The daily union., 1854-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.


The ZouAvKs oScE NoRK-An English officer says that
bis regiment quartered with the Zouaves for some
months and that nothing could exceed their merit light
troops One among them spoke excellent English
and being questioned by nay friend informed him that he
had been waiter London hotel for three years but
getting tired Of answering Anon, anon sir he became
Zouaye and ready for anything see masy of your
contemporaries much puzzled TO what the Zouayes
really According TO some, they Arabs; while
Others contend that they mixture Of all nanonalite
The sath is they simply Frenchme picked principally
from regiments which save served in Africa and chosen
for their courage daring activity ana powers of endu-
Most Of them have been SaRins de Paris and the
metal still rings it did IN June 4s, when the
gdulins of the Garde Mobile saved the capital.
WRECK OF A TROOP sHIP-sRRAr Loss OF LuE-on the
10th of Septenber the English troop ship Charlotte from
Calcutta to Queenstown, wrecked on reef in Algoa
bay. At the time there board Of the Charlotte
detachment of the 2Th regiment consisting of the follow
ing officers Capt Stapyton, Capt Warner Lieut.. Ma
gure, Ensign White DIR. Kidd, l6s rank and file, IA
women and 26 children The unfortunate ship struck
reef in the sight of crowds of spectators who rendered
every assistance possible with feboats and Manbys ap
paratus but in spite of all their efforts she
pieces and all the children who board excepting
one pershed On the survivors being mustered
certained that of l6s rank and file about Is were
saved OF the crew. which consisted of "a only Capt AZ
ec his SON. the first mate, ships butcher cock steward
and two Others were saved The total drowned is thus
stated Rank and file 81 women, IL children, 20 crew
Is-tota, III. The Charlotte fully insured at Loyds
She had general cargo on board.
FnozES ovEn--Lake ST. Clair is frozen over so that
sleighs pass over it,
BnEAKISG THE SARBArM--Legal proceedings, il seems
have been instituted against sundry daguerrean artists of
New York. who have been in the habit of keeping their
places of business open on Sunday.
CHOLERA RAvAGFs AT MEssINA-A letter from the Amer-
consul Mesna gives frightin picture of the
ges of cholera there The population had been reduced TO
one-haf by death and emigration. Twenty thousand
persons between the 22d Of August and the 10th of
September
IMPORTANT DBcIsIoSThe superior court of Rhode Island
decides that the seizure and detention of liquor under the
Maine law there) is unconstitutional"
THE New YORK CRysrAL PALAcx-The liabilities of this
concern said be in the neghborhood of $500 00O
while its assets in the shape of the building fixtures and
machinery valued at 100000 This latter sum, if
realized viii about cancel the mortgages held by the d
rectors for money advanced
ALLEGED EXPRESS RosBrns-Four omnibus drivers are
under arrest Cincinnati, charged with having robbed
the United Express Company of $4,000 few months ago.
One of them named Estep has made confession, mp-
eating the Others.
WORTHY OF rMITAToS.-Mr Coleman, of the Burnet
House in Cincinnati gave his employees ITO in number,
grand Christmas banquet
In BAD wAY--The coal is exhausted at Nashville On
Tuesday there not bushel to be bought begged bor
rowed, stolen.
NEARLY DRowsEp-Sir Cusack Roney, while endeavor-
ing TO the river al Montreal Friday his route
to Portland, narrowly escaped drowning by falling through
the ice
HANDSOME cogTRrRUTIossThe merchants of Cincinnati
have just contributed So 900 to the relief of the poor in that
city.
fssar psraim Lit,leticid somewhat
chief witness in the trial for the murder of DR. Parkman
has in consequences Of painful disease of the ear become
Insane,
HoY Mr. HASsEsAS---Hon Edward A. Hannegan, for
mery United States senator from Indiana, We learn Pro-
poses shortly to California the prac-
tice of law
LrBEaAL--The president Of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad Company has agreed permit the men of 1912
pass that road free Of charge to the convention
that assemble in this city the sth Of January next
No doubt other railroad companies will afford the
facilities to the old veterans.
HAHD TIMES IN NEW YonK-Thc officers and assistants
of the Astor House win give grand ball Nblo Saloon
the evening of the nth of January.
CAssIus " CLAY--Ths gentleman delivered an anti
slavery lecture the Tabernacle Eew York, Tuesday
evening last
Has PApER--Mrs. Amelia Bloomer has sold her
paper the Lily to Mary b. Brdsall and it viii hereafter
be published Richmond, Indiana Mrs B. and husband
have selected Council Bluffs iowa. their future home
TAKEN TO THE srAGE.-AIiss Phoebe Knowles "late wait
ing maid to Miss Susan Dennin has taken to the stage
and tearing things with great Gt Qswego
ARRKsTrDJ Strickland, charged with the murder of
Farrell of Nash county North Carolina has been arrest
ed at Welden
Utah saws ST Paus declaration that bishop should have
one wife does not imply that be should have but one
It means simply according to Brigham that he should not
have less than
A TREMENDOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tacha went to the
opera at Bucharest with hs nephews wife and the lady
sat through the performance completely unveeda tre
mendous innovation upon the Turkish custom.
RICH HEGsAR--An old woman was sent TO the work
house at ST. Louis short time since for begging. She
made her escape when discovered that she had
ernl houses and lots in Quincy Illinois
FATAL tccrpEsTs--A son of Thomas French, Of Penn
broke New hampshire accidentally blew portion of his
head Off while cunning and was found dead At Ports
mouth Rhode Island similar fate befel Albert G. Brown,
aged 70.