The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-20
GENERAL NEWS

rived from Halifax Al hafpast SIX O'Clock this morning
Bariugs Circular SAYS here~as steady business IN the
eloeial and foreign produce market Money was easier
The bank had reduced the rate of discount from hve and
half TO i've per cent eonsols closed al a2 92l Amer-
can eagles seyenty-six shillings three pence
Ia American stocks there nothing doing Of interest
prices nomnally the
Iron--Wesh and staliordshrc 6rn, and in good
demand Rails 81 los. - ljs Common bars -, 10
10 lbs scotch pig SIS
TlR wAa Krc-The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times SAYS that the western powers had formally rejected
the Russian proposals and made others which viii proba-
blv form subject VI conference at Vienna
The Vienna cabinet have declared themselves ready 10
consent To new attempt mediation Fresh propositions
viii not addressed 10 Russia by the two governments but
by the relatives OF the two soyeregns Of Russia and Pru
sia.
LEn SrSp August THE fleet has performed nothing
important yet The first division of troops had arrived
Five Russian gun-boas sunk by two English steam
ers whilst engaged in raising The engines OF the steamer
BrcHAnrsr July ls-ssortschakof. with the Russian
army passed the night OF the 18th of Sheiaya and asrz-
chet one and half post distant from Bucharest They
burnt bridges in their refresh The Ottoans follow
ing had passed the Argisch, and were at haunl
The French troops working zesousiy at arna on
the Qualifications The English repairing the fort
Dublin letter says that the potato crops are partially
DESTROYED 10y blight in Cork county Tnrnps have also
failed. Wheat never better
The cholera has appeared in northern Italy despatch
from Turin dated the 10th July says that on Thursday
there were one hundred and tWentfour and hity-
one deaths and on the following day one hundred and
ffy-seyen cases and sixy-seyen deaths. panic had
seized the people in other places which were also attacked
The America spoke the Canada twelve miles from Sable
island, al noon yesterday
FrRTIlEa FROM MxxIoo-RrxoRED pArrIEs--New Orleans
papers BY latest mail contain the following additional news
from Mexico;
Reports came to the Minister of War TO the effect that
Col Moreno had attacked the reyolutonists under Diego
Alvarez Cojuea in Guerrero and utterly defeated
the-killing and taking great many prisoners
together with large quantity Of provisions and arms
Another was To the effect that Colonel Znoaga with u
body OF 900 troops had attacked the cerro del Lnoua
bin upon which the reFolutioniss had thrown up forth
ca,ioand carried by storm killing large numbers and
taking many prisoners Many OF the leaders Of the reyo-
luton among them the celebrated guerilla chief Faustno
yillalva are reported to have been killed
These mere rnmors although published as olcia by
Santa Anna
All Janiltepec Oaja there is an absolute famine in
sequence OF the loss of the crops the poor inhabitants
were reduced from fruits and three persons were
said to have died Of famine
Anna has by special decree authorized the fur
ther importation, free Of duty of 1000 anegas of grain
into Vera Cruz.
The Sigo states that Santa Anna had negotiated drafts
for million OF dollars New York at two per cent
premium.
In Yuoaian the army had with several FROM
the Indians. number were killed and Others took TO the
woods where they persisted among ihem Il i reported
Coils Nergara and knl.
Faox PoRr AZ PENtE.-The barque Aaron G. Harvey
arrived al Philadelphia Friday, from Port au Prince
ted States consul his request stand trial for the
murder Of woodeu;ler named Myers in HE woods in
Washington township Norris county, New Jersey about
months sine. Miller alleges that nc AT work with
another cutting wood, when he quarrrei with Ny
ers employed adjoining nrin 4 fight ensued, and
Myers was killed by Miller. lie escaped 10 New York, IL
the steamer Delaware and shipped 10 London where hI
he confessed his crime SO the consul but was not sem
home as be wished.
port
thai the man who was vnFkug In the woods with him
accused 81 tie inurier and would probably 5e couseie'
to save his life he the consul and, coniess;ng lh'
crime was placed upon the barque He has repeated th
game story here and .nasts disposition to escape t
consequences
The arque Harvey es Port Prince the ID inst
the bar,lue Nashua brig isabella and schooner John
Bariie all for New York
Logwuod was plenty and prices declining The healti
Of The island good
The uezs State elections win be held in Maine and Yer
month"; the latter the 18th, and in the former on th'
lib Of September
The Lima Hcraldo contains long account OF recen
discovery Of god-sashings Chachapaoyas the head
waters Of the Amazon Per By The FIRST party OF NORTH
Americans WHO wen, seek for gold the upper wate
OF the Amazon They found several pieces weighing ror
10 Ia ounce and others smaller. They Immediately
| commenced erecting houses preparatory to mining
The Montreal Herald one of the oldest and nilu
entail papers the British provinces scouts the idea thai
Canada Is be gegalized lin other words erected into
vice-ro atty with prince Of the blood royal 10 f ID,
vice-royal throne The Herald SAYS IF Canada tC
be colony she viii become gppu,.awieiher mem
Der OF the United States confederation must depend
upon events which she has control
Nhxai-u nited States frigate Columbia 81 Do
mingo the 2lst u and the United States steamer Water
Witch Asnusion, Paraguay the llth Nay Lieut.
Amman had SURVEYED tie river ieui au found not 10 b
naygabs for th,i fifteen miles for boats Of IS nce.
draughL
Horace Greeley, it Is well known has taken to farming
Last year when in Massachusetts, attending the poultry
show, he bought half dozen pure Cochin China eggs a
So dozen, which rrodueed lila six ggly ducls.
A 9ANaicrB CAVE X YRGISn EyFtoGED.--h curious
the top Of the Long Lick Mounain rorgel
VILE Hampshire county, Va has igom time immeinoral
been known exist but has had the courage
explore it unit, iw days ago, when Prof George Jor-
dan, in the presence Of number Of gentlemen having e
down candle and fastened end Of a rope sap
ping and te other end around his hody descended intc
the mysterious regions The Ronlney Argus SAYS
The entrance bears resemblance to the q
volcano only smaller The aperture the mouth
than feet in diameter but eniarges you de
ccnd like inverted funnel the descent being perpeRAic
ular the whole distance Mr. J. descended sxty-four
or sixiy-fye feet when be 70 the potsoM o.
Spacious chamber fua which eesegi pissages led Oh
ia various dlsctaas fhsss passages are sufficiently
large admit ,our-horse wagon. On arriving at the
bottom says SIR j. aud taking upward view he
Is truly appalling. Large crsugy rocks ready 10
tumble down upon your head and terrific is the sight