The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-20
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GENERAL NEWS.
EUROPEAN TRAvEIA-A New York leter-writer says:
The United States mailsteamer Hermann sailed to-day
for Southampton and Bremen, with 500 passengers and
Sls25o in specie and the Edinburgh for Glasgow, with
24l passengers This makes a total of 544 persons who
have left this port to-day for Europe Every for
weeks to come will 60 out crowded"
Mas. FLoRESoE.-The London Times and other English
journals speak in terms of unusual commentator of the
acting OF Mrs. Florence the Yankee girl Drury Lane
She appears to have made decided hit
EARTHQUAKE IN CaSApA-on the 9Th instant n pretty
shock of earthquake felt in the city of Oa-
On the day. and at nearly the same hour, sim
liar shock was felt in Aylmer, c. E.
An ENGLISH HsREss-The weathisst heiress in England
at this time is Miss Jones Lloyd daughter of Lord Over
stone the banker She has but just out and created
an immense sensation at the last drawing room" The
New York Times says this lady has uncle In that city
who is acting in the capacity Of salesman al Genns
Bazaar.
THE BURNING OF THE ST.. LOUIS HosprrN-A despatch
from st. Louis says
There ninetysix patients in the hospital yeser-
day when the building took FIRE but with one exception
all saved The building cost 100000 the
only $4,000 The patients removed the Uni
ted States marine hospital"
FRox KASsAs-The Kansas correspondent of the st
Louis Republican writes that Gov Shannon has sent an
express Lexington Missouri with the papers necessary
for tho and of Mr. Robinson The committee
of investigation in session at Leavenworth 1t is I'M
dersood that Nr. Oliver will present minority report
when the committee return to Washington.
PERsoSAL-A New York paper says:
Among the passengers by the steamship Philadelphia
which arrived this morning from Aspnwall via Havana
Hon John Bgler ex-governor Of California Mrs Big
ler and Miss Biger Also sr Cavecanu, the Brazil
ian ntufuto IN The MI
81 L. Brent Dr. Buell. and r. Hill, delegates from CAL
ifonia to the Cincinnati Democratic Convention, and Mr.
Hitchcock nothing delegate arrived In the George
Law, and are stopping Mt the ST. Nicholas"
"THE THuSDEREn"-The London Times was established
in 1875 by John Walter and on his DEATH in s3s nher-
ted by his John, at present member OF Parliament
The establishment Ia valued f750oO0 sterling s. $780,
0OO Is edorn-chief receives annual salary Of 900
and Its Paris correspondent $4,000 francs per
In conne1ion with the above give item concern
ing prominent Paris paper showing the effect Of the
various changes In Its public affairs upon the press Of
France:
1.-THE Prss,c, the journal Of Emile de Grardiu pub
fishes by way Of advertisement statement Of its crcua-
ton In each year Of its existence In 1885, six months a
ter II started II reached sale Of and in strug
gle with the coalition which united THEIRS Guizot Ber-
ryer and Ledru Ron, II came near receiving its death
blow Its circulation fell to 230O Still under the ban
Of this coalition, IL in 1889 to $3.50 and from that
time steadily increased TO 1895 in 1914 The enlarge
ment Of the sheet the next year raised its circulation TO
year. and the popularity of its opposition to Guzot the
year after gave II 1000 But till after the
revolution of February, with its abolition Of the stamp
tar and the great increase in the circulation Of all the
journals which followed that the Press reached its maxi
num- Its number Of subscribers and purchasers then rose
from "a 400 in ls47 to 1860 In ls49 when Cavapnac
suppressed II for time declined again to "a 77e in
1850 fell TO 47e The coup detail reduced IL in 1851 to
223e and in 1852 TO less than 10000 The revival OF
commercial prosperity in France raised in 1859 to a.
1872 and the excitement consequent the in East
and the Paris Exhibitions increased IL In 1854 10 Bats
During that year the whole paper daily set mp FIVE
times and printed in two hours FIVE four-cylinder
presses During the year 1885 its circulation sac
and the whole number Of sheets printed IT, 4as on
which a duty Of 1904 francs was paid"
LATER IRON MExco,--By an arrival at New Orleans we
have Vera Cruz dates to the 9Th inst The Minister of
War, Gen, Yanez has resigned his post being incapaca
ted from continued III health to perform the duties
bent upon him. Gen Parrodi has been suggested by
some Of the Vera Cruz papers his successor
III Vera Crusano strongly advocates the claims Of the
projected railroad from Vera Cruz the city Of Mexico
and makes substantial comparisons showing the benefits
10 he derived from IT, ....
We have received the prospectus Of paper TO be
called 1.-THE Mexican Extraordinary to be published in
the English language in the city Of Mexico by Mr. VIM
Moran reasonable list Of subscribers shall be
obtained,