The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-02
DEMOCRACY.
q Il N T. X A l. N EWS,

GENERAL NEWS.
this year foo up 1868 being increase of 1906 over
e corresponding period in 1853 The whole number of
deaths from cholera this year has been go The disease
is not near SO active and viruent as in ls4o
is fact officially recorded that during the visitation
the cholera in France out of nearly 22s subscribers
to the public baths of Paris Bordeaux and Marsees only
two deaths among them were ascrbed to cholera
NAvAI--Unitcd States storeship Relief, S. G. Rowan.
lieutenant commanding from Rio Janeiro forty-nine DAYS
Ohicers-Stephen G. Rowan, lieutenant commanding /;
saiel r. Carter acting master; Edward Hudson r. A.
surgeon GeorgeB. Grswold purser James c. Thornton
Walter w Queen, d. 3. Harmony, passed mashipmen
Lieutenant George W. Totem passenger.
Consantinope letter says that most favorable Oh,
poftnny rs here afforded 10 compare the Of the two
great nations and troops in Europe differ more in ap
earance than the French and English John Bullp is al
ways well dressed in his red and white trousers and
carries himself stiff and straight flag staff He never
looks at Turkish soldier and they pass each other he
shows Mt by the his face how be espises the
Mussunan No sooner, however, does the easy loosely
dressed and reckless Frencmau than he forthwith
frdsernigss Immediately the Suans grave and sedate
soldiers are seen arm in with the charming French
mar, dining from the wonders of the Bazaar and Sam
boui
George G. Skinner superintendent Of the Oswepo rail-
road dropped dead Saturday evening He was in per-
feet health half an hour before
UNITED STATES ARMY.-~Aggrsgate of dragons 300
artillery, 29s5 infantry 4f95 and GA non-commissioned
saimalng total of the United States army Of 1929
THE JAPANESE UPPER rES.7-The Japanese are fond of
eggs they boil them hard, and them at the dessert like
fruit frequently with oranges Sometimes they boil them
in soup with vegetables For people Of distinction fowls
kept in rooms where they lay their eggs and are fed
with rice. The great people would eggs of fowls
that about at their win and pick up what they can
find Many keep ALSO swans geese and turkeys but mere
" fer pleasure do peacock which they also have
The gall Of the bear made by them into solid mass
and used Strengthening medicine for weakness in the
stomach and other disorders 1t is highly valued by
the Japanese for its medical virtue and paid for at high
price
New York paper speaking of dog-days says that no
less than 1900 dogs have been slaughtered at the pound
since the 26h ut Fifty is the price paid for every
dog captured and taken the pound alive and over So
have been paid catchers The crusade win continue
till the middle Of September.
CouRAGEous DCELIsTs-- Weston, of faceous memory
having borrowed note the of five pounds and fail
ing in payment the gentleman who had lent the money
took occasion to talk Of it in public coffee house which
caused Weston TO send him challenge
being ia the Defu the gentleman e tender in point
of courage offered him the to make it up to which
our hero readily consented and had the note delivered
But now" said the gentleman, if we should return
without hghting, companions viii laugh at u.s. there.
fore LET us give another slight scratch and saw we
wounded each other
" With all my heart SAYS Weston come III wound
you first
So drawing his sword be whipped through the fesby
part Of his antagonists till he brought very tears
into his eyes.
This done and the wound a,si up with a handkerchief
Come sGid tse gentleman where shall wound You p
Weston, putting himself in posture of defence replied
Where You can. srj where you cam
How ABOUT THAT MILITARY EXECUTION 1.-The Mobile
boys are sad wags when they have mind to be So The
last story of their saws runs something after this fashion
cluaing the military, went Winchester by the rail-
road to celebrate the -Four th and rejoice over the pro-
gress OF the road TO that point These by up-
dreds and thousands Of peoplc-men, womes and chill
dren-rom the adjacent counties Of alabama and Misss
spp and The whole had .G.u barbecue and Notification
The nun oil eai-s aud drinking, singing speechifypg
and oa1ss .eing over, of the boys Of the military
eeeoiVen pan tor grand saw for the benefit of her
country friends and dum-head t-,narsis and exec,
on was resolved The plan was suggested and at once
adopted. everything wee conducted with the utmost
soiemny, and 10 green ones looked IN silence and
anazt Ss- TWO prisoners well up the fun were led
29t before the court the charge OF deseon and disobe
aience 10 orders was read TO them They made lame de-
fence ana he evidence against them conclusive They
were found guilty, and ordered to be shot
Arrangements for execution at completed and