The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-10
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Arrival OF the Africa.

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Arrival OF the Africa.
New YORK, Nov. 8.
The Africa has arrived All breadstufis
advanced. Western canal, 30s.; Ohio 36s.;
corn advanced ono shilling six pence.
CoNsTANrIsopLr, Oct, 10.
The combined fleets have notyet entered
the Dardanels. but are momently expected,
the iieet is not to enter the Black Sea,
except On the hostile advance of the Rus
sans.
Hastiuties are expected 70 commence On
tho Goth. Both armies continue to make
active preparations.
Abdel Kader has been offered the COM
mand of the Turkish army, but awaits
permission from the French Govern
ment.
The Turks are voluntarily pouring I'M
mense treasure into the Treasures.
Omar's summons to the Russians has
been published. Its temperate and manly.
Gortschakoff's reply is short and boor-
ish.
The ships had gone into harbor for winter
quarters, and were then ordered 10 prepare
tor sea.
St. Petersburg dispatches state that prep
arations were proceeding rapidly. the en-
peror had returned from Berlin on the 18th.
Five hundred ships were lying at Odessa,
loading corn.
The steamer Illinois sailed, this P. II.
for Aspinwall, and the prometh u for San
Juan. They take out about 1900 passen-
gers.
The screw steamer Glasgow this morn
ing sailed for Glasgow, with - passen-
gers.
In the Supreme Court this morning, Yam
kee Sullivan was summoned to take his trial
before the court OF Massachusetts for prize
fighting in that State, and was delivered
over to Sheriff VIM. Myer for that purpose.
Process is also out for the arrest Of Morris
sey, but he is said 10 have taken passage for
England.
Maryland Election.
BALTMoRE, Nov. ,.
In the Tenth, Eleventh and Seventeenth
Wards of Baltimore, the majority for Lyon,
Democrat, for governor, Is 329--a Wing
gain since last year Of 20I Walsh, indie
pendent, for Congress, gains in the same
wards 37o
|, is reported that Wethered, Wing,
for Congress, gains largely in Baltimore
county.
In the Third Congressional District, the
Second, Third and Sixth Wards Of this city
give Preston, Independent. 1915; Van
SAINT, Dem, l,asl-a gain for Preston Of
367.
In the Fourth District. the Eleventh,
Tenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards
give May, Dem, for Congress, l49 majority
over Walsh, Independent Wing gain Of
5Sl for Walsh.
The generaiimpression is that the Maine
Law Ticket for the Legislature is elected
In seven wards, Lyon, dem, for Cover
nor, has LILO majority. Pierce's majority
in the same wards was ! ,553.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3--P. NJ.
1t is impossible to Get full returns to-
night
The general impression is, that the State
Democratic ticket has about 800 majority in
the city.
The Maine Law Assembly ticket Is prob
ably chosen
Preston independently is supposed to be
elected to Congress, in the Third District.
The vote is close between Walsh and
Nav, in the Fourth Distict
The returns from Frederick County ind
cate that Thomas has 400 majority in the
county, over Hamilton, [democrat,) for
Congress.
BUFFALO, Nov. b.
Rumors are current ofthe failure Of a prom
| inent forwarding and commission house or
the Dock. Their liabilities are said to be
large.
WASHINGTON, Nov 3.
The Washington Union copies portion
| of Senator Cooley's speech, and denounces
| IT, In continuation, the Union eulogizes
I the President, and dilntes on his dauntIcss
4 courege during the Mexican war. and con-
cludes by pronouncing Cooley's charges Us
/ UNANIMOUSLY false and slanderous. The
| Union also publishes j. Van Burcn's Fan
/ nuel Hall speech, prefaced by long ac.
count OF his services with the democratic
party, and the consistent support given by
| him to the Administration.
/ New YORK, Oct 81.
| The grain Store houses at the Atlantic
I Dock, Brooklyn occupied by Portland &
/ Sons, was burnt yesterday with 70 or 81, O0O
Z UusHtis "itdt anu IblH. AOltit IbsS Sh.pOp'
/ Grain insured.
| The Express train on the Hudson River
| Railroad ran off the track Saturday evening
at Yonkers, through the carelessness of the
switch tender. When the accident occur,
red the train was going 40 miles an hour.
The Engineer saw the Switch misplaced and
reversed the engine, and Jumped or follow
ed by the fireman. Damage about $4,000,
No lives lost
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3,
New Orleans papr5 of Friday are re-
ceived. Advices from Mexico state that
Gen. Gibson, our Minister, was getting
along very smoothly with Saua Anna, and
that it had been agreed between them that
neither American or Mexican troops will
occupy the Messilla Valley while negotu-
tons are pending.
PlTTsEUE6, Oct. %.
Last evening bloody riot occurred three
miles east of Washington A party Of Con-
naught Irish were passing along tie National
Road to work on the Hempfeld Railway,
aud were attacked by the hands on section
twenty-nine, of the latter road, who were
Corkonians. Two men had their skulls
broken and We're otherwise injured. One
of them is not expected to live, The mill
tary were called out, and fifty arrests were
made to-day. The prisoners are now under