The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-31
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
New YoRK. July %,

80. AS"ht Susy so
The steamer America, from Liverpool, with
dates to the i2th inst, arrived At Halifax yes,er-
day,P M. Among her passengers is the Bishop
Of Nova Scotia. She experienced head winds tn
entire route.
IRELANp..-There are reports from the country
Of the temperance Of tho Po,atoe rot 10 small
extent.
FsaNcE.-The report Of the committee OF re-
vision Of The constitution has been presented,
which is strongly in favor of revision, and isro-
markable for ils strict impartiality and candor.-
General Fadier will propose motion for elect
ing Constituent Assembly by universal suf-
fragc. The debate on the report Of NJ. De Toe.
queville takes place on The l4th inst
The Council Of State, BY vote of to 0, have
settled the responsibility Of the Executive power
in conformity with the Constitution, provision
Of which renders it high treason to subvert the
45th article of the constitution.
lNDErEspENcE, July "a.
The Santa Fc mail reached here yesterday
Near the Point of Rocks, the mail carriers were
ed by Indians, but suffered no injury.
The Territorial Judges, with few traders,
had arrived in Santa Fee.
The health of For, Sumner, with the exception
Of three cases Of cholera among the soldiers, was
remarkably good Col. Summers command
took the Bent Fort routc--somo of the troops still
sick. Trains on, getting along pretty well, with
little sickness among them. Aubrey and hands,
who were sick, are now well. Three Pawnee
Indians died July Is, a, Bull Creek.
No sickness at this poin, now. Two deaths
of cholera at Kansas yesterday.
New ORLEANS, July IS.
Col Hunt and J. N. Marks, opposing wing
candidates for Congress, have both Withdrawn
from the canvass.
Theatre and several other buildiug.<
Galveston dates to the llih inst, have been
received. The Indians and Mexicans were COM
hitting depredations on the Rio Graude FROM
tier.
Alex C. Bulliu has been nominated as the
Wing candidate for Congress.
The parties OF the recent duel have returned
to the CITY. Dr. Hunt entered bail this morning
for ten thousand dollars.
New YoRK, July 10.
The proposed plan for settlement Of the diff
culties between the two branches Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church has failed.
Private letters from Constantinople, received
in this city, announce that Kossuth has resolved
to remainin Europe. The noble Hungarian ex-
presses the deepest gratitude 10 the United States
Government for the exertions made in his behalf.
BasroN, July 10.
Thompson, the Dorchester and Milton Bank
robber, has been committed in de(aul, OF S35 ,O00
bail.
VERSAILLES, KY, July 49,
Our village to-day has been the scene Of an
awful tragedy. 81. Clair ]. Bnford, OF this coun.
ty, in rencontre with Geo. w. C.rter, former
Sheriff, was killed, aud Carter was so injured that
he is not expected TO survive. Carter was, in
the morning, horribly mutiiated and beaten with
stick, and so disabled that he was taken TO his
room; and both being summoned in the afternoon
at the Court House for trial, Buford appeared be-
fore the Court. In the afternoon the parties met,
when C .r,er drew pistol and sho, Buford dead
on the spot.