The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-01
GEN RAJ N u w y.


GENERAL NEWS.
FotRrh OF JuLY HAnTFoRp.-The coming fourth is 10
be celebrated With great spirit in Hartford The Times
says:
nColts armory will be represented iii miniature by
hees drawn by twelve horses and the artisans
inside busy engaged in their different branches OF em
ployment This demonstration alone will cost the armo
rers $500"
ARRIVAL SUBMARINE oABLE.-The steamship Pro-
ponts from London with the submarine cable for the
New York Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Com
pany laid the Gulf of St Lawrence and to
connect Newfoundland with Cape Breton arrived at sgd
ney, N. s., on Tuesday last
LATER PROM HAyANA-The steamer Isabel, with Havana
dates to the 25th umo arrived Charleston Friday
last.
The cholera and yellow fever were prevailing the
island Sugar has advanced another real Molasses
and firm with advancing tendency.
Key West dates the 25th say the United States steam
tsaie Msrrraac leave next day for Boston. Her
European trip had been bandoned her machinery
not be repaired without docking the vessel The steamer
also TO sail the 26th for Madeira and
tho Mediterranean The Fulton sailed the Gath
for Norfolk.
The rgate Potomac to sail the goth for Por
tugaL.
THE WESTERN RvERs.-The ST Louis Republican of
Thursday says
The river at this point continues fall steadily There
is still plenty of Cairo The upper rivers all
falling The Missouri still in good navigaee stage The
weather yesterday extremely hot and aborers the
eyee difficult TO get AT 80 and 40 cents an hour There
is prospect Of change in the weather rain just now
would be very acceptable 10 all classes OF the comm unity
woSDERFuLLr rRoLIro-Ws clip the following from the
Louisville Courier Of Friday last:
Yesterday morning just the splendid clock the
Walnut Baptist church striking the good wife
of David Zuenly presented him with four bouncing babies
two girls and two boys Mother and children all
doing we'll could be expected and honest David him
self still alive at last accounts David Is worthy,
hard working and industrious nail smith, and lives and
vegetables on Clay street between Main and Market
Wth great good taste the happy parents OF this quar-
ette Of new inhabitants Immediately called the two sons
James Buchanan and John Brecknridge. The two girls
were denomnated Susan aud Mary Catherine. Long life
to these astonishing and great success TO the clever
couple who doing much TO increase the population
OF LouisveP
DRouGur IN EASTERN Tr1As-The Marshall (TeKas) Re
publican Of the l4th ult says
ave going through the ordeal Of another drought
With the exception Of partial showers with which one or
two places in the county have been favored there has been
no rain in this region for nearly five weeks Of course II
exceedingly hot dry and dusty. The thermometer has
continued steadily among the ninetes for two or three
weeks II this the best country in the world to
nd drouchts we should have been ruined As Is the
crops are beginning suffer and unless have rain soon
must be seriously injured"
THE TIMES IN New oRIsAss-The Picayune Of the 23d
ultmo says;
1.-THE remarkably fine weather with which we have been
favored the unmpsred health OF the city, the fair cons,-
ton Of the rivers and the prosperity OF the late season.
have combined 70 render New Orleans up TO the present
time Of activity seldom TO be far In the
season. So marked Is this indeed that but those
we'll acquainted with the business Of the place would sup
pose that there really is such difference in the amount
actually transacted in mid and that done In mid
summer
REPORTED ISDAy ourRAGE-A correspondent Of the New
Orleans Pcayuno writing from Fort Mcintosh Texas
der date Of the 5h ut that information bad been
received there that Psymsse Hill and his escort had been
attacked by Indians Devils river the corporal Of the
party killed and tn, major badly wounded The escort
numbered twenty-five the attacking Indians about fifty
warriors
FRoN rHE UpPER MnsouRr--The following correspond
appears in the ST Louis Republican
UpPsR Missouri June ii, 1856.
"The tomshawk Is buried and all Is peaceabe aud or
derby amongst the red and long knives the Upper
Missouri Gen. Harney campaign last fall and judicous
management since have brought all Indian troubles in
the West to most happy termination. Gen. Harvey is
encamped with two companies of dragons at old Fort
Lookout sxycight miles below Fort Pierre awaiting in
structions from Washington as TO the disposition Of the
troops OF his command He has under his command
four companies second Dragons six companies Of the
second infantry and four companies OF the sixth infantry
IL understood that the four companies Of the second in
autry the Mississippi will march here this
spring which will render the four Of the st unnecessary
here and they win probably proceed to the Platte"
QUICKEST TRp on nRcoRp,A gentleman arrived at New
York at o'clock on Saturday afternoon who left ST Paul
Minnesota Wednesday morning at To- m, having trav-
eed 525 miles in three days and six hour,-,be short
eattri avpr ms woe the fyvo aces