Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-18
BY TELEG RAPH
Arrival Of the Northern Light.

New YORK. May 10.
The steamship Northern Night arrived At
this port about 10 O'Clock. She brings Cal
ifornia dates to ,hs 24lh ult., and 36l passen'
gers. ard S25S. 900.
Outside. efforts t. get up new trial ana
elect ii y. S. s nator are quite vigorous
Changes we're very slight. The question
/ according to | tie from Sacramento mas
j assumed new and rather compilcated
/ phase under strict construction OF the
! laws, in relation to election TO Caii'oroia'
/ There appears 10 be no doubt but Df. u"H
| is entitled to seat ia the Senate.
| The point seems To be clause IN Ire
/ constitution which declares that plurality
of votes given at an election shall eonsti'
tute choice, and DR.. Gwin havig received
a plurality votes over Edwards on the fir 81
ballot in joint convention, it is concluded ne
constitutionally elected
Owing to the general dissrust in Banking
Henses, the passengers have large amoun'
OF specie in their own hands
Purser Hatch reports that in the interior
Nicaragua there had been no fighting. The
government party had retreated from Leon,
finding the party of Munos too strong Tor
them and were fortfying the Granada. This
statement conflicts with our New Orleans
dispatches, reporting revolution.
The Nicaragua Expedition of Col. Walker
was to have left San Francisco about the
time the steamer sailed. 1t consisted OF
about 700 to 500 men. The brig Vesta had
been chartered to carry them down as eml
grants.
The recently discovered SIND Hill gold
mines in Yuba county, were reported to be
yielding an acreage of SO per day to each
man.
1t is said the planting of wheat and 9TH
err grain in the agricultural districts OF the
State has been much larger than for any
previous year.
Additional California News by the Northern
Light.
The question of dividing the State had
been discussed in the Assembly and an act
introduced div ding it into three States, viz:
California, Colorado and Shasta,
San Francisco papers say that clipper
had been engaged to take flour to Boston
and elsewhere.
An attempt bad been made 10 fsrce ne
geo back into slavery, but the Judges deci-
ded that the slave was illegally de aimed.
He was accordingly discharged.
Later from Havi ma.
Y. May l6.
The U. S. mail steamer Cahawba, ar
rived here this evening She brings New
Orleans duties to the 9th and HAVANA TO
the II. We have nothiog Of much impor-
lance from Havana.
Commodore McAuley was at Key West.
A rumor prevailed at Havana that Gen.
Concha would pardon ii Felix.
The organizing, arming and drilling of
the color-d people If Cuba still continues.
The Yucatan Indians continue to be in
troduced into Cuba under the consent of the
authorities of New Mexico. Nearly 200
" ere landed al Havana on the 18th, from
s anish vessel and sold under contract made
previous to arrival. Havana continues
healthy, and business active.
Piusburg, May l6-
The Pennsylvania bridge over the Jniata
at Birmii CHAM has been repaired, aud
trains are now passing over it as usual.
River four feet nine IN hes AMI Ealing.
Sandy Hook, My 10
We have no things Of the Baltic, now
fully due from Liverpool.