Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
NrmYoRx. Dec. 81.

! The Police Yesterday arrested Twelve con-
v;cts on board the ship Pocahontas, Is she
was coming up the bay from Antwerp
where they had been shipped by the Bel
| r;an government. They were taken
before Judge Bebee who ordered them to
tbe locked up in the Tombs until provision
could be made for their conveyance back to
Belgium.
The America has not been signalied 1t
Halifax, nor the Sarah Sands at Portland,
nor the Washington at this port.
| The jury in the ease OF Sheiten vs. Fuller
of the Evening Mirror, for libel, have brought
in d verdict for plaintiff, and assessed the
damages at $4,000.
| The ship SIS. Patrick, which lett Liver.
pool on the 10th ult., with .iour hundred
passengers for this port, is ashore at Bar.
negat. The.passengers are all saved and
four loads of them have arrived here. The
/ st. Patrick was insured for $4,000. The
insurance on the cargo, which is full one,
has vat been ascertained She went
ashore at six o'clock on Wednesday even
ing, two miles s. Of Barnega,, the weather
being very foggy at the time. It's thought
| the vessel will prove total loss. A por-
ton Of the cargo has been thrown over
! board.
| The Tribune Of this morning states III at
the entire Russian loan OF S50.o0O.00o ru-
bles has been taken by the st. Petersburg
house of Steirhnitz at 80, and that i was
selling actively in ST. Petereb,,rgh at 81
The same paper says that late dates from
st. Dimingo, state that the u. s. Ambas-
sador was endeavoring to cancel the treaty
lately concluded with the Domnicians
with reference to the port Of Sardin.
WAsHiScroS, Dec. 81.
! SEsArs.-Nr. Sumner offered a resolu-
ton directing the committee OF Foreign Al
| fairs to consider the expediency of extend
| ing the mediation Of the u. 5. to the gov
ernments Of Great Britain, France, Turkey
and Russia, in the hope OF etfecting recon
citation of their existing difficulties.
| DIR. Jones, ST Tenn, submitted resolu-
ton asking the Postmaster General to in
| form the Senate whether 4 contract had
!. been made for carrying the mail from Cairo,
| Ill. to New Orleans, La, as directed BY the
act of last session. II not, why!
/ After short executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. vansant, of Nd, introduced
bill for regulating the right Of suffrage II
! the territories Of the U. s.
| The Judiciary Committee was instructed
to inquire whether further legislation was
necessary for the protection of the officers
ofthe United States engaged in the execu-
ton of the laws.
| Memorials are in circulation in this city,
praying Congress TO empower the President
to otter the meditation of this government
between the beligerent powers Of Europe.
| A mass meeting Of the laboring classes
was held in the Park this P. NJ, praying
the city government to urge forward the
public works. and thereby give employing mt
to large number doing nothing. The at
tendance was large.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 81.
Justice.Black, Of the Supreme Court. gave
a decision to day in several cases or'glnat-
ling in Allegheny Co., where one Alderman
4 had fined different tavern keepers $50 each
for selling liquor on the Sabbath. The de,
PENDANTS claimed the right of trial by jury
denying the Jurisdiction. The. judge affirm
ed the decision of the Alderman, and sale
such cases were suits at common law. but
criminal proceedings under the special act
All the other Judges agreed with the decs'
ion except Judge Leach.
/ MICHIGAN CRY, Dec. 81.
/ The Lake House WAS entirely destroyed
BY fire this morning. Loss about 5000
4 House and furniture insured for S25o0.-
/ There were also some other adjoining
buildings burned. Loss not large.
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