The Davenport gazette., 1851-07-03
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
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The steamer Arctic, from Liverpool with date.
10 the lth inst, arrived yesterday afternoon, Will
o. passengers. She experienced fresh westerly
winds during the whole passage.
/ The accounts from the manufacturing district.
are more favorable.
failure was announced by last steamer, are iron
Coco 900 to ,e300,000.
/ Mcssrs. Finch have also failed; liabilities
| El80,000.
Observation-Disclosures had adjourned for the
Whitsuntde holidays.
$4,000 daily, the price OF admission being on
shilling.
The Dublin and Galway Railroad will be open
ed on the lst August.
! The crops in England and Ireland promise
abundanily, but the season is rather backward.
The Committee OF India Steam Navigation hay'
reported against the Panama and in favor OF thu
Cape Of Good Hope route.
! Accounts from Hamburg state that collision
had taken place between party OF sailors ant
the Austrian troops; six lives were lost and ;
number wounded.
| Accounts from Amsterdam represent trade al
stagnant.
/ FRAScE.-A committee had been charged " i'll
the duty ofreporting upon the subject Of divi-
sion Of the constitution, It embraces nine in fayol
OF revision, and SIX ag,inst it.
| NJ. Lamar,ine has made powerful speech il
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nation by universal suffrage vote.
The President IS about to make another Journey
through the provinces, whele his popularity is
not increasing
The trade accounts from Paris are satisfactory
PoRTuGAL.-It is rumored that Soldanha is IA.
| pidly becoming unpopular with the army.
The French fleet had arrived 10 the Tagus.
SpAIS.--A new levy Of 5000 men was about
being made TO enable the government to interfere
in the affairs of Portugal.
CoMaERcIaL-BreadstniFs in all the English
markets have advanced since the sailirg OF ths
Niagara. Wheat at Liverpool was Id tood high
er. Coin Cd higher; large sales yellow at &c
to SIS Cd; white 80 TO 33s. Beans are i:
higher.
NoGFoLg, June %.
The President, Secretary of The Interior, and
Post Master General arrived at Old Point Com,
tort to-day. The COMMITTEES from the city inyit-
ing him to visit this place, waited upon him TO-
day
EosroN, June g.
There is mneh excitement in the city in conse-
quence or report that officers here to arrest
number of lugitiyes residing near Charlestown.
Nrw YoRg, June o.
Mrs. Mowatt is expected in the Pacific, which
sails from Liverpool on the 9th July.
4 large number or Hungarian refugees have
united with number OF Schleswg lIols.eniers
TO emigrate TO the United States, to form acolony
IN Iowa.
LANCASTER, Pa. June 25.
The Wing State Convention assembled to-day.
The Honorable James Holllcks was nominated
10 the Supreme Bench, but declined, as dill sever
al other nominees by letter or proxy. After pre-
iIninary business the following resolution was
adopted.
Bcsolred, That the adjustment measures shall
be faithfully observed and respected BY the
Wings.
After sundry balIotings for Canal Commission
er, Mr. John Strohm, OF Lancaster, was declared
duly elected.
A call being made for Mr. Sttohm, he appear
ed and returned thanks in brief speech.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
Judge OF the Supreme Court; the whole number
Of votes polled was l2a; necessary 10 choice, GO;
upon reading the names Of those who voted for
the respective candidates in nomination, some
confusion ensued owing TO the vote Of Mr.. Bill
lngs being recorded for Jessup and no, for Cham
5ers, for whom he alleged he had voted the trick
dent ordered his vote TO be change for Chambers,
whereupon Mr.. Coulon withdrew, and Messrs.
Connally and Chambers were declared elected.
New foRE, juno %.
The brig Dolphin arrived yesterday, from a
cruise round the world; she has been out thirty
nine months.
1t is stated that the agents Of the Mexican
Government have arrived in this country with full
power to sell the Provinces OF Sonora and Lower
California and chihuahua condtionally.
Later adyices from Bermuda represent the
drought as very severe; the potatoe crops, not
withstanding, were without parallel in produe-
tiyeness, aud large quantities were being shipped
to the United States.
A fire broke out at Tor. H., last night, in the
dry goods store of L. u. Opie, which was destroy
ed; his furniture was saved.
MEMrHIs, June 25
Hon. Spencer Jasnagin died last night Of cho-
lera. There is considerable sickness in the city,
but not much cholera.
"a project is on foot in Iowa and Missouri to
build a railroad intended as an opposition 10 the
Illinois Central road, and its projectors fondly