The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-15
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

New YORK, Oct. Is.
The steamer Geo. Law has arrived with
California dates to the Goth ult., and nearly
two millions of specie. Among her passengers
was Col. lotion.
/ The ship independence and loop-of-war,
St. Mary, were at Panama and the Saratoga
at Aspinwall.
/ The general intelligence from California is
unimportant. Political excitement occupied
the public mind to the exclusion of every other
subject.
| In San Francisco there was move ment to
unite various elements of opposition to the
! Democrats who are bitter enemies of the
Vigilance Committee, but it was considered
doubtful, however, whether the project would
succeed.
Bailey Peyton and Foote, of Mississippi, are
stamping the State for Fillmore.
The Democrats have nominated Chas. T.
| Scott and Joseph G. McKibben, for Congress
They are Gwinn or anti -Broderich.
John T. Darkee and Chas. Rand have been
tried, on charge Of piracy, of assisting in the
removal of State arms from the schooner
J ulia in the harbor Of San Francisco. During
rendered a verdict of acquittal, after five min
utes deliberation.
Suit has been brought against the Panama
Railroad Company, to recover 100000 DANA
ges for injuries sustained by the accident of
the 9th of May last.
Arrival Of t.e Persia.
NEW YORK, Oct A.
The Persia has arrived. Cotton market
active. Sales for the week $4,000 bales of
which spectators took 1900 and exporters
Fair Orleans n. Middling Orleans &c. Flour
advanced Is. Wheat advanced 2@3d. Corn
advanced 6d@1s. Consols quiet at 92zs Man
chester trade generally unchanga. Bank of
England has raised interest to per cent Jas.
McHenFy & Co. quote provisions quiet. Lard
dull and nominated at TIC. Money in more
demand and rates advancing Manchester
trade rather quiet. London sugar market
steady. The Arabia arrived cut on Saturday.
The allied expedition at Naples temporarily
postponed at the request Of Austria
Great Excitement at PI iaGelpnia.
NEW York, Oct. Is.
There is great excitement in Philadelphia,
in consequence of the arrest of thirty Ameri-
cans, members of the Shfly Hose Co, on the
charge Of being accessory to the shooting Of a
man named McIntire, Saturday night. The
| Americans were ordered to be imprisoned
until after the election. Bloody riots are an
icpated to- mOTroT.
i Later from Kansas
| CHICAGO, Oct IL.
The number Of prisoners arrested up to the
1st inst, by Gov. Geary, and confined at Lee
compton on the charge of murder in the first
degree, is 107, as follows:
From Maine, 3; New Hampshire, l; Yer
mont, 3; Massachusetts, IL; Rhode Island, 2;
Connecticut, i; New York, 10: Pennsylvania,
8; Ohio, II; Michigan, 5; Indiana, u; illinois.
%; Wisconsin, 5; Iowa, 8, Missouri g. They
are mostly under charge of COL Titus.
ST. LOUIS, Oct IL.
The Democrat learns from a gentleman
this evening, that on Thursday last, report
having reached Platte City, Missouri, that
Perry & Walker merchants of Weston, had
J sold some citizens of Kansas quantity Of flour,
, party fone hundred men marched to Wes-
ton to arrest the parties implicated.
Arriving at Weston they laid the case before
B. F. Stringtellow, who placed himself at their
head and proceeded to the store of the parties.
He arrested Perry. and denounced him as an
Abolitionist and otherwise threatened him.
Perry appealed to the citizens of Weston,
who assembled and ordered the Platte party
to leave in ten minutes, which they did.
: Weston people had publicly condemned
Stringfellow's conduct, and commanded him
to leave the country in five days or suffer the
consequences.
Attacked by Indians.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. II.
The Council Bluff Bugle of the 18th inst,
learns from a gentleman just from Fort
Kearney that report had reached that fort
that Col. Babbitt's train had been attacked by
aparty of Cheyennes and only one man escap-
ed. No particulars are given.
. Railroad Land Bill Signed.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. IL.
The Governor has signed the new bill giving
land to the La Crosse Railroad.
! A large meeting was held here tonight, and
there is general rejoicing at the land grant
given to the La Crosse Railroad.
grand torch light procession is parading,
and the military and firemen and are out.
COM ERCIAT,