The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-29
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GE Err NEWS.
THE ALABAMA RIvHas-The Mobile Register of the 2lst
instant says: a ss
The Bigby has fallen 30 much that all the large boats
have been Withdrawn from the trade and the wheel
ers brought into active life The Illinois
Belle Capt Buckley starts this evening for Columbus and
Aberdeen giving clear bills only for the former And yet
the mail yesterday morning brought tdings from that
place, dated Friday Saturday. which stated that
rise had then and there commenced with the prospect
full river again. This to extensive
house in this city and perfectly reliable both from
the senders and receivers" ;#tN 1E'
The coSsUMrTWE.--The Savannah Georgian says +
During the last six days twony-nine persons in the
argone stages Of consumption, emigrang from the
verify of the northern climate visited this city
to remain here during the winter Others whose
at the lasts stage, going further southwark esrsi
MAnE-Tn consequence of the withdrawal from the GU
bernatoria chair OF Hannibal Hamlin who has been elect
ed to the long term in the United States Senate Hon. Jo-
seph Williams of Augusta president of the senate will
become the acting governor of Maine after the 4h Of
March next
SHIPMENT FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS "A commercial house
from New Orleans Louisiana has been advised the ship
ment from Chicago Illinois, of $50 barrels of pork, 100
barrels Of lard and 81 casks of hams The shpmen.
made to Cairo illinois, by railroad and thence shipped by
steamboat This the first shipment of the kind that
ever been made from Chicago to New Orleans and is in
tended as experiment to be followed up by Others in
case 1t pays a remunerating profit.
ILLINoYThe State of Illinois has paid in the last four
years four and half millions of her debt Four years ago
she had not than four hundred miles of railroad
now she has about three thousand ata@4
CurrRa STEAMER OUT OF Bosros HARBoR--At meet
ing of the merchants Of Boston, held at the Merchants Ex-
change Monday, resolutions adopted in favor of
cutting passage through the ice which entirely covers
the harbo for the purpose Of enabling the Cunard steamer
America to proceed to the 28h her regular day
sailing committee appointed to raise the necessary
funds and It Is confidently expected that the steamer will
be got ont without any delay. ..n.
cio newspaper TAN w THE CRY OF ExlcoLa Ma
Der of the 2st umo Of the there hus aast
night at halfpast nine o'clock heavy snow-storm began
which lasted several hours Never have we seen this phe
nomenon, so in attitudes higher than ours in
Mexico before 1t also excited high degree the
riosity of the inhabitants Of the capital"
Fatal DUEL AT New ORLEASs.--we copy the following
from the Pcayune of the goth Instant
Yesterday socalled affair of honor of the
Metarie Ridge the racecourse in which of the
parties was instantly killed The facts of the case 30
as we have learned follows The challenger was
Mr. George w. White, book-kesper in large hardware
establishment and his antagonist who was kied) was
Mr. Pakenham lie Blanc deputy sheriff who attended to
the supreme court We last saw Mr. LIE Blanc, wben he
engaged in reading the deathwarrant of Kennedy
Friday last On the evening of the day. learn,
be went society ball at Masonic Hall, St Charles
street. and found difficulty in obtaining admission
for lady who accompanied him. This caused him re-
tire in anger, and when subsequently he met Mr. White,
who Of the acting managers of the ball. be delibe
ratey spat in his face Mr. White then challenged him. and
the challenge being accepted the parties mot o'clock
yesterday afternoons to settle their difficulty with double
barrelled guns at fifteen PAGES.
"At the given signal Mr. White fired, and his antago-
mist shot through tbehear but his finger the
trigger and in falling he discharged his piece though
without doing any execution His body then carried
to his residence Bourbon street. and inquest will be
held it this morning. What became of Mr.. White after
the fatal issue we have not learned
SCENES DELAWARE RIvER.-Delaware avenue (says
the Philadelphia Ledger of Tuesday, and the Delaware
visited yesterday by thousands of citizens drawn
thither witness the exciting enacted upon its icy
covering Above Vinestreet wharf, line of seghs was
running Coopers Point and at Arch another line
ran to Camden both Of which attracted much attention
and great number of passengers Hundreds Of
lined the entire route the river to witness the
age Of the seighs, while at Wanutsree wharf large
crowd assembled watch the progress of the
running from this point to Camden The boats made but
slow Roadway in consequence of the heavy floating ice in
the track and experienced still greater difficulties in get
ting into the slip owing to the ice being ammed close up
the dock As long two hours required to make
trip, s.r