The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-22
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New York, April 49,
f'he Africa has arrived.
\ vessel had arrived at England, which re-
ported seeing off New Founaland, steamers
lights in the ice.
Conference is still sitting discussing minor
details.
Peaec vas favorably received at St Peters
burg.
New York, April 81.
The news by the Africa is not of great i'm
poftance
The United States Mediterranean squadron
was about to cruise off the Spanish coast.
Conference had one or two informal meet
.saggs to settle up details.
The Africa brings about one hundred pas
sengers.
The following from Lloyd's list, may or
may not have reference to the Pacific:
FIGURE HEAD, March 24
The Skipworth has arrived here. In COM
ing off New Foundland coast, she fell in with
ice, two hundred miles distant from land, and
saw lights of a steamer in the ice. The above
vessel left St. Johns, New Brunswick, Feb
ruary 18th.
News from the Crimea reports that sixteen
men were .burned>to death in some wooden
huts on the slope above Kedeker, occupied by
the commissary department. Nothing else of
Importance had TRANSFERRED
Observation-Disclosures i'll Parliament was
mostly Of a home interest Among The no.
tees of motions, is one by Lord Goodrich to
ask whether document which has recently
appeared purporting to be disratch written
by the British minister at Washington to the
Secretary of State ofthe U. s., Feb. 9th, with
reference to the dispatches between Britain
and the United States, on the subject of CeE-
trail America, is authentic.
The arfnistiee had been extended both'on
blockade Of Russian forts ceases.
The military board of enquiry into charges
against certain Crimean officers had held first
meeting.
stantinople asa memorial of the British who
persisted in the war.
FRANcE--Paris had been illuminated in
honor of peace, and it was more general than
the first demonstration. The Orleanists and
the Legitimists participated in it.
SPA1N.-Nothing of Importance at Badajos.
Some warmth was created by squabbfGs among
the troops aud national guard, but not of po-
litical character and of no real Importance.
SwEDEN.-The government organ at Stock
holem states that the project of fortifying the
city cannot be regarded as political demon
stration against Russia, and that it had not its
origin in present circumstances.
NEW YORK, April 10.
The schooner Searsville has arrived from
Trinidad, Spain. She brings cargo of old
guns &C.. raised by Subj Marine Diving Co,
from the wrecks of Spanish war vessels sunk
near that place in 1897.
Advices from Bolivia, Brazil, to March 20,
states that the Yellow Fever is still prevailing
there to some extent.
New ORLEANS, April 10.
q. c. GabAtt late city Attorney, is de-
Elulter to the amount of S300,OOu
The steamer S. F. j. Israbue was burnrd at
the wharf Opposite the city. She is total
loss. Amount unknown.
CLEVELAND, April 81
We had brisk snow. storm this Morning.
No ice in sight. Wind North West.
BALTIMORE, April 10.
At Augusta, Ga, the Americans elected
Mayor, and out of IL counclmen.
PITTsBURG, April 10.
/ River on stand, with II feet water.
CINCINNATI, April 10.
River risen inches. Weather cloudy and