The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-09

war Decatur have given up AL hopes Of her safety The
Decatur sailed from Norfolk the lsh Of last june for
the Pacific station.
DE1ooAAnc rnrrH-F A. Boyd, dem, has been s,e,-
ed mayor Of Newport Kentucky, b. "a majority over
Berry, know-nOthing.
BAHSUN AAouT,-Barnum wants 10 sxhbst surn. N.
fugitive slave, AT his Museum
THE NEW coUKr cosrum--A Paris letter-writer saws,
The new court costume for gentlemen as made 81
MaHhrae 22 Boulevard MontMartrs and the other fash
onabe taors Of Paris is Of light green the material 1
terry velvet the coat and breecbes alike The coat i
embroidered ID SILK ne vest gAstcoat hitherto forming
part Of the costume replaced by waisteoat m
in the modern style The bosom and waist Of the st ar
trimmed with lace rufiesn
MILE RAcaKI. The great French actress sails f,nn
Liverpool for New York on the 18th Of August II VIII
be recoeeted that there report in circulation s
weeks ago that "a Of Nile Raches death in this conn
try her contractor had the right exhibit her dead bo
tier brother in letter 70 Brussels paper thxs notices ts
report;
~ can consequently hasnre YOU that these ysnresepta
tons viii take place. upon the classic ground Of hum
bug in perfect conformity with artistic dignity and thar
no prospect 81 gain induce transform Nile
Rachel into female phenomenon TO be exhibited alive
or emhamed As to the rest the Americans happily are
not AS NJ jules Leomfe appears believe they indf
terent and noyices in the matter II and talent They
Walt u see and applaud the tragedenne whom the En-
roeaE pahc has awarded such and they are by
10 means disposed to be duped by continuance equally
absurd and disgusting
SHORTENING VOYAGE ROUND THE G1oBE-Under date
Of February l3 the Paris correspondent Or the New York
Journal Of Commerce writes;
Yesterday the venerable chief director Of The
Imperial Library and president of the Geographical oce
y, Jomard copy Of the National Intelgenoer contain
INK Col Bentons address Boston the PHYSICAL 6eoc-
raphy Of the Far West NJ. Joard note 10 me dated
this morning. thank yoa exceedingly for the adj
dress, which shall study without delay. Ny quality of
founder Of the Can~son Of the Istmns of Suez renders
tia duty for me 10 recommend to you that Of the sths
Of Genital America We shall have done scarcely half the
needed work when shall have united tho two small
seasthe Red and the Mediterranean The Atlantic aud
the Pacific must be lonted ne sae in the same
way We shall then 20 round the globe properly 80 called
in weight days Let the mighty republic be up and
doing
HIeH wHRAT.-In St Louis on the ID instant
there sold change bushels Of white whea. a,
So per bushe being the CHEST price ST. Louis Repu
lcan Says obtained in .hat market The quality was
choice bat the price is evidence Of tbs SCARCITY OF the ar
Gle in that market
RAILWAY spRnENsnos aRiDeE-The suspension bridge Of
the Great Western railway tho Niagara to be
traTersed by locomotive this week.
0SE WAY PRESERVING oRDsR--A hghf lately occur
red In the Legislature Of New Mexico when the speaker
knocked down and attempted 70 shoot another
Der
GREAT ADyAxCEReal estate in Memphis which sold for
$4,000 in 1852 sold for $4,000 in 1854
DrrAorr-oolonel Henry Ledyard, democrat, who was
elected mayor OF Detroit Monday, son-in-lAw Of
General Cass.
SOMETHING SEwsA large quantity Of German potatoes
baskets sold yesterday 30 bushe for the
best Each basket contained bushels Some Of the
potatoes were slightly frosted
IMPRISONMENT or THE AmrrfcAy ooxsuL Ar sax JuAx DBL
Sup-Exract ola letter from John Priest esq United
States consul at del Sud- his father in Philadelphia
ted February n:
yesterday affair took place Of serious and dis
graceful character at this place which trust in God for
the honor Of our country win be permitted pass By
government without making example Of those
cerned arrested and taken prisoner by the officers
Of Chemor the President OF Nicaragus because man oh
noxous their government, and who had been putting
mp my hotel no, delivered up by them.
sick and confined to my bed | assured the com
mandsr Cornell that the man had left my house and be-
liered the town that knew nothing Of the his
hostility 10 the Chemora party Notwithstanding sais
they took me from my bed and sent to the guard
house, with two negroes with guns guard me and
there told that unless would deliver up The nAa
in hours they woald certainly have and
have been grossly msltrsated in nAsy respccss
Ny horse taken from the yard and other property AZ
Propfiatsd All the Americans treated in mast
shameful They have Just made ~vy of $ss0G
the American and other foreign cinsens The govern
took possession OF nay house and hold hsr
10 1t, and all In fact trrafeG though
slaves have stHdioasly avoided mixing up in their
caarrels bar neither is position avas the
Americans nytbsng. There resse-nwar A-re and
OF powerless and God only knows what win
be the result have given information sov-rn-
taent and surely il VIII speedily rghted ia, Me
aragua has always acted towards Americans as hough
we had no government to vindicsle oar rights. But
things have length snch pass sonstAng
surely win speedily be done"
TIM SAHuJSIAs ExILES-The reporter "a the New York
Trhuns gives the following Of his visit the Sa
diniAn frigaie Des Geneys
The report that the people who cut passengers
by the fgAte criminals IL incorrect The officers q
thu ye6se5 received reporter with The utmost courtesy
snd assured h that the passengers e1ea Tor Pol
oa offences only but beyona hs In the asence ~ Capt
Nastaa. thny not liberty exas Tbs prisoners
are hne-looking body Of men and from the IN
which they ie into line and walked past the medical or
Ger inferred they mnst time hare been engaged
military service II i sid that they good rnran-
lea able 10 their living, sns that Anang each
viii hs presented with Small u money begin
the world with Two q Inc accompanied by
their Eivf& The only spsrarce Of restraint upon the
toms the the Presesce of three four arrned
marines guard upon the main deck heir vieinitr
Tbs f~s Geness Is segHn frizate with ony fonr u
hr guns oan,sd she is take cargo u 6onr frrns
THE port Consiantinaie her return Il d also ~
ported that her retarn wi he speedy from The fact thar
she w be neeed ~ te Sandman government u trans
port troops 70 the Crmes The vessel and in sces
order her under excellent Discipline ard
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