The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-27

q an Aet o. baEharous cruelty General Puarco Cabrera
having entered the village dc Zeoha e Urande inside pris
onets some thiryve nofensve Inhabitants and
dncung them 70 Guadaara when be met Pepe Santa An
% and ms Ancer Pepe took possession Of the prisoners
upon Nhom ne exercised the most savage violence Amer
placing them between two lines of cavalry and forcing
them 70 follow the galoping horses be dragged them TO
aytnue skrted with trees and hanged them singys
after another taking the pecauton TO adjust the ropes
as 70 Prolong their suferings as much as possible
We publish the above, that attach any credit
the statements therein but TO show the stuff which forms
the staple Of most Of the soeed Mexican correspondence
BANK vEroThe governor q Pennsylvania has returned
without his approval the Of the legislature eharering
the Bank Of Postown II Is believed that Governor Pol
lock VIII veto twohirds OF the bank bills recently passed
By the legislature Of that State
orroslnos 70 rm COLLINS uSr-A New York cores
pondsnt writes
There is good deal Of talk about the new steamer
Commodore Vanderbilt is going build for Atlantic
course TO be ready II possible next fall Mr. Yanderbits
friends say congressman have been telling their cnnsttu
ents That the Collins steamers the perfection of model
and speed but the Commodore bent showing by his
new clipper that they arc no such thing
~ euAsDARy.-The legislature Of Indiana has adj
ouraed without performing The constitutional duty of re-
appproning the State for representation The present APP
poonent will expire before the meeting Of another ses
sion and there be remedy for the evil con-
venton of the people is talked of but the difficulty
occurs there system Of representation fixed for such
body.
LIGHTNING DESTROYING PoLARlTY.-Sepember 30th 1854
the clipper ship Flying Scud Captain Bearse while
ing the Cuff stream, her passage from New York to-
wards Australia, twice struck by lightning for
ward and the second time close by the pinnacle which
had the effect of partially destroying the polarity of all the
compass cards board The variation for the first week
after the ship being struck about 81 deg eastery
which afterwards diminished TO 35 deg easerly until De
cember Tth when it amounted to only deg eastery.
The electric fluid found have magnetized large
quantity Of iron and steel instruments in the aer-hod
which in measure accounts for the eccenrcities of the
compass-needles.
TIE PoUR GREATEST French writer In the
Courier de Flats lns thus up the four greatest
elements of New York city since his residence side
Of the water Fsany Ellsler Jenny Lind Louis Kossuh
Bill POOLE
TypE-sErrns Mitchell, brother of John Mitchell late
editor Of the Citizen has invented machine for setting
type and with its aid has just finished the setting up of
octave volume by Bancroft the historian be published
in few days by the Harpers This type-setter is said
to be practical good thing.
Com IN MARYLANp.--The gold mine said TO have been
discovered in Worcester county, Maryland has according
to the Snow Hill Shield produced another lump Of ore
weighing six ounces and seemingly richer than the first
one.
SINGULAR AOcDEsT--Mr. Dean, in the employ of Wiley
4 Co. numbering in Westminster, Vermont met with a
singular accident While htchng a chain to log the
oxen started taking off half his thumb and drawing a
cord out of his about nine inches long large
good-sized whip lash.
LARGE SALE sLAvEs--The New Orleans Bulletin states
that on the I4t instant Messrs Beard May sold at auc-
in that city It's negroes belonging the succession
Of w. NJ Lambeth for the Of I13, T5obeing
age Of $3.50 each.
An APPROPRIATE NoTTo--The Courier, published at AS
pinwa on the sthmus of Panama has the appropriate
motto "Loi a neck Of land, 'twixt two un-
bounded seas, | stand Y
SAILING OF THE PERRy.-The United States brig Perry
sailed from Norfolk Saturday for the of Africa
police officer from New York goes in her the Canary
islands to arrest Baker the murderer of Poole,
THE CALIFORNIA mST-The San Francisco mint during
February coined 81 $4,000 of which only 100000
bars During the time 6822 ounces of silver
purchased and 1857 of gold bullion deposited.
EFFECT OF THE CALIFORNIA IN New YoRx.-The
New York Journal of Commerce says:
" The from California has created especial ex-
element The supply of currency in San Francisco was
scarce and business there quite irregular The
newspapers state that Messrs Wells, Fargo Co have
resumed payment and David Hoadley, esq, agent of
Messrs Page Bacon Co. has received advices from that
house stating positively that they win resume soon, and
probably before another steamer having nearly completed
their arrangements. The brings gold than
was expected.
NoRroLk-The naval rendezvous is to be reopened in
Norfolk this week under Leuts Sinclair and Cooper.
THE LATEST FROM AusTRALIA--The Panama papers re-
ceived by the George Law New York contain extracts
from Melbourne papers of late date as January 9th
The late insurrectionary riots noticed at length
On Sunday morning in December about seven hundred
soldiers and hundred and fifty troopers went to the
Eureka camp the miners, and fired the insurgents
killing twelve and wounding several
The general opinion, expressed by the various
respondents of the local journals appears to be that the
conduct of the military unnecessarily cruel and merc
less
The conduct of the commissioners and the officers in
charge OF the troops does appear from the published
accounts have been guided BY good Judgment dcre
ton and really seems offer justification for the
conduct Of the people.
On the 18th Of December government gazette extraor
nary called upon all true subjects Of the Queen and stran
gers enjoying the protection Of the British flag to hold
themselves in readiness 10 uphold the government and
the 9th martial law proclaimed at Baarat but the
der withdrawn in fortyegh hours and even found it
necessary apply the legislative council to pass in
demniy for the purpose Of clearing him Of the epon
sibity he had assumed After discussion the House
passed the measure
The Melbourne Herald bames the governor, Sir G Ho-
than for his rash and unconstitutional conduct snd
very severely the whole management Of the gold IL