The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-30

Scott Captain Barry remains in command at tho barracks
Captain j. H. Jones' Lieutenant NJ Stephenson Lieutenant
Halliday, and DIR. Anderson remain with the recruits.
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GENERAL NEWS.
LATER FROM HAyANA.--The Havana correspondent Of
the New York Tribune under date Of June 23 writes
"a friend of mine in this city, who resides near
Bahia Honda informs there another cargo of Ar-
cans landed that place very recently he also states
that be has heard of cargo of 1900 Africans who were
landed from barque somewhere upon the south side Of
this island Rely upon it. the African savetrade is being
pursued the present time with as much vgor as at any
previous period.
aThe Gacaa of the ed instant contains the names of
nine individuals resident in Jesus Maria who fined for
having been caught gamig This would be well II his
exccllency were to cause similar Justice TO De upon
the gamblers who nest this city Let the po
lice visit certain house in Havana street any evening"
and they will find gambling going to extent that
scarcely be surpassed Young men and old visit that
den Of inquty and Of money to extent
find their way the pockets Of the keepers of this hell
who lately left this island owing considerable
of money is known to have been vicimzed to the
extent OF twenty Thousand dollars at tins place IN single
night
alt would appear to be part of the system Of the gov
ernmen of this island to the most trivial amnse
ments to abstract the attention OF the peopefrom the
trannc proceedings of their rulers Thus at the present
time there at Matanzas two bands SETS, formed
the one distinguished by the attire OF its members being
blue the other red Each set has its queen and the great
rivalry would appear to be which of the two dascs
shall be the gorgeousy attred the anniversary of
the birth of 81 John the Baptist the gath instant when
there will be- grand procession Of each set cock
fights horserstng, &C. near Matanzas These sets are
Of African origin and any set of men and women who
suffer themselves to be caoled into conenment by such
barbarc scarcely deserve better fate than
that possessed by these Cubans.
"Every here bears the appearance peace and
tentment but it also Immediately previous to the
murder Of Castenado last year, and If from other
than the peculiarly quiet state that to exist
led to imagine that some popular movement for the
radiance Of Cuba from the Spanish yoke is under advise
mem The fuure will whether authorizations
correctly founded"
THE GREAT EASTERN srEAMsIiIp.A gentleman Of this
city who recently visited the shpyard of Messrs Scott
Russell Co, in London has favored (says the New
Bedford Mercury with the following memoranda Of the
dimensions of the stnpendous iron steamship building
that place for the Australian trade and which is expect
ed to be launched about next Christmas
"The hull in length 675 feet greatest breadth
Of beam s3 feet depth Of hole g. The hull even with
the upper deck is to be iron pate and from the keel to
eight feet above the water line she will be double or two
hulls within the other, leaving SO inches space be-
tween the walls The hull built in ten water-igh COM
partments go feet EACH all Of iron inch in thickness
with two longitudinal iron walls extending the whole
length of the ship Her bottom is fiat fourteen feet on
either side of the keel Her capacity by measurement is
$4,000 tons draught 90 feet and when loaded 30 feet
She has four decks and saloons to accommodate coo first
class and 1900 secondcass passengers and 10000 troops
Her engine will be of 3ooo-horse power, with four
cylinders each of which will require IS tons of melted
tai and when clean will weigh about 30 tons each 20ue boil
ers by 80 feet in length Her engines low pressure
and win give motion to side wheels or paddles and screw
propeller The engine when put together will be "a feet
in height The weight of her machinery will be about
1000 tons, hull 10000 making an aggregate Of about
$4,000 tons ofiron employed in her construction
1.-THE Great Eastern will be rugged withsx mass, with
fore and aft sails and il is expected win be capable OF
speed offrom Is to 20 knotsenabng her to make the
passage from London to Australia in 80 days, and to
turn by the way of Cape Horn in equal time She is
building by company at an estimate cost of f400000
$2,000000 and when completed will be launched broad
side to the Her architect is Brunei and about
500 employed upon herin various departments
THE LocusrsA correspondent of the ST. Louis Repub-
can writing from Alton, Illinois under date of June 10,
says;
aOur musical friends the locusts are dying farmer
tells that the ground under the forest in his vicn
" covered with their carcasses and his hogs get
ting fat upon them The insect appears to have performed
its purposes body has become very large and hollow
and its strength exhausted and in flying from place
another it Mt last tumbles the ground falls upon its
back, and that is the last of Mr.. Locust
The remarks adds the Boston Posi) will apply to
the know nothngs in Illinois
PLENTY WORK, AND GOOD wAGEs.A letter in the New
York Express from Kent county, Michigan states that the
cropsare yielding abundany in that State but that hands
needed gather in the harvest Mechanics too,
wanted at 50 per day laborers from $40 to $40 per
month and found,
HEALTH AND MORALS NKBRaskA CIrY---The Nebraska
City News INDUCES in the following creditablc boast
"0ut Of population of between and eight hum
dred citizens there not at present single of serious
Illness nor there than two persons who
unwel to require medical treatment. The active
bodily exercise TO which the occupation of people
ccssary subjects bem and the pure atmosphere of
fine prairie guarantee that shall always
JOY that greatest of tho blessings of Providencegood
health.
But healthy country is, and independent il
forever must be Of all kinds Of nostrums and quack su
il is of morals that peculiarly proud We know
that the good people of the and southern States
likely TO entertain hard opinions Of the social and moral
condition OF newly-seted countries like this Many Of
herewho rambe here and there without any fixed hab-
taons bowling down TO god but alcohol and submit
ting to no law but that OF the strong hand Such
endeayorng impose their creduIity when we
form them that here upon the bank Of the Missouri