The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-12
BY TrLEsRiPu.
WAsniNa ron, Aug. 10.

WAeHINGToH, A"S. ~.
The Hon. Chas. II. jenkins. OF Augusta, Ca,
was offered, on Wednesday last, by telegraph,
The most Of Secretary OF the Interior. No an
aver has, az vet, been received, the late storm
having FRUSTRATED The telegraph wire.
Mr.. Jenkins was formerly speaker Of the 6eoT-
ria House, and is a distinguished wing lawyer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
Thc Scnntc wns not in session to-day.
ilorss.-The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up aud passed.
ion r.ln,ive 10 the refusal OF Mr. Rltchle to
or The questions Of the select conmt'ce'-
After considerable discussion ana CONFUSION, y"
motion Of Mr.. Hubbard, the whole SUBJECT was
laid on the table
bu, without considering il, the House adjourned
ut an early hour.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.
Horse.-Mr. Greene asked leave 10 offer
resolution calling on the President TO communal
cate the cost Of mail steamers now IN service,
amount OF expenses and income, and whetner
any steamers, in whole or IN part, have been ny.
pothec aed 10 Individuals States, cities or foreign
governments, SO as 10 foreclose their use ~ 'ne
event Of war. Objection having been made, he
moved 10 suspend the rules, which was agreed 10,
and the resolution adopted.
The vote on the passage Of the bill assigning
seats 10 reporters within the bar was reconsider
ed and the resolution laid on the table.
| Mr.. Sylvester again made an Intellectual attempt
10 introduce resolution calling on the President
to communicate the particulars OF X ,. Guriey's
mission 10 Liberia, and 10 furnish the representa-
| five Of that gentleman with the papers now on
on file in the State Department.
| A resolution offered by Mr.. Daniels was adopt.
ed employing additional clerks to complete
digest OF the claims PIE .ent, and acted upon from
the origin Of the Government to the present Tine
On motion Of Mr.. BOYD, the Texas boundary
bill was made the special order 81 The day al ~
o'clock, until disposed Of
Mr. Harris, Of Tennessee, asked leave to offer
| a resolution Tor the adjournment Of Congress on
| the 4,h Monday oil the month; objection being
made, he moved suspension Of the rules, but
the motion did not p,esa all. Yeas I'D, Nays 10,
not two-thirds.
| Mr.. yanIyke asked leave TO introduce resolu-
ton instructing the committee Of Ways and Means
TO report a, speedily a. possible the bill 70 modify
all present revenue laws aud increase the duty on
all foreign articles which come in competition
with our own productions; such an increase as Is
fair and equitable for the protection OF the Dor
ing interests Of the country, and that such duties
be made specific whenever practicable TO do so.
Objection was made, and motion TO suspend rules
iost--yeas 81, nays IS.
Mr.. King asked leave to offer resolution IN
structing the Committee Of Why's and Means TO
rerort bill for specific duty on iron, and equal
to the ad ,alorem LEVIED at the time the bill Of
| lG4i became a law.
! A motion to adjourn was lost-69 10 IS.
A motion 10 suspend the rules, 10 introduce
Mr.. Kings resolution, was lost-yeas IS, nays
Io4.
Mr.. Strong, at O'Clock, moved 10 adjourn.--
Carried.
srNArs.-The Appropriation Bill was referred.
i ~ sho hs1siu
and speech from Mr.. Downes on . bill which
he introduced for the purpose Of securing meas
ures 10 protect New Orleans from overfows. to-
gether with other places, the Bounty Land Bill
was taken up, deb ted, amended in several par
ticulars. and then laid over till Tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the considera-
ton Of Executive business until adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.
i In the Senate, on motion, the slave trade bill
in the District OF Columbia was postponed until
i TUESDAY.
Mr. Dickinson reported back, The Post Office
Appropriation Bill, with amendments, which
gave rise TO some discussion.
/ Mr. RICHARDSON, Chairman OF the judiciary
1 Committee, presented a report ofthe majority and
moved posiponement until Tuesday, on which
i the yea. and avs were called.
i The Texas boundary hilkwas taken up, being
the special order, and df0h'ed by two or three
1
who opened the debate with great eloquence.
BALrlNoRr, Sept. 3P. NJ.
We hear OF a great ri.e in the Sasquehanna and
other rivers, caused by the heavy rains Of last
night The dam at tioffnsn's paper mill, inGun-
powder river, has been washed away. The Park.
ton and Whitehall bridges are also gone. The
cars from York, Penn } were detained some five
hours BY the destruction Of the bridge across !
waser-course on the road. The water At Jones'
Falls has risen 10 fearful height
Colder, the Cashier Of the HAVE de Grace
Bank, has been now committed 10 Belair jail
The President and all the Maryland Directors
are under arrest The assets OF the Bank, it il
said, are not worth O., yet the liabilities exceed
500, 900.
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3, IN
/ At an early hour this morning, the scene from
| Paramount to the Naval Asylum was terrificaIly
sad, and the rush and roar OF angry waters were
| appalling The wharves were all hid from view ;
above, some ten feet high, were houses, mills,
coal and wood yard, counting houses, stables
and sheds innumerabie, inundated. Smaller
buildings which stood near the piers, seemed as
il they had suddenly changed their original posi-
ilons for new ones into The middle oil the stream
The water rose 10 such height 10 the manufac-
turing department fihs Phiisdel pha Gas Works,
At the loot of Market street, as to stop all the ope
rations OF the Gas Works, and Paramount W alter
Works. and they will not run again perhaps for
some days.
AT 2 o'clock this morning, the water in the
Farmonnt dam was 10 feet lOA inches No es-
innate can be made of The destruction of pr operiy
Black Rock bridge and Nanyunk bridges are gone
The mills AT Mlnynnk are under water. The
Reading Railroad sustained much damage. The
Schuy kill Canal is so much injured as not 10 be
repaired this season.
New YoRK, Sept. 4.
| The Hiberria has arrived at Halifax. The
news be sent on soon as received.
| The papers are teemny with accounts OF the
| late food in Pennsy lvania, which has been very
disastrous. The loss Of property has been enor-
nous all along the Schuyl,iIl and Lehigh, and
many lives are reported 10 have been lost. We
are as yet unable 10 say what the loss may amount
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NEw YoRH, Sept ).