The daily union., 1854-01-01
Items Of News and Miscellany.

WALKER, THE I'll LIpUsr sR.lt appears from the New
Orlsaas Picayune lia William Walker The commander
OF Sonora iilIbnslsiing party. is only venty-egh,
veas OF age, native OF Tennessee, born ia Nashville
wbers his father si LIVES, secretary of an insurance
company there lie studied medicine in Paris. law in
New Orleans, and the winter OF ls4s-49 became d.
sty connected with The press OF New Orleans az one OF
the poprietors and editors OF the Crescent The enter
prise did not prove profitable. The paper was sold to
other parties in the fall oil that year, and MIR Walker
after followed the tide OF emigration San Fran
CISCO He resumed his profession there the same time
continuing his rursaits journalist la OF the dis
pues which grew Of the newspaper articles be be.
came involved in duel with one OF his contemporaries,
in which he was wounded
The ATTEMPT TO AssAssiSATE LOUIS NAPoLEos.-A
citizen OF Utica, New York. in Paris, writes to a
friend in the former city, under date OF the 7h instant
follows, in relation 10 the alleged attempt TO assassnae
Louis Napoleon:
.Napoleon was wounded slightly las, week at Fon.
ianbleau. | 90 not know whether you will
count of II in papers, IL has not been published
here. He fired three times, ball passing with
in few inches OF his head, another grazing his side
The perperalor Instantly killed, and the affair is
hushed up"
RussIA--The hgest estimate have OF the yearly
OF Russia is E2s, 100000, the lowest f6oo0,-
600. Sir Archibald Allison states il be E20, 1000 900.
Mr. McGregor, his commercial statistics, makes il two
els $4,000
The New Jersey Genital Railroad Company have re-
fused take licenses for their steamboats, plying be-
tween Amboy and New York, on The ground that they
are but ferry boats aud therefore exempt The So
licitor of the Treasury preparing promptly test the
Plea oil exemption in The United States court.
A SAILOR BERo--Allhough instances OF herosm and
sell sacrhce tsays the Boston Advoeae) are no, rare
b. a..
that has recently come 10 our knowledge. The
British brig Vena, Capt DEntrement, hft St siaa.
West Indies. October 3o for Clare ~ 5. Soon after
sailing the eflcers aud crew, in number, were
taken gown with fever, excep, young seaman, named
HIafIon Theriau Finding lha, upon him alone rested
the responsibility OF managing the vessel and OF provid-
Ing for the safety OF The lives and properly thus
edy thrown upon his char &c. be put The brig under
reefed opes only, to be prepared for weather.
When eisa, days out. Capt DEnremenl died i've days
afterward the hrst officer breathed his last Theriau
alone Tor forty days. seered the vessel hove her to 10
cook to attend The sick bury the dead and to take
few hours rest IN the day-me and did his best to get
his vessel home, although unacqnanied with navgaon.
He had the satisfaction 10 deliver her 10 the in
Clare with the proce OF the outward cargo in Bme-
can gold The Of the four in number reached
home alive, but very much debiii,aed Mr.. Therau is
mere skeleton from overexerton, anxiety, and want OF
sleep The proceeds OF the cargo insured in Bos
ton, and il believed eoms suitable aeknow w eKme mt
will bemade Of the young mans iahfulness, energy and
perseverance.
South American, from Ecuador, OF the name of Bor-
neo. has been smelling portion Of from the North
Carolina copper mne and aeserts that il contains very
large proportion OF slvsr, max ing il valuable
silver than copper ore. The company abou,
taking measures TO wst This matter satisfactorily.
Mrs. Amelia Opie, the popular author Of numerous
works Of hc,ion died Norwich, England the city OF
her bnh the I'd instant al The age OF IS year Her
maiden name was Anderson. She married John Ops. the
painter who. while she training for her literary
resr, was still working in the Tin mines of Cornwall
whore his rough skechng first attracted the attsntion
OF Dr. Wolcot (Petsr PIndar) IL was not, however,
ill afier her husbands death, that Mrs Ops beook her
self to authorship. in 1900 Her frat book called
Father and Daugbier," and IN a volume Of poems
which she next put forth. the most celebrated s The
Feions Address to bis Child" Her tales generally in
eulca,s moral Her illustrations Of L, inS" were, per-
baps the moe, popular OF Ter works. From being .,
one period very gay and mucn coursd IN brilliant circes
shs suddenly turned Qaakersss; but was still merry
hushtJ 70 1, latest dsys