Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-05-18
CITY OF EvANsvILLE:

10th SO DAVID kILGoRE, OfDelaware,
CITY OF NSvILLE:
SATURDAY MORNING, MAYl3.
0dThe interesting and important news from Eu-
rope, and the equally important intelligence from
Mexico, issued by US in an extra yesterday NOR
ming, will be found in our columns this morning
We have also been able to procure the Picdynns of
the 4th from which wecopy additional highly impor
tam and interesting intelligence from the City of Mex
leo, from Queretaro and the particulars of the battle
between the American forces under Gen. Price and
the Mexicans under Governor Frias, at Santa Cruz.
The letters OF the correspondent of the Picayune will
be read with interest
9crWe learn from the New Orleans Picayune OF
the 5h that hundred and eighteen thousand dollars
only were subscribed in Mobile to the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company, the first day of opening the
books 1t principally in small sums The pa
pers seem to have little hope of obtaining the requi
site subscription unless the large holders OF real
tate come forward with more iberality. One insu-
rance company took $4,000 in the stock.
WING NATIONAL CONVENTION learn from the
Philadelphia North American that the committees
charged with the preparations for the rapidly APP
preaching National Convention, have secured the up
per saloon of the Chinese Museum for its strings
The lower floor will be devoted exclusively to the
delegates and the extensive galleries spectators.
TROUBLE IN CANADA--The New York Tribune
learns from gentleman who left Montrealon Mon
day week that meeting of the friends and adherents
of Mr. Papneau was to be held there at O'Clock that
evening to congratulate the French their success
in overthrowing the monarchy and establishing re-
pubIicanisn The authorities had forbidden the
meeting and the guards all the posts doubled
in expectation of trouble If this be true may
have results something like that which attended the
suppression of Reform Banquets in Paris.
WAR IN EuRoPE.-The London Times of lat,
date says: 1--WE have never placed any confidence il
the duration ofContnental peace since the occurrence
the great CONFUSION of last month"; but this declar
alton and movement the part ofSavoy is the frs
irretrieveabe step to hostilities"
UNION MAGAzINE.-We notice that several of on
contemporaries speak in high praise of the May nun
Der of this valuable magazine. We have had occs
sion ourself ere this to say word in its favor and
praise OF anu " iSCOH
mend it to our readers as every way deserving pa
ronage; and We would be glad to have the opportl
nifty again Will the publisher be so kind as TO sen
us a copy-haying complied with his request to pull
lsh his terms, &c, we believe oursef entitled to
copy but suppose we were either overlooked, tina
ifsent it has miscarried which is at all unlike
in the present deranged state of the mails.
HrThe Evansville Journal which, for the past yea
has been published tri-weekly, is issued daily
The Journal is good paper and wish iIs propri
tors may be abnndantly rewarded Tor their la6ors
the Wing cause by the public.-Crdteford COaa
Wig. fss
Thankee We wish so too.
BORDER DIFFICULTIES may have anoth
Arostook difficulty in the Northwest, for the lo'
Gazette complains that the Hudson Bay Compal
is making encroachments upon that State. The
cle asserts that the company has formed settlemeI
and erected posts thirty miles within the borders
Iowa, and demands that the United States shall d
possess the intruders. The fifty -four-forties" ms
in short time have new opportunities for
claring clear and indsputable title to terri
ry, which they may afterwards rehnquish just
easy
HEAVY SWELL IN THE OHIo.--The Louisv
Courier of Thursday says: I'VE learn by boats do
yesterday, that the river is rising all the way fir
Pittsburgh to this city. The tributaries and all
small streams between Cincinnati and Wheeling
putting out full, and heavy rains had fallen
nearly every point with in the past few days,
booming big river may there fore be expected at t
point in a day or two Boats of medium class n
ascend the falls without difficulty.
an almost endless quantity of small, whitening
insects. The Courier says the atmosphere
perfectly loaded with them that when their VIII
wings were spread, many persons thought we ha
fall of snow The sidewalks, cutters, fronts
houses &c, were literally covered with these
sects.
aTThe steamer Telegraph the crack packet
tween Louisville and Pittsburg, bursted the side
of one of her engines on tuesday evening just
was leaving the former place, bnt fortunately no
was injured We believe this boat has scarcely m
trip without meeting with some accident, and
shall not be surprised to hear of her blowing up
ofthese days and killing dozens other passengers
crews. ssaI
RrThe Wings ofSmithcounty, Tennessee,
instructed their delegates TO the district convent
to vote for delegate to the National Convention
isin favor of the nomination OF Gen. TAYLOR.
Smith county is one of the largest counties in
State and her Wings Just the truest Wings in
Union. Weknow all about them, for, as our Ian
ted friend McNall used TO say, we once meas
yard wide tape1' in them diggings. The Wing
iori,y in old Smith ranges from somewhere a
twenty seven hundred clear away up into the thlr
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