The daily union., 1854-10-20
GEN RAJ NEW s.


LATER FROM TrxAs-The yellow fever We regret to see,
is undated in Galveston The Times Of the 9Th says:
There many as sixteen new cases of yellow e-
yesterday. or nine of these speak with
ainy This is confirmation OF the necessity existing for
unacelimated persons to stay away which warning we
The Houston Telegraph thus audes the health of that
place
There but few under treatment and
there good reason to hope that the fever has about run
its course.
Intelligence has been received from Fort Clarke of a
fight the 2sth of September eight miles from the
fort between body Of Cumanches and Lipans. The Lii
pans victorious and took horses booty most Of
them American horses supposed 10 have been stolen from
the lower country.
# is reported in Western Texas that several hundred
deerers from the Mexican army have crossed the Rio
Grande and are now scattering themselves throughout diff
rent sections of the frontier of Texas The Texan
mend that way may be devised by which the
of the citizens be registered in each county, after Civ
ing satisfactory testimonials that they citizens there
may be some way of distinguishing them"
MEsLLA VALLEY ExpEDTIoN.-We learn from Lieut. Pal
frey stationed AT this place that company of the 9th in
any had arrived from Fort Belknap and expecting
ders proceed at to San Antonio to meet Major
Emory This company is intended accompany his expe
diton to the Mesilla valley. 1t numbers twenty-five
We hope that Major Emory will be provided with ade
quae force to protect the commission in its very important
dustin GAZETTE.
The Brazos Planter has later from Ma,agorda
than we received. The Planter says
All the houses the town. with the exception of twelve
have been blown down All the stores down and the
goods have been greatly damaged There five per-
killed by the falling of the housetwo Americans and
three Germans-but we have been unable to learn their
names"
LATER FROM Sr THoMAs-By the brig Ciudad Bolivar
which arrived at New York. have dates from St Thomas
to the I'd October.
The Benjamin Franklin arrived the 29th
umo, in eight days from New York She reports that
on the 25th September latitude 26 a. longitude 10 o.
she fell in with the wreck Of brig Adele Of Philadelphia
the making complete breach her The deck was
broken in and the vessel abandone her sails and anchors
on board.
The arrival of the steamer Benjamin Franklin and the
bargue Catherine Augusta from New York, St Thomas
with many board created considerable specua-
ton TO their intentions and the general opinion that
they connected with the expedition Of Gen Paez and
that their destination Venezuela Ii rumoed that
another steamer expected with Gen Paez The au-
thores n first would not permit them TO anchor,
but ordered them to leave the port but finding the barque
to be in a damaged condition she allowed TO make the
| necessary repairs
GREAT APrLEs-Therc has been gathered from
single apple tree upon the farm of Mr. Nehemiah Per
kns in Topsheld the extraordinary quantity of hun
dred bushels forty barres) Of apples The tree has al
ways been great bearer frequently producing from fifty
to sixty bushels The tree Is about fifty years old
| Salem Obserrer.
SMITH U'BRIES.The Liverpool Times says that Smith
OBrien came home passenger by the Norma having
ceyed the Queens pardon, 1t Is able say whether
he direct England but Australian letter of the
day before the sailing of the packet that such
was his destination
YELLOW FEyER-This disease has appeared AT Washing
ton Louisiana and many citizens have fed although there
have been only three deaths Col Fitzpatrick, register OF
the land Office at Opelouas, ana lieutenant in the Mexican
was the first victim 1t has also appeared in the par
ish of Plaquemnes and DR.. Hays and nine Others have
died
The grand jury of Richland district South Carolina
among its has the reopening
the African slaverade They set forth its supposed ad-
vantages and even necessity to the South and attempt TO
| justify its humanity and morality
1t is stated that great revival progress among the
Epscopalans in England and that Rev Mr. Aitkin for
merly Wesleyan preacher ranked az high-C Church
man is the principal agent in this work
Rev. Messrs Satetee and Fratrous Baptist missionaries
| to Burmah, sailed from Boston on Monday.
The Boston Traveller notices the death of Artemus ST.
monds of the most influential citizens of the literary
emporium,
Thomas Francis Meagner proposes 10 migrate Cali
forna, ana make San Francisco his future home
Many towns in South Carolina were visited with frost
the 9TH instant threatening the yellow fever with expul-
| sion
Mr.. Henry A. Chouteau died at St Louis on the 7h
instant from wound received by the accidental discharge
of his gun.
VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL FAIRThis exhibition commences
at Richmond the 3st instant and Judging from the
preparations making, it will excel any previous held
| in the Old Dominion
Mrs Lucy f. X. Thatcher died at Thomaston Maine,
General Knox of the revolutionary army the mother
old mansion erected by her patriotic father and where
both of her parents (he intimate friends Of Gen Wash
ington) also breathea their last q
| The Alexandria Gazette says:
A large crowd attracted Sunday afternoon last
TO lot northwest of the town, Just outside Of the corpo-
ration limits which, il is said be the scene Of
d8eL The parties stood forth, the ground measured
Off pistols procured and actually fred damage how
ever ensued and after considerable talking the difficulty
which appeared have caused the commoton was AMIGA
bly, duqted and the crowd dispersed There great
deal OF laughter the OCCASION and the finale seemed
be of amusement and good humor The citizens
living in the neighborhood of the place of combat were
/ very much astonshed at the whole affair."
| An AMERICAN PRIMA poSNA.--A artistic star has
arisen recently in Italy that boasts of American origin in
the person Of Madame Lucia Escott She has already
achieved wonders in Italy where she has been educated
and the English press speaks deghtedy Of per
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