The daily union., 1854-10-17
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The Aacuc AND THE vEsrA.-From the Boston journal
learn that the French propeller the yesta which
in collision with the Arctic running according the
report OF her commander the OF knots and the
speed of the Arctic stated the authority
less than IL knots Immediately after the collision Capt
Duchesne noticed that the bulkhead of his vessel not
started and he proceeded tighten his vessel by head
by throwing overheard all the cargo and luggage which
was in the fore part OF the vessel This elevation with
the frmness of the bulkhead contributed much stop the
heavy rush Of water About 100 mattresses paiasse and
abaf' the safety partition, which thrown sails
backed by boards and pank the whole being secured by
cables well and firmly wrapped round all
The foremast (Which has received damage was
cut away and contributed considerably raise the head
still more This occupied two days They then under
small steam for the nearest port (St John which they
entered the aoh most providenaly before the rising
OF a severe gale which blew that day.
The survivors of the Arctic who in the Europa
Thursday night left the city yesterday morning for New
York, via New Haven. They generously furnished
with free passes 10y Gen Twchel superintendent of the
Boston and Worcester railroad
TERRIBLE RAvAGEs CHOLERA SICILY.-The Phladel-
phia Inquirer has letter dated Messina September g.
which says:
This city has been afflicted in the most awful
5o68 persons died from the 23d to the 2sh of August
On the 29th there complete slaughter the general
terror increased the number Of victims OF the 5000 SOL
diers composing the garrison, 1000 pershed, and almost
all the police 1t is impossible to describe the desoate a
pearance of the city. Entire families have been destroyed
OF the family of Mr. Rugger Sandman consul composed
of twelve persons not survives The shops are all
closed and their occupants have either fled shut them
selves up
"There vehicles enough carry the dead to
the cemeteries, and the police obliged to seek OK
in the country In few days $4,000 persons have
died The sick left without food medical aid, the
soace Of clerical attendance in their dying moments The
physicians well the druggists and priests all shame
fully took to flight Large numbers of galley prisoners,
condemned chains for life for capital crimes, par
doned condition of burying the dead Such spectacle
has not been in Italian city since the plague OF
! the Middle Ages
From subsequent letter of September 10 we see that
the government had sent steamboat with physicians,
druggists and priests provisions &C. and that the disease
! had begun to decline.
From NORTHUMBERLAND from Montcvideo to August
10th are received contain little of importance Freghs
low and produce The United States ship Ger
mantown had sailed three days before for the Falkland ISL
ands, TO settle question in dispute between the United
States consul and the of the Falkand for the
Imprisonment of Captain Bernsee of the ship Courier of
New York The Imprisonment appears to result from a
strong dislike to the citizens of the United States
OF the Pennsy coal trade The Ledger says The
ports of the several coal carrying companies show very
heavy tonnage the past week. The Lehigh Navigation
shipped for the week ending Saturday last 5s TONS
and for the 948694 the Reading Railroad for
the week ending Thursday brought down 46OO2 TONS
and for the year 7l9096 tons and the Schuylk Navga-
ton for the week brought down 2ol62 TONS and for the
10000 Total tonnage by the three lines for
the week lo7,745, and for the season 34ls694
The Galveston Crexas) Times announces that the fever
has greatly abaed in that quarter.
Geo. r. Graham has withdrawn from Grahams Mag
azine and will publish new periodical entitled "The
American Leader"
Hon Theodore Fay, United States minister switzer-
land has asked leave visit New York spring. after
Az absence of nearly twenty years.
Orders have been received at Gosport Virginia to fit
the United States fgae Falmouth Immediately for
sea.
Judge Rust of the probate court at Mobile died the
9th instant
Col. kinney the celebrated Texas ranger, is now in
Washington.
John j. Crittenden jr of Gov Crittenden died
Frankfort Kentucky, on the 9th instant
The new university at Nashville Tennessee wa. dedi-
Gated on the 4th instant
About two miles Of the plank road leading from Elkton
Maryland, have been completed
N, j. Palmer esq., editor of the Milton (N C Spectator
died on the 7th instant
During September there 453 yellow fever deaths
in the Charity Hospital New Orleans
Licenses sell liquors have been raised to $500 at Pauld-
ing, Mississippi
The democratic party Valencia SPAIN has published
political programme for the election which advocates
universal suffrage abolition Of the conscrpton the sup
preston of the indirect taxes and heavy all art
cles of luxury liberty and equality of all religious sects
Thus Spain makes progress while the wings and their al
lies in the United States are going backwards
TiE AEMY.SIx officers and three hundred and fortv-
five will leave New York the 20h inst for Corpus
Christi whence they to be distributed among different
military posts to fill vacancies occaoned by expired terms
of service, deserton &c.
In Italy, short time since military in love
with young lady wlou he could not obtain in marriage
incensed ~ her refusal he resolved vengeance Arm
ing himself with four revolvers he repaired the mansion
OF the air one The first person that appeared her
mother-he shot her; the next her father-he shot
him then the young lady hersefhe shot her then
came the uncle and aunthe shot them and then be shot
himself
Utah correspondent of the ST Louis Republican saws
that Lieut. Beckwh has succeeded in finding new route
from Great Salt Lake City Carson valley which in ad
dition to being good better than the old northern
routes for grass water &C. shorens the distance to Cali
ornia at least hundred and fy niles The road is con-
sdered rood many accounto yyu dopbtI,.s H.,