The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
Reported for the Evansville Journal.

PaILADELPUIA. March

serre sse-I &c 60 PHILADELPHIA, March 1.
horrible murder was committed last night
. Two married sisters, Hannah Shaw and E.
len Lynch, were found dead at house this
morning II O'Clock. A trunk containing
$50 dollars belonging to Mrs. Lynch, whose
husband had left for New York on Wednes-
day morning. was found broken open and
stolen. Persons who occupied the 10 yer
part Of the house had been to ball all night.
Returned this morning and found the women
dead. Great excitement. A number of ar
rests made. Inquest not yet finished. On
examining the body of the murdered women,
slstabs were found on Mrs. Lynch, FIVE Of
which entered her heart, seventeen wounds
on Mrs. Sha W. Attempt was mad to burn
the house after the murder, but the fire after
Turning little went out. .,feg
.H7Hr- CINCINNATI, Mar. IL.
River fallen inches. Weather cold.-
Better demand for flour, $500 bbls. sold at
365 375. Whiskey dull lsa a 10. Pro-
visions quiet. 400 bills. Lard sold 8 1-i0a9
900 Tierccs Prime Tallow "a. Groceries
quier and unchanged. Sales 200 bush. clo-
verseed SOS SIS.
N. York, Mar. IL.
= Sales $50 bgs Rio coffee 94a9I, steady.
500 bbls Sugar, Muscovado, 4aa5i, easier.
Orleans, 4Sa54; 1900 do Havana 81; TOO do
Nolasses, Muscovado a4a25; 500 do Orleans
1aa3O, firm; $500 do.
State flour l 75a4s71, Ohio s7a5 10;
Southern, l2a5 2S-formcr steady
Weather checked business $500 SKIS corn,
yellow, &C.; white Ga; better demand; $50
Sbls Prison Whisky 234, firm 5000 Mess
Pork Hale ~, firm; Prime IA IS; heavy
$50 bbls Mess Beef I3; heavy $50 do Beef
hams IS heavy 400 do shoulders 63a7 hams
iek, penty; 450 Lard b bis 9a9a heavy;
Butter dull 5000 tallow 9tasa.
eN PITTssURG, March IL.
Rivers feet water in the channel and a,
astand. Weather wet.
PHILADELPHIA, March IL.
Defalcatien discovered in the Bank Of
Pea-sylvania- Former or one of the esent
Book keepers, name not KNOWN allowed an
outside friend to overdraw account, thought by
some to be considerable amount.
BALTIMORE, March 10.
The Mechanics at Benson g. Astrceder's
establishment have gone to work at fifteen
per cent advance on the old prices. Ross,
Winder, Murry, and Haglehurst still hold out.
A large number OF hands have left the city
gone elsewhere. leaving about fifteen hum
dred on the strike. ,r
The New Orleans mails Of Thursday and
Friday, as late as due are received.
The prpers contain full details of the de-
stxuctive fire of the Alabama cotton press.
The loss is estimated at from 100000 to
100000. The entire insurance is esti-
mated at S3S6,000. The Crescent says that
seven lives were lost. The Picayune says
that none were lost. frren7 FrEfq
Galveston dates to the first are received
Cotton was still accommodating at the ware
houses on the Trinity. ia
EGov. Bel will be candidate for Congress.
Five candidates are named besides the Co.
vernor-Geo. w. Smith, E. Nj. Pease, nj. Il.
Johnson, A. NJ. Lewis, and J. M. Henderson.
The British ship Fitzjames cleared Savan-
nah fer l. verpool on Monday, with over
million pounds of cotton. Her cargo was
valued at $3.50, 900.
TIE National Intelligencer publishes let
ter from number of citizens at Washing
ton, of both parties, to ex-President Fillmore,
enquiring the time and mode of his depar-
ture, in order that they may unite in pub
lie manifestation of respect. He will de-
part in about week. He is delayed by the
indsposition of his family.
" Whoever makes the fewest persons
uneasy, is the best bred in the company.