The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-15

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New YoRk, May Il, A. Weather
cloudy, indicating rain. Thermometer Sd.
Steamer Illinois, over due from Calior
nia, not arrived yet.
SPRINGFIELD. IL, May 12-Iast night
a most destructive fire occurred consuming
the best business portion OF the city on the
State House Square NINE Of the best
stores were burnt 10 the ground, and the
entire loss cannot fall short of $4,000
The loss, We are gratilled to learn, is III the
main, covered by insurance
The fire was discovered about one o'clock
this morning, in the rear of the building
occupied by Messrs. Clark & Henkel rs q
clothing store, and as no fire protection OF
any kind exists here, the progress Of the
flames could not be arrested. The build
/ ings on the West side Of the square occu-
pied by Messrs. lIeukle s. Clark, clo-
! THEIRS; Johnson < Bradford, booksellers;
( Tnayer & Son. merchants, Comedy s.
Johnson, druggists; Van Deusen, druggist;
/ Speers s Bro; Reach, clothier; Irwin &
Davis, merchants; Frcemans, merchants;
and Springfield Coffee House and several
smaller teuements were entirely consumed
| The streets arc filled full Of goods. ard
grea; ueseraatioa prevails. The IRE is
supposed 70 lave been the work OF an in
cend,sry.
4 PHILADELPHIA, May l2-The steamer
Key stone state, at this port from Sayan.
nah, report thtssit last night. in Delaware
Bay, she was run into By the schooner
Adrian Henry, for fall River, laden with
coal. The Adrian sunk in fifteen minutes
Three OF her crew were saved, but Geo
3. Masset, the Captain, and 7. A. Dowell
the cook, were lost
BALTIMORE, l2-Mr. Morse, u. s.
District Attorney for Louisiana, has re-
signed on account Of his having been
superseded in the prosecution Of Post.
master Kendall, BY the order Of Attorney
General Cushing
NEW YonK, May T. The Cotton
Factory at Newburgh owned by Carpenter
4 Hickman was burned on Thursday
night Loss $4,000 partially insured.
New YoRK. May l2.-Four- Sales
5000 bbls. at $40 80 to 31062 for com
mon TO straight State, and $40 Al To $l0
- for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Wis
consln; Canadian about one shilling lower;
; sales 1900 bbls. at $40 so 10 $ll 20
Corn Meal steady; sales 1900 sacks
Jersey at $3.50.
Grain-WLeat not much inquiry at the
prices which are firm, with no sales
Corn stock Offering light. Market shade
: frmer. Sales 5000 bu., in boat oats,
!, at 93c. Oats scarce, and rather quiet:
sales 1000 bu. at o2c, which is cents
over yesterdays quotations. Whisky
None In market; sales 800 bills, to
: arrive, at 39e. Arrived, brig Robt.-
: Burns, Milwaukee.
Grain-Nothing Of Impotence doing in
! Wheat; prices unchanged. Rye nominal
at - Is. Corn in good demand; sales
: $500 bushels at ST IL 10 81 10 for
= Western mixed and yellow. Oats steady
! ut 78 10 Sic for State and Western.
Provisions - Pork unchanged. Sales
= = LOO bbls. nj sl6 62aSlG IS for old Mess,
: ST 10 for new do, and $l4 so for new
prime. Beef-lp good demand. Sales
: Country Mess at $l0al2 90. Beef Hams
: dull and unchanged. Lard unchanged al
lDSal0ic Gul Meats advanced. Sales
\ OF Hams al 9alOc. Butter ana Cheese
II unchanged
Whisky lower, sales 200 bbls at 3S4 ia
39c. Stock active, and first class paper
and sterling exchangr active.
4 Kansas, May IL, . r. n.-The Mack.
. NAV Express Boat, in charge OF JOSEPH
Geurant, for the American Fur Company
has just arrived from sthe Rocky Noun,
Il tains. They report snow from three tc
7 SIX inches only. and no prospect Of mucl
:. OF mountain rise this year.
- Tie Indians were very troublesome
and were determined upon taking white
! sealps. This company vas detained b,
y them two days.
y NAsniNcroN, May 1.-The Union 3
:, tbs morning, says Gov. Reedcr is not il
Y Washington for the action Of the Genera
= Government, IN regard to the alninis.ra
: ton Of has duties in Kansas, but simply
T preparatory 70 lis return 10 the Territory
Z winch he proposes "a make his futur,
a home
. The Union prai~es tic Governor u
urn and conservative Democrat, sdlu.
With neither purity IL laion 70 tic exist