The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-29
BY SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIL.


OF The President of the Aspinwall and |
Panama steamship Company has given orders
to their ships to touch at San Juan or Grey
town on the passage from AspinwaH, and take
on board such of Walkers men an are suffer-
ing and are DESTROYS of getting away. This is
the right kind of aid. 1t is the true benevo-
lence and philanthropy. afa
o. Marcus King, Esq of Pike Co. has
been appointed by the Governor, Swamp Land
Commissioner, vice j. 5. STICKY. Mr.. King
will make an energetic officer.
OF Mr. j. Wilson of Petersburg has taken
in and slaughtered ], 122 hogs, up to Tuesday,
at SIS 90. He has also, bought about 5000
bushels of wheat in that town
o. A son Of Gen Charles r. James, Uni
ted States Senator from Rhode Isia;l,i, was
drowned on Wednesday last while skating on
Long Pond in Cranston, r. |.
o. The dwelling of j. G. Coleman, about
seven miles east Of Petersburg was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Friday evening last. All
the goods and furniture in the house were de-
stroyed.
0C5- We learn that son of Mr.. w. Miley
of Pike County, was killed one day last week
by his horse throwing him against tree, caus-
ing his death almost instantly.
HoGs.-The Vincennes Sun Of Saturday
says we have no change to report here in
prices or in the feeling Of the market. Prices
$3.50 for live hogs, and 1925 from wagons,
graded. w. B. Hays & Co., have slaughtered
1900 head in the last three days
OF The Legislature meet a week from
Thursday next. On the succeeding Monday
Gov. Willard will be inaugurated, and 1t.
Gov. Hammond will take the chair in the
Senate.
The steamship Baltic arrived at New York
on Thursday from Liverpool. Her dates had
been anticipated 10y those Of the Canada The
Paris Congress was the great topic of discus
sion. The Sultan had not given his assent OF
the last dates.
OF At St. Louis on Saturday, there was
drilling rain and the ice was soltening, and
there was no serious obstacle for boats bound
South The Cora Anderson had got out to
Cairo without injury or danger
o. The Governors message will be in
type on Monday previous to the meeting of
the Legislature, and will be distributed the
moment the Legislature organise.
GRAND LEGISLATIVE RE-UNIoN.-The Dem
ocratic Press, Of Chicago, says that arrange
ments are on foot to bring about reunion of
the Legislatures of Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana
and Illinois, in that city, during the present
winter. The proposition wherever it has been
talked over, ELECTS the commentator of all
classes. The Railroad companies will, I'M
doubtedly, second the movement, so that no
obstacle will be in the way of carrying the
project to a successful result
OF There is real fear that the President
elect may be killed of, as the lamented Har
rison and Taylor were, by his friends. He
is bored to death by ofIice-seekers pressing
upon him. A friend, who has been with him
writes:
He needs repose, and should have it. Be-
side, believe he cannot remember one tenth part
oft4e applications made to Aim-the present
throng will continue till the 4th of March
neXt-nor does he, l am informed, make
promises Of places or missions, or situations
to any body"
" We arc indebted to Messrs Adams s.
Co.'S. Express for the latest intelligence from
which we take the following late New Orleans
date.
New ORLEANS, December "a.
Mess Pork-stock is light, which has caused
much firmness in prices; quoted at Is to 1814
Bacon Sides. rib in, stock light, very firm
quoted at &c. Bacon Shoulders at 934c.-
Bulk pork, hog round sales of 5000 pounds
at Sc. Prime Lard, in kegs, scarce; quoted al
121ac.
Sugar Demand fair, but at lower rates
sales at 934c.
Superfine Flour, So So.
}, Arrived, Beeer, Noble, Thomas, Queen o
the West.
FATHER MATTHEW DEAD.-Adyices by tn
, Canada, state that Father Matthew, the gooC
.pd erroot Irish ,,hila rouiSt died nj Cork nj