The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-01
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.



NEw YonK, July Is lsss
one Of the most interesting features in the cepon
he volunteers, yesterday. the the city of the
olors presented TO the regiment its departure for Mex
The condition Of them strongly atteed the desperate
eryce they had SEEM aud the undauned with which
hey had been kept They shattered and torn-the
pear head of one shot away the lettering up and de-
1eed, the stats spntered and dana gedal silent but
signifies evidences of many bloody encounter.
Mr.. O'Flaherty, who announced the com panion
II Mr. Meaghe in the intended visit Of the latter this
country, has arrived by the Europa, and
The Astor House He is young gentleman OF talent and
high position among the leaders Of the popular
IN Ireland from several of whom, including the gallant and
eloquent deagher, he brings the unreserved letters
Charles Cover DUFFY of the 'Naton coafronts his
Ike true nan--as he is The offence charged against
ann is no less than treasonthe highest known the law
de is III JAN with conviction and its terrible
quences looming grip and near But hear in what bold
and uumpettones he speaks his fellow patriots
rom within the dark barriers of his dungeon They
me last words OF his letter, published ia the Na,on ct
Jnly 18Th; sseita
sheet the aggression of England by fmer front and
closer ranks double and quadrape your power and
40 way else IS left strike with armed hand for the last
hope OF the Irish G. G.. ID.
"NgwGATE PRIsoN."
noted the other day Indian marriage from the Trib
ine in which the parties endowed with unpro-
nounceable paronymics but talking of marriages and
names, here is something from afternoon paper which
shows that Dutch can beat Indian hollow in that line,
Wyckoh, Mynheer Karl Frans Mohl to Myrrou Gertrude
Corneia Helena Van Nahus, all of Holland"
Hymen and PhGbus! what pair Of names FED.
a New York, July 30, lsas
The "ee-soil and no. compromise meeting in the Park
advertised Friday evening, though exactly III
the hour advertised. 1t called for 81 O'Clock but
ing to msmanagement, the platform for the officers
that hour merely in rudmentary state the first
oists not having been set up The meeting organized
nevertheless the steps OF the City Hail. pro tenn,
the completion OF tho platform But for the entire suspen
sion of the teegaphc operations in consequence of the
superb bundance of electricity the atmosphere would
have been known here during the afternoon that the bill
had failed in the House and the whole demonstration
would have seemed (at least its advesares)
'behind time" as the erection of the platform.
Mr. NJ OFlaherty, the friend of Mr. Meagher whose ar
rival by the Europa, have already mentioned had himself
the narrowest escape from being arrested against
him in the hands the Dublin police but he conrved
put them the wrong scent and while they search
ing for him in direction he making the best Of
Liverpool, where he arrived just throw
himself board of the The object was to pre-
vent him from coming out to this country. for fear of his
establishing communication between the friends of
land here and the leaders of the movement on the other
side But, fortunately it was no CO."
Our Secretary of State, who Is Qcio State superin
tendent of common schools has officially decided that
habuat PROFANITY among the dsquafcations teacher
in the schools Rather inevitable concuson-one would
think Even the morality Of heather Rome was shocked at
the idea of foul speaking amidst the young.
There is much discussion, both I'M and of the news
papers, relative speed the steamers Europa and
United States their last trips this side With half
amusing haltprovokng assumption. usual with English
in such comparisons the admirers the Europa scout
the idea of rivalry between the ships and claim
for her unqualified triumph. Nothing can be more
groundess BY the calculations route (of
the Europa) from Liverpool Boston, via Halifax (adding
Is miles in and out of Halifax harbor) is 1913 miles shorter
than the (of the United States) from Havre to New
York The United States "a hours longer on her pas
but she also 3S3 miles frthereaual to about
3a hours at the of speed by the Europa
all the way across,a fraction less than 0t miles hour
Therefore, point OF fact the United States say nothing
OF the worst weather for nearly days) beat the Europa
about a hours No small victory considering that the E.
left Liverpool with the reputation of being tho very
steamship built in England and in the full confidence
that she would accomplish something unparalleled in
steamng Call it dead heat even and the result
is infinitely cedabe to noble United State. and her
builders. In TRUTH both ships have proved themselves on
this last of first capacity tor speed and safety
The reports of the laborers riot Poughkeepse on
the line of the Hudson River Railroad turn out to have
been gross exaggerations There disturb but
very slight among the men, in consequence of the
failure OF contractor to pay their wages. In day
the paid them, and they returned to their
work The rshan does not always get fair play
newspapers That which in others is but ga cholec
word,' in him Is "fat blasphemy"
Thursday and Friday were the days this sum-
and at noon the mercury, in cool draft of air. was
49, 20 degrees higher than at the hour
days of the month last year.
Yesterday and today the weather has been cool and de-
igu- after The sweliering or three DAYS
previous Sleep onight is not an mpossiblisy in
.aAi flt8 MRh2 FED.