The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-13
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New YoRK, Feb. 70
The Geo. Law has arrived from Aspinwal!
with 800 passengers and $500 900 in gold.--
She connected at the Isthmus with the Jno
l.. Stevens, which sailed from San Francisco
on Il e evening of the 10th, :with the mails
and Sl,000,000 Of gold. .,. ..-..
The British steamer Luna arrived at Para
ma on the 18th, with Valparaiso dates of
Dec. 3ist, and Calao of Jan. 18th.
The market at Valparaiso is dull. Money
is tight. Flour is Z 80 IS per bag OF 2
quintals. Freights on Cuano to England
IL.
No news from Bolivia.
From Peru we learn that Domingo Eleas
with 500 NEIL had been defeated by Govern
ment ard was now fugitive. Business u,
Lima was dull. Exchange Oh U. s. 5 per
cent.
The English ship Cambodia, OF lIIo tons,
from Callao tor England. with cargo of GU
ano, sunk on the night Of January It'll, six
hundred miles hom Csllao. The crew were
saved.
Shocks of earthquake were felt at Lima OF
the IL uIt.
The U. 9. frigate st. Lawrence wac at
Callao.
18th, says provisions were plenty, excepting
-four which was selling at $50 per bag
Gold at the mines il quoted at IS l5s 6d;-
1t Melbourne E3 les Cd, with an upward ten
dency. The steamer Great Britain was to
sail for Liverpool Dec. Sd.
WAsHISGroS, Feb. 10.
Ssnats-The private bills from the House
extending time for filling certai land claims
in California, and confirming the private land
claim in Wisconsin. passed. Also bill for
the relief of Lieut.. w ckitf.
The Nebraska bill was taken up. Mr.. Smith
resumed his speech.
An attempt was made to get up the def
cheney bill again, by motion 10 reconsider
The chair decided out Of order. Mr.. Jones,
Of Tennessee, appealed, but the appeal was
laid on the table. The vote stood l34 to IS.
House.-Acted on a private bill, after which
they adjourned until Monday. Several un-
successful attempts were made to introduce
new the deficiency bill.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.
| Fifiy-nine OF the San Francis o's passen-
gers died on board OF the Antarctic before
/ reaching Liverpool.
BosroS, Feb. 7.
! In the House to-day the amendmpn Mt to the
Constitution. Substituting the plurality for the
majority system in elections, was adopted by
a very large majority. 1t had previously pass
ed the Senate.
Last evening, the Locomotive on the up
train, exploded on the Northern Railroad,
near Danbury, killing Mitchell, the Engi-
neer.
The Salem harbor is frozen over
CHARLESTON, Feb. s.
1t ,h.k ha
steamer America was burned in the Alabama
river en- the 29ih of January, and that fifty
lives were lost. A gentleman moving West
named Moore, was on board with large mum
Der ofnegroes. -
The steamer Columbus from Columbus
with 300 bales Of Gotten, was burnt Satur
day night. No lives lost.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10, m.
The river has fallen inches. The wealth
er is fine. .-rs
River feet scant by the pier mark and a
stand.
: WAsErsGToN, Feb. 9.
SESATE.-After Mr.. Everett concluded yes
terday, the Senate adjourned without cum
ing to vote.
i To-day the French Spoliaton bill was Ia
: ken up and ordered to be engrossed, afte
which the Nebraska bill was taken up. Mr.
. Smith of Connecticut made an able speech ii
; opposition to the bill.
HoUsE.-The deficiency bill was taken ur
:, the question being on agreeing to the amen
. ments made in the committee. The follow
ing were concurred in: Among others for
: Custom House at Louisville end Cincinnati
$40 900 each, and at ST. Louis Sl00,0O(
aud at Mobile S65,0OO; the amendment al
:. propriating $4,000 for al Assay Office at
, York, was agreed to, and the House PROCEED
ed To vote OIL the BILL when it was rejected
a vote of SO NAYS and 81 yeas. The reJeciio
=, of the bill produced much excitement.
member from Philadelphia announced that
ar had voted against it because it was one
=, the denominations, aud contained nest &c
\ for a IN; mt at New York.
;" Mr. Clingman moved reconsideration
lis the vote, aud then moved TO lay that motto
Ii, on the table, the design being to kill the b
beyond The possibility of resurrection. Alt
~, US varirus Intellectual Efforts for call OF u
House and for an adjournment, the vote W
y. announced at SO To 50. The Speaker ca'
40 the casting vote in the affirmative. tn
dis clinchng the nail that kille the bill. II
! House then, amidst much confusion, adJour
an ed.
New York. Feb O..
~. I'm The Star Of the West arrived at noon
: day. She brin. IS 400 passengers, and $40
- 600. She brings intelligence from Calif
at n "a TO the afternoon of the 18th. The Sio
); Of War A lbany was waiting at San Juan
= di-pa tches IT, nj the Minister.
The principal consignees by the Star OF
:. West, are Duncan g. Sherman. S2oO,O(
= American Eyrhappe Rank SlSD.OOO: a
ans & Co. Si22 900; Drsxel g. Co. $50 ,o'
80 Wells, Fargo & Co 6O,oO0.
= We have further advices from Lower
just Norma. Wheh Coi. dth'ns III GU
i. reinorcements Tor Col. Walker, the lat
beseiged Esenada.
The beseigers were afterwards repulsed
with a, rr.Ll -:..,o aa,,oI