The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-19

BATAkIAs-ihc Dulch mali steamer rom JAW
rived Singapore the 3ls Of January by which hes
of the coura Bod and 0ospoa the e5th January
received
Further had been received o. the discovery Q.
coal in the western division of Borneo.
Accounts from Banda notice the there the
lst l4th, and 18th, Of light shocks of earthquake
i The Bo& says: On the 25th November the American
war transport ship Lexington j. Fesson, commander,
arrived in the roads Of Menado This vessel coming from
New York and bound for China had provisions on board
| for the North American squadron in the China-Japan
waters besides presents from the government OF the United
States for the Emperor Of Japan amongst which To-
connective and other railway necessares AT about two
hundred miles distance from Menado the Lexington fell in
with strong pirate feet The invitation TO show a flag
remaining unanswered this request repeated in the
shape OF shots being fired Them upon which the pi-
rates by dn of rowing right against the wind disappear
ed After taking in provisions, water, and wood,
this vessel sailed on the night of the 26 from the roads Of
slenado, and steered for Macao"
A day two since, during the prevalence of heavy
gale water spout formed in the Delaware short dis
lance below Gloucester New Jersey the top of which was
carried the land towards Red Bank short distance
over the land il broke and quite number of fish, it is
said, scattered over the ground
The town of Dover Kentucky, containing population
Of about hundred almost entirely destroyed by
fire the 18th inst Among the property destroyed
lover nlleu WIN
tobacco, stores and five groceries Only few dwell
ngs saved. Loss estimated at upwards of 100000
The following Territories of the United States re-
main to be organized into States New Mexico, ll9774
square miles Indian or Kansas 1871 III Minnesota 49,
900; Oregon and Washington 34 46s Utah. 1877 ,926;
Nebraska and Northwestern 72a,264 Total, l,a3e,s5O
square miles
The Mississippi has broken through the eyee p Bolivar
bola
was under Damage not less than Sl50OO0 The
levee the other side Of the river has also broken
Mr.. Jarrett Bull respectable citizen Of Louisville at
tempted TO commit suicide few days ago. while laboring
under temporary insanity. He first tried shoot himself
and proving unsuccessful attempted hanging.
The New York State engineer estimates the of the
canal enlargement at Sl2,993,10l.
The Irish exes in the United Siates--Mtchel Meagher
and Doheny-are violently ridened and abused by Dub
lin newspaper called the Telegraph which doubts their
pretenee TO the championship of Irish nationality,
GOV, Stevens of Washington Territory has written to
the New Bedford merchants commencing their notice
the advantages there offered for those engaged in the
whaling business.
Two persons in the custody of the sheriff of Troy and
both hackled together made their escape day or two
ago from the railroad cars by sprngng from them while
they in rapid motion Before the train could be stop
ped they had broken off their shackes and escaped
The Russian Baltic feet which in three divisions at
Arvol Sweaborg and Cronsadt has succeeded through
the breaking of the ice and the cutting Of channels by the
Emperors orders in uniting in squadronsone under
the guns Of Helsingfors, the other in Cronstadt.
| Six BURNED DEArH--n The western part of
Bureau county, Illinois, learn from the Chicago
Journal shanty occupied by the family of Dennis DAILY
was destroyed by fire communicating from burning
prairie. The fire upon them suddenly that Mr.
DAILY his wife and three children together with man
who was boarding with the family unable escape
and persisted in the flames little girl the only one
who succeeded in elnding the grasp of the devourng
element
Grcatenhusiasm manifested Malta the Eng
fish and French troops there assembled The soldiers of the
two nations wed with each other in tokens Of cordiaiy
Even the musicians had aernzed the bands OF the Eng
fish performing the air Of Parfa pour 10 Syre7 and the
French playing God Sdrs he Queen The troops now
leaving England viii be expedited Turkey direct with
out stopping at Malta. On the goth ult ten Turkish
steamers at Alexandria to embark $4,000 Egyptians.
4 FRAScE AND TINE UNITED SrArEs-A Partisan journal
speaks thus Of the probability which exists Of an increase
in the export of American grain to France Of the
results of the in the 0rienti
We have never for part considered the cereals Of
southern Russia as indispensable 10 our internal consump
ton Odessa Azof and the other ports Of those shores
have already furnished this year from IL TO 100000 of
hecolitres Of grain they could yet furnish from to
100000 This undoubtedly would be a great resource
but the prohibition is not remedabe The United States
also have considerable which has been estimated
NJ l70O000O Of hectoltres Now as we have ourselves
estimated the deficiency of Western Europe NJ 1000 600
II viii be seen that we have still large margin and that
We get along without the cereals of the Black sea
which arc besides sufficiently mediocre TO say abso-
utey bad because cultivation In those countries still in
state Of barbarisn Besides thousand reasons ought
to decide to desert southern Russia and TO prefer the
United States whose products much superior In
the first place the navigation Of the Mediterranean and the
Archipelago Is much dangerous than that of the At
anc ocean in the second place the United States are
civilized country which will receive our products In ex-
change for its own whilst the countries bordering the
Black sea still comparatively desert receive only our
crowns and, finally, with the United States
whose future il immense win very avoraby affect our
vine cultivation the fabrics OF Lyons tue articles Of
Paris whilst the of the Black sea is for us
veritablc ruin
The city council Of Savannah has subscribed $4,000 and
the further o. slO0 has been collected from private
subscriptions in aid Of the sufferers nv the late fire AT jack
sonville.
There despatched from the Chincha islands during
the month Of February sxywo vessels registering 3sb97
tons leaving the st u l47 vessels loading or about TO
load at those islands
PaoeREss AusrRALn.-During s53 the population Of
Australia increased slG56 The imports at Melbourne
alone for the year, fl4ooOOoo against G4oooooo for
the whole colony in 1852 For the six months ending Ian