The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-06

NEW YORK, Feb. %
The G ,.liEs steamer Baltic arrived 49,
FLOCK ~. DAY, making the passage in ,wei.. : o
SIC brings W passengers and Liverpool d,' S. :
llic 9th. sa@s %
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Inpoliilcs, both English and c ,n,ine,,,l :,
is nothing 10 disturb tho quiet. 'Ae's
The English Parliament, assembled on Il. +,
The Queen opened il in person. '"e s'A
Lord Js',n Russell had introduced II.
ures ON the Papal question. They are y. ", 's'"
ciialng. aud were wei received y sol
Tao Collins amer Pacific arrived M,
81. She lett New York on The o.d Of J." :" w
and was " da, 9 q. The passage. ''"us9
The .7ua1iic had not arrived At l;von,
when the Raltic left. '"e'p'd
The British Government propose 10 m,,. !,
the acts Of the Roman Catholic Bsb.ns "a"s W
official capacity Illegal, and 10 declare H. 'asH
eriy ksgucathed 10 them for oilicini nu,l rY'
forfeited 10 The crown; also 10 proven, f nNi
sumption of any title belonging 70 ,he iaa ae "
Diocese or any place in the United K;s1saa
No mention Il The Colonie. was ,sa .,s"s ;.M
Qncen's speech, and the omission eauss1 ' ..a
surprise. ''1s
TIE Prcsidcn, Of France has lollovca \, j.
application for an additional sum Of TO- O0, +. .. ~
The bill was ordered To be printed and - .Ass
There was strong opposition 10 the Gran, ,'"'''
BY the Latest accounts !, appears ,ba, Il. III.
weight Of Legislative influence is 10 ~ nsaI oa
gainst Tie President. s'u.
The Austrians IRE prepared 10 oecu,, y
Creau with 1900 troops. ~
The new Governor Of llolslein M. nnb,;.l.,
proclamation 70 the inhabitants Of m. Dn.hs
atolshnr the fundamental laws Of ;esa T" nv
De, is dissolved. A"s
Nrw YasK, Feb g,
The gre.t meeting o! the Nslona, T,un.,
ance Society held last evening a, Tnpl,r H,M
Mas crowded deusely. -
Gen. Houston addressed The meeting and Va,
received with raiturons applause.
Gen. Fooie was also enthusiastically rer,r.d
By . sIea, gathering of,he Democracy ii Tam.
many Hail.
casnse's birth night ball went OF in fla. ,,,h
last night, md was brilliantly attended.
Gen. Houston Is receiving bis New Yot
| friends in great numbers al the CITY Hall.
Justice Laihror decided Yesterday 10 issue
warrant for the arrest Of Ray Tompkin, II. a.
ianiting broser, on the complaint Of BENJAMIN
Nathans, charging him with obtaining on Lls
rre,ences 100 shares OF the farmers Loan ,Da
Tust Company from. compl inans Mr.. Taun
! kins will enter on his defence this afternoon
! WASHINGTON, Feb. "a
Messrs. Sanley and Inge went on, 70 Ggll,
/ duel this morning at ~ o'clock somewhere b.
]. yond the District I.ii.e. Mr.. Stanley was Accom-
| panied By Wm. Cos, Johnson OF Manlana 4
his friend and Mr.. Iage By Mr. Albert 6 Bros,
and Jefferson Davis Of U. S. s. Ssot. were Il
changed, when through the interference Of he
seconds, mutual understanding was ensr.lu
10. No one was hurt, and the Fortunate 'efma.
alton Of the affair gives unalioyed satisfaction
The Pfesidents message ha, been referred b
the Judiciary COMMITTEES in the Senate. They
will probably report against any further lssi,h.
| lation this session.
| In The House, the French Spoil rtion Bill and
several other subjects were discussed; anon:
which we're the compensation aud mileage.
! The attempt oil Mr. fhruix 10 introduce IN
amendment 10 tile BILL fer ths appropriation 70,
the Philadelphia Min, totally failed. ltwrds.
cided out Of order.
Feb. D.
Important dispatches have been received 4
1.-The Department OF s ate from Brazil
Anderson was yesterday reelected Mayor d
Georgetown.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
The following Canssls were confirmed BY ih
Senate: David X. Offender Of Pennsylvania, cs
Pseo del Noiie; Oliver Ellsworth Of Conn, i'i
the Rio Granie, Brazil; Edward 1. Hopkins '
W., for Paraguay.
M,ssrs. Clarke and Hale in the Senate p''sen.
ed petitions for the repeal oi the Fugitive 81"
Law.
Two private bills were passed. ~
Mr.. Jefferson Davis moved 10 iassup ihs bli
to found military asylum, for wounded ana dn'
abied soldiers, which, after being read aid s''sa'
" amended, Was ensrosssd.
YrrA CRY, Dec ler 1850
| From tho inss reports upon The head.wslen q
Feather River, snow has fallen 10 The t.p,h
i2 or ID ieei, aud cold 50 Intense, tina! s'gaeea
gu, OF party OF nineteen men frozs to dsan d, "a
one night, and sixty or seventy muls lns
snow fell SO rapidly that the wood was coSsfea,
and they were obliget, 10 burn their CABIN i0kep
from freezing; bn, ever tina, did not save 'hen,
h 10 known that over two hundred men hsen'
manned upon the North Fork with the de'e'ula'
niion Of win'ering there, and fea.sa'c nov en'.'
tancd thar they will all perish