The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-30
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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA!
Destruction of Sweburg!!
BoMBARDMENT OF sEvAsTOPOLm.

after days,bombayding. large amount of
property destroyed. =.
Bombardment of Sebustopol resumed on
the l7th.s .a III r.,
The Russians under Lopsfandi attacked
the allies on the 18th but were repulsed with
severe loss.
In the battleYof Tchernaya the Russians
lost 5000 killed and wounded, 1000 prisoners.
,., ,, HALIFAX, Aug. 90.
The Canada arrived here, en- route for Bos-
ton at an early hour last night, bringing
Liverpool dates of the 18th. :.
News highly important, and exciting apd
favorable for the Allies, both from the Crimea
and Baltic. She threatened lbombardme ut
of Sweburg by the allied squadron was open
ed on the 9th inst, continued until the l 18th.
Loss by the Allies trifiing, but on the other
side destruction of property was immensey :.
In the Crimea on the 10th inst, the Rus
SLAMS under Gen. Loperandi attacked the line
of the allies on the Tchernaya, desperate
encounter of three hours ensued when the
Russians were repulsed with very heavy
loss.
Gen. Simpson had telegraphed to the Brit
ish government that the bombardment OF
Sebastopo would be re- commenced on the
18th inst.
Queen Victoria was in France paying the
long contemplated visit to the Emperor.
Commercial Intelligence.
During the early part of the week an ac-
tive speculative demand sprung up for Cot
ton, and an advance of a@4d had been es-
tablished subsequently market became easi-
err, but without positive decline. The sales
for the week were about $4,000 bales, nearly
10000 of which was on speculation.
Bread stuffs dull, and slight decline had
taken place in all descriptions. Weather ia
vorable, and account of crops very satisfac-
tory.
Provisions generally had undergone ito
change of moment.
Consols remained at about same as Quoted
per Pacific, 9@94c.
New YORK, Aug. 30.
1t is rumored that terrible accident oc-
CURED on the Jersey road near Burlington,
80 killed and wounded.
From; the Evening BuIietin.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 90.
Although the policy of this Government is
not changed respecting the ACQUISITION of Gu
ba, it is believed here that rhe recent report
ed movements Of Minister Dodge id Spain,
which called forth the declaration of the
Spanish Official Gazette in opposition there
TO, was not in a specific form, the administra-
ton we'll knowing that Spain is hostile to
the cession of Cuba.
Col. Steptoe having in effect declined the
appointment OF Governor OF Utah, Brigham
Young is merely acting Governor until the
appointment of successor.
New York, Aug. %.
Whit Tudioiaru fino (rntn NIT n
met last evening, and made the following
nominations For Justice Of the Supreme
Court, Z ward P. Fowler Judges of the
Supreme Court, M. Huffman and Lewis p
Wood Judge of the Common Pleas Court,
Cambridge Livingston Judge of Marine
Court, Charles Birdsall. Ofthe above nomi-
NATIONS Fowler, Huffman and Wood are on
the Know Nothing ticket.
~ m j. NEw YoRk., August 2S.
Tie stea rper Elm City, from New Haven,
on Sunday morning, on coming through Hur
Gate, between and O'CLOCK, ran down a
Lester, hardware merchant, and Richard
Roberts, an attache of the ost Office, all OF
whom are believed to have been drowned.
Kansas Legislature.
SHAwNEE Mission, Aug. 81.
There was much excitement in the Legis-
lature on Saturday about the Bank bill,
which was final defeated.
The two Houses then went into joint SEES
sion for the election of officers for the Terri
tory. The list Of COUNTY officers is too long
to telegraph. The following we're elected:
District Attornies. First District-Chas.
Grover. Second-H. A. Hutchinson.-
Third--John T. Brady.
nashville, Aug. 90.
Gov. Collier, Of Alabama, died at half-past
O'Clock yesterday evening of cholera NOR
bus, at Bailey's Springs, near Florence.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2Sth.
Spencer H Cane, a most esteemed Bap-
fist clergyman, died of paralysis this morning.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 80.
Flour Sc %, with light sales. A sale of
600 bus. wheat at Sl,O7. Late in the day,
yesterday, 1000 bushels sold at 81. Oats 90
@23c. Hay, from levee, $ll per ton. Pro-
visions-Mess Pork $40 ribbed sides $ll
extra packages canvassed hams lie. To-
bacco-l3 hhds sold at SIS 6O@6 10; 5 do. at
Sc 25@675; IA do. at S7@7 65j 6 do ass
so, and DO at 80. Hemp-25 tons dew
rotted hemp sold at 81 80 p ton. Raw
WHISKY safe.
New YORK, Aug. %.
Flour-conmon grades easier and demand
moderate, sales 5000 bills at ST 6SR to 80 for
inferior to choice and fancy State, IS 80 to
SO for mixed to fancy Western; Canadian
dull, and nor inally the same. Wheat-un-
changed, saes.of / 900 bushels at 81 IS to
$3.50 for red Southern, So to So O8 for
white do. Rye-better, sales of 1000 bush.
at $llO. Corn--lower, sales of 40 900 bush.
at So to SS1c, small lots at sec. Oats
steady at 55a6Oc. Pork-frm, sales of 500
bbls at 500 25a22 so per biol for mess, and
Sl9 50al9 50 tor prime. Beef--more active.
Lard--steady. sales OF 200 hhfs al 1iIall&.