The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-24
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FRESH sHAD.-Fresh shad, received from the South have
appeared in the New York market and sell for about hall
dollar for ordinary seventyye cents for such
of extra size and quality.
RENEWAL OF NIGHT TRAvEI--We happy (says the
Richmond Enquirer) to announce that the cars on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac railroad now
running regularly tcioe day The Instructions of ice
have been removed and the boats 90 up 10 Washing
tom from Acquia Greek, day and night We congratulate
the travelling public and Mr. President Robinson upon this
good old customs and sincerely trust may be
an entirely profitable and permanent arrangement"
THALBEgG's MORNING ooScERIs.-A New York corres-
pondent writes: .... ..a
Thabergs first Matinee was given yesterday morning
at Dodworhs room, Broadway, commencing at o'clock,
p. The hall filled with audience composed OF
the elite Of the city large majority being ladies' There
probably not fifty gentlemen present very pleasant
episode the elegant lunch which served by color
ed walters dressed in black with knee breechea white
cravas gloves and stockings The entire arrangement
gave unqualified satisfaction, and these atiaees will rem
der Mr. Thalberg unusually popular, particularly with the
fair leaders of ton up town" .. Il ....l. ..# '.H
HAnNEssEp woLvEs.-A span of wolves (aays the St.
Louis Democracy regularly trained to the harness were
driven amid crowd Of yelping, apparently indignant
dogs and wondering people, down Fourth and Pine Streets
on Saturday
RELIC OF BALAKLAvA--We were shown yesterday by
Mr. Banvard the artist (says the Journal Of Commerce.
the sword OF Of the GLORIOUS six hundred who made
the desperate charge upon the Russian lines at Baaava
Both the sword and the sheath of iron The latter is
ndened in several places having been tramped on by tie
feet of horses the lay wounded on the ground
Our informant says that he tho owner of the swor)
killed three Russian arlemen he broke through their
lines but soon after wounded and fell. The guard OF
the sword was slightly shattered by Cossacks spear
which he encountered after passing through the
artillery He was finally rescued and carried from the
field through the gallany of the French captain Duri
viere of the 2ouaves and has since recovered from his
wounds Captain Durviere arrived in this city few DAYS
since still bearing in his body four of the bullets with
which he wounded while in the Crimean service One
arm and leg broken, and his head was badly
wounded, besides other damage TO his outer man. In
short he nearly cut to pieces in the different engage
ments in which he took part and the only marvel is
that he is still in the land of the living.
Is THERE MArIsrnos This question is thus answered
by contemporary:
HEvery schooboy Of the last century has been taught
TO believe that there wonderful vortex on the coast of
Norway with an eddy several miles in diameter and that
ships and huge whales sometimes dragged with
in its terrible liquid coils and forever lin oceans awful
depths correspondent Of the Scientific American says
al have been informed by European acquaintance
that the maetrom has existence nautical aud sci
entc commission went out and sailed all around and all
over where the maestrom said to be- but could not
find 1t the smooth where the whirlpool ought
to be as any other part Of the German ocean,
awe presume the above is correct The latest geoqra
piers and gazeeers barely alude to the maelsrom Cot
ton, in his large atlas, gives the site upon his map but
does not allude Il in his description Of Norway Iar
pers Gazetteer in its article Norway says that among
the numerous islands the west coast there violent
md irregular currents which render the coast navigation
dangerous, Among these il the celebrated Nal ror or
the danger from which has been greatly
since II can, at nearly all times be passed
over even by boats The romance Of the msestrom has
been pretty eHeciually destroyed