The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-26
DAILY JOURNAL:
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.


TELEGRAPHIC.
BosToN, Aug. %.
Yesterday afternoon, two fve-and-a- half
story granite buildings, Nos. 90 and 90
4Broad-street, being part of Tilden's Block.
Tell with terrific crash. One was occupied
by w. k. Lewis a. Co., dealers in preserved
meats, and the other by HannemaD, Bazen
81 Co., druggists. The buildings, before
falling gave Indications of the result, by
which all but one of those who occupied them
had time to escape; but the following per-
sonswere buried in the ruins: WIN. Down
ing clerk in the drug store; David and Mar
garct RELY, two children who were passing
on the sidewalk. A young woman is seid 10
be in the ruins, but she has not yet been
found. There was steam engine and boiler
In the basement and the fire in the furnace
Immediately ignited large quantity of COM
bustible drugs which were in the same Depart
'ment, but the fire was prevented from spread
ing. The loss is estimated at $1,000
NEw ORLEANS, Augusta.
Ay the siriyal of.the steamer Charles Nor
gan, we veIater adyices from Texas.
Among the passengers are K. J. Walker
AID Il. King. Their contract for Pacific
Railroad is signed aad sealed.
Gen. Smith had called for six companies
of mountedtroops to operate against the In
dams, TO which the Government woulI i'm
mcdiately espond.
A letter from San Antonio says that the
Indians had organized large expedition
against Mexico. <tif7
The crops in Texas looked WELL -.
The State had went almost entirely for the
Maine Law.
NEw York, "Wednesday, Aug. %.
]. G. Young's harness factc.y ana twelve
adjoining buildings, on Railroad Avenue from
East Green TO Elm streets, were destroyed
by fire to day. Loss &C. 600 or Sc. 81
New YORK, Wednesday, Aug. rs.
Messrs. Edwards &. Co., silk jobbers sus-
pended payment yesterday. Their liabilities
are said to be over a million Of dollars.
BALTIMORE, Aug "a. p. M.
New Orleans dates of Wednesday are
Gen. Harvey had arrived at New Orleans
The no-l;cense ticket triumphed through
out Texas.
The Washington U nion of this morning
publishes Attorney General Cushing's opin.
lon of the pre-emption rights in Nebraska
and Kansas. He says that the act of Con-
gress gives pre-emptien only to sech lands
coded as are net resgres. The first 30 be
offered for public sale are no more opened
for pre-emption. BY an act OF Congress
the military reservation, at Fort iseaven-
worth, cannot be taken by settlers, under
The claim of pre-emption, and that sech
claims will be void in law, and can confer no
right on which to demand patent from the
commissioner of public lands. Moreover. it
will be the duty Of the President to maintain
by force the plighted faith of the United
States in this Matter.
Official notice is given, that direct COM
runication by British raail packer, between
Singapore and Batavia, has been discontin-
ed. The mails for Java win hereafter be
taken from Singapore by packets of the
Netherand government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %, III.
Secretary Marcy lett yesterday Tor Berkley
Springs.
Nav YORK, Aug. %, p. NJ. ,
The Erie railroad directors have resolved
70 issue new mortgage bands in four yearly
payments proxlme. The majority of the dr.
rectors are relied upon to accept this. The
FIRST bid for Harlem this morning, was 35, at
ter which it receded 29l, and closed this
morning at 81.
PHHABELrhia, Aug. %, p. NJ.
The democrats Of this city made nomina-
tioas last night for the FIRST Congressional
district-Thos. b. Florance was nominated.
For the second Thes. Hamilton; third Joseph
Sand; fourth Henry H. Phillips. For Senator
N. B. Provine.
CIscrNsArI AugaS 90, P. NJ.
Flour is in good demand, AID prices higher: 1909
bbis sold for fu delivery ut s. .o. as and 81 s5
o. from store. Provisions considerably excited. sou
bbls mess PORK si3 and 100 hhds bacon sides al
go tierces ,ugar cared hams use. whisky has adj
~anced 27e and firm. Cheese very scarce and firm
at9a9Ise Butter is wanted at 1sC9l5c. There is an
Increased inquiry SEES but ses. he wealth
er is hot and clear.
CIScISS.TI August %. P. NJ.
Flour 81 1893, and firm. Whisky 27c. Sales of l3C
Ahd. bacon at 5s 96c Messpork sold at H.
Cheese advanced 10 9S94e
PITTSBURGH. August %. NJ.
The river continues to fall, with ~ inches water II
abe channel. The weather is warm and clear
yEw York August CO. NJ.
Stocks are duh and lower. Money is active. Erie
45sl hauing touched 1914; Reading as; Michigan Cen
trai Sos: Cleveland aud Teledo 53I.. Flour has ad
ysneed ICE. State Sc 81 Southern Sc e TO 937
&c safes Of $500 bushels. Western mixed IS to 60
White 81 20 ooc. Pork is firm. Beefis unchanged
Lard i, firm at lie.
500 head Of beef cattle offered aud all sold at price
ranging from To IA on hoof This advance caus
ell BY the improved quality. Hogsrhere is a fair sup
ply, with sales at 614e.
PHrLApstPHA, August o. NJ.
offerings of beef cattle during The week 1870 head
Prices are about the same. Cows-Sales were made a
So to 81 and calves s5 sheep 50 per 100 pou
LAMBS So to 81 per head There is good supply q
hogs and prices ranged from So 6k per 100 pounds
GA sewing machine, from the Unite
States, has been bought by Louis Napoleof
it is said, for los 900 francs to make clothe
for the army. An American, however, it
n..ra and q kwAo