The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-29

GENERAL NEWS.
fRoa TIxAs.-The Galveston News Of the 10Th says .
The trial Of John shult commenced Tuesday last for
the murder Of MessT Bateman and Jet early in January
leA5, and closed yesterday evening when the jury
brought in verdict guilty after absence Of about
minutes Such conviction after nine years q immunity,
is truly wonderful Murder win out
The Seguin Mercury Of the 10th has the following
item; party Of Indians with their horses have been
ken the Brazos twenty-five miles below Fort Bell Cir
cnmstance indicate that these Indians the murderes
Of the Forester family,
| TRAGEDY Ar AsrIswA1.-susan and Kate Denim, two
young actresses Of New York recently married and went
TO California where Susan separated her husband
and both started back in company with Mr. Bingham an
actor The husband following in the steamer On
reaching Aspinwa Mr. Bingham left the cars and was
is said, after shot and MORALLY wounded BY
known person, but reported be Jamaica negro The
husband, whose name is Woodward the
er TO New York while the females remained Aspn
wall with Bingham, who dying when the steamer
! left.
In Cincinnati, the evening of the 26h, box
TO The Marine Hospital of Longworh and
Western Row. and deposited in the Of the steward
a. Allison About 10 o'clock the steward and his wife be-
ing above in the ROOM opened the box when exploded
with terrific force mangling the bodies of both fright
full manner. Mrs Allison had both her blown of and
shuii NDHe MT A ufeAdfully manged
The furniture windows ceiling the room &C were shat
tered The indications are that the box con-
tanned boinb-she of about six inches in dianster No
clue has yet been discovered the Preparation Of this
/ hellish act
SUcIpEThe Louisville Journal relates the facts con-
corning the suicide of Lad of thirteen years named Henry
/ Merrimau ten miles from that city.
This is OF the mysterious well as one of the
most extraordinary cases OF suicide committed in this
country: henry was devoui Christian de had lost a
little sister who belonged to the church This sister
had given him prayerbook her death bed and desired
him to it He had become interested in the book
and the subject Of meeting with dear sister that
subject Of daily conversation and prayer with him
lie appeared DESTROYS TO be with her His mother had told
him that he would meet his sister Heaven after death He
prayed nightly and daily TO her and in his fit Of re
gous insanity he upon his knees his throat from
10 ear severng both ugular veins. This truly sorry
sight 10 look upona heartbroken mother afflicted father
and distressed relaves-this TO dissolve
heart OF stone Every present In tears-every
man became, it were, a child
The verdict Of the jury that the child his
death from the influence OF the above facts causing rel
gious insanity"
Mr. Fuller editor Of the New York Mirror has Just been
left S25oooo by the death of his aiher-in-aw John r.
Deapaine old merchant Of Boston.
Mary Ann Brough, aged forty years frs, nurse to
the Prince OF Wales murdered six Of her children and
her throat the 18th instant cottage West
end Eshe the borders the royal domains o. Clare
The Oldest OF the murdered children was Georgana
aged eleven and the youngest twentyone months old
The husband Is guardian Of the hshponds at Carenont
and is much respected He left his wife few DAYS before
the deed committed and refused live with her
cause he believed she fahless to him The family
above want The wre;ched woman is recovering
from her wounds and a female ghbor who visited her
after he tragedy she said the throais Of FIVE
oldest easily they sept baby awake and be gave
me trouble
The prospect in ireland that potatoes win yield better
than they have for fifteen years
The Boston grand jury has refused TO find bills agsins,
the Rev. Theodore Parker Wendell Phillips DR. G. Howe
and others for sedton for aiding in the late slave
/ in that city
ON the 9th Of July general viii as
sembe At Philadelphia to try Commander Downing for his
hospitality 10 Commodore Coe Of South American noto
re The Portsmouth (va Transcript says that Captain
Gregory Is he president and Laveette Mervine Crsbbs
Armstrong, Pauldine Forrest Conorer Mcintosh Mont
gomery Gardner, Cunningham, and Du PoDt members
The Judge advocate is Mr. Peek, Of Washington.
The Philadelphia butchers having entered into an agree
purchase beef cattle the high rates which
have been demanded have ssued notice In which they
say:
We are indoocd TO enter into these arrangements be-
kp that there IL not such scarcity of cattle ia
the country justify any such prices and tbey are
only sustained BY SPECTATORS buying up and putting
them out TO pasture in order 10 keep them Of market
They also recommend the people refuse buy beef at
all until prices are lower and express the bope Of finally
breaking up the schemes OF beef spectators.
Nebrassa Is bounded easteriy by Minnesota and Iowa
on the by the Rocky mountains The south by
continuation Of the southern boundary Of Iowa running
due west to the Rocky mountains shout far south rs
The city ~ New York the northern vein in the ss,h par
allied Of latitude which IA further north by $40 miles than
the northern part Of New York and Vermont as far
north Wisconsin and Lake Superior and further north
than any part Of The New England States.
Pass eosxrParis il fast going Of season and so
universally is the given mp the gangs Of worsmen
who scraping hcautifyng and dsmolishng In all d.
reciion that almost thankful 10 the rainy weather
for keeping down The dust which Louis Napoleon 50 bent
upon raising Almost daily the Emperor drives in from
81 Cloud to how his avoriie projects advancing
lie Is very popular amongst the and sionecuttsrx
and well he may be- for these indeed imperial times for
these classes Frequent iargcsses made to them be-
yond their usual wages to urge the works Indeed
these announcements often distributed By the Emper-
ors hand lie gets Of his carriage and with his
cigar in his mouth strolls and conrerses amongst the
wormen Encouraged by this familiarity one Of the lat
ter offered 10 bet the other DAY with his eows that he
would light his pipe al the Empror cigar the time
Z he came amongst them The bet taken all round
\ and II LOST amounted a considerable sum
Apprehension with reflection that the FIRST time
the Emperor made his appearance smoking, usual