The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-20
THE DAILY UNION
GENERAL VS..

rw GENERAL NEWS.
PAINFUL ACcDGSr-Mlss Kate oSullyan, Of Albany, the
leading singer in the Cathedral choir drowned in
Schenectady on Tuesday The carriage In which she
riding accidentally backed into the canal Her
panions escaped.
oORsEr MAsUSACroRY-A letter from Stuttgart Wurtem
berg, says:
A novel branch of industry for this place is In
operation here-namey the fabrication Of corsets which
occupies 1900 persons The mandatory supplies annu
ally 100000 eOrset, valued at from 100000 TO 100000
forms"
MEDALS THE FRRNcH.-The Turkish government is
going to give medals 10 all the officers Of France who
served in the Crimea. This medal model OF which has
arrived in Paris engraved by American, who is
| now government engrayer at Constantnople
EMIGRAroS INTO NEW YoRK-It is stated that the total
number Of emigrants arriving in New York to September
this year a2o5O Last year to date the number
was $685..
PETER THE GREAT AN EDrroR--An exchange says
"The first Russian newspaper published in 1908,
and Peter the Great was its senior editor The Imperial
Autocra not only took part personally in its editorial
position but In correcting proofs as appears from sheets
still In existence which marks and alterations in
his own hand
SANTA FE MAL.--The New Orleans Delta says:
"The Santa Fe mail arrived San Antonio last week.
The news from the upper country ID of little Importance
By the accounts from Santa Fe appears that consdera
BILE excitement prevails in New Mexico in regard to dscoy
cries of sold and rush for the Gla valley is apparently
about to take place The gold fever spercdical in its Wis
itationg"
RAILROAD OoEvESTioa.The railroad convention at Gin
cinna the 18th instant resolved that the fare from
New York to points in the West should in
exceed ~ per mile through The advance Of about
10
April ls and slight advance in reighs from the lst Of
October until the adoption of the winter rates. The
venon then adjourned to meet at Cleveland the first
Wednesday of October
ENGLAND AND MExIco.-The New York papers say:
"A serious difficulty ia said have taken place between
the government of Mexico and the British minister and
that the latter had demanded his passports Orders had
been transmitted to Havana tor the British squadron there
proceed Vera Cruz enforce the demands OF Eng
land The commander of the British steamer Tartar al
Havana collecting naval force and would sail i'm
medately."
VALUABLE pscovERy.-The Philadelphia Times says:
"Messrs. Breinig Guttman, l. Breinig are now manu-
featuring largely paint which they call 'hydroleum
paint from the fact that instead OF its requiring the ad
mixture of Cd IL readly be hinued with This
astonishing, but il is nevertheless In Mr. Ed
win Forests fine house Broad street. Ridge avenue
and on several houses in Chestnut street. between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth the paint has been applied
with much satisfaction to the propretors'
THE HARTFORD AND NEW HAVEN RAIrRoaD-At the an
nual meeting of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad
Company, recently held at New Haven @. F. Pond and
w. Chaplin unanimously reelected directors and
John A. Robinson and Levi Cook elected IN the
place of Messrs Gibbs and Batte The vote was large
and the election excited great interest
BRUTAL MUaDER-A brutal murder was recently COM
mitted in liquor saloon in Boston The person killed
Patrick Riley, who went into the saloon with tive
friends named Thomas c. Foote and VIM. r. Cook and
while they were drinking two men, named George Ford
and John 0Hara, in, and after few words with
Riley commenced assault upon him. Riley was knocked
down, and then beaten and jumped upon until he died
IsocULAuoS YELLOW FEvER-Dr. Humboldt has be-
trying his incubation for yellow fever in Cuba by perm-
sion of the government report of the result of the
operation made to the government shows that Of hun
bred and twenty of black vomit among those
inocuated only seyentyse died.
RrTURsrD.-Msthias Ham, who mysteriousy disap-
peared recently from Buffalo, New York. has turned M
When about leave Buffalo for his home on the day OF
his disappearance he accepted invitation drink with
whose acquaintance he had made Shortly after he
became wandering in his mind and when consciousness
returned, he found himself in the inferior Of Michigan.
KSreHrLY SuS-Tbe following curious history Of
is travelling the rounds OF newspaperdom credited to
Marknams CnZco:
There two nunneries in Guamagga, Santa Clara
and Santa Teresa the former Of which the scene Of
strange romance. In 1917 young ensign In the Spanish
army having slain his adversary in duel fled to the
bishops palace for sanctuary His Don AlonEo
Dsz Ramirez de Guzman and be confessed other
murders OF the fashionable kind. From various cir
cumstances however the suspicion of the bishop
aroused and after undergoing examination the youth
fu duellist proved TO be full confession then
followed her name was Dona Catalina de Erauso
of the of San Sebastian In Guipuzcoa whence she
had escaped and dressed in mans clothes embarked for
the New World. Landing at Payta, she eventually
tanned the rank Of ensign and became famous the great
duelist in Peru The bishop placed her 10 the
vent Of Santa Clara whence she subsequ
Lima with guard Of six priests and placed In another
where she remained for two years and finally
transmitted TO Spain. II Is added that the Pope
ally granted her permission mans clothes and she
went out to Mexico officer In the yoeroys guard