The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-11
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fRoa HAyAsA-The American ship Grey Eagle built
In batmore landed 600 slaves from the OF Africa
near Havana the 25th ult The Eagle subsequent
ly captured by British brg-ofwar. small number OF
the negroes rescued
Among the recent arrivals Havana the British
steamer Medea and the schooner Scorpion the French
steamer Acheron and the irigate Penelope
NAyAL-By dates from Monteyideo to June 2 we learn
that the sloop-o-war Germantown there TO sail for
o when relieved by the Bainbrdge which vessel il is
supposed was seen going up the river the I'd instant
The United States steamer Princeton sailed Sunday
from New York trip to try her machinery
The following officers have been ordered to the steamer
Vixen, now at New York
Samuel Swartwout lieutenant commanding; o. G.
Badger, w p McCann G. H. Oakley passed midshipmen
Francis NJ Gunne passed assistant surgeon Amos Broad
nix second assistant engineer G. r. Woodend third as
sstant engineer r. b. Quinn third assistant engineer
JAS b. kimball third assistant engineer
despatch from Detroit of the It'll SAYS:
The Michigan independent State convention assem-
bled at Jackson yesterday and nominated Kingsley s
Bingham free-so democrat for governor and coalition
Ticket Resolutions TO repeal the Nebraska fugitive
slave laws and to abolish slavery in the District Column
oia were adopted unanimously The Advertiser and con-
sentative wings bolt and there will probably be straight
wing ticket nominated
The St Louis Republican of the Ath instant in reference
to the mortality in that city, says:
1.-TWO such weeks of hot weather as we have lust passed
through have been experienced in this city Every
day for that time and almost every night the heat has
been intense There has been no change or MITIGATION
t aud the and the houses heated to an
tent never before known Almost every day the last
week persons who exposed to the stricken
down, and good many Of them lost their lives On Sun
day seven died from this There were others-fe-
males as well maleswho died from the mprudent use
of ice water and these accidents go to swell the list of
mortality"
The population of Detroit Michigan, now numbers 40
l27, being an increase of 5G9l since last year
The Charleston south Carolina) Courier comes to us
enlarged, and in and handsome Typographical suit
:, man named Murrill has been arrested in Washington
county, New York, charged with Kidnapping s. Northrop
colored.
The Paterson New Jersey Guardian saws there have
been half dozen cholera in that city within week
On the % instant Dr. J. W Hitch VIM Wilson, and
Isaac Christian, jr, instantly killed by lightning
while sitting in the porch of J. w Swan in Newton county
Georgia.
New ROUTE TO BosroN-On the Sd instant the through
route from New York to Boston, via the New London rail-
road, opened for the first time Two trains day run
the roads which form the route
Two wives have recently eloped from their husbands in
S. ringfed, Massachusetts,.
In the celebrated Walker divorce case so long ON trial
in New York. the jury failed TO agree and were discharged
1t is understood that there eleven for acqtta and
for conviction
From exchanges learn that during the last week
many deaths have occurred from stroke of the sun A
simple preventive against sun-stroke to be found in
slight wadding of coon-oo placed in the crown of the
hat
Thomas W. Morse young man, imprudently engaged
in game of ball the afternoon of the Fourth in Bos
ton and while running from bound bound fell dead
from heat and fatigue.
A TRUE REpLY.--A keeper of gambling house being
asked of what trade he was answered that he was an
icoyy turner.
EFFECTS COLD on RAILROAD MAcHINERY-The Rail-
road Journal says that the last winter was ruinosy Sc
for railroad operations and several of the lines above
latitude 43 degrees suffered extensively the breakage of
iron axes, chairs tires, and wheels
On the Vermont Central railroad in period of two
months &c wrought-iron tires were burst and broken
while during the whole winter AZ drivng-whee centres
cranks and "a connecting rods besides large number
axles also broken For three months the
was frozen as hard as rock and hardly run through
without some failure Of machinery The New York Cen
trial, during the same time, suffered proportionately
The Journal advises companies whose roads and ma
chnery subject to such depreciation lay down con-
nuous sringers six inches deep below the rails and
upon the tops of the seepcr which would be likely TO pre-
the required elasticity The track support the Joints
md raise the rails above dangerous with the frozen
ground The expense of this would not exceed what the
lamage by breakagc costs.