The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-07-28

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A Democratic State Convention met al
Sacramento on the I'd of June and on the
29sh renominated Gov. Bieler by.a vote OF
-157 O. to 225. Milton s. Latham was the
opposing candidate. Lieut. Gov. Purdy was
then. nominated by q vote of.l54 TO 1885,
The report OF the referee, MT. Wood,
who was appointed to examine the accounts
of Mr. A. A. Cowen, who upon the closing
Or the firm of Adams & Co.. was chosen re.
ceiver, has been filed in the Fourth Distric,
and confirmed.
TIE Indians in the north western part oil
the State have again become hostile and have
killed 10 whites and two children. :
The thriving village of Angeles Camp, in
Calayeres county, have been destroyed by
fire.
On the oath of June, the steamer A merfea
from San Francisco tor Crescent City, with
two or three companies of troops for Pu.
gets Sound. was burned No lives lost
The freight for the Crescent City was safely
landed. The mining news is encourag-
ing. -
Dates from the Sandwich Island are to
June %.
on the 9th of: June the wine bill passed
both Houses of the Legislature.
An application was made in the 26th dis
trict court at San, Francisco, for the. arrest of
DIR. David E. Page, who was about leaving
for the East on the steamer. There were
also serious charges of fraud made. The
order for arrest was made, but the Sheriff
was unable to make the arrest as DIR. Page
had left some hours previous,
A charge of fraud was also made in the
18th district court by Alvin Adams, against
Ry in ha Forr of oh
partnership of Adams & Co.
The Los Angeles Star of June 18th, gives
account of a naval battle at San Diego. June
j 18th between a Russian frigate and French
corvette. The former chased the latter. and
the CAP plain of the latter, whose name, it was
said, was Duschen, seeing no hope of escape
rather than strike his flag. Jumped down into
the magazine and blew his ship and all on
board into eternity. She was called Egatille
mounted 80 guns, and hid a complement Of
320 men. The Russian frIgate came into
San Diego disabled, with So men killed and
$50 wounded. She is IA, and carried 900
men. Her name ia the Wilhalmonia.
The Southern Californian pronounces the
whole story false, and says it was trumped
up at San Diego.
San Francisco markets quiet. Haxall
FLOUR $l2,
Lard l63c. Butter 4sc. Adamantine can
dies 27c.
Col. Kinney and his party had not arrived
at Nicaragua.
The ctbps in Sacramento Valley had been
entirely destroyed by grasshoppers; fruits,
End grain being swept away as
if by fire. The country was literally swarm
ed by the insects.
AfsRfvAL OF THE GEORGE f,Aw.
NEW YORK. July Is.
Tie Geofge Law reached her dock at A
O'Clock, bringing 470 passengers. She con
nected with the Sonora. which brought down
100000 most of which was for English
account. .e...., i.
The steamer gorge Law, from AspihWa II
brings $3.50 900 in specie.
An account says that Col. Walker set fire
10 the barracks at San Juan, and left them a
mass OF ruins.
!. The Golden Gate arrived at San Francis
co on June, the 39th.
The Sonora reports fleet of 2 or 5 clipper
ships off the heads, bound in.
j The st. Mary sloop of war, the Tndepen-
dence, and the steamer Massachusetts, were
shortly expected at PANAMA;
Valparaiso dates to June 1sti and Calais
to June oath, were received at Panama
Also Australian dates to May 10th. News
unimportant.
A survey OF the United States steamer
Mississippi is now being m AIDE at the Brook
Ign Navy yard; nearly all of her spars are
defective, and her hull and machinery need
repairing. The San Jacinto had been great
iy improved; she will now carry Is gins in.
stead of 10, as heretofore. Nearly 400 men
are now at work on the steam frigate Niagara
which vessels Mr.. Steers intends to have
ready in October next. Sixteen hundred
men at work in the yard.
BALTIMORE. July rs.
Eight cases of yellow fever had occurred
at Portsmouth, Va, The disease was brought
there by the steamer Franklit; and thus far
has been confined to the vicinity of the Navy
Yard.
Boston, July as.
John M. Garrett, a lawyer of Walpole,
fell dead in our AthenBum to-day.
CHICAGO. July 25.
The Kapzas Legislature met July 18th
Its proceedings were principally of local
nature and without general interest.
Mr.. Mdrshall's bill on the qualification of
voters was read the secotid time, and referred
to the committee on elections.
Mr.. Anderson introduced a bill providing
that no person shall BE admitted TO take a
seat in the Legislature without taking an
cath to support the Fugitive Slave law, and
that all persons convicted of propagating
or in any way circulating sentiments or
opinions uhfavofable to slavery, shall be in
eligible to any cf6ce of honor trust or profit
in the territory. The bill was read first
time.
Mr.. Wilkinson gave notice that he should
introduce bill for the permanent location Of
the capital of Kansas-the pace is the Sac's
agency, So miles from Shawnee.
1t was unanimously. voted that the Serge