The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-05
TELEGRAPHIC!
Later from Calisernia.
ARwivAL OF THE
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Page, Daxsh 4 Co. asai. SHUT mp.

NEW ORLEAhS. may 81.
The steamer Daniel Webster, with two
weeks later sdyices from California, has ar.
rived at this port.
The steamer Star Of the West left Aspin.
wall on the 24th ult. for New York, having
on board two hundred passengers, and $780,.
600 in specie.
As soon a. the steamer arrived at San
Francisco bringing the. intelligence Of the
second failure Of Page T. Bacon; Of st. Louis,
considerable excitement ensued among the
credi tors Of the San Francisco house, and
the effects Of Page, Bacon & Co. were i'm
mediately attached, and the bank closed.
The general news from California is not of
special interest.
excitement growing out of the affairs Of age,
Bacon & Co. had an unfavorable Influence
upon money matters and business generally
in San Francisco.
NEW ORLEANS, May 80.
Cotton is dull, with q limited business.
Molasses has declined to 26c. Flour is du u,
and shade lower; sales of superfne at 80,
So Corn has declined to 81 3 for yellow.
Oats, 60@62Ac. No. Lard, in bbls. 93c.
New York, June al P. N.
Money continues plenty and easy. Stocks
are dull and heavy. Erie, 484; Cleveland e.
Toledo; sol; Pa. Coal Co., no. buyer 60
days; New York Central, 9Sl; Ohio SKIES,
1851; and Reading 9lt.
Cotton is firm. Flour is easier; sales of
$500 bbl,. at slO.l2@I0,sl for Ohio.
Wheat is COLL aud nominal. Pork is lower;
sales Of 500 bbs. at Sl7,37@Sl7,50 for new
Mess, and el422 tor prime. Beef is firm.
Lard 10 unchanged. Ohio Whisky 10 dull at
asst.
Bosrox, Msy2I.
In Worcester, at late hour last night, o
fire broke out In the steam mill OF WIN.
Dickinson, and spread with great rspidiiy,
destroying Du.ton's grist mill. Wade. Cha.
pin Il Go. g extensive malesble iron works,
Gelding, Gregory & Co.'s p;-ning add saw
mill, the sa-h and blind factory on Msnches.
ter street, together with two dwelling houses
and several out-buiidings. Lose not ascer-
tanned.
The railroad bridge over Stony Brook.
near Lowell, was burned down yesterday Of.
| tern ION.
Large fires are raging in the woods in
New Hampshire. On Sunday about three
thousand acres of pine timber lands in
Lsverett and Shutesbury were burned over.
Nsw York. June 1.
The Steamship North Star, from Havre,
arrived at New York to-day, with dates U.
the'l9th Of May. The ST. Louis arrived Ut
Havre on the 18th in damsged condition.
She was injured by q collision with an ice.
berg. She completed her voyage safely, the
damage being above the water line.
New ORLEANS, May 80.
| A large party are awaiting at Greytown
to join the Kinney Expedition.
i MIR. Soule publishes u letter stating thai
there is not word If truth in the letter o
Mr.. Perry. He says the 'baeenssss of the
thing is only equalled by his hypocricy and
cowardice. He is preparing for the press q
picture of Perry's doines during Souie's
mission to Spain.
| Bosrox, June I.
Orders from Washington designate the
14th of June for launching the steam fr:gate
Merrimac, at the Charleston navy yard.
The loss by fire is estimated at $50, 1000
one half Of which was injured.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.
New Orleans papers Of Saturday are re-
ceived. Late Texas papers report q 6gh
near For, Belknap, between the Camsnchee
lndians and some contractors. The guides
were killed and the cattle stolen.
The San Jacinto returns to New York
when Capt. PsuId,ng will assume the com
mand. She will then return to the squadron
to which the first class frigste will be added
The Jamestown has been ordered to join the
African squadron.