The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13
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The Liverpool Journal says the large English steamship
companies have been unable to make any dividends this
season.
News from the Cape of Good Hope to May 10 gives
account Of the legislative dongs of the republic
trcy Independent of Europe there established bearing
the of the Drama River Free State The first session
of the legislature closed the 18th Of April President
making is undertakenfour candidates having been
mated The expectations raised by the reported discovery
of gold in South Africa have not been realized.
HuNG--A despatch from New Haven, Connecticut of the
18th inst, contains the following
Michael Jennings was executed a quarter past
o'clock this morning, for the murder Of Mrs Bradley Of
North Haven. Two companies of military kept guard
around the Jail There was large crowd but they be-
haved very orderly.
TONS and after sleeping from to a o'clock he engaged
in devotional exercises He appeared serious and looked
earnestly on the crucifx in his hand.
AT ten minutes after ten o'clock he assembled the scat
fold and engaged prayer with the priest This over the
priest bid him goodbye when be sobbcd Goodbye
Oil dear Lord Je The drop fell before be had finished
white cap covered his face, and sprinked with tears
Thus died monster in guilt though but ID years of age
He did not struggle hard though he fingered longer than
some others before executed the spot He no
confession did he assert his innocence"
IMPORTANT FROM MExIco.--Advces from Acapulco to
June have been received The blockade of that port has
been raised and the revoutionss still possession
the city.
The State of Yucaan has declared in of the plan
of Agua and various placessomc Of them towns inab
tied by native tribes-had done the Similar
counts had been received from Tampco and lula de Ia
maulpas Tuxpan and northern cities Troops sent by
Santa Anna aid the commander of Iquala had joined
the revolutionary forces at Can't Santa Anna is said to
have quarelled with his ministers after arriving in
a., ho,-;r
incd document designating his successor upon which
they sent in their resignation Even the city of Mexico is
said to have revolcd.
The chief part Of the neighborhood of Ajachnn had
Joined the beratng army and the State of Mchoacan had
declared for the ST. villalba, occupying the
Cerro del Imon, had under his command over 1900 men,
well armed lie has been successful in various rencounters
with the troops of Santa Anna.
The thirty Americans who some time ago impris-
oned at Mazatan the charge Of being busters have
been released through the exertons of Captain Dornn of
the United States ship Portsmouth, and nearly all
San Francisco in the cutter VIM L. Marcy
There scarcely large in the northern or western
States where the cholera does exist though none
them is it very prevalent New York Philadelphia Eos-
ton Providence, Baltimore New Haven, Cincinnati, &c. &c.
have all had less cascschichy but a among
the vicious AS have hardly reached midsummer there
is of course anxiety to know whether it is in future
become epidemic, AS in 1882 The number Of deaths
Ac by cholera in this city greater in day than ii
is, with quadruple the population in a week. Con.
serng that the Fourth Of July occurred last week. the
number Of deaths by cholera in this city 98 less than
might have been reasonably expectcd.N KJow. CON-
RELICS THE RED MENAn Indian vessel was found by
Henry Griswold, esq, of Milton last week. while plough
ing piece of land his residence II of near
ly foot in diameter followed out sufficiently to hold
three four quarts with handles the sides The ar
Gle is Of soapstone and is supposed to have been
made and used for cooking purposes by the Indians.
An interesting discovery also made at Sharon las
week on the land of Mr. John Goodwin as we learn from
the Armenia Times The perfect skeleton of Indian was
exhuned in a considerable state of preservation but TIKI
bones crumbed pieces from handling and exposure
the air Some 200 arrow-heads quantity Of red paint
| and straightforward stone, found with it. Tn
stone about Is inches in length, and was curiously
marked with heroglyphic inscriptions It had hole il
each end and was deliberately finished. No doubt SOM
warrior of distinction, famous Indian chief
buried in the locality where these relics were found
Ltchfeld Republican,
I How THE sAIAMANpER DIscovEnED.lt is wei
known that iron safes made with a chamber be
tween the inside and outside filed with plaster of Paris
This is eecual non-conductor of heat and il the SAT
is made so strong to break when falling in burning
building there is little danger that its contents will
burnt The discovery of the qualities OF plaster of Pari
was made follows Mr. Fitzgerald, very intelligent me
chanic of this city, whom we know very well engaged
in making plaster images, dequeny washed his hand
in tin PAN The bottom of the pan became cncrust
ed over with plaster and day. when it was set on th
fire TO heat water found that the water could no
be heated in it. The discovery led to the knowledge tina
master of Paris suitable nonconductor for iron safes
1 thousands of which made every year.--N 7. SIM
PpooREss OF CHoLERAThere have been quite mum
Der of of cholera among some Norwegian and Swe
dish emigrants Mt Detroit and Chicago In party Of w
hundred at Detroit on the I'd instant eighteen al
tackled OF one hundred at Chicago seven died. and twcr
t more were FRUSTRATED the LIST instant said ther
were ten fatal cases in boston Saturday AT Oberir