The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-24
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CENTRAL AMERIcA-A letter appears in a New y DIRK pa
per from Omoa which gives interesting particulars in
relation TO the late nsurectonay movements in Central
America The letter which bears date of July loth says
Z" The revolution in Nicaragua was caused by the con-
spracy between Chamoro, late Dictator OF that republic
Carrcra the Dictator of Guatemala and the Houdurian
refugee GRardola invade Honduras and subvert its
liberal administration Some of the letters of Chamorro
intercepted and the secrets OF the conprators thus
becoming known the authorities of that republic gave
sisancc the Ncaraguan exies and encouraged them
return to their State and overturn Chamorro This
they have done ehectuay, and the eagrn consequent
upon the failure of the conspiracy said to have caused
the death of Guardio which is reported 10 have taken
place ChiqGimula the lst Of July. Everywhere
throughout Honduras the devasatons of the locust have
been great the growing crops that famine stares
the people in the face Orders have been sent 10 the United
States for considerable quantities OF and -four and
the has sent agent to visit the departments
to deyse for destroying the insect In st Barbary
where the scarcity extreme the Honduras Railway
Company presented the people with cargo of corn which
afforded timely relief to thousands
FRoN SouTn AMERlcA--From Rio Janeiro we have news
to the sth Of July
Business in MI its branches has been extremely limited
The only political occupying the attention the
opposition ministers in the Chambers by of the
prominent members, who was formerly attached to the
party in power
The s ship Savannah and H. B. NJ ships Trident and
Madagascar, were in port
From Bahia the advices were to the 18th Of Juiy-The
yellow fever rapidly decreasing but still prevailed
some extent among the shipping The weather for the
coming crops OF sugar continued favorable and the yield
held every prospect of being unusually large Supplies
Of prcen, crops being rapidly diminished stocks very
light
AT Pernambuco to the 18th of July several fatal Of
yellow had occurred The rains had been unusually
heavy causing inundation which tad beea very de-
sructve property ana the loss Of several lives record
ed. The Recche bridge had been carried away. The
damage is estimated at from two hundred and fifty to five
hundred thousand dollars.
Letters from St Peteraburgh that there organ
lied Cronsadt two bntalions Of skating Infantry
arm OF the service already known preceding wars These
skaters intended operate in the winter the ice
against the islands occupied by the enemy. Batalions Of
skaters viii be also formed in other garrsons,
ENGLISH oopYmeHr Liw-The New York Times thus
notices decision recently rendered in the English House
of Lords which it win be observed is of great Importance
to American authors aud publishers
very important decision has been recently rendered
in the English House Of Lords in question of copyright
Bein the musical composer While living at Milan and of
alien al the time assigned copyright in nus
cal composition Of hsa capatiRa from the opera OF Son
namhnla-to Records. Records subsequently went
England and there assigned il to Mr. Boosey English
musc-dealer Booscy then published the music in Eng
land taking the ordinary step TO obtain copyright there
The piece at the time Of its publication by Busey had
never been published, either in England elsewhere
Mr Jeferys another English music-deacr, Subsequent
" published the piece Of music; and action
was brought by Boosey against him for an infringe
ment OF copyright Upon the trial in the Court Of
Excbequer, the Lord ChGpcalor instructed the jury
that Boosey could not recoyer-that ia that his copy
right good The Exchequer Chamber held that this
ruling erroneous and ordered trial On appeal
from this order 10 the House of Lords the order
verscd and the original Judgment for the defendant
tanned The decision went upon the ground that roTk
composed Nv alien cannot be copyrighted ia Great Britain
unless The author is residing irim The QussHs dgi10zs
and otsiag allegiance 70 her al ne time Of rs publication
Great Britain The decision il viii at be seen, is Of
the greatest Importance TO all American authors and pub
fishers II is given by the highest Judicial authority
in the KINGDOM and is subject review repeal So
we may take as English law hereafter that Americans
cannot take out copyrights Of their works in England
less they go there 70 live at least residing there az
the time Of their publication
FRENCBMAN PROTESTING AGAINST BVRiAlt Is the gen
era impression that there is hope of cholera patient
after he reaches the collapsed state man IN this cond
don Frenchman picked up by the city authorities
few days since and taken the city hospital As there
the least doubt that he would die Il was thought
best have his coffin in preparation, md orders were left
with the undertaken to that effect When the coffin ar
rived the hospital the patient not yet dead though
all appearance in the last stage Of the disease He was
not FAR gone however not to know the meaning OF
the preparations that going and much TO the sur