The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The steamer
Australasian, from Liverpool on the
10Th, came up this morning, having
been aground.
The steamer Pasueana arrived at
Southampton, with yellow fever, from
the West Indias. She had nine cases
and twenty-one deaths during the
passage.
Details of the explosion at Oak Col
liery show 318 deaths. The second
explosion caused twenty-eight more
deaths, mostly mining engineers and
foremen of neighboring collieries.
Two more explosions the same day
caused the search to be suspended.
Another explosion occurred near
Staffordshire, in which seventy -four
lives were lost.
The Fenian alarm is reported sub
siding in Ireland, and no more arrests
are reported. 80.
The claim against M. Armans in
France, by the United States is $780,
600 francs, which is the amount the
Confederates paid for ships of war.
The Vienna Presse says rupture
between Greece and Turkey is inevi-
table. - ~ - = -
Two hundred houses were destroyed
by fire at Hong Kong.
The ciyilwar in Japan is suspended.
The London money market, on the
10th, was steady. T III f9
The stock Of cotton in Liverpool
was 484, ,320 bales, including 159,8
bales of American.
Wheat, frms Winter Red and
Southern, 12s. 6d.@13s. Sd. Corn,
easier at a decline of Is Cd. per,quar-
ter on the week. Beef, declining.
Pork, lower. Petroleum, frmer; re-
fined. scarce. Eg5
A Paris letter asserts that an expe-
dition is preparing in the United
States to aid the Candian insurgents.
Gen. King, U. s. Minister to Rome,
had further correspondence with Car
dinal Antonelli respecting the alleged
recommendations of the Pope to our
Minister in Canada.
u. s. transports were to sail on the
10th to bring back French troops in
Mexico. av rffa -a3pae
New YORK, Dec. 29.2The steamer
took out to-day $6S0,000 in specie.
The dry goods market is very quiet
and firm. Wamsutta prints reduced
to II cents; new. 49, cents.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29-It is reported
that Collector Smythe has resigned.
The latest foreign news states that
the mission of Gen. Fleury to Flo
renee refers solely to the Roman
question. All idea of the Pope leav-
ing Rome has been abandoned -
A printed proclamation has been
seized in the Fauborg of ST. Denis,
Paris, inciting revolution in Spain un-
der the lead of Gen Prim. q
Marshal Bazaine telegraped Napo-
leon December I'd, as follows:
Maximilian is still in Mexico, and
has not decided regarding his future
movements. The evacuation of Mex
leo, to be completed by March, is ur-
gent. Transports should arrive with
out delay. Gen. Sherman and Minis
ter Campbell arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 29th ult., and left on the Sd inst
They appear to be animated by senti-
ments Of the most conciliatory char
acter."
New YORK, Dec. 29.AThe steamer
Moses Taylor, of the Nicaragua line,
which arrived here in ballast, waited
two days over her time for passengers
when the steamer agent in Nicaragua
sent the Taylor to this port. As
consequence six hundred PASSENGERS.
including three hundred United
States troops, who left San Fran
cisco on the 2Sth of November, are
detained in Nicaragua, and cannot
arrive here till the return of the
steamer America, due on the 10th of
January, thus being full two months
on the way.