The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC!
New YORK, Aug. 8.

New YORK, Aug. 8.
The steamer Black Warrior from New
Orleans via Havana, arrived this morning
with Havana dates 70 July 2s,h, and 80
passengers.
The Empire City srrivedthers on the s5th
and departed for AspinwaH on the same
day. "a
Their. WAC stif another arrival of troops
on the 2slb.
Nkw YoRx. Aug. 2.
The West Indies emancipation was cele.
brated at Jamaica yesterday, and was well
attended. The proceedings passed off har-
mon;ousIy. The addresses Of Floyd CARR.
ton and Judge Culver were prominent fea-
sures of the occasion. There was meeting
in the park of working men called to protect
against the contract system of doing govern.
ment work. Street sweeping machines, &c.
Attendance small and but little interest now
manifested.
ROCHESTER,, Aug. 2.
The Know Nothings and Know Some
things held fusion meeting yesterday, and
agreed to unite on a platform. They also
agreed on unfolding the prohbitory liquor
law.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.
The 6teamer- Nautilus has arrived with
later dates from Braxos.
The rev olution of the frontier was pro.
crossing.
Gen. Wool had fallen back from Matamo-
ras, with the teVolhtionists following him
closely.
GeA. Vadale was also marching with 1880
men from Monterey, and the fall of Matamo.
ras was considered certain.
Number Of deaths 27j, of which l73 were
from fever.
NEw YORK, Aug 2.
The correspondent of the Journal of Com
merce telegraphs from Washington tina pri-
vate advices to July T9th from Mexico in
duce eIef that Santa Anna is about TO
compromise with his opponents on condition
of being allowed to retire with his fortune
and family.
His wife was to embark 70. New York in
a Mexican war steamer with her step-falher
General Whale, who is appointed Minister to
the United States.
The steamer Washington from Southamp:
ton arrived here this morning at Ii o'clock.
She brings 2l9 passengers. We CLEAN
some additional news IRON her papers.
A dispatch from Pelissier stated that Rus
sian admiral Menschikoff was killed with at
tack upon Sebustopol oil the 18th.
The Crimea correspondent OF the London
News says sometime mus, elapse before any
thing decisive can occur. We are still far
from the enemies works and the space that
separate US from them being quite small and
expose and swept in ever direction BY the
Russian proiec,iles, the approaches progress
very sl8wly.
In the attack on Cronstadt by the British
fffgste ON the Gath June "a Russian mer-
chant ships were destroyed. amounting in
the aggreg ate t. 20 900 tons.
The steamship Pacific from Australia ar
rived at Flyriouth, July 10Th, with 8l5,oOo
gold dust.
Australia was quiet.
Gold was coming 10 1t abod, the usual av-
erage. Goods selling lower. tmpottations
large.
The steamship Great Britain had cleared
With 10000 odnees Of gold.
The u. S. Corvette was at Naelria July
18th.
ALBANY. N. Y, A1g. q.
Fhs Kennedy liquor case, Judge Parker
decided this morning to admit Kennedy to
bail for his appearance at the next term of
the court of General Sessions.
BosFOA. Aug.s.
Tie steamship Asia arrised about Ia
o'clock teddy.
The London Titles 5f ths latest dates
says. we have great pleasure In ahnohneihg
that Gen. VIM. MoleswortH is to succeed
Lord John Russell in the direction of The
colonial Office.
Besides the 1900 generally collected hear
Sangate there ere also about 1000 levies at
Dover and that the foreign Legion now
numbers about 25o0, in very respectable
state of discipline.
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