The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-05
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tAfER FROM AusrRAIlA-The dates from Melbourne are
{, December st The papers filled with the proceed
ngs of Parliament which commenced its sitting on the
2ls of November Gayen Duffy the Irish patriot took an
active part in the debates
The yield Of gold according the escort return pub
shed LIST Of December, e0ll for the week
making the total quantity brought down by during
the year 3e7 800 ounces Gold remained steady at f3
It's 81. for Ballarat
Two hundred and thirseren emgranis arrived at Mel
Boarne during the week ending January Both.
OPERATIONS or THE UNITED STATES MIsr--The state
ment of the Mint at Philadelphia for the month of Februa-
ry shows that there deposited $9l096s Of gold
Sls5s of silrern all 81 o9G 1896 The gold coinage
the month amounts to 1922 5l6 wholly in dollars and
quarer-eages, and of silver Sl7O wholly in dimes and
hadimes The total number of pieces coined is
of the value Of The of gold coin now on
hand is S1T9oT0 and of silver $54sss3.
CoSTRADIcToN-The Trenton Republican is authorized
by gentleman well acquainted with the brother OF John
j. Ecke residing at Mount Pleasant Hunterdon county
say that the statement going the rounds Of the papers
that he is almost insane in consequence of the implication
Of his brother in the murder Of Dr. Burde is entirely
founded Mr. EZEKIEL arespectable and worthy citizen is
engaged in the transaction of his usual business
EARLY spRINs--The Numasket Gazette, published at
marlborough says that grashoppers have
UNREASONABLE AccIDESr--A few days since Dr. II. w.
Briggs resident of Atlanta, Illinois, killed by light
ming while visiting patient the negtboring town of
Arlington
IMPORTATION OF TEAs--Neary twelve millions of
pounds of exported from China the United
States alone in the FIVE months and half between July
and December ID 1856. The figures are: Green teas
6l53s lbs black 574o 375 lbs total IL ss72o4 lbs
Mrs. KEMnE.-This lady continues her readings" in
Boston, and with much The Transcript says
"Falstaf is not exactly the character for lady 10
sumo; but 1t was thoroughly assumed by Mrs Kembe
that she vanished and the jolly old villain and
heard in his painting rotundity with his eyes twink
ling and eering from ont their well-larded sockets his
deep voice. growing puug out his lies
side to side with eephantne roll The artist who can
thus read into living reality Shakspeares Fasts and
also impersonate Shakspeare Prince Arthur Ariel and
Juliet satisfactorily may well be greeted nightly with
crowded auditories.p
ARTISTS ASYLUM AT ROMA Prussian artist named
Cael has bequeAthed all his fortune rather more than
fl50oo in English money, for asylum for distressed
German artists at Rome. In addition, he has left his pic
lures engrsvngs and sketches which estimated
worth flrs0o to the German Asiatc Society at Rome
FEARFUL MORTALITY BOARD sHfp--0n the
l4th ult the Peruvian ship Cora arrived Havana from
Annoy Swatao, and 81. Helena with 2s5 Asatics (Ch-
nese IL s said she embarked in China but that 3e5
died on the passage of dyseniey The second mate boat
swain, and Chinese doctor also understood have
died of the same disease