The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-26
q EN- Il n Al N EW s..

GENERAL NEWS.
FRoM BRrrIsH GuIANA-Dates to the 22d ult are re-
ceyed. In the legislature Mr.. Bue made amoton the
subject of immigration of which the following is the sub
stance "hat the planter shall contribute future half
the outlay incurred in introducing labor in the follow
ing proportion $50 for Chinese under indenture for FIVE
years payable in yearly instaments Of Sl2 for each $50
for each Cooe ndenured for three years. also in
yearly nstalmens Of $40 for each and SIS for Portu-
guese under three years ndenture payable in the like
manner BY yearly nsalmens of So letter of the
migration agent general stated that there had been ex-
pended, in paying bounty $685. and that it must be as
sumed that less than 100000 could well be computed
for all the payments of bounty for the year 1854 The
called for by Mr. Bue with respect immigration
showed that Of the number Of immigrants who had arrived
in the colony between the 4h of March and the of
cember 1862 the adults amounted to 1896 exclusive
boys and girls that the bounty paid by the colony on the
whole number amounted to Sl06l73 06; and the portion
of bounty paid by the employers amounted to S2047 CO.
In the court March a. the item for crews and
other expenses Of boats for the prevention Of smuggling
was increased from 81, 700 to 81 0oo
The Georgetown Royal Gazette of March 81 publishes
the following extract from the Paris correspondence Of
New Granada Chronicle; company under the direc-
ton of NJ Leevre hns been formed and St Nasare the
mouth of the Noire selected the principal station for
line of TO ply between this country and the
Indies, &c, making Fort de France Martinique the first
point of arrival for outward vessels 1t said one of the
vessels will be started few days trial trip from
St Nazare to New York and the service is to
in March next"
His excellency Governor Woodhouse arrived at George
town the 23d March, and was duly inaugurated.
FArsrss A nEAurys-The women of Egypt in order to
acquire degree of aness battle themselves several days
in lukewarm They stay long in their baths tina,
they and drink therein During the time they are in
hath ake half brn}
fat pule and stuffed with almonds haze-nuts dates
and pistachonuts After taking this Of broth -four
times they eat pulct all but the head When they
of the bath they rubbed over with perfumes and
sweet-scened pomaum and after that Of them TAX,
myrobaans before going to bed others take draugh
prepared with gum ,raeacauth and sugar candy.
The Marshall Inosan states that has lately
been made that place Of by the name of Kagay
who is alleged to be guilty Of heavy forgees upon h
Sockwells and other persons In Cincinnati The forgere
arc said to amount to between $4,000 and 100000
large amount Of money found upon his person at tn
time Of his He attempted to escape from his cap
tiyes by bribing them after his
DISTRESSING AyFArR-0n the 18th instant Mr. e J
Meany formerly Of Baltimore, but recently residing a
"Manakintown,' the James river canal, some twelv
miles from Richmond Virginia was accideny shot by hi
and died from the effect Of the wounds Satur
day Young Meany playing with the gun In M up
per room when his father suddenly entered and the
men unfortunately let the hammer spring upon tho car
which exploded and Mr. NJ received heavy load of sho
in his face producing death in week afterwards
the time Of his death he preparing daily lin
Of packets the canal between Richmond and New Can
ton, Virginia.
In breach Of promise case tried at Pitsburp yer
dict Of 81 800 given against the defendant
serenity
Bunker Hin Monument is now lighted with gas
The Richmond tVa) papers recommend the extension {
the Inequalities Of that city to John Mitchell the Iris
exile
CHARGED MURDER A oHosr.-A man named Iaba
Mercer put trial in Wetze county Virginia o
Wednesday last charged with the murder Of John Gamb
The murder was committed in 1850 and subsequently IN
body of the deceased found floating in The Ohio river
but clue had TO the author Of the deed until las
fall when respectable citizen Of the county went before
magistrate and made affidavit that ghost had confronte
him after night in the woods and told him tina, Mercer wa
the murderer Of Gamble This with other suspicious eli
cumsances led the Of the accused who is now
trial Whether what the ghost is alleged have state
will be considered legal evidence has not been decide,
Other witnesses having connexion with the ghost sor
have far occupied the time Of the court in giving
\ their evidence,
Forty three steamboats, in process Of cor
/ sirucon in the yards Of Pitsburg and its vicinity.
II James Lindey has been settled upon by the wings
the third district Of Missouri their candidate for Cor
4 ercss.
Coxvicros ron NEGRO srrAIiSa,-The court Of sesso,
at Laurensve occupied the whole day on Thursaa
and until ~ Mt night with the trial Of Kinman for
gro stealing in 1852 The solicitor aided in the pros
cution by H. G Young, esq and Col H. Irby and u
defence conducted by Messrs II. p Jones' G. r Sui
van, md W X Easily, esqrs. There much interest
the trial. It ably argued ON both sides The defenda,
was found guilty and sentenced to be hung
III Colmnbia South Caro'inson Apra IL