The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-31
GENERAL NEWS.

us banks Hooded the whole adjacent country washing
away FENCES destroying crops and live stock and ia many
instances II is feared causing The loss of human life as
houses have been washed away
The Fieksburg Wing says:
regret 70 learn that the levee near the mouth Of Tie
iaAo fass mas given way and that food Of water is
pouring INTO the valley Of the Yazoo river The damage
aohe 70 planters in the valley must be immense
The Columbia Caronian Of the Esd says;
regret TO learn that the late heavy rains have caused
eshet IN the Wateree river that has destroyed the entire
crop OF many planters This is unfortunate AS il is now
TOO late 10 repant cotton We understand that on Friday
tbe planning lands Of our eowcitzen Col Clarksou were
entey covered This one Of the best protected places
EARLY CORN TAssELs-We were shown (says the Jacino
Mississippi Republican, by Mr. G. w Smith of this place,
on the 10th instant, stalk of corn nearly in full tasse
TINS 10 extremely early for to tassel out in this ati
Jude This section Of country is good for things If
not for some Others
ARRIVAL OF Mas. FANNY KEsBLE-Among the passengers
oy The Africa was Mrs Fanny Kemble who returns after
protraeted visit to England where she has been giving
her dramatic readings with very great success.
OPPOSED TO oReASs.-The Scotch Presby terrain Church
synod has refused TO allow the use of organs In its houses
oworship but enoins the sessions employ all udcous
measures for the improvement Of vocal melody.
The GROWING cnors.-Aer careful perusal of the nc
counts respecting the crops in all the principal gra-grow-
ing States the Journal OF Commerce and we come TO the
conclusion that should nothing unforeseen occur and f
vorabe weather continue for the three weeks the
Forthcoming wheat crop will be the largest ever produced
in the country.
SURVEY OF LAKEsThe iron side-wheel new steam
ship Jefferson Davis $50 tons left Philadelphia on Mon
day for Buffalo, via the river ST. Lawrence and the We'll
land canal to be employed in the survey Of the lakes.
lMMlGRATloNItis gratifying (says the last Mississippi
Claron to notice the gradual and steady filling up of the
counties of East Mississippi being accomplished by
immigration from the States of usmosly Georgians
and Aabamians. This is due mainly to the building Of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad which furnished outlet
to this large scope of country, previously completely
locked in from the rest Of the world.
DEATH on GEs De BuYs.--The New Orleans Picayune
Of the Gath instant says
awe called upon to lament the demise of of our
worthiest and most respected citizens Gen William De
Buys who died his residence in this city evening
at o'clock, at the age of htty-eight years
Gen. De Buys was native Of New Orleans, which has
often manifested laudable pride in doing him honor and
moprns him dead universally and sincerely as
esteemed and respected him living He has represent
ed 1t in the house of representatives of the State
which he presided speaker He has held the response
BILE trusts State treasurer of the United States
branch mint of the first municipality and post
master of this city He the predecessor of Gen Lewis
and was a veteran of the war of lSl2-14"
FAILURE OF THE CORN pLASr-The Ohio Statesman
says:
I'VE sorry to learn from good sources that the first
planting OF Indian has generally failed throughout
this regen and elsewhere in Ohio so far as we can hear
This is TO be greatly regretted 1t will compel the re-
planting OF this important staple We suppose the
OF the failure the long and cool weather during
the planting season"
RESIGNED cHARGE--Rev Theodore Capp for over "a
pastor Of the First Congregational church at New
Orleans, has resigned his charge, owing to i'll health
HORRIBLE nuTcHERy-The San Francisco Chronicle pub
fishes the following letter from Marposa The letter bears
date April %:
have to inform you of events Of grave importance
which appear demand the Intervention of every
who has the heart of an honest man.
At Aqua Fra, under preteXt the mob is driving
away the Chinese burning their and provisions and
brutally beating those whom they catch.
At Buckeye IL is STILL band Of twenty brig
auds well armed chasing before them like cattle all
the Mexcans Cheans and Chinese whom they encounter
and information just received leads the belief that buick
cry is the purpose
AT Maxwell creek assassination Is the order Of the day
and has been for several days The Americans have order
ed all the Mexicans Chieans and PerHvians leave the
county, and their fixed property within fifteen minutes a
ter receipt OF notice and In case Of failure TO comply thirty
lashes administered.
After the notice there was a regular chase and all of the
blood have been mercesy wherever
found whether in their houses the roads or in the
bush At the last the chase still In progress on
all Sides and the number of persons known have been
massaced sixteen and IL Is reasonable TO believe that
many others have suffered in the bush.
II is impossible to foresee where the affair viii stop
The public officers have not moved They avoid every
intervention, Maxwell under different pre-
texts and among others that II s necessary for them to
protect this vicinity where complaints constantly ar
sing.
correspondent of the Eco del Paci6eo writing from
Jamestown Tuolumne county that seventeen Cheans
and three Mexeans have been murdered by Americans
Banderas, in Mariposa county The killing Of Couley
by Chilean furnished pretext for gang OF hounds 10
collect and visit all the Spanish camps in the vicinity
whose lives spared to leave the county Immediately
CIvcIsSATI DEMOCRATIC NATIoSAL CONVEX
TIoS--The Cincinnati Enquirer Of Thursday morning
says
gates to the National Democratic Convention the last
several editions Of paper will indicate but
confess they in very slowly IL has been estimated
by many that would have among during the contn-
nance OF the convention from forty fly thousand vis-
tiers Including the delegates and they have only
four days arrive In and be here upon the opening day
Ifthere not many, thore will be enough 20 I'll up all
the hotels and landlords need not therefore feel at all
discouraged from present appearances To-day, o-mor-
row. and next day WILL without doubt usher into the city
thousands upon thousands and then let the hoekeepers
be hand to stow them away into comfortable quarters
or comfortable at any rate circumstances will per-
nit Let the number be what II may satisfied that
hotels and private citizens prepared TO receive
them with true western hospitality
LOCAL NEWS.