The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-28
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PrLlsslEn AND RAeLAS-some of the London letter
writers predict that it will be extremely difficult for Lord
Raglan and General Pelssier get along tremendously.
The former is COOL calm and cautious, and rarely acts
without thinking twice while the latter is bold and inn
pulsive, brave lion, but sometimes hot and
hasy One account states that in the recent movement
which successful he never for moment consulted
Lord Raglan while another states that he ordered the tel
egraph wires be cut with the object Of preventing the
receipt of instructions from Paris.
NEW LINE OF OCEAN srEAMERs--The Bostonians are
talking OF establishing line of of their own be-
tween that port and Liverpool Boston day nearer
England than New York. and hence the direct passage OF
Boston steamer would be least tweny-four hours
shorter than that be made under existing arrangements
The English stop at Halifax which makes their
voyages day longer than would be those OF direct
line between that port and Boston.
WHEAT AND CORN IN GEoRGIA--The wheat harvest in
Georgia is over and the yield is said to be abundant In
the interior of the State -four opened at Sc per cw
for first quality, and further decline is expected An
unusually heavy crop of has been planted throughout
the State and the Indications it is said, that the yield
will be larger than for years.
HORRIBLE pEATH--We learn from the Yalatie IN. W
Times that Monday afternoon Of Mr. Simon Brown
aged about ~ years. fell from the roof Of Hanna Peas
lees paper MILL at Maiden bridge into vat Of boiling
water, and was scalded to deeth.
MoRs CALIFORNIA woSpERs-We copy the following
from the San Diego Herald
"Wesaw potatoes Thursday last from the ranch
of Judge Ladd which the finest have in
California. They average ten pounds the hill at which
rate the which he has planted will yield pounds
They selling readily here six cents per pound At
this rate the acre of potatoes will amount TO the of
S2,904p
THR ALVAREZ INsuRREcTIoSCol heat Of Cuban mem
ory lately passed through Aspinwa route to Acapulco,
to generals commission already signed for him
by Alvarez printing press from the house Of Messrs
Hoe Co., of New York. had arrived in Acapulco. 1t is
destined for the propagation of liberal principles and
received with all the honors and then duly baptized
cAsE--NiNETEEs SLAVES GoSE.-In late mum
Der of the ptsburg Despatch find the following sin
gular recorded:
We observed good deal of excitement Monday
afternoon on the wharf the Caledonia and
number Of colored people male and female,
carrying great quantity OF baggage oil the steamer TO
the wharf On inquiry learned that old gentleman
board taking nineteen slaves male and female By
way of this city from Cupeper, Virginia. as he alleged
for the purpose of freeing them in Ohio and buying land
for them The slaves, however from cause became
suspicious that he really intended taking them to some
slave State, and holding them slaves Six of the
number therefore broeeway from the party and concealed
themselves. The old man, OF the slaves told
assured the Others that they might also leave fthy pleased
and finally all put their baggage ashore quite deliberately
procured wagon and took it off into the city.
"The old gentleman, meanwhile sat on the boiler deck
Of the steamer apparently most indifferent spectator.
We ascertaned from the slaves that be called Captain
Henry. He was large, fneooking man, and ofprspos-
sessing manner.
We asked him what the difficulty was between him and
the slaves He merely answered, y don't know myself
don't understand each other
We still puzzled understand the matter however
and think it not unlikely that the slaves themselves
mistaken his designs II is just say that they had
excellent clothing very large stock of baggage, trunks
&C. and have evidently had kind and liberal treat
men from Captain Henry who looked like well-mean-
ing old gentleman and feel deeply wounded il his
intentions were such as he represents
opKxmG or THE sAur cAsAL--The editor of the De-
troit Daily Advertiser writing from Saul Ste Marie TO-
p m, the 18th Of June says:
The canal is a completed work Half an hour ago
word passed that all ready for passagethat
the breach practicable 10 o'clock the Illinois pass
ed the last gate and is now ahoat the broad river
above the rapids
IsTEspERASoE THE CBnsKASome of the letters from
the seat of give fghtful of intepeanoe in
the Crimea One from Miss Nightingale mentions the
scenes Of carnage and adds
But see the siretcher brought the gates every
hour laden with foaming at the mouth and black in
the face not with the gore of battle but with the hor
Tible dsiacement Of foe dreadful deadly than
the Russian or the pague--ohl il Is terrible
SrSslnLE TO rHR LAsr-Ths fear OF infection recently
caused some persons Aberdeen Scotland burn all
the clothing, and even the prayer-book Of deceased
cholera patient but six 81 notes found bis person
regiou,ly preserved,
CHISh rRADK-A correspondent OF the Norfolk Herald,
writing from Shanghai April 4th says the hsrbor pre-
sents busy Of ships moving and fro, amongst
which Of the largest Of American clippers
together with other ships Of all nations going every
day loaded with silks and England and the United
States.
CHAsGE scHEpuIE--Afer the lst o. July proximo
the mail going 70 Winchester viii leave Staunton at
o'clock p "a, hour after the mails from Richmond and
Washington arrive NJ Staun,on instead of 4, a. BY
this arrangement (says the Richmond Enqniror) our
friends down the valley win receive their Richmond and
Washington mails about twelve hours than they do