The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-29


been marched on Grafton and Harper S
Ferry.
Eli Thayer has been appointed Patent
Examiner.
ST. LOUIS, May 28.-The Pony Express
passed this evening, with San Francisco
dates to the 18th, at 5 o'clock P. NJ.
The municipal election on Tuesday night
engrosses the principal attention in San
Francisco.
The peoples Union party and the Repub.
lican Union party are the only parties hav-
ing candidates in the field, with prospects
in favor of the success of the former.
Both Houses of the Legislature decided
to adjourn on the goth, and are rushing up
the unfinished business.
The most important measure of State pol
icy was the passage of law offering 6,0O0,-
900 acres of School lands for sale at 81 25
per acre, on a liberal credit system. for re-
claiming and bringing into market vast
quantities of swamp and oyelf0wed lands
belonging to the States.
A series of resolutions, pledgiDg the State
fidelity to the Federal Government, and her
readiness to comply with any acquisitions
for aid to suppress rebellion, have passed
both Houses by large majorties.
The attempt to expunge sthe resolutions
of censure against the late Senator Broder-
lex, for refusing to obey the instructions of
the Legislature in regard to the admission
of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution,
has failed, but series of complimentary
resolutions eulogistic ofthe deceased Senator
have been adopted.
There is scarcely a ghost of a chance of
the bill providing for the special election of
members of Congress. This inaction is at
tributable to schemes of aspirants for Con-
gressional honors, who think the chances of
their election better next fall than now.
The Legislature has proposed for adop-
ton or rejection by the people several
amendments to the State Constitution.
The amendment proposes biennial session,
of the Legislature, and another authorizing
the election of Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State Comptroller,
Treasurer Attorney General and Surveyor
General for four years.
Both Houses have adopted the resolution
calling upon the Federal Congress to afford
protection to the overland mail and tele-
The laying of the corner stone Of tiso ~
State Capitol was the occasion of an impos-
ing demonstration on the 18th.
As an evidence of the military spirit per-
yading here, the San Francisco Wooden
Factory has, within ten days, turned out
l,I00 uniforms completely made, and blan-
kets for that number of men, to fill orders
in this city and MarysvilIe.
At a Union meeting held in Alameda
county, on Friday evening, Senator Nc
Dougal said, in the course of an address,
that reasonable organizations now existed
in this State who were endeavoring to get
possession of the Government. The meet
ing passed resolutions distressing the fdel-
ty of several officers of the State militia, and
expressing a reluctance to serving under
them.
Lieut.. John Upton, of the Sd artillery,
died at Benicia on the 18th of April.
The Humboldt Times, Of the lIth inst,
states that Lieut.. J. B. Collins arrived there
on the 10th from the mountains, and re-
ports that two engagements have been had
since the last advices, resulting in the death
of fifteen Indians. The troops are still
hunting parties Of the savages who have
not fed beyond reach.
Major Armistead, who has been in COM
mapd of the military post at San Diego, has
resigned his command on account of his
sympathy with the secessionists, and is 60
ing east.
The Overland Mail Company have sent
detachment of men from Los Angeles with
Salt Lake. The company are moving their
stock to the central line as fast as possible.
Gen. johnson, late commanding Pacific
Division United States Army, is spending a
few weeks in Los Angeles with his
brother-in-Iaw, DR.. J. F. Griffin, prior to
his departure to his home in Texas.
Company K, sixty-two me2, first dragons,
Mai. Cartier commander, recently stationed
at Fort Tijon, arrived at Los Angeles on
Wednesday last, and pitched their tents
about half a mile from the city, where they
will remain for the present. The company
is in fine health and spirits, and sound to a
man in defense of the Union.
DR.. Guild of Fort Humboldt, has resigned
his position of assistant surgeon in the
United States service, and left for Alabama,
his native State. He returns to the South
for the reason that his home and relations
are there and his sympathies are with the
secessionists.