The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-18
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BALTIMORE, Aug. IA.
The local elections in Mobile resulted in
Know Nothing triumph.
The ship Brother Jonathan, sailed from
Charleston Friday for Liverpool with cargo
OF cotton valued at Sl27,00O.
BosToS, Aug. IA.
The U. S. ship Cyane, from San Juan, ar
rived here yesterday.
The funeral of Com. Downs to- day was
largely attended. The procession was COM
posed of distinguished military and civil Off
GERS.
HALIFAX, Aug. IA.
The steamship Clyde, from Glasgow for
New York, IL days out, with 300 passengers
put IN here to-day for coal and water.
CIscISsATI, Aug. II.
The banks threw out all the Indiana free
banks, except the N. Y. and Virginia Bank,
Evansville, ConnersvilIe Bank, Brookville
Bank, Wayne County Bank, Richmond
This causes great excitement, as 30 per
cent of the currency has been furnished by
these banks for some weeks past.
New YORK, Aug IL.
1t is understood that a committee of the
Harlem r. r. subscribers will report to-
morrow in favor OF endorsing the recommen-
dation of the board Of directors to acknOwl-
edge the fraudulent stock.
BosToN, Aug. IL.
There was fire at Cambridgeport last
night, commencing in Pixies stable, aud
consuming the whole square between Essex,
Main, Norfolk and Austin sts.,-covering 81
acres. Among the buildings destroyed are
the Odd Fellows Hall, Cambridge Omnibus
Co.'s store, Goods store, and many DWELL
ings, stores, &c.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. II.
Briggs g. Aliens mill at Smithfield was
wholly destroyed by fire Saturday night.
CINCINNATI, Aug. IA.
The powder magazine at Maysville was
fired yesterday morning and 500 kegs powder
exploded, burying Is houses. The explosion
took place at O'Clock Sunday morning, car
rying destruction 10 every direction. The
light produced was most brilliant. Singular
to say, not life was lost, and but few in
iured
The citizens were so alarmed that it was
some moments before any of them would go
into the streets. The general impression
was that the day of Judgement had came.
When the citizens sailed out they found the
sidewalks covered with the fragments of the
demolished houses. The property damaged
is estimated at from $4,000 to Sl0O,0O0
Two persons were seriously injured, and
one lady died from the effects of fright.
The mayor has offered $1,000 reward for
any information that will lead to the convic-
ton Of the rascal that set fire to the maya
zine.
New YORK, Aug. -.
The steamer Hermann sailed at noon Tor
Southampton and Bremen. with 70 passen,
gers and S253,OO0 in specie.
The Chnard screw steamer Alps also sail
ed for Liverpool with $3.50, 900 in specie.
The Alps did not lake either mails or pas.
sengers, and had large cargo of freight.
Hartford, Aug. IL.
The exchange Office of Sidney Pumer was
entered this noon while the owner was at
dinner and robbed OF $4,000 in gold.
HARTFORD, Aug. 12.
The Times learns that the extensive
satine.t mills known as the Hocamon Mills,
situated at Rockville. IL miles east Of this
city, were entirely destroyed bv fire this MORN
ing. Loss from 200 to 100000.
A considerable portion is covered by in
sIrance.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the Yer
mont Central Railroad was held yesterday.
The only business vi moment thanspred was
the appointment Of u committee 10 select a
new board of directors, which are TO be voted
for at the annual meeting. 18th September.
The case of Crane, the president, who
stands charged with heavy delalcations, is to
be brought befoNc the grand jury.