The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-02
New Liquor Law.

New Liquor Law.
CINCINNATI, April %.
The Ohio Legislature passed a stringent
liquor law yesterday, and it only requires the
signature of the Governor to become a law.
1t provides for furnishing, by fine and impris-
onment for selling liquors to parties intoxi-
Gated, or who are in the ha Bit Of getting in
toxicated. Ii also renders liable to civil suit
for damages.
The weather is cold and cloudy. There is
snow two inches deep, sixty miles northwest
of this place.
NEW ORLEANS, April 26.
Corn is better since the arrival Of the Ara.
ba, and we now quote it at 81, but holders
are asking 67. Mess Pork 1925. Fair Su-
gar 81. Molasses l3k Rio Coffee is dull at
81 to lot.
Arrivcd-Aleck Scott. Departed-the
Fearless Eclipse.
CINCINNATI, April %, p. M.
The river has fallen Is inches. The wealth
er is cold and cloudy.
PITTSBURGH, April 90, p. M.
There is ii feet of water in the channel
and rising very slowly. The weather is damp
and cloudy.
The Court this morning overruled a motion
for a new trial in the small note in the con-
spiracy cases Of Morris, Hezen, Lawson, and
Davis. Stokes stated that law being vindi-
Gated, asked mercy Of the Court for the de-
fe ndants. s, ntenced 3 months imprison-
ment and fine OF one hundred dollars each.
CINCINNATI, April 80, NJ.
The river has fulIcd ~ inches.
EInur ia Mt 81 IN with IN uDw I'd
tendency. Whisky has advanced to 2O4c.
Nothing TRANSFERRED in provisions, and the
market is duil.-Linseed oil SSc, cash, but is
generally held higher.
PITTsDURGH. April 90, NJ.
There are II feet water in the channel and
rising. The weather is wet and chilly. We
had snow last night.
The line beyond Pittsburgh is out of or
der.
Fail OF Brooklyn Heights.
New YORK, April 80, VI.
A portion of Brooklyn Heights opposite
Cranbury street gave way. owing 10 heavy
r.ins, fell on frame da cling, eight persons
inside, two taken out dead. Still stormny.
A dispatch from Washington states that
MIR. Benton is determined to oppose APP
preparation Tor Gadslen's Mexican treaty;wll
move for a select committee with power 10
send for persons and papers.
In the superior court this forenoon the case
VI Newell against the New Haven Railroad
company for ijures at Norwalk catastrophe,
the jury returned verdict in favrr of plain
tiff $4,000. Said company offered $500 to
settle.
Bosrox, 26th.
In case Of Geo. p. Southwick VS.. City OF
Boston, the jury gave verdict for plaintiff,
fixing damages at $4,000. Southwick fell
into cellar way in Congress square break
ing his back, and sued the city.
Domestic Markets.
New ORLEANS, April 2Sth.
Flour 81. Corn so to 60. Molasses Is.
CINCINNATI, goth A. NJ.
Flour firm, 5000 bbls sold at 7@7 10.
Whisky 2Ot. Sales of so 900 bbls sides at
4,lOO-2OO bbls mess pork at 10. 5000
bbls prime lard at S,75. Linseed oil SS@9 80.
New YORK. % p. NJ.
Flour unchanged. Sales OF 5000 southern
firm; sales to-day Of 1000 at S,62@S,S7.
Wheat; nothing doing, nominal. Corn dull,
prices triAe lowe $4,000 southern Sl@S2t,
western mixed go, southern SO. Whiskey
firm at 25@27 for prison. Pork firm. $50
mess l4I. Beef firm, 300 country mess 9k@
IL prime mess 2O@25. Beef hams scarce. LIST
cut meats firm. Hams 71@Sa. Rough ba-
con quiet at 8 in hhds; Lard unchanged,
limited business at previous rates, $50 sold.
Fresh Rufter scarce and want ed nm r n anued