The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-03-16
WHOLE NUMBER 652
BY TELEGRAPH.
ARRIVAL or THE NASHVILLE.
New YoRK. March 6.

The steamer Nashville from, ,Havre arriv
ed yesterday,
LIVERPOOL, l5th-Flour moved at about
Is decline; wheat closed at about last week.
rates.
LONDON, l5th--American -four Is lower
barley, oats and other grain fiat and low
err
The Nashville brings London dates t.
the 18th. Off Portsmouth she passed
| through the English fleet which was to sal
to the seat of war.
The preparation for the Eastern war i:
still active. 1t is stated that in addition t
the steamers already taken it was decides
to take the remainder of the Cunard steam
ers as fast as they arrive, leaving the Com
pany to carry the mails in the smaller steam
ers.
Many East India sailing ships have also
been taken by the Admiralty to carry stores
troops, &c. At all the naval stations tht
preparations are on stupendous scale
The Baltic feet of Sc ships, chiefly Of the
line, and powerful steam frigates, was to as
semble in the Downs on the 9th, where j,
would be joined by 10 French vessels, chief
| ly of so and 100 guns each. The whole
fleet which was to be uuder the direction
Of Sir Charles Napier, is intended for op
erations against st. Petersburg. The
steamer Hecla has already left for the Bal
tic to make surveys and soundings.
Rumors of peace however were still iI
circulation.
The Paris correspondent Of the Time.
mention rumors of fresh negotiations, AM
hopes are generally entertained that they
would be successful.
In the House Of Lords, on the l4th,
long debate on the eastern question tool
place. Nothing new was ELECTED.
In Paris, on the l4th. the French fun
fell considerably, owing to unfayorable new
from ST. Petersburgh.
The steamer Great Britain arrived from
Australia, with 1860, 200 of gold on freight
Advices from Asia state that Schamy
was pushing forward his arrangements witt
great energy.
The First Battalion of the Cold Stream
Guards marched through Condor on tn,
l4th on their way to Chester, prior to thei
embarkation to the Mediterranean, and wer'
received by the people with extraordinary de
monstration of enthusiasm
The autograph letter from the Empero
| NdpoieoH " tIC SLdf PfopOstS tieuNf Y
peace on the basis of the Vienna note mod
flied by Turkey, and that regulations take
place direct between the Russian and Tur
kish ambassadors. The French squadron
under Admiral Benat was to take on boar
1900 troops and proceed to Toulon to joil
the English squadron awaiting them there
to take on board 400 more troops, whel
both squadron were to sail for the Sevant.
Nothing from Kalafat.
On all the dock yards and arsenels o
France, the greatest activity prevails. w,
have copy Of the autograph letter, address
sed by Napoleon to the Gear, the receipt 0
which at st. Petersburg must have brough
the long agitated eastern question to cri
sis. Spirited debates on the subject il
question had taken place in the British Par
I Lament.
! Money market returned its easy charac
ter. The English funds were pretty firm
little affected by the war-like prepara
tons. Consols being last quoted 9llk
MILWAUKEE, March 7.
Riot and bloodshed this afternoon at q
bout four O'Clock. An election fight too
place at the First poll in this city, arising
out of the challenging of German by Al
/ Irishman. Resulted in riot in whicl
hundreds participated. Germuns and Iris
fought a close fight for short time
Shortly the Irishmen began to throw stone
bricks, Sc,
/ The Germans fled to the buildings in the
ncighborhood, whose windows were broker
by tine missiles,
/ Sheriff Page was badly hurt, and doze
i l-,l
wounded severely. Blood flowing freely
There is rumor that two men, a Germa
and an Irishman, were killed but we can
not ascertain the truth 1t is probably no
so.
/ Byron Kilbourn, the regularly nominate
Democratic candidate, elected Mayor by
m majority, probably of 800.
DETROIT, March 6.
The city charter election took place to
day, and has resulted in the election of o
M. HYDE, the whg candidate, by majorit,
of about 1900. All the whig ticket is electe
except Police Justice, and six Of the egh
wards have gone whig by decided majori
ties.
| WASHINGTON, March 6.
The block of stone which the Pope sent a
contribution to the Washington monumen
was smashe,lto pieces by some unknown per
son last night.
The Homestead bill was reported in th'
House this afternoon. A motion was mad
by Mr. Good. OF Va, to lay it on the table il
order to get q test vote. Motion lost, 60 t,
| 76
Thos. Devin Reilly, the Irish exile, died II
this city last evening. HIS had been sicl
several days.
CHARLESTON, March 5.
! The steamer Corwin arrived to-day from
| Havana with dispatches for Washington
detailing the seizure of the steamer Blacl
Warrior and the schooner Jno. r. Giddings
| for infringement ofrevenue laws. The Cap
tain and crew OF the Black Warrior abandon
ed her. and went on board steamer Fulton
| A body of 500 civil guards are formed a
Havana. Dates from Havana are to tht
lst.
New YORK, Feb. 6.
Considerable excitement was caused IL
the Park yesterday, where Mr.. Orr, alla'
Gabriel was preaching to the multitude
An allusion to Catholicism led to nigh
between the IRISH and Americans, in which
one man was badly beaten. The Police
intertered and made several arrests. Mr.
West, street preacher, also held torti
to large crowd in lot up town, bu
being attended by detachments of the
guard Of liberty suffered no interfer
eNcp,