Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-14
Heavy DefascatiOn.

Heavy DefascatiOn.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.
The Cashier Of the great foreign Bank
ing House of Brown. Brothers & Co, of
New York, has just been arrested. He
is defalter to the amount of $230,O00,
and Mr.. Comstock, Wall street broker,
is supposed to be concerned with him.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 4.
Tampa Bay and the surrounding coun.
try has been visited with a terrible gale,
which occurred On the lth ul,., destroy
ing all the wharves, sugar crops, orange
groves, custom houses, boats, &c. . ...
CINCINNATI, Oct. 5, 4 Pm.
Gen. Scott will not arrive ill 2 o clock;
the boat is detained below; an immense
crowd is assembled on the wharf, and
much disappointment is manifested. n
PITTsDURGH, Oct. 4, 3P. NJ.
wenty-three inches in the channel;
weather clear and pleasant.
sE New York, Oct. 4.
Judge Conklin, Minister 10 Mexico,
left for Washington; he will leave soon
for Pensacola; Senator Whilcomb is dan
gerously i'll in this city.
OTTAWA Oct. "A riot occurred at
La Sale, between the Irish and Germans
employed upon the Central Railroad on
the South side Of the Illinois river
An attempt was made to arrest the riot
ers, but they resisted the officers. Sher.
iff Goodell, however, called out the mill
lary company from Ottawa, and arrested
twenty seven of the rioters, and arrived
al this place last evening. No resistance
was offered, except tina, one Of the Irish
knocked down one of the military com.
pany, who resented the insult by severe
wound with short sword. - HaWk-
Eye.
HoGs-One of our city packers con.
tracted to-day for 1000 head of Hogs
500 10 be delivered by the 9Th of Nov.
and the remaining 500 by the 20lh of
December, at the following prices: For
such as weighed over 900 lbs, So per
hundred: 900 and as low as 100, S4 rs;
less than $50, 81 SO. This statement we
have from the operator himself, and give
il MS most reliable. -St. Louis Repub.,
7th inst.
The Cincinnati Daily Atlas, Of the 30th
ult., says:
GREEN MEAT.-We heard Of sale,
TO day, Of 10000 green hams, to be cut
from hogs slaughtered between the lst
,.,I ,bo Onib nc this
and delivered at the block at &c. This
is the first transaction that has transpired
this season, and indicates the feelings of
dealers.
Political The Freesoilers Of I'll in
OILS have nominated ID. A. Knowlton Cor
Governor, and Philo Carpenter for Lieut..
Governor, f.. L. Smith. for Auditor, and
Eras.us White, for Secretary of State.
GOVERNMENT ARREsT.--Mr. w. A.
McEwEN, of Cincinnati, was arrested on
Wednesday, on capias issued by the
Circuit Court of the u nited States for the
District of Ohio, to appear at Columbus
on The third Tuesday of October next, to
answer TO an indictment for violation of
an acl Ol IOngTess, Ill al dttHipt W rev.
olu,ionize the Island of Cuba, or settin G
on foot such an expedition. The defend
ant was released on bail of $4,000, by
Hon. JOHN MCLEAN, one of the Judges
of The United States Supreme Court.
PoRK.-'rhe market for pork is open
ing well this fall. Mr.. W. G. Richard
son of this place is now contracting all he
can get on the following terms; 81 so
and $5, dividing on hogs weig hing $50
lbs. This certainly is cheering price.
Free Trader.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIDENT.--
Hiram b. Baber, to be Marshal of the
United States for the district of Missouri,
in the place OF John w. Twitchell, de-
ceased.
Gov. WHITCoMB, OF Indiana, and
Senator in Congress from that State, died
in New York. on the 4,h inst. He had
been i'll for long time.