The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-03
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GENERAL NEWS.
YAscoUvERs IsLAxDLetters have reached &C from
this island with dates TO the 4h of January The
hal been cold the crops short and the Inhabitants scky
Gold has been discovered Tete Plate river about forty
miles above Colvles Fort The miners earning from
four to ak dollars per day and all kinds of had
grown extravagauty dear.
TIE Missouri RAIIRoAps-The railroad bill lately pass
ed by the Legislature OF Missouri provides for granting ad
dtona State aid to railroads. ollows To the Pacific
road, 81 oooo0o; Southwest Branch, $l,5oOooO North
Missouri, Sl,OOo0Oo; Iron Mountain $4,000 Platte
Country, 100000 Cairo and Fulton, 100000. Total
S. 100000 The State in all first lien
the roads the payment of bonds. The entire
State aid DO given 10 all the roads when It shall be
absorbed and all the roads built will not be far from
S2t,ooo.ooo. hs. a,
CATHEpRAs4--n the recent debate in the senate upon
Trinity Church. stated that the Roman Catholics of
New York about building and have made the
ry preparat for it. Cathedral the upper part OF the
Fifth avenue of size exceeded only by ST. Peters and St
Pau Of the Old World and the two towers Of which
| to rise hundred feet above that of Trinity.
| RAILROAD JupLEEs--We find In the Memphis Enquirer
the following announcement Of the marriage festivals
in honor of the completion of the conrexion Of the At
lantic at Charleston South Carolina with the Mis-
sissipp river by way Of the Memphis and Charleston
| railroad:
Otis expected that after grand railroad jubilee here
the LIST and I'd of May celebrate the completion of
the Menphs aud Charleston railroad, similar jubees to
commemorate the event will be held at Huntsville
Alabama, and at Charleston, the atlantic shortl We
trust that this expectation may prove true The grand
marriage of the Atlantic 10 the Mississippi which will
place here the LIST OF May would be appropriately fol-
lowed by nfas Huntsville and Chares,on-especially
at the latter place. the home of the distinguished bride
groom.
nWe understand that gentleman of this city has or.
dered large, fnelyfushed and welbound cask to be
filled at Charleston with water, and requested it to
be brought the road by the Charleston delegation in
time for the great occasion here the first of May This
csk the purpose in the marriage
mics od o s and Miss ssP tina. The Dogs
attic The governors OF South Carona and Georgia
ocate parsons the OCCASION the governors OF Ala
bama and Mississippi to be the groomsmen, and the
of Arkansas are to give away the
bride After the marriage rites have been duly celebrated
the cask appropriately inscribed will be thrown into the
river to be waited hence the B.ze thence into the
Gulf Stream to be borne by that mighty to the
| shores from whence 1t started
wooD u.s. iaoS FOR snrrs.--The comparative value of
iron and wood for ships has been subject of discussion
for years the other side of the Atlantic pamph-
let has just been published by Mr. James Hodgson in
which he states that iron Is decidedly preferable II APP
pears that iron vessel of thousand tons will carry
two hundred and eighty tons more dead weight than
wooden vessel that voyage to the East Indies out
i
eghtvalue of $50 her wooden rival that such
vessel would be built less cost of from e. to f3 per
tom from $4,000 to $4,000 the whole and that with
the saving Of interest the capital insurance &c. there
would be total saving of $50 in favor of the iron
sci single Indian voyagel Again, the durability Of
the iron ship indefinitely greater Firsclass wooden
ships get out Of order in twelve fourteen years. while
iron ship the end Of that time good as on the day
she launched and will he So it is estimated for
bred years co1 These advantages however can only
be secured by due and skill in the construction of the
vessel and which have through the
of these requisites admitted to have been serious i'm
peiimens the general introduction of iron vessels
| TRIAL Rev. Mr. KALLocH.-Tbe trial of the Rev. Mr.
Kalloch, for adultery is going at Cambridge,
Mass where the offence is said to have been committed:
"The first Witness Rev. +. W. Holland testified to the
fact that defendant ectured before the East Cambridge
the night in question: that he declined to accept his
witness invitation to take tea at his house. but preferred
in the hotel for the purpose Of looking his
notes.
aMrs Grip 10 years old wife Of one of the propretors
of the house. testified to her curiosity being excited by
conversation she overheard between defendant and the
known woman; saw them, through the crevce the
door, kiss each other saw the woman pinch defendants
cheeks and indulge in other aeconate firtaons which
led witness to suppose they were not married.
"Ephraim Bailey, of the proprietors Of the hotel
testified that Kalloch to his house early in the
ming introduced the lady with him his wife, and called
for private room and also for warm whiskey toddy
osiy of this witness also excited and while Kaloch
and his female friend absent at the lecture he had
a door of the pried partially open for
| tended information when they returned. The witness
could testify 10 the direct act of criminay but
peaed The disgusting conversation which he alleges tho
parties induged TO- with other Incidents which he thought
injurious the reputation of his house When Mr. Kali
loch called for his BILL witness charged him FIVE dollars
which was paid without grumbng
samuel T. Gddiugs, omnibus fsre-taker who alter
mated with Mr. Bailey in peepiug into the this in
teresiing OCCASION corroborated the preceding witness
Mr. Steen Of Bratleboro Vermont sad to be the bus
band of the lady implicated with Mr. Kallocb, in
court very TO that gentleman and occasionally
versed with him. II would seem that the gentleman Is
satisfied that his wife is bameess and the testimony
laing to her alleged crimnay appeared to make
| favorable impression upon him.
II s stated that Mr.. Seep volunteers his presence to
testify that for sickness his wife would
add her testimony to that for the defence.
"The trial viii occupy several days.
ELrCrIoS IN RuopE IsJAsp.-A the elections in Rhode
Island Monday the know -nothings aud the repub-
united and succeeded in eecting their candidates
Elisha Dyer was elected governor A. B. Duree (who was
in tn, last Congress representative from the first congress
ponal district and VIM D. Brayton from the scon'.