The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-07

which were partially filed with water Around OF
the furnaces gathered TO the depth Of three or
for inches formed by the congelaon of the moisture In
the ascending stream Of air from the furnace. At the
height OF few feet from the floor the moisture seen
congeaHng into bright crystals of beautiful forms which
fell in show ers TO the floor There nearly bush of
snow around one Of the furnaces and the iron
work of the register the piled up the air rising
fram the furnace through.a grating Of snow"
ONO BRANDY catawba brandy made at Cincinnatit
Ohio has recently been purchased il is said s. per gall
lon, for expectation to France for the purpose of avorng
foreign liquors. ~
Missouri BASKs-The constitution Of the sate of Mis-
souri, has been amended in regard banking and there
before the legislature of that State propositions for
incorporating $2o,OooooO in banks.
DE UEE-Thfs distinguished and venerable man of SCI
ence aed the I'd u IN BondoD, at the age Of 80
He Is well know by his writings in the Emitted States
peciay by bis "Dictonav OF Arts Science and Mining,
which has no equal in any language. ag
CAruxDaiL ~ MorraEAL--A project has been started
in the Roman Catholic Churches OF Montreal for the erec-
ton of splendid Cathedral, which IN size and magni-
eenee Is TO surpsss any ed6ce OF the kind on the cont
et It, Is be built after the model OF 81 Pefes at
Rome The i5nth Is be three hundred and fifty feet
BREADTH one hundred and feet and height Of
dome three hundred feet 1t viii e0nt-ih ten or twelve
separate cbapes aud two organs and the time Correlated
for Its completion is not less than twelve years.
LOOK AT TfE fw6 fieTgResThe following apps ar0 in
a late number 81 the louisville Demcera.i
at is said that there are how III the limits Of Cncn-
natl full three hundred negro families in state Ut otter
destituton and This doe: not include cases Of IN
dividual suffering, but whole families sumbering from
i've to ten poor miserable creatures in each hocsS All OF
these are objects of charity, depending wholly upon thf
various charitable institutions in the city for their daily
subsistence This deplorable picture OF the life OF the
negroes in free city and free State where such intense
sympathy supposed to exist for the downtrodden race
What contrast this is exhibited here in the city o
Louisville the centre Of slavery 1t denomnated fou
might the city and county from extreme to tht
ohe and find solitary Of des'itution and wan
among our population Such facts AS are bere pre-
scented speak for themselves and expose the aacy OF h
cant of the aboonst who ptesRd TO consider the slave
, holders as tie worst people on earth.
EXPORT or SILVER FROM ESaLANDDuring the year ls''
the direct shipment Of silver from England to various
eastern ports has amounted to more than twelve millions
Of pounds sterling the exact sam being tl2 sS5.
1885, the shipments amounted to f64gsse9 In 1884
e. 2ooa in 1858, to f47lO665; in 1882, 70 I2sSo,
23s 1851 Gll6 100. In six years. therefore, the Eng
sh bullion dealers have supplied the East with $50
$50 in silver. Beside which, f5s3532 in silver were re-
mted the last four years the East for the Meliterra
neau Of the exports in 1885, f3l67Ol4 only were sent
direct to China, the remainder to India.