The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC!
ARRavAL OF TAE
STAR OF THE WEST.
NV YoRH. NAV 2,

which was sixteen days making the passage.
Gov. Walsh, the president Of the board Of
land commissioners returned in the Star of
the West.
The general news from Californis. BY this
arrival, is not Of much interest, and we find
but little worth telegraphinR.
The min were generally doing WE'LL
The accounts from the Kern river mines are
- contradictory ~ ever.
The municipal election in Sacramento re.
suited in the election Of the whole Know No.
thing ticker. except one Of the aldermen.-
James L. English was elected Mayor.
The grand jury Of San Fsncisco brought
presentments against several members OF the
city council, for voting on the question of
funding the city, in which they were person.
ally interested. Bench warrants were issued
against Aldermen Hyde, Buckingham. Van
BokeIin. and Wild. and they were held to
bail in e2,soo.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, May 3.
The Legislature met this morning. Jas.
F. Bsbcock, Of New Haven, 10 elected
President of the Senate pro TEN. The
House was organized by the election Of
Austin Baldwin as speaker. The Houses
meet in convention tomorrow for the cleo
ton OF State officers.
Bosros. May 3.
The Know Nothing convention, which
assembled last evening, was largely attend
ed. The action Of the convention was de-
cidedIy snti.s,svery. Governor Gardner and
Henry Wilson were among the delegates to
the national convention.
New YoRx. May 3.
The Black Warrior has arrived. She
left Havana on the 28th.
All was quiet on the island. No new
arrests had been made.
Mr.. McCsuley and the captains Of the
u. 8. vessels had been handsomely enter.
tanned by the Captain General, who gave
them grand banquet.
Sugar continued active and tending up
ward. Exchanges are dull.
HARTFORD, May 3.
The Legislature this morning elected w.
T. Minor. X. N, Governor by the following
vote: Minor Ill. Ingram 10. All Of the
State officers elected are Know.Nothing.
The Governor delivered his message this
afternoon.
| PHILADELPHIA, May 8.
| A. B. Ely made an snti-slavery Know.
Nothing speech at the meeting last night.
Strong anti slavery resolutions were passed
and il was generally admitted that the order
must take an,i-slavery grounds.
New York, May 8.
| Mr.. Faben has been held to bail in &c.
900 for violation Of the neutrality laws,
Miss Bunkley, who escaped from the EN-.
mi'tsburg nunuery, appealed to the U. 8.
Circuit Court to restrain Messrs. Dewitt and
Davenport and others from publishing book
containing the particulars Of the case, she
not having consented to the use of her MS.
PArrERsoS, N. Y, May 3.
The new bridge over Passa river, above
the falls, fell this morning At the time Of the
test. Twenty tons were applied. and about
thirty persons were on il at the time, the
most Of whom were precipitased into the wa.
ter, and two seriously injured. II is feared
that some are still among che ruins. The
workmen are engaged in clearing the wreck.
This 10 the second suspension bridge that
/ was put over at this point within year.
New YORK, May 3, P. N.
Cotton firm. Flour is a tribe higher
5000 bills good Ohio at 80 s7aI0 as;
Southern il 6rm-ls0O bits sold at $40 so
all as. Wheat is unchanged, with limited
business doing. Corn 10 trihe higher
1900 bush sold. Western mixed at 81 10.
Pork is easier, but not quo,ably lower-7OO
bbls sold. prime Sl4 37sl4 so. Beef is
firm. Lard is dull, with q declining tenden.
Icy. Ohio whisky 371s3S. Cvffee is steady
1000 bags sold. Sugars are frm-saIes
Orleans at 6Aa6c.
Money is unchanged. Stocks are heavy,
Cumberland ash. Erie 49a.
! HARTFORD, May 3.
Il The message from the Governor recon.
mends the amendment of the constitution for
extending the right Of suffrage TO colored
read and write before their admission as
electors. He favors the appropriations to
} the State agricultural society, and the inst
tutioas Of the Deaf and Dumb. Blind, diotic
and State Reform Schools. lie considers it
the dsty Of the Legislature to encourage ed
ucstion in every possible way. and would re-
gard the repeal or modification of the pro.
hibitory liquor law a. detrimental to the best
interests Of the State. The operation of il
has been suchssrs to recommend it to gene.
raj favor. Crime has been iessened, poverty
and misery alleviated, and happiness to many
6resides reetored. - ~ +
The balance in the treasury at the close
Of the year was S55.000.
He favors the re-Inodeiing Of the judiciary
system, and considers the recent election
by the people has reiterated their condem.
, nation of the act organizing Kansas and Me-
braska. He enters largely into the consider
alton Of the PERM ious influence arising from
the extent and character of foreign emigra.
ton.
. After slluding to the large and increasing
number that are coming among US, the Gov
ernor says: This large number Of aliens
are somewhat tinctured with social in6deli.
, ~, and many are blind followers Of ecclesi-
astical dsspotism. The large majority are
; without the correct ideas Of the duties ap-