The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-10
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Ealr, Pa, April |

A s2ir, Pa, April !. n
4 de,truc,iye Dire occurre 4 The mosning ihs
following buildings were destroyed: w. II.
Ric,,e,. Is job ns,ons, N. Murphy, W. n. Lewis |;
he Earle Tavern, Browns Hotel; Joseph H.
Williams, Broker and Exchange otce w. h.
Know,on's Jewelry ore; O'Rieliy's Telegraph
Office; w. II. Harris saloon; G. d. hleln's Tai
lor; ] ". Jnstices' Clo.h,rr. Il - not known
how the FIRE originated, nor the am unit OF loss
or insurance.
IIARRiseuIGH, April l..
Daniel Webeser viii, be received this evening.
ia the Hall Of Representative, ~ the Governor
and members. .,,
Indictments agains, Wright, Scott, Hayesand
others, who we're concerned III the rescue o. tnc
fugitive slave Shadrack, we're READ IN the =. >.
District Court, by Judge Sprague, this mornings;
,he indie tneni against Wright contains y counts
The trial is fixed for this day weeks.
oswIso, N. Y, April.
Vessels are arriving aud departing for Upper
Locks, through the wellington Canal, at this
point; this u the hest evidence that II v not
closed 10 american vessels.
NEw YoRk, Apnll
Flour, holders al Western have submitted 10
n decline Of &c. Sales GOO bbs NJ ~, 80 4,68
FOR Michigan and Indiana Whca, dull, sales
1900 bushels Ganesee on private terms. Rye
Corn tirn,, II 900 bushels al 81 u &c. for yellow
Pork closes with more hrmness than it opened;
old mess 8 2,25, prime $lO,25.
Bosros, April ;.
By an arrival at New Bedford, We have adj
vices from ST. Helena TO February. There were
then seven slave vessels in port condemned, and
o AL th sIa nd - IN
were daily expected.
Late accounts had been received a. 81. Helena
from The Cape OF Good Hope. The ksffrc war
was stll raging to fearful extent. The Gov
ernor. Sir Harry Smith, was in q fort surrounded
nv 5000 Kaffrea, and entirely cut of from escape.
He has " it'll him in the tort ahou, 500 English
soldier. scantily sui Piled viii provisions, and
unless speedily reinforced, the the Governor
will fall victim. 1t was expected that the regi-
men, at ST. Helena would be ordered immediate
II 10 the Cape OF Good Hope.
The Legislature, yesterday, after one ballot,
postponed the further hallo,iag for z. 5. Senator
ill the 18th inst.
ToRosro, April LIST.
Las, night, George Thompson lectured upon
slavery, and was enthusiastically received by
large audience. He de cribed the press Of the
uai,ed States, thai supported slavery, as the
most degraded literature in the world. He sad
he could not understand the religion OF America,
where the bible is withheld from 5000, 600
slaves, and where &c, 900 ministers nearly ali Get
the laws Of the U. s. above the laws Of God.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
Ngw YoEK, April 3--i04 P. NJ.
The Baltic reached her dock a, quarter past
nine O'Clock r. NJ. She brings Liverpool dates 10
the 22d, London TO the 2lsi, and Paris to the
Goth ui and hae Fifty passengers.
Cotton has advanced Ia. Sales for the week
amount to az, 800 bales
The Liverpool markets show q better demand
or breadstufs, but provisions are less active and
declining.
The Manchester market is without change.
American stocks remain aslast noticed.
Consois closed st 96s and SCI
The Cambria arrived out on Friday evening,
the 2ist. The political news is generally uninter.
esting. The English Ministry are still in an I'M
certain state.
There is nothing IRON the Continen, Of impor.
lance.