The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-17
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AKKIvALO OF THE
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easier, not quotably lower. White wheat
Ills ad@l2s I'd; red los@1ls Sd. Western
cana. -four 4o@4os Cd; Ohio flour 4s@4ls.
White corn AIS, mixed 38@3ss cd.
Heavy rains have destroyed the crops
Accounts unfavorable.
Latest news from seige reports everything
prepared for general action in fifteen days.
The Russians have succeeded in establish
inga rifle pit in front Of the French sappers.
Advices Of the 29th from Crimea an
nounce continued preparations for grand
expedition. aa..a
a. Reported at, Paris bombardment of Maa-
kof and Redan has been resumed prepara-
tory to an assault.
Notifications of sea of Azof progress
ing. y nss=. 9s
- - The Queen asks additional provision FOR
prosecution of war.
Chancellor proposes to issue seven millions
exchequer bills. To prevent possibility of
difficulty with United States the British Gov
ernment has stopped enlisting men at Hal
Iifnx. ,ss.-....-ss..tf.s-e.
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Rrmors that Spain would send contin-
gep, force to Crimea. s'a@ -
twas ported she would ask a territorial
guarantee including Cuba. sF
Terrible Fatality at Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Aug. IA
Nash. Latem., Chief Inspector OF tn
Navy Yurd, is dend, The Mayor is d,xn
with The fever. II has extended to the upper
part of the city. Great difficulty is expert
enced in obtaining nurses, and $40 per night
cha ged.
Note,more than hoo persons remain in
Portsmouth.
q Col Jno. Harper, Jno. D. Davis, Nathaniel
Manning, Miss Emily Wilson, and many 9th
er prominent persons. have all died with the
Four deaths occurred in Norfolk in the
twenty-four hours ending Wednesday noon.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. IS.
The negro who perpetrated outrage on
Mrs. Singer, turns out to be Russell. now in
prison in Allegheny city for burglary.
Five feet 3 inches water in the channel,
cleur and warm
CINCINNATI, Aug 10.
The river has fallen IL inches. Flour
dull, sales could not be made to any extent,
nothing done in grain, demand good for pro-
visions and market buoyant 100 hhds clea
aides sold at loc. ribped 9ki whisky steady.
500 bbls sold al 42@ 32k.
New YoRK, Aug. l6.
Flour moderate demand, $500 sales at
IS 624as l84 State and Ohio, Southern ad.
vanced l24c, sales $50 bbIs. Wheat firm,
$4,000 bushels sold at 22Oa225 for southern
white; l874ai92 for red. Corn higher 4O,-
600 bushels sold at Oh; pork sitter; beef
firm; lard higher, 400 bbs. sold at IlS.
Whig~ Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August Is.
The Wing Convention to nominate county
officers and members Of the Legislature, met
yesterday, but adjourned for two weeks with
out making nominations.
HALIFAX, Aug. Is. 2 p. M.
Upto this hour, we have no signs of the
steamer America, now In her twelfth day
out and fully due.
Republican Convention.
PORTLAND, Maine. Aug. Is.
The Mass Republican Convention assem-
bled here to-day.
Senators Hale and Bell, of New Hamp-
shire, Wade, Ct Ono, and B. F. Butler. Of
New York, were among the speakers. DR..
Noprse, of Bath elected President.
Wade in his speech, said he considered
the only issue before the people was the
question. of slavery. He is in favor of the
Union, but would rather see it 60 to pieces
than sacrifice the just principles of free
dem.
Ex-Governor Cleveland, of Connecticut,
follnwed. He thought the dissolution Of the
Unto npossibIe-violently handled the Ad
ministration.
Hale made characteristic speech.
Resolutions adopted declaring human free
dom paramount to all political questions
that the Fugitive Slave Law is unconstitl-
t.onal, and ought TO be abolished-and infa-
vor of restoring freedom to Kansas and Ne
braska.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. l5.
River falling. Five feet f>ur inches water
in the channel. Weather wrrm, and cloudy.
PORTLAND, Me Aug IA.
x mass Republican Convention as held
here to-day. Senators Hale and Bell, OF
New Hampshire, Wade, OF Ohio, and Butler,
of New York, were among the speakers.
~ a' New ORLEANS, Aug. IA.
Winston is elected Governor of Alabama
by large majority.
The American party carried the election
for Judge of the Second District Court in
this, city yesterday, by majority of 1850
over ali.
New ORLEANS, Aug. Is.
BY the arrival of The Nautilus we have
Brownsville dates to the 9Th, and Galveston
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