The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
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in state of blockade and prohibiting the navigation of
San Juan del Nore every class Of vessels long the
with Nicaragua shall last He also says the
which go stream being actually the absolute
disposal Of the libuster, Walker and being bis most
tive auxaries will be taken and destroyed every OPP
portunity
EXTENSIVE HEATING APPARATrs-A gentleman named
Hull proposes lay pipe six inches in diameter
from New York Troy and throughout the line Of the
Erie canal by Of which he expects keep the nav
CATION open by preventing the formation Of ice in the
Hudson canal he is petitoning the State legislature
for permission TO levy tolls for the support Of his project
branch pipe TO New York hArbor might be some benefit
just now in keeping the navigation open
THE GROWTH or TKrAs-The Galveston Civilian says
that every steamship from New Orleans arriving Calves
ton is crowded with emigrants including many slaves
The paper states that the statistics of tho State
complied by the State Gazette show that it is entitled
FIVE instead of two representatives Congress By 1860
viii be entitled to under the present apporton
basis but under reduced ratio will probably only
get six. The Civilian adds that with that number
may be heard in the halls of Congress successfully
than we have generally been"
DARrnooR PRlsosKRs-It seems that the statement
Gently published that the only survivor Of the Dartmoor
prisoners nephew of "Mad Anthony Wayne" is in
correct The Springfield Republican gives the of
n,
of Hadley; the other Jonathan Lander of Greenfield
The Boston Transcript mentions Others both residents
of Massachusetts, These VIM. Bailey of Germantown,
and Novel; of Newburyport Besides these there s
one other survivor residing at Baltimore
The IspIAS FIGHT AT PueKr SoUED.-We have already
given from our California exchanges account of this
battle in which the officers and of the United Stses
Massachusetts behaved bravey Among those
who participated in il Lieut. Semmes Lieut. Forrest
Lent Swartwout; Mr. Cummn, masters mate, Mr. RUNE
engineer (of Georgetown District of Columbia and MIR.
Moore masters mate. The Indians were attacked by
der of Capt Swartwout and the whites had only man.
named Gustavus Englebrecht killed He killed by
shot in his forehead while he had his head above
gazing at dead savage whom he had just brought down
with his rife He was il is stated great avorite
board both with the officers and men, and very few
celled him as a marksman.
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SocETY-The 10th annual meet
ing of this society be held the Capitol in Washing
ton on Tuesday next the Goth inst This will be gath
erng Of unusual interest to the friends of Africa the pro-
gress of the during the past having been such
as to encourage and stimulate to increased effort Nearly
six hundred emigrants comfortably embarked;
peror ship has been provided by the muncent benevo
ence of gentleman of Maryland the late John Stevens
and the materials have been despatched at expense of
oGO for the erection Of college building Monro-
via The meeting will doubtless be very fully attended
THE NEW STATE HOUSE OF oHIo-The new capitol build
ing Columbus Ohio the largest of any State in the
Union The appropriations already made amount ST.
700 g. The architect estimates the additional cost Of
completing the building at $3se58s g. and of enclosing
grading and ornamenting the grounds at $4,000 more
making grand total Of the whole cost of the State
house to be S., 622,289 80.
CINCINNATI PORK rRADE.-The Cincinnati Price Current
after stating the advces by the Asia announced de-
cline of 2s in bacon and A. per cwt in lard Liver
pool, says;
This news was telegraphed all points and yesterday
there quite large number Of country packers On
rather easier rates Buyers, however withdrew gen.
eral thing ard the market closed tame though leading
holders expressed abiding faith in high prices notwith-
| standing the advices from England.
"The quantity of bacon Tor box mea) going forward
from the West for shipment to England is enormously
large The shipments from this place since the
of the season. to this date add up l4456 boxes
against boxes the time last season sho wing an
| increase of over $50 per cent
Previous to the AsiAs arrival the provision market
Cincinnati active the transactions being for February
and March, and few for April delivery. Sides sold a.
high 81 in bulk and shoulders "a cents For
present delivery the demand was quite moderate.
NEW YORK WOOL AARKET.-The wool market has been
dull Towards the close of the last year it
supposed the beginning Of the would bring
tive demand for all descriptions of this staple but the
pectaons Of holders have not been realized in this parc
ular Consumers generally have fair supply, and the
ruling high prices not anxious to keep up large
stock There has been very little doing since the first
January in first handsthe demand being confined mostly
with the trade The stock of foreign woods continues light
the recent importaons mostly sold arrive prices are
without change and holders remain firm. Domestic wool
is in fair demand, and light business is doing among the
dealers Prices are fully sustained.-N 7. Express.
BosAPARTEs ENGLISH LETTKR-Count Las Casas has in
his collection Paris curious document said to be the
first and only attempt Of Napoleon Bonaparte to write in
English, of which the following is given as Transcript
aCount las Casas-since sixt week learn the English
and do not any progress six week do fourty and
day nigh have learn vty word for day. could know it
thousands and two hundred 1t 10 in the dictionary
more of ourty thousand he could must twenty
much ofteen tor know ii hundred and twenty week
which do two years. after this you shall agree that to
study one tongue great labor who II must do in the
young aged Lorwood (Longwood) this morning the
March thursday thousand eight hundred sixteen
after the nativity the year Jesus Christ"
The Lake Superior Miner, ontonagon, December 30,
says:
ave had continual snow fall from Saturday last uu-
Ill Wednesday, when the storm finally abaed and the
snow in village, and as much in proportion the
range On Sunday last the services the Episcopal and
Presbyterian churches suspended of the
imposbliy Of travelling the Methodist church open
only for evening service We attribute the delay Of our
first overland mail from the East the cause All
communication the mines and from house to house
has been very difficult during the snow storm The
0ntonagon river IL sodly closed and the ice il
formed for nearly half mile out from the lake shore
The temperature comparatively mild, and the Their