The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-30
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would take place on the 18TH The day passed quietly how
ever"
BY the arrival of the Empire City at New York, wit
dates to the odd we are informed that reports OF rising
in various parts OF the island quite plentiful but il
believed all without foundation IL said that
court-maral at Barracoa had condemned nineteen
lyreturned Creoes be shot and that the sentence
carried into execution
The gay had commenced at Havana with bril-
liant festivities
company Of wharf negroes drew prize of 100000 il
a lottery on the 18th.
Schools to be established in Havana in which al
the arts and sciences to be taught gratis.
New rules have been issued for the suppression of th
slave trade,
Trouble anticipated from the troops at Havana OF
the 10TH the occasion of the proclamation of the
constitution AL however, passed of quietly but the city
guards were doubled on that day
Private advees received Boston, the 28th from the
Arctic and Pacific whaler fleets are it is said unfs
vorabe than the published reports The Pacific whalers
have met with only about half the average
former years and the Arctic whalers have Jared much
worse Oil is therefore held at considerable advance
This at New Bedford had very depressing effect
the owners
A block of marble for the Washington National Monu-
ment furnished by the Society of Alumni of Washington
College Lexington Va, bears the following inscription
From the Alumni of Washington College (at Lexing-
ton a-the only college endowed by the Father of his
Country"
ILLNESS OF Gov BIGLER.-It is stated in the Pitsburg
Post that Governor Bgler is again severely i'll be
confined his bed 1t disease of liver and appeared
suddenly in aggravated form Wednesday last since
when he has been unable leave his room for moment
Cen Miller the British consul at the Sandwich islands
stated to the King the greater advantages which the
islands would enjoy from colonial connection with Great
Britain where distinctions of rank recognised primo
geniture prevails and there is prejudice against color
Distinctions of rank which create the greatest preudices
between white people but prejudice against color
Liberal Mr. BuIl.--Boson Post
Senator Sumner patronizes the know-nothngs. IF he
had not been SICK he says he would have been happy
have joined the k. n festival at Waham.
MRs. BAKER AcoUIrrEDThe St Louis Republican states
that the of Mrs Mary w Baker for the murder
William o. Hoffman, in that city, in May last which had
occupied the court Of common pleas for about week,
went to the jury in the afternoon Of the 2lst They
out two hours and then returned with verdict of
" not guilty"
Professor Baer Of Maryland deliver address be-
fore the Southern Central Agricultural Society whose an
nual exhibition begins at Augusta Georgia, Monday
next
The New HAVEN RAILROAD ovER-ssUEs.--The Journal Of
Commerce of Saturday afternoon that good deal
Importance attached in the that day the de-
cision of Judge Hoffman in regard the legality of what
is called bogus stock of the New York and New Haven
Railroad Company, though his decision is final The
Judge held that all certificates of stock gsn
much another and that the company cannot repndate
class than another where each has the proper Of
ica form and signature and that the proper method of
settlement for he company recognise all of issues
ana then cut down the par value of each bring the
aiif'1 the l.ai'. snel d. , - sniai si ~
of the company for their negligence and nattcaton
to the companys affairs
A pEafLoUs srTUAToS--Thc ship Rubicon which sailed
from Boston the sh inst for o returned that port
on Saturday When four days out discovered
smoke in the orecaste and In short it perceived
throughout the ship Captain Beckett Immediately had
barrel bread and another of beef brought deck
also the ehronometer but time could be allowed get
any clothing of the officers Every avenue to the
hold was then closed up anu caplke to se the flames if
possible Holes we're cat in the deck poured down.
and ether used to extnguish the FIRE The ship
then put about for home and days before reaching
Boston the fire appeared to be extngushed The officers
and crew in number deck for eleven
days hiniy clad but all cbeerfuy co-orsrated In the
srions the vessel Ga opening The matches II
found that the sra among the sawdust covering the
ia the lower hold fore and aft This saw-dust was burnt
cnders but the rest of the cargo and the vessel do
appear have received any serious injury The origin OF
the fire is unknown but il ia believed have been spark
from cigar pipe smoked by person on deck before
the batches weye closed.
The SPANISH pYsAsrY.--A Madrid letter to the London
Times contains Ills significant language
do say, nor do believe shat there plan or
ganzed TO change the dynasty Indeed the want of any
eligible person replace the present chief OF the State
of the best chances in favor of her remaining where
she is but in Spain reckon largely the chap
of accidents unexpected but not improbable
in public affairs, and sudden and startling manifesto
tons Of public feeling IL behooves Queen saoella all
events be extremely circumpect in her conduct The
discovery that she Was playing double game would raise
lhat she could hardly stem Any reactionary
tempt in which it should be proved that the palace
pcated would, in my belief upset her throne
BALTIMORE MosIlg.-The Mobile Register referring
to the effort that city with Baltimore by reg-
lar line of packets SAYS
We are g1aed learn that this project 10 which we
adverted few days SINCE is in fair way TO success
Threeourhs Of the stock required of Mobile has been
ready subscribed for and the enterprise must not he allow
ed 10 fail Cor Lack Of the trife st wanted
Austria has now three thousand miles of telegraph in
operation Prussia has four thousand and Switzerland
greater number The Swiss have in fact
Geographic line than any other country on the CONT
nen. allowing for the difference in territory But all Eu-
together equal the seventeen thousand miles
wires in the United States The wires in these countries
generally through eaden tubes under tbs ground and
not tall poles, here Iae submarine Mediterranean
line is row nearly complete that the islands Of Corsica
Sardinia and Malta, and the African coast will soon be
brought within the line Of teegrnphc correspondence