The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-17

Next week large delegation Of H"s' o.s ' =;
will leave and among them we notice men OF en-
dusry and integrity, whose departure will DO loss not
easily repeired Elias Cozsd Harmon Whslsy John and
Robert Love- George Preston, Hewitt Weston Bowes,
McGinniss and Isaac Cody are among them Every town
in Ohio viii lose some Of its citizens in spite Of the rich
lands the lively prosperity and progress Of the Stats
Cheap lands for the million promised apd nothing can
stay the tide God speed them They cannot with health
strength and industry fail to get farms wealth and inde-
pendence 1t Is recommended TO those going, by all means
10 take the family along Farming utensils can be az well
procured on the The furniture of the cabin ought
to be taken the transportation is cheaper than their
cost west Of the Missouri
LARGE SALE on FANCY doeDs=-A New York paper says
aThe largest auction sale of fancy cassmeres ever made
in this market took place yesterday at the o.
Messrs Coffin Haydock which brought sOe'ner Ai "
number Of the trade from here and neighborng cities
lot the catalogue sold at prices fully to the
pectaton Of The offering embraced $4,000 pieces
lowprcsd goods and ranged from IS cents up to 81 ob
Of the sale probably aggregated $z50e0 The goods
of light body and the greater portion OF the patterns were
old which not all desirable that the goods
brought full much they worth and the sale has
left good impression on the market"
FANCY corroN-The Memphis Eagle chronicles the fol-
lowing remarkable sales Of cotton in that city
"Mr b. Norment sold yesterday twelve bales of fancy
at the following prices One bale at ls cents one
at 10 cents two at l7B cens two at IL cents four at
l6l cents two at l6 cents This cotton was exhibited at
ton"
| The COAL DEPOT KEY WEsr.-Under date OF Marsh
the Key West correspondent Of the Charleston Mercury
says:
"The Navy Department has commenced the erection OF
coal depot this place The of twenty 1--we thousand
dollars appropriated at the last session of Congress
the charge of the constructing Of the depot given by
Secretary Dobbn to Major John Sanders corps OF eng
neers who has command of the works at Fort Taylor
The depot will be of great capacity, covering large
of surface and will hold 5000 tons Of coal The ma
of the ground is such that great difficulty was antic
paed in sinking the foundation of the piers supporting the
side walls and the immense roof but practical difficult
encountered by the engineers Cylinders of brick
constructed and sunk by excavatng from the inside
to sufficient DEPTH the winter then discharged and ht
/ cavity filed with concrete, well rammed With suitable
machinery such cylinders could be lowered to grea
i depth in sandy soil This method of providing oun-
dations in sand u.s. believe, the first application
the United States of system at one time much in vogue
in certain localities in Europe It is less expensive thar
piling and will afford much 6rmer foundation, the cyl
nders having much greater bearing than the ordinary
pile We shall watch the progress of this work with grea
interest and should anything of particular Importance oc
cur In Its construction will report the for the bench
of those who have houses to found upon the sand"