The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-12
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4 nsurrecnon which has broken out around Canton:
The disturbed districts are between the Bogue Forts
al the mouth Of Canton river and the city. The large
Of roonkoon possession Of the rebels and there
were ruors that Canton would be invested although the
foreign residents expressed good deal Of confidence in
the city had Surrendered
The goyernor-general had decapitated 500 persons
within me previous fortnight with view TO terry the
insurgents
We notice that the United States brig Porpoise had
len for The Pno doubt for the purpose Of aording
sisanes. There was no later news from Japan.
The barque Mermaid from Canton which arrived al
San FRANCISCO just previous to the sailing OF the last
steamer, Il Is sad came under scaled orders bringing
French officer OF high rank who took the steamer for New
York Ii il supposed the mission Of the French officer
may have something do with the movements Of the Rus
slams in India as indicated in the following despatch
B9AHAr July 20, ls54-The King Of Dude has offer
ed to the English government 1900 infantry and 100
guns Russian agents are in treaty with CabuL
The Mermaid is said TO have brought that Two
ships bound % CALIFORNIA; laden with Cinnamon have been
lost IN the China seas, with one thousand lives,
| THE HARVEST ~ UrAH-The st Louis Republican has
letter from Salt Lake City dated August q which gives
the following information the crops the Territory
The prospects for abundant harvest have been highly
catering until weeks ago when we were visited BY
% nying srasshoppers which filed the air like par
hons in mountains and in short space of time all
the fields Of wheat gardens and prairies literally
alive with them Fears entertained that they would
destroy everything in the shape Of grain and vegetables
Fortunately, the wheat crops mostly ready haI-
vest and could not be injured In places they have
DESTROYED gardens and fields Of late wheat and corn and
individuals win suffer considerable loss However the
damage viii not be extensive one time
feared Notwithstanding usual annual increase of
population by immigration there win doubtless be a vast
surplus Of grain in the Territory which we have no
market only the little needed BY those passing through
1 the mines
The workmen the Rome New York railroad struck
for higher wages last week. and becoming rotous the
military called out aud arrested twelve
Gen Paxhans the celebrated general Of artillery, died
Metz the 18th Of August in the 72d year Of his
age
W, s Spence and young man named Robinson were
crushed to death in well at Steubenrille f0hio) last
week
The steamer Sarah Sands has been chartered at Que
bee take England the list Highland Light Infantry.
Last week 10000 pounds Of wool were sold al Columbus
| tohio) al IS 80 cents pound
The swine in county Fernanagh Erel.ndi are yipg o.
a disease similar TO cholera.
On the "a ias 80 e1uigsanss their way 10 Nebraska
passed through ST. Louis
About hnndred houses in the of Belize, Hon
durast were lately destroyed by fire Loss, S5oolooo
CHOLERA IL ITALr.-Cholera continues 10 prevail Ge
noa Lghor and Narlea Genoa have averaged
\ over l2o dsy Naples though one-haf the population
ha, sought refuge elsewhere there 800 deaths
daily for week Some 35 daily reported Leg
4 horn few only have been reported at Rene ;
among them Count SYaur, the BavaFsan ambassador
Among The deaths Naples Prince dAc Duke Liete
three generals and colonel Lornbardy appears 10 be
exempt fam lbs disease In Florence ese have been only
| four OK five
fFax cuR.-By the arrival at New York of the barque
Mare Captain Wass from Zaza, August o. learn that
that port be closed the September and great
exctemen. prevailed in consequence of the slave
srocx-nAIsrsa ~ TEx.s-In relation TO siock-raising
/ in Texas the Iagaoa Register says:
Texas taking the lead of every other country on the
globe in stoc-rasing She il competing successfully in
The markets OF New York and San Francisco with the
stock-raisers of their respective States We noticed
shipment Of beatile having arrived in the city Of New
York and commanding the best market price The ship
ment only paid expenses, but also handsome profit
Thousands and tens of thousands Of cattle shipped
nuay to different sections Of the Union and we doubt
not that for ten years State viii supply the principal
part Of the great western continent with beefcae With
her rice and fertile prairies and her iaexkaushle pas
lures she viii attract the cateaiser from other States
until she VIII become th. great stock emporium Of the
world Even in her early history she remarkable
for her cateraising satellites that beef considered
! legal tender IL the place Of money
John Black, formerly United States senator from Mis-
sissippi died at Winchester Virginia the 28th ult
4 The married men Of the New York cricket club hare
beaten the single members poor miserable old bachelor
Says be all surprised at they probably got
their hands in by beating their wives
The VIII Of the late Dr. Manning Of Ipswich Mass by
which some $4,000 left for a high school in that
town. and annuity his son and only heir Of 600
he should not marry blood relation and $500 if he
\ did, has been declared invalid
4 The following conundrum took silver cup the Peo-
pies Theatre, ST. Louis
Why the coors Of the United like the stars Of
Heaven Because they heyond the power Of to
4 tear them down.
II said Of French ladies that their fundness for effect
runs such EXCESS th widows who hare lost their
husbands practise attitudes q despair before looking
gaAss.
II r1.~' fi0sI1ttrlis AsD NURpEaST, LOUIS Sept s-A
18th nit the Sioux Indians killed an belonging
emgrapt train Fort Laramie The chief was given
notice Of the fact and offered to give UP The offender.
Lieut. Fleming despatched, with Second Lieut. Grafton
an Interpreter Sergeant Favor, Corporal McNuly, and
Il twenty prirates, TO bring in the offenders
4 Intelligence had been received that the whole detach
meat had been overpowered and murdered though
liable particulars have been received The sh among
the number killed. The In55aBs we're extremely hostile
and menacng the fort Another party had been sent
out and reinforcement hafe been sent to the fort