The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-14

hao,ftted out the clipper Race Hound"
bss which for the trip he has named the
LADY Pierce" in honor Of our present Chief
and sailed yesterday. There 10
no question Of the fact, that if the rumor be
correct, San Francisco, from her POSITION is
designed to enjoy large share OF the oene-
fits 10 be derived from this new field for COM
mercial enterprise. Mr.. Burrows object Is
understood to attain TO the distinction OF be-
ing set down as the pioneer of the Japan
trade. 1t is expected the "Lady Pierce" will
make the voyage inside of forty days, and 1t
Com. Perry and his squadron should be an
chored off Jeddo at the time of her arrival, il
will no doubt be joyful surprise for him to
find an American merchant the first to avail
himself Of the benefits Of the negotiation in
which he has been engaged, but the honor
OF conducting which to successful termina.
ton, il rumor be correct, is to be awarded to
others.
The schooner "Sovereign" arrived at this
port Wednesday last from the Sandwich Is
lands-l3 DAYS from Honolulu The advces
are 10 the esd April. send you a file of
the Polynisian. The most important news
find by this arrival is the loss of the John
Wesley, from Honolulu for San Francisco
on the 9th March. of Koloa Hawai-, q refer
you to friend Bingham for latitude aud iongi-
tude) where she had stopped for CARGO
She had on board $50 bbls of potatoes and
l44 hogs. There was also on board about
5000 gallons of oil. The vessel was total
wreck, and but small portion of her cargo
was saved. No lives lost. The mails for
the United States were saved.
Our people. have become alarmed at the
rap nil pf nf ~ nd
measures are being taken by the Legislature,
now in session, to impede this rapid accession
of A states to our population. In the late
news from China, see the Government Ga
zette states that, on the first Of January there
were 800 Chinese in Hong Kong awaiting
shipment to California-sll of whom have
long since taken their departure, and been
replaced by others. Notwithstanding the
immense numbers who have already crowd
ed the disgings, emigration is still on the in
crease. IL would appear that in Canton the
brokers are under engagement to find pas.
sage to San Francisco for great many-the
numbers being varicusly strted at from 1900
to $4,000. So great is the demand for ships
to bear passengers TO our shores, the Gazette
Gays sit should not be at all astonished to
hear that the old tubs, used by the carpen-
tiers for heaving down ships under repair, had
been bought for this purpose"
The people are demanding that a check be
put to this overflow o. Asiatics, which threa-
ten to Overwhelm us IN such "A manner that
Americans will soon be as aliens upon their
own soil. IT will not DO TO continue to al
low the Chinese emgrati IN within our Dor
ders, unless we are willing to see prepon-
derance OF Asiatic population in California.
II we are to have slaves here, We prefer
blacks to the disgusting "long tails"
A most brilliant meteor shot across the
sky Wednesday morning about I2b O'Clock.
Its direction was from West TO East, and its
appearance extremely magnified. The whole
heavens were radient with its brilliant cor
ruscations, and it burst into thousand fra
ments of variagated hues, just previous TO
subsiding into eternal darkness.
II is estimated the amount OF wheat raised
this year in this State, on IO2 800 acres, is al
least 1909 900 bushels. There are 81 Ills
for grinding it into -four, the whole number
capable of grinding 2245 bis per di NJ
Now, allowing five bushels to the bb, there
will be produced $4,000 bbls, a stock sal
icent, il is stated, Ia last for cons u,D pti1n
one year or more. Notwithstanding these
facts eastern slippers still forward flour
to this market, AID consequently are the
loosers.
So widely different are The reports of the
fate of Walker and his party, that scarcely
know what disposition to make OF him TO
the readers of The Journal in this letter.
Last week it was stated, and generally be-
linved, that the entire party had been destroy
ed by Melendrez, and the Ex- President kill
ed, which news was brought to San Diego
by a Mexican. | am now forced to believe
this an error, and to believe also that Walk.
err is still "alve and kicking" although his
kicks evince but little vitality and strength.
The latest rumor now is, that Walker had an
engagement with Melendrez, in which him
self and few others barely escaped with
their lives, and were on their way tn San
Diego, which place they were expected to
reach on the 4th inst.
Sheppard, convicted for the murder of Mr.
Day. last week, is likely to get new trial
if the plea set up by the District Attorney
on Wednesday last be a correct one. 1t ap-
pears that by one Of the numberless hastv.
inconsderate acts Of the Legislatu juris-
diction over such cases is taken from the
Court of Sessions, in which he vas convict
ed. and the sentence deferred till the matter
could be investigated.
James Stewart has been convicted, in the
Distric, Court OF Trinity county, of the muir.
der of Henry Smith, and has been sentenced
to be hung on the l4th prox. Stewart is a
young man, and his parents live in ST. Louis,
Missouri.
A most shocking murder occurred here
day before yesterday, caused by that terrible
monster and enemy of the human race-rum.
Mr.. Jno. II. Dunn, the decease J., was the
editor and proprietor of paper, of which
one number only had been issued, called the
Pacific Police Gazette. In his employ was
man named Tbos. Foley. In the early part
Of the day Foley being somewhat intoxicated
and abusive, his employer, Dunn, sent for
police officer. and had him elected from his
Office. Later in the day Foley went to
Ounn's house. and used very offensive Ian