The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-04-11
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| tIAL,rAx, April3-3P. M.
The Europa arrived at half past two o'clock
This afternoon. All descriptions Of cotton except
fair and good, have declined Id; fair and upland
6a.8. Mobile 81, Orleans 81. Sales for the fort
n;ght. Sc 600 bales, or which spectators have
tax en- 1900, and exporters 10000. Sale o. last
week %, 900 bales Coffee in London IS down Oh
from the top price Of few weeks ago. Inc
Corn market is steady yellow has advanced Oh;
white unchanged, but firmer. Flour unchanged
| The money market is hrmer, aud the bullion IN
the Bank of England has increased. Consois
closed al 05a for money and account. American
securities are said 10 be irner, but We have no
quotations.
Trad. in the manufacturing districts not 50
good.
The latest advices from India are not so encouf-
aging Is was expected. From the Continent
there is little intelligence Of moment.
| The accounts from Havre give remarkably
favorable accounts Of the cotton market, with
much s,eadiness in prices.
All was Tranquil in France, and the elections
have passed of quietly.
| ExGLASp.-Tne Chancellor Of the Exchequer
has presented the bulge, for the ensuing yea', and
although, he had the pleasure Of announcing
surplus Of nearly two and half millions, still the
manner in which that surplus has been disposed
Of, is anything but satisfactory 10 the county
Ministers are said to hold their Offices by very
certain tenures.
BosroS, April 40 P. M.
Powerful efforts are being made to get Web.
ster's sentence committed 10 Imprisonment for
life.
New HAVEN, Conn.
The Wigs give up The elec'ion-,he Demo
Gratis have it all their own way. No choice in
S. ale officers by the people, but the Democrats
carrythe Senate and House certainly. twill en-
able them to elect their candidate for Governor,
and Thos II. Seymour, L. 5. Senators in place Of
George Baldwin, Who re,ires in March, 1851.
ClseNsArI, April 4-P. M.
The -four market remains without movement
or variation in prices. Sales Of 1900 bbls at 81
IS Sale of2OG bbls. mess pork, country packed,
at SO 50. Nothing doing in bacon, bulk meat or
lard. Nhisky-Sales 287 bbls. from river al lasc,
and 30 BY canal a, co.; market again dropping.
The river has risen inches since yesterday, and
still swelling. Weather elondy aud wet.
RAILROAD CONVENTION.
PHILADELPHIA, April 4th--GP NJ.
In the invention resolutions were offered and
| hoc rn,lo Ia lie the Rail ad
an individual affair.
Mr.. Chambers, of Missouri, said, he eschewed
all connection with private individuals or coppa-
MES Of individuals; il should be national work
its characters, Is natiora', let the nation do il.
long letter was read from Col. Fremont, the mos,
important document yet presented to the Convention,
he in conclusion, 81 believe in the practicabiy
ofthis work and that national
quires that should be done at and nation
| al work by the Untet States.o
| The Committee Resolutions reported The follow
ing resolutions, hich were passed almost unani nous
| Resolved, That in the opinion CT this Committee,
Railroad commun alton conncciingt the navigAble
ters ofthe Mississippi with the navigabe waters Of the
Pacific Ocean, Is practicable, and us construction
desired Immediately. II 10, therefore, the duty Of
Congress- in some way, TO apply the energies Of
country, 50 a. to secure the earliest possible compile
tion Of such work.
Resolved, That the work is national in character,
and should. therefore, be constructed by national
means But to state and local prcjndices, the
should con6ne its operations 10 this
beyond the limits Of Statss leaving the
various branches within the States be-
by such means and such routes as the States
Resolrcd, That to aid tie State in carrying for
ward their lines 10 the main track, liberal APP
preparations OF public lands adjacent be applied,
as the States may consider most expedienf.
! Resoi,rd, That empress be memorializcd to
take such steps as in its wisdom be deemed ex-
/ pedient 10 accomplish the great object contem-
| plated in the foregoing resolutions, commencing
with thorough survey by compe;en, engineers,
OF all the routes that may be considered pratica-
| BILE.
M: Curtis Of IaXa. spoke warmly in favor
| Of the resolutions, and gave an interesting nc
count Of the frs, idea and suggestions Of a rail-
road across the continent from S.. Louis. lie
opposed the plan Of Mr.. Whitney, he was favor
able 10 an additional road. and hoped its inn
mediate construction would be urged upon c IN
gress and the Government.
The following resolution was also unanimous
| Iy adopted:
Re,o,tei, That this committee recommends
10 the American people TO urge upon Congress,
| by numerous petitions, 10 make early and ample
appropriations Of the most feasible route for the
construction Of direct railroad 10 California and
O.egon from the Valley Of the Mississippi.
! The President Mr.. OiDEs, before vaca,ing
the chair, delivered one Of the most eloquent and
powerIai addresses IN favor OF inc racine nu-
road that VIC ever listt ned to, and received the
| enth usiastic thanks Of tho Convention.
Shortly afterwards the c invention adjourned.
DREADFUL CALAMIrY.-The officers Of
the Ocean Warc, down last night from L.,
sale, inform us that the house ofMr. Weath
erby, situated one and half miles from, Pc
ri, H.. was entirely destroyed by fire on
the night Of the 22d inst, and, horrible 10