The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-08
GENERAL NEWS.

writes
We have just arrived in II days from Boston. We
have had succession OF gales of wind and rain nearly the
whole passage during which the ship behaved remaka-
bly, we'll The engines work very smoothly and highly
praised by the engineers We used about nine days
The best speed under steam alone 81 knos the best
under sail alone l0l knots We Will coal here
possible and proceed direct the Baltic to visit the allied
fleet before the makes and on stop Stock
holm Copenhagen Bremehaven and be back here by the
18th ofNovember send this by the steamer which leaves
for New York to-day
From EST sDIEs-Late advices from the West
Indies report the cholera having appeared at Demera
while at Grenada it the decline Trinidad St
Vincent and Antigua healthy There had been 3735
cholera deaths Grenada and 400 in St Lucia.
From Bermuda we learn that the Legislature still in
session. and that bin had passed for line of steamers
between British Guiana and New York via Bermuda.
FATAL RAILROAD AocpESr-A despatch dated St Denis,
Maryland, the 9th, says:
sad and fatal accident happened at the Relay House
station yesterday afternoon which is another illustration
Of the mpossbility of persons getting and off the
trains while in motion with mpunity man who gave his
John Duncan, Of Montreal Canada, going from
Washington Philadelphia, attempting TO get aboard
of the tran missed his hold and fell the track the
wheels Of two passing his right leg, MASKING and
mutilang it in horrible manner. 1t not known to
person the train that the accident had occurred and
it passed to Baltimore.
The Immediately taken up and the services
Of Dr. Henry who happened to be in the vicinity ayaied
of; but having ampuatlon Instruments the agent OF
the company the station employed two and sent
him to the Baltimore nfrmary the next train that
passed, since which time we learn he has died.
FATAL ExpLosIos.-In Danville, Pennsylvania the
morning Of the 9Th says despatch the boiler of the Mon
tour Rolling Mills exploded and was carried hundred
feel from its foundation 1t demolished frame dwelling
and stable and tore away forty feet of the MILL buryng
several persons in the ruins Two families lived in the
dwelling child of John Farley killed. and another
was dying
Barney Mcguire and three children hurt also,
Peter Monaghan and Lawrence Mcbride, John Priests,
John Deisinger Alexander Hands, John Adams, Michael
Levy Isaac Hines VIM. Butler and Joseph Suggarts
dangerously. Charles Search, boy, died Four others
were slightly hurt Others missing and they
removing the rubbish The boiler said to be empty of
water, which caused the explosion.
| INDIAN oUTRAGE--A CHILD
AGKs.-A circular of the LIST instant orders all forts
frontier that be effectively used the prevention
of ncursons by the Indians to be occupied and put in
| order.
The horrible of the unnumbered atrocities of the
Indians lately in which they made hole beneath
the chin of young man, through which they passed
cord taking it through the mouth hanging him up by
his chin tree and making him target for their
rows Another, in which the wreches pieces Of
flesh from the launches of poor infant roasting them
and eating them while the agonized little still
lived another in which they devoured the greater
| part of the human body.
The cholera had broken out with great intensity at Hue
lao In consequence of the ravages it had made in the
ranks of military brigade quartered there Santa An
had ordered that they should be removed if it did not
| abate.
Robberes getting very rife in the city of Mexico
man was lately assaulted and robbed at six in the
evening by band of eleven in Corpus Christi street. and
who suddenly sprang cut upon him from kopez alley.
Three of these robbers mounted There had
thees been many robbers executed during the fortnight
over which news extends.
number of troops arrived at Tampico the 9Th inst
in their vessels.
The papers contain long despatch from Col Cruz
spectng action which he fought Mogotes the 18th
ult He had hundred mounted troops and howitzer
The revoutioniss he says opposed him with force of
three hundred strong. He had four officers MORALLY
wounded by his side two Others killed and wounded and
confused eight horses killed and two wounded and
lieutenant hurt by his horse having fallen He had to
appeal strongly for medical relief the slightest particle
OF which he could procure the rancho The rebels
put fight but the troops aud horses atgued
to pursue them TO any purpose.
decree has been issued prohibiting the expectation of
sheep other small stock and of cattle and horse
kind. The penalty is the value of the animals
Mozier an American sculptor at Rome has lately fin
shed statue of Truth, in which the personifcaon is
female figure, armed with two-edged sword, wearing
upon her head helmet and pointing with her sword to
mask her feet just struck from the wearer while with
her left hand she gathers her garments about her avoid
contact with Falsehood On thetron of the helmet
penis supporting ring emblematic of wisdom and her
breast-plate lily, symbolizing purity
Col Robert Rucker has been convicted of murder in the
second degree Murfreesboro Tenn in killing his broth
er-inaw DR.. Smith, and sentenced the pentenary for
ten years.
Potatoes plenty in the nteyqg of New Hampshire at
two shillings busbel
Albany papers deny that the cholera has broken out
again. epidemic, in that city.
On the ed ult just passenger train the Merr-
and Connecticut railroad about to leave Man
chester N H. it suddenly stopped by the sheriff lay
ing attachment upon the engine and cars to
$1,000 due the Eastern railroad The company
$4,000 and said all the property of the road has been
attached
Sououque the negro emperor appears in public
except in full toilet Even the private receptions he
monty wears his sword and cooked hat lie has coat
made in Paris which cost him 81 200, and pair of boots
made in New York. decorated with brilliants and gold
which cost $500. The cane with which he commonly
walks cost $500.
How TO WED A woMAS--Women have really more taste
in matrimonial affairs than apt to give them credit
for Next to the suors money the lady has undoubtedly
an eye his person. and admres manly stature and
handsome limb the less because she happened to
marry a mannikin instead of A story told Of a
Roman sutton who obviously understood human nature
far bette than darn