The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-24

cured without delay and was ntng taken BACK under 90
cor the headquarters OF bis regiment when general
murnur from the for his instant punishment
The general in command Of The trenches in the rayine
close BY and after brief consultation between him and
the commandment Of the relief council was held and the
man condemned TO be shot About two hundred yards
down the ravine and at slight elevation above II on the
side Of the Frenchmans hill small heap Of stones was
observed with clear space before H.
To this The unhsppy euprt brought while either
side the battalion drawn up IN companies, and hers
be received the fire of twelve muskes from party placed
opposite side of the rayne He fell forward pierced
By eight bullets and after short address from the gen
eral the regiment proceeded on It's way Half an hour
elapsed between the preparation Of the crime and The
cution Of the criminal The soldier bad become sober inn
medately after committing the murder He bad seen
eighteen years service and spoken Of brave and
able He had lately received slight punishment Tor
rreguariy Of conduct by such as 70 form
motive for bis crime and this tragic episode in the his
tory the siege involving the sudden destruction Of two
valuable lives must be regarded as among The
many examples Of the fatal effects OF drunkenness
"wHIrE TOWER
despatch in manifold, which first published in
London at 20 minutes past H. m, the 9th, has been
received by the Asia II is slightly different from the pre-
vous published statement, speaking of the white rorh
and not tower as having been carried;
Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the secrea
ny the magnetic tsegraph company, and has great
pleasure transmitting the enclosed intelligence which
has this day reached here from Lord Raglan
"sEBAsroroI June 7 1885,
'.The formidable fire Of yesterday kept up to-day
with the greatest spirit and after six this evening the
French attacked and carried the Waite Work and the Name
eion. Great gaantry displayed all sides oasu-
aies not known
Tnr FLEET BEroaE oNsTApT--DAsTzc Thursday, June
To-day her Majestyis ship Bulldog Captain Gordon
arrived with mails from the fleet.
The British and French fleets the 4th instant
close TO Cronsadt
The Russian ships were nearly all dsmaned in harbor
only three serviceable Admiral Saunders
Dundas has been in the Merlin TO get nearer view OF the
Notifications and 10 satisfy himself TO the proprety OF
attack it is said that he thinks it impracticabe New
works have been added since last year.
Sixteen Russian merchantmen, most OF them loaded with
timber have been captured and destroyed near Cronsadt
and others ashore and burned.
correspondent of the Times, at konigsberg, writes
that the commercial advantages which Prussia is deriving
from its neutrality neither great decided as
they believed be- On the general and regular
merce Of the country the war has acted like blight
RouTE or FRENcH TROOPS THE hLTc.-HANoyER
May 29Great sensation has been caused by the demand
Count Beculo the French envoy at this court for
mission to march body Of imperial troops through the
Hanoyerian territory similar request has been made BY
the Marquis de Mouser at Berlin TO the Prssian govern
en and steps have been also taken by France TO obtain
the Of the senate Lubbock for the embarkaon of
the French troops at Travemunde
ST. PErEnsBuRGH, May 2s.--Events, small and great,
show plainly enough that both and money failing
Russia far the purposes OF the war are concerned
Vacancies in different branches Of the public service
and purposey not filled up and some offices are even
entirely suppressed from motives OF economy
But by far important taken of late by
the government cutting deepest into the social
aons of the people is the imperial ukase for COM
petng and acceerang the thirteenth conscrpton IN tue
provinces of the western half of the empire The
difficulty raising the required number OF recruits for the
army is found be great that the Minister Of the Do
mains has found it absolutely necessary to demand OF the
Gar permission extend the age Of the men required
generally between twenty and twenty-five years OF age) to
thirty and, if necessary, even to hirty-fve years
The AbeiNs of St Peersburgh gives the following YER
sion of the language lately used BY the Gar at Gronstad
attributed his Majesty in the above journal appear on
the contrary rather indicative OF war lsays On tne gun
the Of Cronstadt WAS honored by visit OF the En-
peror The inhabitants presented their sovereign accord
ing to ancient custom, with bread and salt Ills Majesty
received subjects with Kindness and concluded his
ply them in the following words Pray to God for the
you, and will /. Pray to God we VIII not allow
Cronstadt to fall into the power Of the enemy With the
will Of God peace will return and then your will
again improve After the departure Of our beloved
arch felt that hearts were full OF faith IN Provi
dence Of devotedness the Gar and OF love for
try Each of repeats the words Of one OF cec
braed Russian heroes "We will allow country TO
be humiated win leave our bones here for our Gar
and our hearths.'
In consequence Of the increasing frequency Of prosecu-
against individuals for speaking against the Emperor
the journals have been ordered not to publish reports Of
these trials
1t reported upon good authority that the Empress Eu
letter from Calais says artillery practice is about to
be carried with large guns system which, II
said will possess very long range One gun has al
ready arrived which weighs nearly four tons The bore
Is rrooved and it expected that it will send ball to
distance of % miles Another gun Of different kind Is
also expected which concal balls will be fired and
will have still longer range than the former
AUSTRIA
VIENNA June 9The official correspondence, in report
ing the of the diplomatic conference states that the
Russian penpotentiares took the Austrian proposition
into considerations and that Austria Is stl ardently stry
ing effect mediation upon the basis of peace laid down
Letters from Vienna state that Generals Crawford and
Letung appointed military commissioners OF Great Britain
and France the headquarters of Baron Hess are about
to home their presence in Austria no longer an
swering any useful purpose.
tcrial changes:
tccgraphc despatch from Madrid Of yesterday date
modification Of serious kind so far as num-
Der is concerned in the cabinet. NM Madoz Luzuraga
Cruz uan and Aguirre rendered their designations
which accepted and their already
pointed As the places have been rapidly filled
up il cannot be called ministerial crisis NJ Madoz is
succeeded in Finance Department by NJ Brui who has
been long established banker at Saragossa He Is
wealthy is thorough liberal in his political opinions
and gave proof OF both Of his attachment TO the admin
straou Of Esparero by placing his large fortune at the
disposal Of the the occasion OF the late Car
list instruction in Arragon Another circumstance IN
his Minister of Finance that he s said TO ENJOY
a wel-mered influence among Spanish capitalists
The person who succeeds NJ Luzuriaga Minister of
Foreign Affairs is Gen. Xabaa, whose name rs connected
with The liberal marty been long known Spain and