The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-12
DAILY JOURNAL.
LATE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE
sa Star Of the West!
DATRS tn TUE ,sru
DATES TO THE 18TH.

the 10Th inst. arrived at 9 o'clock this after
noon, with about 400 passengers, and 1897
0OO on freight, and about $500 900 i'm tn,
hands OF passengers. She connected with
the steamer Brother Jonathan from Sar
Francisco on the 10th.
The mail steamer John L. Stephens lef
San francisco on the morning of the 18th
with S5O0,0O0 in gold on freight.
Sanders retired from the Custom House or
the LIST of July. Hammond, Mr.. SIS success.
sor, ordered tie sheriff to summons all the
commission merchants Of San Francisco to
meet at his office, as general arrest for re-
fusing to pay so cents tax per 500. The
merchants have employed counsel to test its
constitutionalty.
AT the Wing State Convention at Sacra-
rnento, there was great unanimity, and they
were confident of the election of VIM. Wal
do for Governor.
The first this season of the overland emf
grants reached Sacramento on the 9th.
Isaac Crows and party, who left st. Joseph
on the goth April, had fight with the In.
dams near the Platte river.
great many emigrants were awaiting the
arrival of traders at Carson river.
The city OF San francisco was remarka-
bly, healthy.
ceived. Tuey report the loss of the steamer
Uncle Sam.
The Indian tribes, Yumars and Cocupors,
are preparing for war between the two tribes.
The town of French Carol was destroyed
by fire on the 9Th Of July-loss $50, 900. The
town of Ophir was slso burnt-loss $780,
600.
Agriculture was generally thriving.
no in nD sfil favn
tL5 Lola Nontez was married to Nr. Hall,
recently of the San Francisco Wing.
TENNESSEE ELECTIONS.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 9,
Election returns a-e in from twenty eight
counties. They show net Wing loss on
Campbell's majority of 100 votes. Upper
East Tennessee is yet to be heard from.
Johnson, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, has the best chance.
The Legislature is Wing on joint ballot.
Another dispatch says--"Johnson is con-
coded to be elected BY both Wings and Dem.
ocrats."
INDEPENDENCE, Nc, Aug. 8.
A party is just in from Fort Mackey. They
report that any number of Indians are await
ing M'j)r F'tz ,atrick's movements. He was
to have distril uted the goods and presents the
day after the party left.
From some returned Kiowas ut the fort,
there is news confirming the great battle
near Fo-r Kearny, and from their report the
Sioux and Cheyennes were almost rubbed
out"
New ORLEANS, Aug. 81.
The fever is diminishing daily. The
deaths amount to l40, including 100 by fe-
yer.
MISSOURI ELECTION.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. q.
in the third district, there is no doubt Of
Lindley's (Whig,) election to Congress,
and in the 18th district Caruthers, (Whi.,) is
elected to Congress.
ALABAMA ELECTION.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.
Aisbama papers are received. They con-
tain further election returns. In the Mobile
district, Lockwood, Wing, is Unexpectedly
elected-he is llS votes ahead, with Maren-
go county to hear from. In the second dis
frict, Abnecrombie, Wing; has 1900 majo-
rity. In the tenth dis trict the chances are
in favor OF Hale, Wing. Harris, DEM, is
elected in the third district, and Dorsdell,
Dem is elected in the seventh.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
1t is reported tn It Shaw, Dem, has 81
over Outlaw, Wing. The official vote may
change the result.
THE BALTICS NEWS CONTINUED.
The Turkish question is considered settled,
although the Cars acceptance to the propo-
sal has not been announced, but his assent
is daily expected.
No news from France. A correspondent
SAYS that the opening of the French ports to
the imports of breadstuffs, is more to quiet
the anxiety than the fear of scarcity.
Christiana of Spain, is in Paris, intriguing
to marry her daughter to the Prince Napo-
icon.
Iii reported that England is negotiating
with Denmark to obtain command of the en-
trance to the Baltic, if the war crisis of Rus
sa should terminate in anything serious.
Ii is rumored at Constantinople, that the
u. States is negotiating for the purchase OF
the port Morromizza. The Russians are quiet
in the prIucipalities.
The Costa affair is unchanged.
The st. Louis has left Smyrna, and two
Austrian fugtives have arrived.
We have Cape of Good Hope dates to the
Ilth of June. All was quiet.
Among the passengers in the Baltic, were
Bishop McIlvain and T.. Burlar King.
China dates to the 10th of Jane received
The Empire is divided. Nankin is under ar
independent Tartal dynasty. A rising j;
expected at Canton.
LATEST.
LONDON, June 27.-The India mail h as ar
rived at Trieste, with Hong Kong dates tt
June 7th, Calcutta to the 18th, end Bombay
t~ Ie Goth.
he trade in India was dull.
The intelligence from Burmah is, that nj
ivance had been made upon Ava.
The screw steamer Lewistown was lost OF