Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Three Days Later from Earope.

Ihree Days Later from Europe.
NEW York, JUNE 16--The steamer Asia arrived about
midnight last night bringing Liverpool dates of June A.
The Cotton market continued steady the sales of the
week amounting to SOTO bales, of which spectators
took 5000 and exporters 5000 bales There was fair
consumptive demand though business stu unsettled
by the threatening aspect of affairs in the East The
quotations Fair Orleans 6ad., mddlng 3d., fair Mo-
bile and Upland 6sd., middling 5Bd 15-l8d The
prices of lower grades were barely maintained
Breadstus were active at advancing rates wheat had
advanced I'd. per 70 lbs and -four Is. per barrel.
The political news is of Importance There is no
thing additional from Russia Turkey The position of
France and England regards the threatening aspect of
the Turkish question is unknown.
Naval Battle at Bueaos Ayres
BosroN JUNE 15-Advices received from Buenos Ayres
state that the 18th of April engagement took place
between the squadron of Urquza consisting of several
steamers and the squadron of Buenos Ayres The action
is said have lasted hours resulted in the can
ture of two of the best Buenos Ayrean vessels including
the Admiral who afterwards escaped in boat About
dozen killed and oil the crews taken prisoners
1t rumored at the latest advces that Buenos Ayres
had accepted the mediation of the Brazilian and Bolivian
Ministers. Urquiza purchasing additional steamers
for the purpose of blockading Buenos Ayres
Tie Montreal Riots.
MONTREAL, JUNE 15-The Parliament was prorogued
on the 23d Rewards offered for tue apprehension
of those concerned in smashing the windows of churches
on Sunday night. A meeting was held al ST. Patrcks
Church yesterday. Large numbers of Irish Catholics at
tended Speeches made deprecatng the conduct of
the rioters Resolutions passed for the future main
tenancc of peace and the apprehension of the rioters
Primary Democratic Elections
BALrIMoRE JUNE l6.-The elections held at the Demo
cratic ward meetings tonight for Delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention were warmly contested
Those who in favor of nominating WALTER MITCHELL
of Charles county, obtained large majority
A despatch from New Orleans dated on Wednesday.
shows that estimated its proper value the despatch
Of the preceding day relating the of several
negroes We are now informed that the story proved
to be. grand exaggeraton Of very small affair
The Gauaszi Riot at Montreal
MoTREAL, JUNE l3.-Three more of those who were
wounded IN the Gavazzi riot died Saturday and Sun
day Gavazz is about returning finish his lectures
and fears are entertained Of renewal Of the Of
violence.
Discovery Of Stupendous Frauds.
CIsoIssArI, JuSE ia man named 7. Craig was ar
rested to-day at Newport (Ky and Immediately brought
to this city on the charge of being implicated in exten
sive fogeries The prisoner arrested when in the
act of writing letter which is said pontedy impcate
himself In his house found a large trunk n pair
of and several baskets full of letters with
blank deeds certificates, &c. duplicating large number
OF persons in various parts of the Union Notara
notaria seal of Hamilton county had been found An
examination of the Of documents brings to light
series Of bold and vlanous transactions andt appears
that widespread fraudulent real estate business has been
carried for years. of the letters being dated as
far back lS49 Some Of the pretend to be CO.
pies of letters to or from members of Congress There
are also blank certificates doubtless stolen from the Re-
corders Offices in Illinois, Ohio and Georgia parchments
for drawing up land warrants deeds signed and sealed
requiring only the insertion Of Craig is in Jail
letter to Brown Co., Of Uniontown, Pa opened by
the postmaster of that place who did know any such
firm, and supposed the letter sdreced led this dis
coyery.
Fires at Lo,ceH
BosroN JuSE l6-Two destructive fires occurred at
Lowell last night and this morning The first FIRE de-
stroyed Webster and Lews's sash and blind factory
Isaac Places sash and blind storehouse George Fisks
storehouse for bobbns, and some others. Total loss
S12, 900. No insurance.
At o'clock this morning the old Merrimack mill took
fire in the cardng supposed from friction and so
rapid the spread Of the flames that the entire up
per part Of the extensive mills in the country was
totally destroyed and the lower stores badly damaged
The treasurer of the mills estimates the loss at $50 000
which is covered by insurance.
Fatal Railroad Accident
SusoUEHAYsA, New York, JUNE 17.-An engine on
the Erie Railroad exploded to-day killing eleven persons
and woundng several others Among the killed were
Arnold the engineer, and three 1t is believed
killed mostly Irish laborers who engaged
the road and alongside the engine at the time Of
the explosion Some of the bodies are horribly manged
Loss Of a Steamer
New ORLEANS, JUNE 16-The steamer Louisiana which
arrived here from Galveston reports that Sunday the
steamer State with a cargo of cotton and sugar from
Houston caught fire. and was scuttled and sunk
Nel1 York Market.
New YORK, June 17.-Flour: The market buoy
ant this morning with sales of 1000 bills State and
Genesee at So 80 S468 for State, and $462} S475
for Cenesee Southern -four is also buoyant with sales
of COO bbs at SIS 1924 Wheat is scarce with sales
of $4,000 bushels Western white at l22 Corn is quiet
with sales Of 25 900 bushels mixed g. and yellow
65 cents.
T Aw N0TICE--sIDNEY s. BAXTER, late Attorney
IL General Of Virginia, has removed TO Washington 70
Law.