur
pose of firing salute when passing the several villages
the north side When off the Sailors Snug Harbor the
gun fired twice Joseph Silva in his haste to complete
the salute thrust fresh cartridge into the muzle without
first swabbing out the gun. He in the act OF
ming down the charge assisted by James Glass when the
explosion took place prematurey The right OF Silva
much shattered the elbow that Dr. Boardman
who board, had TO amputate the arm above the
elbow There hopes that the unfortunate will
vve although he is severely burned about the neck and
face Glass also fghdully burned One Of bis eyes
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other be saved His left breast and other parts Of his
body sustained much injury
The ROYAL FOUNDRY or MUScn-A letter from Munich
of the 18th says
Extraordinary activity prevails at present in the royal
foundry Of Munich which was established by King Louis
not fewer than colossal castings in bronze in
progress l. An equestrian statue Of Washington, des
tined TO form the centre Of immense monument 10 be
erected in the State Of Virginia and which is TO be
rounded by forty colossal Of who distinguish
ed themselves in the Of independence An eques.
trian statue Of King Macmillan Of Bavaria for Munich.
OF Wieiand, for Weimsr 4 group Of Schil-
Ter and Goethe, for the place. g. An equestrian
statue Of Ferdinand Of the Two Sicie for Messna des
tined to replace which destroyed by the reyolu
tonis g. An alegorca monument to the memory Of the
Tugger family the chief Of which considered the
aors Of manufacturing enterprise In Germany for Augs
burg statue Of King Louis of Bavaria, for Munich
An EXTRAORDINARY TREE-Tho Louisville Democrat says
up d. Jones' ESQ., Of Oldham county, recently feled and
worked up oak tree upon his farm which yielded nj
most unprecedented amount OF timber The tree was
feet In diameter at the stump, and Mr. Jones
featured from 1900 slaves II the had been entirely
sound he would have made quite 1000 From this
timber 100 -four barrels have already been manufactured
with n suhciency left for 100 These barrels are
worth 40 cents piece and the 200 will aggregate $50
Deducng expenses Mr. Jones will realize the net of
| S75 for the single tree
FRoM RID RTER.-The New Orleans Creole says:
captain Jennings Of the steamer Camden which ar
rived yesterday reports having left jefferson Saturday
last Both ult Water in the Lake and Upper Red river
falling water at Shreveport falling; three and half feet
falls thirty inches In Old river and falling brought
Eve hundred and bales Of cotton lot Of hides
ports that the cotton board caught at Grand Ecore
and had to throw twenty-five thirty bales TO save
the boat Cotton but slightly damaged"
ANOTHER MAN SHOT IN PmLApEIPmA-About IL o'clock
Saturday night last, a named William Mcintyre
was killed by shot fred by some unknown person on
the Of Ninth and South streets The Shler Hose
Company was passing ut the time, and charged with
the crime They arrested Subsequently, on the tes
timony Of the police officer who the shot fred John
English Of Baltimore arrested. When English was
arrested he had revolver in bis hand barrel OF which
discharged All the parties arrested committed
A SACRIFICE ron PRIScrFLE-Tbe Journal de Frankfort
relates the following story
"A few days since foreigner presented himself at the
office Of merchant At Hamburg to receive cash for bill
Of 1000 double Louis and got 10000 francs too much He