The Nevada journal., 1855-09-14
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
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Two Weeks Later News.

Inc mall steamer Golden Age arrived at
San Francisco on Wednesday morning. She
brings over eight hundred passengers, all 10
good health.
The election in Alabama resulted in the
choice OF j. A. Winston (dem.) for Governor
| by 5000 majority, and Democrats and 2
Know Knothings for Congress.
Full returas from North Carolina show 4
Know Nothings elected to Congress out of 8.
The Know Nothings have elected 6 of the
| 10 Congressmen, in Tennessee, and have ma
joritY OF on joint ballot in the next Legisa,
ture.
The Kentucky election for Governor was
| held on the 9th of August. The Know Moth.
| ings elected their Governor (Morehead) by
1000 majority, and six Congressman Demo.
Gratis, 3 Congressman. and Wings, l. The
whole American State Ticket is chosen by about
Morehead majority.
In Vermont the old line Wings have nomi.
mated John Wheeler, of Burlington, for Gov
ernor, and j. T. Wright, of Castleton for Lieut..
Governor.
| A sanguinary riot occurred in Philadelphia
! Aug. 10Th, between the New Market and Mt.
Vernon Fire Companies. Three of the rioters
were shot, of whom two were not expected 10
| live.
| Another riot occurred in Louisville. on elec-
tion day, Aug. 9Th. The riot was made up of
several fights between Germans and Irish on
one side. and Know Nothiugs on the other.
| The number OF persons killed was not known;
but 1t was probably not less than ten A row
oil frame buildings, belonging to an Irishman
named Grimes was burned, and the tenants
shot down when they attempted to escape.
Nj. Dawson has refused to accept the Govner.
ship of Kansas, and Wilson Shannon has been
appointed.
| TExAs.-News from Texas is that Gov, Pease
know Nothing) has been elected, and that
Ex-Governor Bell has been elected to Cong
ress.
The South Carolina Know Nothings have
renounced all connection W it'll the Know Moth
ings of the Free States.
Hon. Abbot Lawrence, of Roston, died Aug
18th.
DILLON AFFAIR SETrLED.-A settlement
upon more favorable basis has been agreed
upon, which is. instead of firing salute when
the flag is hoisted the first French man.of W ar
which puts into the port of San Francisco is
to be received with a salute.
| FROM THE PLAINs.-An express reached
Fort Leavenworth with news that the colera
had broken out at Fort Riley in a most violent
form, and that numbers had died every day
since its first appearance.
| Major Ogden, U. S. A., is dead. All the
persons about the Fort were panic stricken and
lied to the hills for refuge from the pesti lence,
leaving the sick to die ard the dead unburied
FOREIGN NEws.-No events of Importance
has occurred before Sevastopol, bat prepara.
tions were being made at kamiesch and Bala.
kiava for secret expedition, but the object
remains undivulged.
| There was report current in Paris that
the bombarding of the Mala.Ioff and Redan had
been resumed pre- p aratory to another assault
dispatch from Prince Gortschakoff dated
July 29th, states that heavy firing had been
opened by the Allies on that day against the
flagstaff Battery, which had been vigorously
replied to. On the 30th the cannonading was
resumed on both sides, bat it was only partial.
The London papers issued Just before the de,
parture of the america, dug. 4th, states that
the siege of Sevastopol was about to be raised
and that the allies had received startling news
from Germany, but the statement was only in
anticipation of probabilities for commercial
purpose.
The VERY LATgsr.-4f1g 4th. We learn
that the siege OF Sebastopol is just about to be
raised. Also that communication had been
received from Germany by the Western Pow
ers which Will lead to 6startling results