The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-19
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GENERAL NEWS.
LATER MExco-rns REvoLUrIoS.Advices from
Vera Cruz the 9Th and from the city Of Mexico to the
ID instant, have been received.
The capital of the State Of Tamaulpas had declared its
adherence 10 Alvarez.
A battle is reported to have occurred in which the in
surgents defeated
A Geographic despatch states that Count Raousset de
Boulbon, who had headed recent French arrivals
against the government had been defeated by the Mexican
troops. His party-about two hundred men--was sur
rounded aud orysx of them either killed wound
ed.
All persons AT Vera Cruz required to surrender their
private to the government
decree had been issued expellng every foreigner daring
to criticize the acts Of Santa Anna
Another decree authorizes the free importation of
and ammunition at Vera Cruz and the free importation Of
grain at Tobasco
The revolution in Mcloacan continues with alternate
advantage on either side
A decree grants to Senior Atocha the privilege to con-
sruct railroad from III Paso Guayamas Gulf of Cali
fornia
The anniversary of the Emperors birthday occurred on
Tuesday, and the steamer unable to fire salute
the cutter Penn hoisied the French flag and did
the honors for her
Barque Mary Spring, from New York, arrived at Vera
Cruz on the nth Of August.
TIM OUTRAGE AT PAnMA.-A Genoa paper publishes the
following account of the bloody conflict at Parma
The Of corn in order to revenge themselves
the Austrian officers who had lowered the price Of corn
paid desperate characters to murder dozen of the
officers The Austrian soldiers ran to the spot and fred
on the people who took part with the assassns They at
tackled of the principal cafes aud very desperate
bat took place The Parmcsan soldiers remained neutral
Another version states that the disturbance commenced
through the conduct Of two young men, who with cock
AIDES in their hutton-ho'es cried down with the re-
gencyI
The Ausrians at first allowed them TO go on crying
but seeing that these young had entered cafe and
drawing mob together, sent patrol to dispense
them The officer who commanded the detachment said
10 have been killed by pistol shot The Anstrans then
withdrew, but returned with two pieces of cannon and
cannonaded the cafe, the wall of which knocked down
Several persons killed The soldiers fred the win
dows The persons who in the cafe assembled to Che
upper stories of the house. and threw down tiles the
heads Of the soldiers, BY which several Of them were
wounded Reinorcemcn Of Austrian troops subsequently
arrived and restored order
The WEATHER AND cRoPs.--The Marshall (Texas) Re
publican under this head, says We do not expect that
such the present is remembered by the
Oldest inhabant IL like age since had
invgorang rain The earth is dry the depth of sew
eral feet vegetation is literally parched up ana everything
living looks ont IN portions OF the country
there haze been showers within the last two three
weeks, and plantations that have been thus favored
pretty fair crops viii be gathered As general thing the
botDO cotton VIII IL Is evil
dent all learn that they win fall OF al least
third
The following from the Monticello Miss Journal of
the 5t, IL better The crop is made and is
good one. Cotton looks fine, and if it should meet with
misfortune promises the largest yield known in Ibis
country for years"
There Is 10 be grand tournament Buffalo Springs
Mecklenburg county, VA, on the 1th of September
INDIAN MEAL IRELASp--Thc Belfast Ireand Mercury
says the extent to which the sale of Indian meal il carried
on through the rural districts really wonderful At
one steam mill the average quantity turned out for the
past couple Of months exceeds 30 tons per week
1t is rumored that the Granite State bank of Exeter "
H. has been sufferer 20 the amount OF from $4,000 to
$4,000 by recent oyerssue of stock of the Vermont
central railroad by Edwin Crane its late president and
that meeting Of the directors had been called nyes
gale lis affairs.
One hundred aud fifty United States Dragons under the
command OF Major Graham, and fifty of the first and
second regiments Of artillery, under command of Major
sprague passed through Albany Thursday morning. on
their way to Jefferson Barracks Missouri
Surgeon Vincent Of tue French war-2lcamer Chi,ner
lying at Norfolk died Of yppV lsyer the l6tt making
the twelfth death from that disease on board of her No
new cases have occurred
LAUNCH OF TIE CoNsrELi ArIoN.On the 25th instant
this magnificent soopowar will be launched Gosport
Nirgnial navy-yard The Portsmouth Globe saws she
presents to the eye structure OF strength and capacity
scarcely equaed in our navy IN any vessel below first
class irigae let tonnage IS ,,4oo tons On her gun deck
size has twcnty-four ports but will only mount twenty
guns sixteen Of 6S-pounders and four 32-poundos On
her spar deck forward and aft she viii mount two lonch
shell guns pivos carrying ball weighing 100 pounds
Her spars will be about the seeond-class fripalc
her main yard being ninety feet in length She takes her
name from the old irigatc Constellation and has some of
her mbers. ~
Letters from eigants the plains da ted at Fort
Laypa cay that the Indians had been very troublesome
along the route Immense quantities Of goods had boo
Sen fully four-flhs more thar ever before
puEL.A duel says the San Ioa4pia Republican, took
place Moquelumue Hs petwee Mr. Lefore county clerk
Of layeras, Mr. Dudley. They chose Che unique
manner of squirting water at each other to cool their
wounded honor One combatant supplied himself with the
hose of the Union Water Company, the other with that of
the Massachusetts, company Marking the distance which
about twenty feet they commenced playing upon each
other Tho combaants withstood the application aansuy
for about ten minutes when Nj D. thinking discretion the
better part Of valor, caved in.