The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-03
GENERAL NEW ..

The IcAMASs NAuyoo.-Mr. Albrecht of the Icarian
community at Nauvoo denies the statement that the
prise is failure The community is still in existence and
under ourishing circumstances There no dissaisac
ton among the members remaining of the society but
small minority of ninetyfou membershad withdrawn in
irregular manner finding that they could not succeed
in destroying the democratic principle preerrng to sub
stitute the patrarcha The minority have removed St.
Louis and they the persons who have peoned for
repeal Of the act Of incorporation.
THE MOVEMENT wEsrwARD.-The Chicago Democratic
Press publishes table of the for the past year Of
the four principal railroads running from that city 1t
shows that these four roads alone have taken west 2o
passengers more than they brought back
NEW LsE.-A petition has been presented to
the Massachusetts legislature to charter steamship COM
pany between Boston and New York. with 100000 cap
ital
UHsKAsosABLr wxArHER-The Rochester IN. W Union
says one of our citizens informs that hyacnhs very
nearly and yioets are full blossom in his yard and
tulips are coming rapidly forward All this looks bad for
the fruit crop.
IsAuouaArIos ruRKEY.--we clip the following from the
New York Daily News:
One of the most magnificent birds of this species
have has been in from the country to Messrs
Mathews Hunt Co., No. So Dey street. to be forwarded
to Mr. Buchanan, to grace his table at the
dinner. This bird weighs 81 pounds is of splendid pro-
portions and about with all the dignity and grace
of monarch who expected to entertain few favored and
distinguished guests and in this particular he is probably
not mistaken We wish safe journey to this turkish dig
ntary, who, having left his serago, will soon find in
chimes those embraces which meet for one OF
his quality and greatness"
JusT FOR FLYRR-The proprietors of Woods and
Christys Minstrels New York. getting up 10000 col
ored kites present to the Juveniles will exhbitthem
in procession and meeting in the course Of few
days.
| BUSINESS At BALrInonE.-Ths Baltimore American Of
| yesterday morning says:
The spring business of our city is opening with very
and Ohio doing very heavy business and the
arrivals of merchants from the South and West daily
on the increase The attractions at Washington this week
have brought unusual accession OF strangers this way
many of whom business men, who after witnessing the
inauguration will attend to their spring purchases. The
grain trade has also revived and the transactions at the
exchange last week large Perhaps at ante
time has bay and coastng trade been larger OF
more active"
LATER FROM HAvAsA.--A despatch from Charleston da
ted on Saturday last says
i uThe steamer Isabel from Havana and Key West with
dates to the 25th has arrived There is nothing from
j Havana. Sugar was unchanged.
"The Fashion arrived at Key West on the 25th
| with Gen. Harney and suite
The United States Corwn arrived there tn.
i 18th from New York"
THE BRIDGE AT Sr. LouIs-The st. Louis Republican o
| Thursday last says:
mr. Bissel engineer, reported yesterday to the meet
ing of corporaors and citizens that the estimates for thu
bridge ST. Louis amount to ST. 225000. liberal mar
gin for contingencies added amounting to $270000
One of 100000 in the estimates is for preparing tn
foundation on the Illinois side.
aThe bridge will be built The meeting yesterday wa
spirited and hopeful The enterprise deemed entire
feasible profitable, and indispensable. Subscriptions
stock opened at once and in due time presume
shall be enabled to report to tho public that the sto
Is all taken.'