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gelearaphso to the paiIn Gresrsni.
GREAT RIOT IN LOUISVILLE.
Later from California.
THE KINNEY EXPEDITION



NEW York, Aug, 6--The steamship Northern
Light has arrived from San Juan, with dates
from San Francisco to the 10th ult., and near
one million In gold.
Judge Chambers, late of the firm of Page
Bacon s Co., had charged frauds to the amount
Of 100000 against J. G. Woods, member of the
late firm Of Adams 8 Co, which firm it is said
has been engaged for years in palming off infe-.
rior dust on Messrs Page, Bacon & Co. ri
From Niearagua we learn that COL. Walker
and his expedition were at Realego. Kinney
and twenty four followers arrived at San Juan
ON the 10th ult. His party was engaged in
erecting a building. There was said to be much
dissatisfaction among them.
W Appointments
WASHINGTON, August 6.-Judge Moore of
Alabama, has been appointed Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of Kansas, vice Rush Ell
more removed on the same grounds as Governor
Reeder.
Mr. Harris, Of New York, has been appointed
Consul to Japan, under the Perry treaty.
Tennessee Election.
Returns from East Tennessee show immense
gains for Gentry, the American candidate, who
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| is undoubtedly elected Governor.
New York Market
New YORK, Aug. 4.--Our Cotton market is
firm. The sales of the last, three days have
fbeen 1900 bales Breadsuffs are easier butnot
| lower
| NEW YORK, August 6,-Our Cotton market is
still firm at III cents per pound for Middling
Orleans Flour is triae higher. Corn is un-
changed, with moderate demand Pork is
easier, but not quotably lower.
NEW York, August 7.--Cotton is firm. Flour
unchanged, with moderate demand. Corn is
trife higher. s.s. 1a
Massachusetts,,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August I'm the Know
Nothing State Convention, which was in session
here to-day, resolutions were reported declaring
| that slavery is sectional and liberty national
They also favor the allowing of naturalized
Professionals to join the order.
The Yellow Fever at Portsmouth.
NORFOLK, Va, August The yellow fever is
increasing at Portsmouth. Half the population
have left the place in consequence. "o.
Kentucky Election Terrible Riot in louisville.
LOUISVILLE, August 6.-The returns to hand
indicate the election of the Nothing
candidate for Governor in this State. -~
A terrible riot occurred in this city tonight.
Several persons were. killed and wounded A
mob ID marching up to the Courier effce with
cannon in their possession. - ass
LOUISVILLE, August Twenty persons were
killed and twelve houses burned during the riot
| in this city last night.
Alabama Election.
MOBILE, August This county gives over
six hundred majority for thesAmerican ticket
Shortbridge, the American candidate for Gov.
ernor, leads his ticket.
This district will give Walker, the American
candidate for Congress, over six hundred ma
jority over Stallworth, the ,Anti-American can.
didate.
Baldwin county is reported to have given o
majority of IS for Walker Clarke county is
reported to have given a majority for Stallworth
of 1913.
In Marengo county, as far as heard from,
Walker is ahead
Returns to hand from twenty two counties in
Southern and Eastern Alabama give Short
ridge, the American candidate for Governor,
more than 1900 majority over Winston, Demo-
crat.
North Carolina Election
COLUMBIA, s. O., Aug. 6--The returns to hand
from North Carolina indicate that Messrs,
Paine, Puryear and Reade, Know Nothings,
and Messrs, Winslows Branch, Ruff and Craig,
Democrats, are elected to Congress From
Clingman's district we have no returns
Later.--The counties in elingman's district
:ot, l. hoo,
him, and it is believed he is defeated
FROM NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH. We have
received, through DR.. Kemp, says the Baltimore
Patriot of the I'd, the following official account
of the fever at Gosport, etc., up to four o'clock
yesterday afternoon We learn that number
of persons applied for passage yesterday at
Portsmouth, but DR.. Maund, the physician on
the boat. suspeeting they were from the infected
district, refused them until they could make
good their pledges that they were not This
they failed to do, and on investigation he
satisfied himself that they had come directly
from Gosport and from the infected district.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH,
Thursday Morning, Aug, 2, 1866.
Official documents have been received from
NOrIOlK anu portsmouth, containing intelligence
up to o'clock p. nj, yesterday There were,
in Norfolk, in the preceding twenty four hours,
two new cases Of fever reported, and one death
There are sixteen cases of fever reported in the
infected row, which. with three exceptions, are
generally of q mild character Since thesap-
pearance of the yellow fever in Gosport, there
have been betWeen sixty and seventy cases and
twenty nine deaths. AS yet there has been no
case which cannot be traced to Gosport
WIN NJ KEMP,
President Of the Board of Health.
THE SToRM,--Since Saturday morning, to the
time of penning this article rain has fallen
with scarcely a. cessation, and at times in per-
feet torrents, impelled with violence by high
wind, which has prevailed from southerly points
of tho compass It was feared that we should
experience second edition of the storm Of
August, 1852, and, indeed, there was great rea-
soa to dread repetition of that disastrous yisi.
tatlon of wind and water, for the lower streets
were flooded. The water rose SO that boats were
plying on Water street, north of ST. Louis !;
Commerce street, of course, being overtiowed
the greater part of its.extent. Having reached
this hptrht the cd H.,