The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-06

GEN Err L. VIEWS.
PUEIIc In CAIrORxlA.-The Official reports Of
1855 show tha there California public shoolz al
tended BY ls0 children and taught by All teachers
quite significant in itself and xhic Is not sener
any known Tbenamber Of boys in the schools was T.
ass in the year ls52 and Is2s in ls5s Of girls there
were II BIB in 1855, and Il ABS in ls5e.
RArHER KxAsGERATDs-rhe statement Of the resident
engineers Of the ST. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad
shows that the damage 10 that road by foods
only about $4,000 instead Of $500 00e as reported
FKArHERs-A shipment Of 10000 pounds Of feathers val
ued at $4,000 made by single house Louis
vile Kentucky, last week, Tor eastern marksts-
FoRGD rKLEsRAFHIc DKsPArcHEs-A new species Of for
gerry has been discovered recently in New York Then
York EFening Post boy named Daniel Mahony
arrested Saturday evening for delivering and collect
ing pay for forged photographic Dispatches Being taken
the chiefs Office be confessed that he had been, with
other boys whose names be gays) engaged in the bust
for which ne arrested SIX weeks that he
had delivered great many dispatches and that the profits
resulting thereom equally divided The Usual charge
for Of dispatches dollar though they
sometimes got These dispatches usually adj
dressed no elkeeper and purported to from
some gentleman from distant city, asking that room
might be reserved for himself and family who would
rive in New York such day.
AKoTHER CONSCIENCE. The Philadelphia Led
ger that the Of that city received the
last day Of February signed Conscience enclosing
S. which the writer stated due the city for shop tax
Aad which should have been paid in 1853 There ia
balance of 81 Is which Conscsncen intends 10 pay in
short time The amount sent has been credited and the
of @Conscence fled away among the papers Of the
/ Office.
THE sSow-sroKM I'm speaking of this storm the
Boston Courier Of the Sd inst says
The snow-storm, which commenced on Sunday after
noon continued about twenty-four hours and the
and the weather that very little fell
for such steadily continued fall Our shipnewB columns
mention three disasters Boston harbor hu loss of
\ life thus far
/ The Philadelphia Ledger of the 4th inst says
The snow-storm of Sunday night though the fall
not very great upeded railroad travelling very severely
in consequence of the drift caused by the gale of
wind which prevailed during tire entire day Of Monday
The trains the New York line due in this city Mon
day night all delayed until early hour yesterday
morning and then compelled to by the Trenton
and Camden route instead of keusugon The early trains
yesterday morning despatched by the route but
during tie day the road between kenpEton and Trenton
opened and the usual afternoon trains passed
this read The absence Of wind yesterday and
enabled this and the Philadelphia and Baltimore road
to have the tracks sufficiently cleared of to allow Of
the passage Of the regulRr lines.
THE roRK TRADE OF CIxcEsArl-A correspondent, wri-
I ting from this place says ..
The pork trade very active aud considerable specu
latve feeling exists The calculation of the quantity of
hogs killed. and their weight has been made up showing
81 per cent deficit
TRiBUrEs or RESPECT 10 DR KANK-At special meeting
of the board controllers of The public schools OF Phila
delpha Tuesday last for the purpose of paying trib-
ute OF respect to the memory of DR. Kane the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
where's Almighty God, in his inserutable wisdom,
has fit TO call from among DR. Elisha Kent Kane
in the midst of his of and usefulness and
whereas have shared the distinction he has for
his MS increased efforts in behalf Of science There
4 fore, .....
Resorsd That controllers of public schools Of
Philadephia do hereby pay tribute o gratitude 10 the
/ deceased
in accomplishing great hinEs for science and in
ing the fame Of his country and especially that of his
tive city.
Rasolred That deeply synpnthize with his family
at their oss, blt with the consolation that the lie of him
4 whom they mourn not misspenf.
4 RsSoLped That viii unite with elow-czens in
who justly admired when living, and who VIII long
be remembered by the civilized world for the work that he
has achieved
At meeting of the board Of school commissioners of
Baltimore held Tuesday afternoon the following
lutons were unanimously adopted:
aWhereas the members Of this board participate in the
feeling of universal experienced the early death
of the distinguished scholar and Arctic explorer DR. E. K
Kane and DESTROYS of giving public expression to the
exalted respect which they entertained for the great
vices rendered by him the OF learning Therefore
Be RESOLVED That this board deeply delore the ire
parable loss which his country and the world hare
tained by this ficting bereavement and that the
bes Of the board viii unite with the funeral the
Il arrival of the remains of Or. Kane in this city.
Resolped That COMMITTEES of three members Of the
board be appointed by the president to make all
sary arrangements for carrying the above resolutions into
effect"