The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-02
WASHINGTON, july II.

Dawson, Pa, Governor of Kansas IN place
of the Hon. A. FL, Re eder. removed. Daw-
son was an effectual member CT the last Con-
gress and voted for the Nebraska Kansas
bill. He is also known as strenuous ad-
vocate of the policy Of giving homestead
to actual settlers. and introduced bill for
that purpose which, passed the House OF Rep
resentatives but failed to obtain The sanction
of the Senate.
WASHINGTON. July 80.
John L. Dawson, of Pa, has been appoint
ed Governor of Kansas in place OF Gov.
Reedei, removed.
New ORLEANS, July %.
There were lOI deaths by yellow fever at
Charity Hospital last week The fever has
also broken out at Baton Rouge.
BALTIMORE, July 80.
Up to last Saturday night, there had been
al Gossport. Va, 30 cases OF yellow fever
and Is deaths.
New York, July %.
The steamship Arago sailed at noon TO day
for HaVre, with $205 900 and 100 passen-
gers Among her passengers are Mrs. Com
modore Breze, Mrs. Captain Nc Gruder, R.
Burnwell, Rhett, South Carolina, and
Hon. GaFnett Duncan.
BosToE, July 30.
The society of the New England Associa-
ton of Clergymen has issued second circu-
lar proposing to enlist me 5000 clergymen
OF New England as life members of the EN-
igra Mt Aid Society on payment of $40 each,
the proceeds TO be expended in settling Kan
sas with Christians from New England.
New York Julv 2S
The correspondent Of The Herald, writing
from Grenada states that among the dead
OF Walker expedition were recognized the
bodies of Mr.. Jules de- Brissqt. and Capt.
Hornsby, who both were recently attached
TO The American Legation in Central Anier-
ca
CHICAGO, July so.
ST. Paul papers of the 26ih are received.
A tter the nomination OF Hon. Fl. NJ. Rice,
who was strenuous'y opposed. a numter OF
the delegates OF the Dem cratic Convention
assembled in the Library OF the Capitol, aud
Nominated David Olmstead for delegate TO
Congress.
Ia the Republican Convention, Elk Gov
ernor Ramsey received 20 votes, although
he had previously declined the nomination.
New ORLEANS, July 90.
The deaths the past week were 240, Of
which IL were from yellow fever.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26.
Fifty men, at work on the Wabash Valley
Railreod, were Frustrated by sun strokes on
Tuesday. s.,.--q.,r-
HEMP The follow ing is a copy OF dis
patch from mercantile house in st. Louis
TO house in this city:
ST. LouIs, July 80.
Hemp has advanced IS per ton aud will
go higher.
New York, July 80.
Flour has advanced about one shilling per
barrel, with fair demand for export and home
consumoton-sae of. 5 900 barrels at 81
! 75a8 ,l2A for common To straightforward
State S5a8 5O-Canadan firm and in better
demand, sales at So to SO so.
Grain--Wheat steady with sales Of 5000
bushels red southern at s rs 10 81 Sold
EdichiSan 81 3. Rye--aes small at 81
16t 81 Is, Corn lower sales, of. 5000
bushels western mixed at 90 to 99c. Oats
dull at Sc to IS for State western.
Provisions Pork lower, 1900 bbls sold
at $l9 Sc to s 10 624 tor prime Beet steady
with sales Of $50 barrels. Cut Meats Duet
Lard firm, sales Of 200 bbl. at los ll3c.-
| Whisky frmer-sales OF 800 bbIs at 4la4l &c
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