The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
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THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

The royal mail steamer Cambria arrived al he +
dock las, evening She brings 80 passengers.
The British and continental news is unimpor-
tant. The oil absorbing topic isthe great Indus
trial Exhibition, which was opened by Her
Majesty on Monday, in the presence Of 3oOoper-
sons, wiihou, any accident.
On the %, the Russell ministry was defeated
BY motion of Mr.. Hume, who confined the oPer
alton of the property tax to one year.
The Jewish disabilities bill was read Sec
Iond time.
The emigration from England and Scotland
remains undated.
The danger Of a ministerial crisis in France is
over, and the old story is current that Louis Ma
poeon is making grea, efforts to prolong his time
OF office.
The Portuguese Instruction has subsidized.
Austria and Russia have demanded that the
Sultan retain Kossuth and his fellow patriots for
two years longer. The Sultan is inclined TO re-
fuse, and throws himself on the protection OF
England and France.
There is nothing from Germany.
The Indian mail had not arrived.
Couon--Not much iluctuation since the sail
ing OF the Arctic.
Flour unchanged. No alteration in Indian
corn. but il is in slow demand. Wheat has de-
clined Cd per 20 lbs. in the week.
PHILADELPHIA, May Is.
The ship chandlery Of White & Roberts, on
South street, was consumed by fire at FIVE o'clock
this morning. Loss SIS 900. Other occupants
loss is about the same.
WisHiseTos, May l6.
Col Benton has arrived in this city with health
much improved. He will remain several days.
and then remove with his family to Missouri
Governor Ramsey also is here, but returns i'm
mediatels 10 Minnesota.
The Treasurer has commenced paving off the
awards Of the Mexican Commissioners to-day.
1; is reported that the Mississippi Union Con-
vention nominated Cen Foote for Governor on
the FIRST dav OF the election. About two hundred
delegates were present, and The greatest en,husi-
asm prevailed.
Providence, May l6.
Returns nom the election, held here on the
i4th, show the choice or Mr. Burgess, (Nhig.)
for Mayor, and also the entire Wing ticket for
Aldermen, and twenty-one Wings and eight
Democrats TO the Common Council.
ST. LOTS, May Is.
The steamer Iowa. arrived in port yesterday
from New Orleans, with 1853 passengers, among
whom were some so returned Califonians. On
the passage up several cases Of cholera appeared
among the passengers and crew. The Iowa left
New Otleans on the 9th instant.
Nav ORLEANS. Nav IL.
There Yves runor yesterday that news had
reached the city that the soldiers had risen In
Cuab, oyerlhrown the Government, and obliged
the Captain Generalto iy. THIS news was cred
lied yesterday, but 10 now thought to be hum
bug
Providence. r. l., May l2.
josl-The schooner Minerva, Of Hafwich, was
capszed in a squal of Fire Island light, and all
hands, numbering sixteen, were lost. The sea
was running so high that boat could not en-
counter il, and il was found impossible TO get on
sail enough 10 reach the wreck after he had once
passed it under bare poles. The Minerva hoated
for about half an hour, during which time he
could hear The shri.,1s OF the drowning men,
the sounds growing fainter until that of the skip
per's alone was heard, exclaiming, "she is going,
she is going"