The daily union., 1854-11-28
GEN ERA NEWS.

Th governor of Minnesota has appointed Thursday the
2lst Of December, day of Thanksgiving.
The printers of New Orleans are making arrangements
lor the proper commcnoration of Frankln's birthday
The Cincinnati Commercial says that new batch of
counterfeit tens the State Bank OF Ohio Is getting into
circulation. esa
Twenty-Five young men from different parts of the Uni
ted States pursuing their studies in Berlin Prus-
sia
The Provincetown codshing vessels have all returned
from the Grand Banks, mostly with good fares
At Montreal last Wednesday, they had good sleghing
On the day they had six inches of Saratoga
New York.
The Rev Dr. stearns inaugurated president Of Am
herst College Wednesday last
The Virginia democratic State convention meets at
Staunton next Thursday.
The New York papers speak of the of one Theo
dore H. Gray charged with macousy njurng the dresses
of ladies by throwing vitrol upon he as they walked
to and from theatres and other places of The
Express says
By Tho operations Of Gray, rich opera coaks shaws
&c, 70 the value of many thousand dollars have been
ruined, and in instance the ankle of young lady
was severely burned by this dangerous fluid thrown by
Gray.
" Some of his friends of respectabty claim that
he is religious enthusiast and partially deanged Gray
of family and member of the Baptist church. and
it is said in good and regular standing He has been
gagged in the pnng business for five six years doing
large quantity of printing for various religious associa-
tons lie is only 28 years of age and noted for his amiable
and inoilensive character" aee
large number of those who have suffered at the hands
of Gray have preferred complaints against him The Com
mercal says:
The prisoner admits that he guilty of all the charges
far i'm that ho II
commit these assaults by religious influence Being bit
ery opposed to evil doers he first throwing
vitrio upon the streetwakers such females of
bad character He soon aerward was convinced thatpe
who vent to theatres Were almost vile and he was
prompted to inict this method of punishment upon them
He expresses much sorrow for his conduct
From TExAsGalveston dates the 10th inst are re-
ceived. There had been frost at Houston
The Register Of the llth inst says the yellow fever is
still the increase at Lavaca There had been deaths
during the week The editor of the Register suffering
from an attack of the fever
Thirty of the United States troops landed at Aransas
from the ship Mddlesex from New York deserted at Ara-
sas and from four to eight drowned from on board
lighter their way TO Corpus Christi
Mr. W NJ Messenger editor of the Henderson Flag died
on the I'd inst.
gentleman who has just returned from a Journey
through many of the interior counties says the fine weather
bringing out the cotton crop wonderfully Many plant
who thought few weeks since that they had gathered
all the cotton they had think the second croA which
is rapidly maturing will yield than the first This
second grow til of the cotton commenced afef the late
heavy rains and appears to be very general all the
country.
FRos RIO PoRT Az PRNcE.-NEw YORK Nov 26-l
Arrived barque Virginia of Richmond from Rio with
dates October l6 and cargo Of 5000 bags Of coffee
Left in port sloopofwar Germantown and steamer Massa
cbusetts.
prIuc ,lafa IN he incta a.,
island healthy. Logwood and dearer Coffee
was also scarce owing TO the heavy rains
Messrs. Brun 3 sons Jacmel had been robbed Of
$4,000
The sales of coffee during the two weeks past amounted
to 200o bags for the United States higher prices for
good qualities. Exchange on London, 20. ttt aa
There is no political
BuENos AyRks, Oct 2Business dull in consequences
the uncertainty of political affairs Hides had declined
10 to 20 per cent Wool had declined 25 per from
last years prices,
The BATTLE PETRoPAULowsKI.--RUssIAs GUNNERy.--|
The Pioneer and Democrat published at Olympia Wash
ington Territory October 18th, says
" The steamer Major Tompkns arrived at Olympia on
the 9th October from Victoria Vancouvers island with
of the English feet that had been engaged in the
tack Petropauowsk The President the Pique and the
Virago arrived at Esauimat Vancouvers island, the
5th September Capt Hunt of the Major Tompkins, OBJ
tanned from the English officers substantially the
count of the affair at Petropauowsk that already pub
shed OF the condition Of the vessels he reports that the
British gates suffered severely, the President having
been hulled twelve fifteen times and but one shot