Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-05
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| PrrTsBURG, May 4, noon-River 8 feet inches
by metal mark, and at stand. Weather cool, ant
clearing up.
NEW YORK, May 4, noon.-Stocks better; nor.
ey abundant Cotton unchanged, with moderate
demand; Flour easier but not auotably lower sales
of 4, $50 bbls good Ohio at 10 36al0 81, South
ern firm; Wheat dull, and declining; Corn irife
lower, 1000 bushels mixed sold att l0al l25;
Pork dull, sales Of GOO bbls Old mess at lG S1a
II w; Beef unchanged; Lard steady and unchanged;
o 10 Whisky dull at 25c
PORTLAND, June 2.-Mayor Neal Dow, antieipa
ting the action of the City Council, recently pur-
chased 81 GOO worth Of liquor for city agency
Liquor r'in li,r IS hqrds, several citizens
entered M, .aI.., -"i q, Grant was issued for
the SEIZURE OF TIE ep q. Tao Mayor called spe-
clal meeting of the Aldermen this p. m, who vo-
ted to purchase the liquor for the city, Much :
terest is felt to know how the matter will tel M
nate.
PORTLAND, June 3-At 10 o'clock last night. a
noisy mob assembled about the building used by
The city IqIo' agency, attempted to break in and
destroy The iiqlor. The police attempted to pre-
serve peace; crowd becoming more threatening -
Two military companies were called out. and il is
thought 1t would end quietly. -
THIRD DISPATCH AT late hour the mob broke
INTO the building. The military drawn up opposite
hired voey, killing Ephriam Robbins, OF EasI port,
and wounding several others, some severely.
crowd of the Rife guards then charged upon the
crowd with oayonets, when they rapidly dispersed
One old gentleman, said to have been quietly on
MS way home, receiveda severe bayonet wound
A few arrests were made, when the mob entire
ly dispersed.
Another man is reported dead this morning from
his wounds.
WASHINGTON June 1.-The Secretary of State
adVertses that the Department is now ready to pay
awards under the Convention with Great Britain,
OF the 9Th of Feb, SO, to persons in whose favor
the awards Were made, or their legal representa-
uves, after deducting expenses of commission
The annual examination of the Cadets COM
mences at West Point, Friday. The graduating
Class IS now composed of only 81 members-C
started four years ago with over CO.
The Commissioner of Pensions has decided that
engineers, fremen, and coal beavers are only en-
titled to bounty lands, when regularly employed
ut sea. The total applications for bounty land, re-
celsed, Is lS5, 800 Total number issued under the
new law is ,266; total number acknowledged TO-
600. Lands worth yesterday 81 o. to 81 TO-
No action will be taken by the Treasury in re-
gard to balances due the officers and crew Of the
Albany till Congress shall designate the day on
which that vessel shall be considered to have been
lost
There is no mail South of Savannah
The National Intsldyenccr learns bya letter from
Paris that DIR. Perry has obtained from the Span
ash Government an entire satisfactory settlement
of the Ell Dorado affair." and that of the Vice Con-
sui. The Lieut. Governor who arrested Mr. Thomp-
son is to be dismissed and such instructions will
also be issued to cruisers as will prevent rtclr-
renee o. any difficulty.
Mr.. De Costa, the Spanish minister, returns home
at his own request.
CINCINNATI, June 4th, nocn.-Flour quiet at
900. Whisky dull--no sales Provisions dull
no sales. Linseed oil lilo. Groceaies quiet and
unchanged
LOUISVILLE, June 4, night.-The river is fall
ing
CINCINNATI, June 4, night-The river is falling
slowly.
Flour quiet at 90; Whisky dull at Gle; Coffee
! Hall l. Molasses dull at 33a34.
PrrsBURG, June 4, night.-The river is station
airy.
New YORK, June 4, night Cotton firm, n. o.
Middlng u; Flour declined u! Ohio 10 00al0
81; Corn easier, but not quotably lower Pork dull
and declining, messl6 81, new II 37al7 A. Lad
firm, sales in bbls at 10 l-2al03 Coffee l0al0 ID;
Money easier.