The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-29

The steamer Philadelphia has arrived. o mea .o'
Chagres on the 9Th, and brings upwards o. pow
600 n gold Dust A
speculative feeling il exhibited.
Flour and beeihas advanced, and market cioseu
with good demand.
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
The Europa has arrived. ~
The question OF Baron Rothschiid taking has
sea, in The House Of Commons has been postponed
until the next session, when the ministry wiil m
troduce new bill on the subject.
The House OF Commons has granted by large
majority, the present duke Of Cambridge pen
sion OF t2O00 per annnm.
The franchise bill, mulilated BY The House o.
Lords has been rejected by the Commons, VINO
haye substituted iEl2 qualification, which u u
stated will add some 10, 900 votes TO the if'sn
constituents.
The harvest has succeeded and crops promise
well.
II Is said the Great Britain steamship has bee"
sold for t25O 600, and that she is to carry passeh
pers on the Pacific between Panama and san
Francisco.
Tha composition ofthe new Cabinet at WASH
nsion, Is regarded in the leading English papers
FssScg. several socialists have been tire aten-
al wi,h The peral,y Of the law for threatening the
lives Of Representatives. The cholera has d'sap-
pared from Toulon. !,
AUSTRIA AND HuNs Ry.-The kenna caoinet
seems TO he for peace, as nothing IS thouent OF
but reduction Of the army, and reirenehment Of
expenses.
RrssIA AND TuRKEy.-Emperor Nicholas has
issued Ukase ordering seven men IN each ten ~
Eastern provinces and one hundred IN Thousand o.
the population Of provinces, and some others, 10
be recruited Tor tie army. Population o. lnese
districts Is computed at 81 millions The sultan
has decided that the specimens OF the mannisc-
tn,ers shall be sent TO the leshibition at London
IN ,85l. and he has nominatAd commission Of 8,
three Massuimen, and 2sChrstians to snperlntend
the arrangements.
S,HLgswls WAR-A protocol which recognizes
all the leading men OF the Danish Government,
was signed bv nearly every Foreign Minister AZ
the Court Of S.. James last Saturday. The Ieie-
graph despatch dated Hamhargh, says that Gen.
Wilson had declared thar he would hold the Dan
ish provinces responsible for whatever may hap
pen 10 the Schleswig Hos,ien party. No change
had TAX on place in the position OF armies
Gen Wilson had issued another proclamation
prasing his troops, and declaring they conid: mol
be driven from the soil OF SehlesMig, except in
second and third battle, and they would be more
bloody than the first.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEw YORK, Aug, q, 1850.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived from Cha
gres this A. NJ, bringing San Francisco dates OF
July nth. Lunps OF gold and quartz have been
dug the dry dggiHgs since the sailing OF the last
steamer weighing 80 lbs. The effects oil the late
fire have been. and are now looked upon as the
things that were; business has settled down into
its regular channel, and may be said to present
healthy aspect Shipments TO the interior since
July LIST have been qnte large as many new
markets are daily opening, which require sup.
Elies fiom our city Our trade with Oregon Is
becoming important, also with several new
provinces Of the northern coast; these and other
causes must result in giving brisk and profitable
'rnde during the tall and Writer; holders begin to
look bevond Tomorrow for q market. Tie ac-
counts of new discoveries OF gold in Oregon con-
tinue favorable Murders ard q bheries al the
mines are OF frequent occurrence. TIL Courier
extremely rich, and we have IA i1e sIh!f Ihy u
walking over the grounds and judging fer our
selves; some bars haze yielded as high az 10000
"a slight vein Of gold coursine through every
bed. " i'll although only ten miles wide, yielded
$50 10 the bushel Tere is a large number Of
miners TO work, and the pace is quite like viii
lege Many murders have been committed by
Chilians and Mexicans OH American miners. -
the settlement at Trinidad Bay has had con.
fict with he Indians AID killed eight. AT Hum.
b u and Rslfn u. the same difficulties exist
The first Wagon across ihe Pl ins has arrived
With 'oore, o. lediana, and family, who left on
the 10Th of April
Nav Yosk, Aug. 81.
Tho 81 Charles Hot | was. iai ni-hf, the
scene ofa terrible tragedy. A man and woman
and 10th were found This mosniis with their
rutn neg l.tsp hal 49,,