The daily Gate City., 1855-10-12

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g Gov. Shannon in letter to Samuel
1edary denies that he said ANYTHING in his
Westport speech respecting slavery in Kansas
and that the report Of his speech is wholly
false. We are glad If il is SO. but if so, he
has been grossly misrepresented, and the re-
port was go we'll authenticated and from so
many sources that his friends at home gener-
ally supposed it TO be true the Cleveland
Piaindealer, an out and out Pierce partixan
sheet. eonfessing It's full belief in the fact.
ana censuring him severely therefor. But
whether he did in fact say what is reported
or not, is purely question of veracity be-
tween himself and others, for the Missouri
Democrat, in an article which We copied OH
wednesday morning, says that the steno-
grapher who took down the report for the pa
per declares he reported ii word for word as
itfeli from the Governors lips. Other pa
pers IN that quarter made the same report,
substantially. The denial of the language
attributed to the Governor which the CORES
pondent of the st. Louis Republican volun
teered' related to another speech. at Shawnee
Mission.
II may be remembered that some time
hnce what was believed to be human foot
print was discovered in the sandstone quar-
RES OF Portland. at the depth of one hun
ared feet below the surface, thus carving
back the existence of the human race on this
globe beyond the period which some think
the Bible account can be reconeiled with.
TFot. Sslhman has examined the specimen,
and SAYS it is not footprint of either brute
or human. but merely "a rude resemblance
caused by an accidental curvature in the ma.
terial Of the rock The specimens found in
'ne sandstone of New England, instead Of
oe'ng OF anything like that dubious cbarac.
ter IN appearance, the Professor saYs. pre-
s'rve the artieaiations of the feet, the deli
ie corrugations Of the skin, and even the
nails at the ends Of the toes.
~ IL Is sixty years ago since Com. Stew
art entered the navy as Lieutenant. Fifty
years ago ne was appointed Captain. Ii was
lom Stewart who took the Cvane and Le-
vant from the British. and his career with ,he
constitution is one Of the most remarkable
events IN our naval history He desires
now 10 be placed on the retired list. not that
ne wishes 70 escape the service, but because
ne says he wants 10 give the young fellows
chance.
IScoScRrors FKLiefrATIoN. THE Arch
o'sher of Paris publicly congratulated the
Emperor on his triumphs in the Cri,nea. and
travelled out Of the record" far enough Ia
add his Fluctuations that Heaven had granted
him the additional Joy afforded bv the "ip-
ferest.ng situation " Of his Empress.
% At the urgent solicitation Of friends
Judge Trumbull has consented 10 follow
'aage Douglass IN his political perigrina.
uohs' ana to reply to his arguments. II,
has requested Of the ''little giant" the priv.
Aege OF accompanying and replying TO him
on the ground, but ne is little too smart te
give hls consent to such an arrangement.
eT Geo. ". Hopkins, of Virginia. ha,
been appointed Chief Justice Of the T.. s
Circuit Court for the District Of Columbia
70 hll the vaceney oceasioned by the death O
Judge Cranch. Mr.. Hopkins was Cnarr
q Affairs to Portugal under Mr.. Polk, wa
formerly in Congress. and is now Judge /,
Virginia.
. AZ a late session Of the CHAMBERLAIN
Preibyterian Church Of Indiana, Rev. 5. =
mccormick ives suspended from his m;niste
rial functions for being connected with tn
underground railroad.
- 1000 deaths have occurred from tn
yellow fever at Norfolk, among them 10 res
ident and | volunteer physicians. $50 hav
died at Portsmouth. The disease at bot
places has pretty much abated, but mainly .
account Of the lack Of material
- The Democracy Of Massachuseti
have instructed their delegates to the Nation
al Convention 10 vote for Mr.. Pierce.
luE RATE AT WHICH WAVES TRAvRL,-
paper was read by Prof. Bache before Il
American Scientific Association. stating tn
~ ntne O'Clock on the morning of the 23d |
e, 1871, an earthquake occurred at Slime
da, on the island Of Niphon, Japan. and oee.
stonad The wreck Of the Russian frigate u
ana. winch was then in port. The narb1
was hrst emitted Of water, and then came
an enormous wave, winch again receded III
left the h.lrbor dry This occurred sever
times. The nitei States has self
tide gauges at San Francisco, and at San d
ego. which record the rise Of the tide up,
cvlIniers. turned bv clocks. ana M I