The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-08

from Liverpool on the LIST inst. on her way 10 Con-
stantinople, took fire, and was Obliged TO put into
Cork harbor, where she discharged her mpch-dam-
aged cargo and is now receiving the necessary re-
pairs previous 10 starting again for her hna deshan-
ton. We believe she sustained but little injury
IRELAND.
Reports multiply and strengthen, that there ~
disease among the cattle and sheep in lreland IN
some parts of Wicklow and Kildare the ilocks are
said 10 be dying fast.
The deficiency in the potato crop continues TO
cause much distress and alarm for the future. Pc
titions have been sent To the British government for
relief by opening the ports of Ireland for the adns
sion Of all kinds of food free of prohibiting
the export of oats, &c, and suspending the opera
ton of distillatlon of grain, &c.
Murders and assassinations appear TO be as fire.
quent as ever and the mseres of the people are
conceivable; and yet the friends Of repeal are busy
collecting "the rent"
A landlord in Tipperary, Mr.. Patrick Clarke, has
paid with his life some real or assumed harshness to
his tenantry; he fired at on his own grounds by
two mscreants, and killed Instantly. The murderers
were not pursued, nor have they yet been discover
ed although large reward has been offered for their
Apprehension. In Fcrmanagh, Mr. Follett Barton,
of Cloney, was fired at and 80 dangerously wound
cd, that his recovery is predetermined. Another
murder has been committed at Westport in the
county of Mayo One Gibbons was leaving the
town at night for Kilboyne, when some one struck
u,
Of Longford Wood Cottage, in Tpperary, has been
fired at also from behind hedge, as he was passing
down his own avenue fortunately the assassin
missed his mark. A notice was posted on Saturday,
on the market house of Tuam cautoning any per-
son against paying rent, and threatening 'cofin"
for any violation of the order.
FRANCE.
We have received Paris dates TO Nov 10.
After considerable delay, the resignation Of the
Ministry Of War, by Marshal Soult, has been
finally accepted, a royal ordinance having been pub
lished on Thursday announcing it, The ordinance
expressed "thc very great regret of the King at
the designations but it retained the services of the
old marshal as President of the Council. General
Saint You has been appointed his successor in the
Ministry Of War. He was a colonel at Waterloo
and has had considerable experience of business in
an eminent post in the War Department. Guzot.
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has always been
the virtual chief of the cabinet, and, under Louis
Philippe, welded all the power of the government.
He will, Of course, continue to do so.
II appears, from report of the Minister Of Ma
rine that the total loss of the late eonflagraon at
1oulon was about 3, 1885, 900 francs.
The cutting of the lshnus Of Panama being
favore project in this country, the news from tho
United States Of the discovery, by Captain Kause,
that the Amazon river IS naylgablc, has excited
siderable curiosity. But ii appears to be thought
that the great distance by the river, and tho difficult
~ which must needs exist in navigating it, render
the discovery of great value; at all events that
it will not render the proposed canal through the
sihmus unnecessary.
The Obbeway savages have concluded their per-
fornances and are on the Of returning to the
United States, en- route to their own backwoods.
Just previous to the conclusion Of their public per-
formances, they exhibited before the King and his
family. Mr., Cutn, the enterprising traveller who
brought them to Europe, exhibited yesterday his
portraits of Indian chiefs, representations of Indian
customs, sketches of Indian scenery, and his UNI
rivaled collection of Indian curiosiiies, to Louis
Philippe, in the galleries of the Louvre, where they
were placed expressly for his Majestys inspection.