The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-29
TELEGRAPHIC!
WASHINGTON, June 27.


The President and wife will probably leave
Washington this afternoon for Baltimore
and elsewhere,
Nothing,will be done regarding Navy pro-
motions, &C., until after the report OF the
Navy retiring board shall have been made.
Wilson, the Commissioner of the land
Office, received his dismissal this afternoon.
direct from the President and vacated his
office Immediately. 1t is thought that VIII
son Shannon will be his successor.
New. YoRK, June 81.
Four-G God Ohio Ss,62a9,25. and 1900
Southern $10a1o,75. Wheat dull. Corn
trif1e lower; rs, 900 bushels mixed at 97a8Ic.
Pork firm with an upward tendency; sales Of
of $500 bbis new mess at so, and prime
$3.50. Beef firm with an upward tendency;
sales of re-packed Chicago at Sl6 Lard
higher, l03a1lc; barrels and kegs l2al25c
Ohio whisky easer-5oO bbis sold at 37Ja38c.
Groceries firm, but moderate, Stock steady.
Money easy. Indiana SIS 854; Tennessee
5's SO; Cumberland 81; N. Y. Central rail-
road lol4; Erie Sill; Reading 95.
HARTFORD, June 81.
The Senate this morning elected Judges
Of the Superior Court, but only two of them
the same as House; subsequently, after a
strong and excited debate, there were four
elected yesterday by the House which were
confirmed.
BosToN, June 27.
The passengers taken from the British
brig, Buffalo, at Holmes Hall, have been
ordered out, and are now on their way to
Boston in the revenue cutter, James Camp
bell.
Abbott Lawrence is so unwell as not to
be expected to live.
- PITTSBURGH, June, 81.
There is s feet inches water in the
channel, and falling. Weather clear and
warm.
New YORK, June 81.
The Atlantic, left this port to-day with
226 passenger and $76? 900 in specie.
Terrible srnash-up ION IN Railway
MARROW Escape OF the Passengers.
49,. MILTON, N. Y, June 90.
The rains during the. last. Jew days caused
large landslide about thee miles above
this place, and the railway track, IN one
place was covered with eaEih to the depth of
six feet. . One train from Niagara yesterday,
with about twenty passengers, ran into the
earth, and leaped over the pile performing a
complete somerset, coming down on the
wheels On the other side, and, then fell into
| the canll-,- The engineer and fireman, and
one passenger were carried with the loeomo-
tive, and'suange to say, escaped Hninjured.
The baggage car was broken to pieces, and
! the baggage master had one of his hands
badly smashed. !. =.
The passenger car was iiammed in. against
the baggage car, and the platform was
broken; but. with the exception of few
bruises, the passengers escaped. Fortunately
the coupling attaching the cars to, the loco
! motive broke, and but for this, all would have
went into the canal, and but few could have
escaped, as the water is very deep.
Municipal Election, n,
NORFOLK, Va, June 25.
By fusion of all parties, Hunter Wood
(anti-K. N.,) is elected Mayer. The rest OF
the Democratic. ticket, is doubtful,
British Officials in Trouble
New ,YoRK, June IS.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Charles H. Stanly, the Secretary of the
British Consul, for enlsting troops for the
army in the Crimea. He was arrested this
afternoon and gave bail.
SANDY HOOK, Jupe 26-l0 P. NJ.
No signs of the steamer Baltic, now in
her eleventh day out from Liverpool.