The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-11

EIrxxnvE yuss-The Russian sable the scarcsst and,
consequently tbs dearest fur Is said be struggled into
this country, m expectation being forbidden BY the kas
sian government sm nuf Of this fur costs S4oo and
and 81 500 Next in importance CONES the nudsons Bay
sable iu price ranges from $500 s7oo the its value
increasing as its color d2rkens
Fxos NrsKAsKA-The Nebraskian Of the 21st ultimo
published at Omaha city, has the following:
We learn from Henry Fontenelle-inisrpreer of the
Omaha ndiAns-ba, family consisting persons Of
this tribe frozen TO deah day last week
the Elk Harm river thirty miles from ths city
Fontcneie also informed that two three Omaha
Inans have frozen 10 death on their reserve at Black
Bird He the snow much deeper al Black Bird
than in this vicinity.
to fifteen degrees below through the entire day On
Sunday morning at eight the mercury stood thirty
four degrees below Zero
SwIspIns IN rLoua-A correspondent Of the Boston
Mass Herald says:
"a few days since bought barrel of four and,
to satisfy myself that it weighed s6 pounds thought
would weigh il and ii fell short IS pounds Last fall
bought barrel of four and in the middle OF the barrel
found paving-stone weighing l51 pounds"
HoesThe Louisville Journal states that is estimated
that upwards 1000 young hogs persisted from cold
in the northern part Of kentucky during the present win
loss that will seriously affect the hog crop of 1851
particularly if the unfortunate result has occurred in
other sections
An nrosroR DErEcrED-An impostor, passing himself
Dr. j. j. Stevenson, has been cutting imposing
figure in Petersburg Virginia recently and about
marry member of highly respectable and wealthy fam
lily, when it unms:akAbly established that be
penitentiary convict from York Pennsylvania who had
served full threeyears the weaving business in
the East Pennsylvania institution devoted TO such dpo-
mas
CHINESE srcas-cAsk-we copy the following from the
Charleston Mercury:
We have received from Mr.. d. Redmond If Fruitland
Farm Augusta package Of the seed of the Chinese
raised from seed originally imported by him Il is
unnecessary express agnin conviction Of the
Importance OF this acquisition the agriculture of the
South, both syrup or sugar-nAking and fcdderpro-
ducing plant Il put up in packages sufficient TO plant
half an acre, at one dollar per package"
Nova sooriA LEsrslArrRE--A despatch from Halifax,
dated the 5Sh, says
The legislature of Noys Scotia opened to-day with the
usual ceremony The governors speech was unusually
lengthy, and embraced quite number Of important local
topics He concluded with intimztion that oppo-
siion company, with adequate resources viii apply for
charter lay submarine telegraph from ireland direct
10 Nova Scotia
The cosr or The cost Of breaking out the roads OBJ
struc,ed by the late snov-storm Massachusetts, was
Si5oooo In Boston alone tie expense will be $4,000
TIE ssow wpcoxsIS The deep SHOWS are proving
disastrous the lumber-men in the Green Bay pinsres
Some operators have yet made stroke while others
having ventured into the woods have been compelled
quit with all their and Snow along the ocou-
TO- Peshgo and Menomnee rivera is reported be FIVE
feet deep
SuICIDE-Georee w. Watson, the proprietor of Concert
Hail. Philadelphia committed suicide in that city on Sun
day morning last by cutting his throat with
BARRIERS shop. BE has been insane for than year.
and patient at the Pennsylvania Hospital He had gone
to the BARRIERS accompanied by his keeper.
A MAMMOTH soExR-A new tunnslng machine has been
pnt operation the side Of the Hoosic tunnel 1t
weighs 40 TONS and builder predicts that il viii work
through at the rate of 50 feet per day.