The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-08
NEWS by TELEGRAPH.
WAsnlNanoE, April %.

this country and MeAlcoThn' tduinn hEafesstoh
Congress, il will be remembered snsf session fall
ed TO allow appropriations asked ey 'he war PC
mrtrnent Tor this duty. and i consequently Inns
not been performed. Mexico now requests us
10 rniity ,he Tehuan,epee treaty. Mr. Webster
nrobably hns,ened hisarrival here n consequence
| of this difficulty The President, 4 he deems
| The matter Of sufficient Importance. may order
| the troops to be paid out OF the secret service
| fund.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3d.
| Tho FIRE nj Ioneadae on Friday night, des.
truyed about 40 buildings in the business part OIL
the town. Loss estimated At Sl5O,ouo
| Bishop Mead Of Virgins, was. at last dates,
| lying dangerously i'll.
S,i.rM, April &C.
| By the bargue Argentine, which arrived here
this afternoon. We have advices from Bnenos
| Ayrcs to March 81 The resignation d Rpsas
had assumed dlsquieting prominence The
| people of the Buenos Ayree confederation. OF
which he is the director, protest much against
his resignation.
The opinion in well informed circles in Rio
] il that there will be war between Buenos Ayres
and Brazil, and that provisions are making Tor
snch nm event. The Brazilian government had
issued It's Treasury warrants for 81 100000
DAsviL.r. n. Y. April o..
ODDS, Church in this place were assembling the
church was struck BY lightning, the fluid pass
ing dowa through the s'reple and root One
man was killed and eight Others were injured,
| none of them seriously however The steeple
| was shattered TO pieces, some OF the Pews we'e
torn; and the building was otherwise injured.
NEWS BY THE NIAGARA.
BosroS, May !.
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church is widening The Bishop OF Exeter pro-
poses the conyening Of diocesan syrod. The
Gorham question is al the bottom OF the difficult
ty.
Lady Franklin is again fitting out the "prince
Albert tor voyage 10 the Arctic Seas, IN seafch
OF the missing expedition,
FRascE The Monreur publishes decree
convnkinq the Council General OF Vaniear, for
the 5th OF Nav, to deliberate on the expt diency
OF admitting madden free Of dn'y.
The Assembly has granted 100000 francs 10
celebrate the anniversary OF the Republic
pRussIA-The Berlin ministerial paper states
tina, besides England and France, Russla too,
has demonstrated againstfhe Austrian annexation
scheme Russia has likewise decided, that all
the German States should accede 10 the Frank
for, Diet Rnmors OF ministerial change are
rite in Berlin.
BERLIN, April i6,h-The Topper Chamber has
rejected the ministerial bill of Austria
II is stated tina, the Austrian Government i
influenced to accede 10 The Frankfort Dief.
Prince Schwar,zenburg is opposed 10 the con-
tinuance of the Dresden Conference.
There is defici, in the finances for the year,
The Emperor had granted an amnesty 10 seven
political prisoners
The Government has demanded from. Sardinia
passage for its troops, in case OF rupture IN
France
TurKsy.-The Austrian Ambassador has re-
ceived the assurance that kossn'h, Ba'hyany.
Masine. and two others. shall be detained a, kut
AVA the other ius,ises, some sixty, will be re-
leased
E5srov, May /.
The letter from Daniel Webster TO the Board
OF Aldermen. in reply TO their invitation for him
TO speak a, Faneuil Hall, was read to the Board
this afternoon. ]. is as follows:
GENTLEMEN: Ihase received the letter which
you did me the honor 10 place in my hands yes
,erla,. and have to say. ina; il is not nv purpose
TO address my fellow-ctizens IN Faneuti Hall do
ring my presentvisil 10 Boston.
have the honor TO be. very respectfully. your
obedient servant, DANIEL. WEBSTER.
Samuel E. Sewall, the Free-soiler candidate
for Congress in the Second District, has written
a letter declining to be a candidate al the next
Trial. which takes place on the Goth May, and
recommending Ramtoui, the Democratic candl-
date, who, he says, has borne 50 noble t"si-
mony against the fugitive slave law. lie says
ssthat the Free-soilers should unite 10 support OF
man upon whom they can rely. for his zeal and
ability in urging the repeal Of That law"
New ORLEANS, Nav ST
Ohio flour dull at 81 10 81 IS. Corn 80 10
55c for mixed and prime white. Mess Pork
small sales at Sl4 GA 10 4 IA -.
Gen. Scott left at o'clock this morning by
steamship Union, for New York had an inter
es,ng interview Yesterday with Gov. Walker,
and several old soldiers who defended New o.
leans in the last war, which highly grati'ied The
veterans
Books opened for subscriptions to the New
Orleans and Jackson Railroad-s,rong prospect
of success Spring uncommony backward;
weather unusually cold for the season.
WASHINGTON, Mayo.
Another Misunderstanding occurred Yesterday
between Lieut.. Nicholson, of the Navy. and
Capt. Schambourg, late ofihe army; il ended IN
Nicholson Gaming Schambourg, and callenge
is confidently expected.
The National Intelligencer has information
fIom Georgia 10 the effect that the Honorable
Alex. Stevens, Wing representative TO Congress
from Eleventh district declines being candi-
date and recommends the Union men Of his par
~ to rally in support of the Honorable Howell
Cobb. Democratic Speaker OF the House during
las, Congress The Inteligencer expresses
much pleasure at this evidence of fraternlzaiion
on the par, of leading men of the old parties OF
Georgia, on the grea, platform of Union
New YORK, May @
Flour hrmer. blu, unchanged; sales 5000 bbls
at 81 10 to a 25 for common 10 straight state;
Michigan and Ohio 81 IS 10 SO. Wheat de-
clined, with sales POGO bushels prime Genessee
at q id, Ohio 95c 10 81. Rye firm; sa'es 5000
bushels at q, 10 66c. Corn steady; 40, 900 bush
els sold at 81 to 6a4c for round, yellow ind west
ern mixed. Pork improving; sales 600 bbls ot
SIS 25 to IS so for new mess, Ia % 10 II 80
old mess. old Prime held nj s,l2 80, new prime
t3 so. Cut meats qniet; hams GO; shoulders &c.
Lard again better; sales Ia bbls 81 to lOc. But
ter firm and in good demand at Is to l7c.--
Coffee, at auction this morning, sales 1900 bags
Rio were offered, 200 went n' at 9lc; the sale
was stopped by owners for better prices at PR
vate sale Whisky quiet al 23l for prison.