The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-04


market for grain and the first for the manufacture of
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The NEWS FROM NICARAGUA -The Baltimore Sun says
OF the from Nicaragua received by the Texas which
published in the Union Of this morning
"We publish quite compilation of news from Nicara-
gna; it is not however, sufficiently consistent authen-
ticated to induce entire confidence portion Of it ress
entirely uponthe authority of the purser of the
ship Texas WHILE according to New York papers direct in
quiry amongst the passengers fails to elicit confirmation
Of it, We must therefore, await another arrival for such
information as will convince the public mind"
APpoINrMENr--We find in the Clinton Democrat pub.
lshed at Loekhaven svana the following notice of
a recent appointment:
Attorney General Black has appointed Mr. James F.
Skunk OF Harrisburg cerkshp in the Attorney Gem
erals Office Mr. s. is a Of Gov. Skunk and inherts
many of the sterling qualities of that distinguished patriot
He ia young of extraordinary promise who at the
threshold manhood may already be casse1 as one
the best writer's In Penn vania This may be the first
but not the last our readers will hear Of this gifted young
man." 3a-
UNITED SrArEs COURT, IN MIssoUM--We find in the ST.
Louis Republican the following information concerning
the United States district courts in Missouri:
"As there to be general misunderstanding in re-
ston to the United States district court lately estab-
shed in Missouri state for The information of parties
tgan Jurors, and witnesses summoned the next term
of the United States circuit conrts that it will be seen by
reference TO the law that change whatever has been
by Judges Catron, Wes and Treat The terms of that
will be held ST. Louis heretofore on the frat
Mondays in April and October and Maj Bryant continues
as marshal, and Mr. Hickman clerk The late act OF
Congress establishes entire district for the
eastern district of Missouri which will be presided over by
Judge Treat alone and OF which court Mr. Thos G. Rey-
nolds has been appointed clerk The district court for the
western district WILL heretofore, be held Jefferson
City and will be presided by Judge Wells alone and
when appeals are taken from either OF said districts they
will 20 into the United States circuit court and be there
tried and disposed of by the judges of the circuit court
cept that the judge from whose decision tho appeal is taken
VIII not sit on the hearing OF such appeal"
TRACES OF Sir JOHN FRASKLIs.--Tbe ST. Paul's (Mnnc-
sota) Pioneer publishes the following extract of letter.
dated Red River Settlement Hudson Bay Territory, De-
cember 9Th
CT received letter from Roderiek by the last mail and
expresses wish that should write to you by the first OPP
porunity and state particularly about the reports
heard last about traces of whites being
in the North. have just returned from -, who
was Mt Norway House last july and saw the man who
brought down express to Sir George Simpson from
Mr. Anderson, in Mckeszes River district stating that
Indians had brought reports TO Of the trading
points in that quarter, that Indians had
encampments OF whites island point where
Anderson and Stewart turned back ia 1855 and that
of the encnmpmens particularly quito resh supposed
it and from the traces thought there might have been
about ten twelve could not hear of the exact
locality further than that Anderson and Stewart were
within very short distance of the place where the
were lhope you have heard particularly about
the report .a
THE French ARMy.r. Robert Walsh, in recent letter
from Paris to the New York journal of Commerce says
aTbe limitation announced in the French imperial speech
of the term of the future annual evies Of copscrps
years service treated as very important change in the
French military System. But the Emperor mentions il
simple calculation of bis that twothrds of the
scripts will remain for than that under their
colors they will thea constitute reserve to be called
into active ecrvce the first appearance Of danger The
annual call for the CONSUMPTION will be hundred Thousand
instead of eighty thousand which has been the normal
number in time Of peace
"There material difference in the budget
Of the War Department In favor Of agriculture Twen