The Nevada journal., 1853-11-11
Per adams 5' Co.
Arrival of the Panama.


The fever had disappeared at New Orleans.
The health of the city is excellent.
The following is from the. telegraphic dis
patches Of the Commercial Advertiser.
LOUISVILLE, Oct S-The steamer Pawnee-
with cargo for New Orleans, was sunk at
Hatchee Island, and will prove total loss
NEw YORK, Oct l1.-Several heavy failures
that of the well-known banking house of Simeon
Draper.
Speculation in stocks are the causes assigned
for the unexpected and unfortunate disasters.
New York, Oct 12.-At the State elections /
which have just been concluded in Pennsyl- |
vana the whole Democratic ticket has been
carried. In the city of Philadelphia, however,
the Wing candidate for the mayorality has been
elected.
Barnabus Bates, the author of the cheap
postage system in the United States. died in
Boston this morning.
The New York money market continues
tight. Sterling exchange is at 10 per cent.
premium.
The elections in Ohio have resulted in the
complete success of the Democratic ticket
Medll, the candidate of that party for the Office
of Governor, is said to have received majority
of nearly 10000 votes over his rival
BALTIMORE, Oct. l2.--The election of men,
bers to serve in the Municipal Council in this
city has resulted in the return of eleven demo-
Gratis and nine wings This is a whig gain.
MOBILE, Oct. 13.-There have been nine in
terments in this city during the past twenty
four hours Of these there were four in which
yellow fever was assigned as the cause of death.
It still continues very hot here.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Oct. -, 3 P. M-The tow
boat Thomas Mcdaniel exploded her boilers on
the bar at noon to-day, with terrific and sad
effect. The vessel herself is badly damaged,
and it is believed that three lives ~ere at once
sacrificed, and several others are put in great
jeopardy from the wounds received.
Capt Francis, of the vessel, was blown over
board and is badly hurt. Robert Elliott, I'd
engineer. Samuel League and Alfred Walters,
coal-heavers, one deck-hand and two colored
boys, are badly scalded.
Three colored boys belonging respectively to
Henry Johnson, John Mclean, ard Mrs. Smi-
ler ere missing. The wounded are on board
the tow-boat DeSota which is on her way up,
and will arrive about midnight.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Oct lO.-Ths Hamburg
bark George Nichols, from Navy Bay, bound
for Cienfuegos de Cuba, has been picked up at
sea by the bark Sarah Bridge, with only the
mate, of all her equipage, left living, and he
very sick. The captain and the rest of the
crew had all died of Chagres fever, from which
disease the mate also was suffering. The cap
tain of the Sarah Bridge put his mate and part
of his crew on board the death+wept ship,
which has been brought in, and is low on her
way up the river.
YELLOW FEVER AT JACKSON, MIss.--Oct.
13.-The yellow fever is decidedly on the in
crease in jackson, much to the distress of the
inhabitants. Out of $50 persons, which is the
estimated population of the place 1T present,
there have been no fewer than II new cases
during the past "a hours. The disease, too,
hass become more malignant and fatal. A
general panic prevails, and business is almost
or quite suspended.
THE FIRE IN BUFrALo-At the fire in Buf
falo, Oct. 5, four or five acres of ground were
burned over. The telegraphic dispatches to
to the confagration. Over one hundred build
ings were destroyed, but the loss will not prob
ably exceed $4,000, the insurance on which is
under $4,000. Some brick blocks were con-
sumed, and others much damaged. The ire
consumed both sides of Evans street. from Fly
to Rock street both sides Of Lecoul.eaux in
the same boundaries. One side of State one
side of Fly, and both sides of Rock through
to the canal.
The Panama brings the following news;
| PERU R1vAILED-C OuTIoNE-Ex-
TRAoEDINARY YIELD.-The news from the Gold
regions of the Amazon continues highly inter
esting The following is q translation of a
letter published in the Lima Comercio of the
9th Oct, written by q person engaged in gold
ua chino IN Tho Amazop
"My Dear Uncle i am unable to give you
an idea of the facility with which colossal for
tunes can be procured here. The richness of
this region is undoubted, and gool working
man of energy has no difficulty in fnding out
the wealth which nature has endowed these
lands. The gold washings are veryabundant,
and in order to take out the gold, nothing more
is necessary than to wash the sand one man
being able to extract with ease pound weight
of the precious metal daily"
IsthmUs Intelligence
DISTURBANCE AT TABoGA.-A srious dis
turbance occurred at Taboga on tie 5th ult.
The United States Consul having proceeded
to that island with an order from theGovernor,
in accordance with the Consular Convention,
for the arrest of some sailors belonging to the
American ship Ophir, two of he sailors
(Frenchmen) were captured by the guard there,
and an italian, who keeps sailori boarding
house on tho island, got up mob toaffect their
release. A fight ensued between theguard and
these men, which resulted in the capture of the
Italian and his bar-keeper, who wer placed in
the stocks. The sailors were brought to this
city and lodged in prison, where they will prob
ably remain until the vessel is readyfor sea-
PANAMA RAILRoAD.-We are informed saws |
the Star that about one thousand nen are at |
present employed on the Panama Railroad.
The work is progressing prosperousl,, and the
entire line continues healthy. Mex month it
is expected that the number of labores will be
doubled, go as to push the work thrngh with
all possible speed. The recent damase to the
bridge at Tabernilla is nearly repa ipd.
DEATH OF Mr.. DowLING.--Mr. Bowling, |
formerly chief officer Of the Tennessee, who
distinguished himself by swimming ahore with
rope from the steamer when she wa wrecked, |
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