The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-06

NeWs by Last Night'a Nall

00WS py AeSt nights Nail!
Our dates from New Orleans are up TO the
3lst July. Tho steamship Asia arrived n.
New York on the 2sth ult., with dates from,
Liverpool to 10th The Asia brings moth.
ing further Of Importance touching the Eastern
questions. -. There was a good demand in tho
cotton market when the Asia left. The
Bermcse authorities have refused to sign away
any further portion OF their Territory to Great
Britain. {. The squadron, under the command
Of Commodore ~Shubrick, will probably Nnain
permanently stationed on the fishery grounds
for the protection Of American vessels. i
Much alarm Is manifested in Philadelphia ir>
consequence Of n disease resembling the vel.
low fever, having broken out in that city,.
The list Of intermcnts, from yellow fever, inf
Orleans on the 2eth ult., were one hundred.
-. Three steamboats,, the Or. Franklin, High.
land Mary and Bluff City, were burned to the
waters edge at Louisville on the 2Sth. . .Wm.
ODonohuc, one Of the Irish patriots and cx-
lies in Australia, has made his escape and gone
to San francisco. . Mrs. Mcagher, wife Of
Thos. +. McaSiier, Has arrived In the United
States. IA band of countcrfcitcrs has been
arrested in Cincinnati and $40, 900 of counter
felt notes found in their possession. st.
Louis flour, in New Orleans OH the Goth ult..
had reached the high rates of Ssa$s 90 for gu.
pcrlinc and $9n$0 20 for extra. Choice sugar
is worth 5aaCc. Mess pork $l5a$l5 26....
Much excitement existed in Philadelphia, on
the Goth ult.. with regard to the arrest of n
fugitive slave, for whom a writ of habcas COR
pus has been isshcd. Mr.. Winkoop, tho
United States Marshal, refused to surrender
the slave under tho writ, and tho Court has
committed him TO prison. Another dispatch
states that Mr.. Winkoop had succeeded in
making his escape with the fugitive shave TO
Baltimore. . 1t Is reported that John A.. Dix
has been appointed Minister to France.
t1s" Mccullough is elected Representative
from Guadalupe county.
sSs" The Austin mail brought us no further
election returns last night.
eIY" Ex-presidcnt Tyler is mt Old Point
Comfort in n feeble condition, and is going To
the mountains by the advice of his physicians.
MISSISSIPPI The Wing State Convention
met at Jacksonon the 1lth inst. On the l2th
inst, they nominated tho following candi-
dates:
"For Govcrnor--Francis NJ. Rogers, of Mon
roe.
For Secretary of ~State-Jamcs A. Horne, of
Laudcrdalc.
For Auditor-Dhnicl II, Russell, of Carroll.
For Treasnrcr-Joseph Mcdowell, of Ran
kin.
For Attorney Gencral--Gcorgc II. Footc, of
NoXubcc."
The Wilkinson Wing of tho 10th says:
".Wc in these diggings arc jus, beginning TO
cxult over the indications of dry weather.
Last week and the week before, there was
hardly a day passed but what We had n heavy
rain. II is feared that these rains have Injured
the crops rather scriously--in fact, we have
been informed by several planters that their
crops will nos turn out near as well as was cN-
pcctcd."
The Holly Springs Banner Of the 18th saws:
Tho refreshing showers which we have
had this week, have thrown our agricultural
friends into ccstacics, and all seem TO think of
the good time coming" as if they would realize
more than they had any season to expect on
account of the late drought, which seems to
have been pretty general in every portion of
the county.
We have received n cotton boil from tho
plantation of Mr.. r. =, Govcn, near Lamar.
IL was found on his plantation on the 18th OF
July, and is abomt the size of n partridge egg
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