Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-25
BY CATIONS LINE.
Photographed Expressl, for Daily Gass'te.l
NIAGARA FALLS, June az.


NAman went over the AmericsnFalls to-
day. He was 10 the act Of larding from
skiff Just above the rapids. when be was car
rici away by the current aud bis boat car.
sized His name is unknown but he " sup
posed TO have been on his way from Cana
da with vegetables.
M,ppaxloA, Conn.,, Jnne %.
IS. Parlee, OF the sMcDonough House,
aud peter Rosencrantz ware tried to-day
for violation Of the liquor law, The for
mer was found guilty on four indictments,
and the latter on three. They were fined
500 and costs each, from which they ap-
pcaled and gave sureties. These cases
we,e prosecuted to test the const',utlonail-
iy Of, thetlaw.
BosT1s, June %.
meeting OF the Il, Ms in ward il in
this city was ad6res ed by Senator Wilson
and Gov. Gardner. The former confined
his speech to the subject Of the Phlladel-
phia National Convention, asserting thatit
was the desire of the Massachusetts, delega-
ton to avoid the question of slavery, which
was forced upon them by the south ana
they we're obliged to mectit then aud there
Mr.. w. said seventeen OF the com. on the
pla,fnrm supported the majority resolutions
principally changing from States where
the American party had been defeated and
they were opposed by IA representa- YES oil
ZIG electoral votes in States where the par
ty had ,riumphed
The delegates from Georgit were in t,r
G orge Law for Pres dent and from Penn
sylyania and one from N Y. were in favor
of Mr.. Dickinson Mr.. w. said that Gev.
Gardner told the South that not town or
CITY in Mass. would support the maJofit,
nlotf,rm and that Mr. Brooks of the n. Y.
Brgress had said that the whole North
would support the platform, II was attempt
es in the convention to put him, Wilson,
down and turn him out, when Gov. Gardner
declared that if such was the result he
woald leave. Mr. w. was very severe on
the dough face delegation from New YORK
whom he charged with keeping the mass
dele raton from the Council "a hours after
the proceedings commenced
BosroS, June %.
Judge Saml s. Wilder, many years
justice of the Supreme court OF Mass. died
d, lis residence last night aged IS years.
NEw YORK, June %.
The Paris correspo nlent of the Tribune
SAYS that Mr.. Mason our Minister 10 France
has sent dispatch TO Washington, on the
principle tha, the flag covers the cargo IN
respect to tbs British cruisers in the lite,
as set forth in The recent circular by Count
Nessclrode. He also inlimates that jour
nal published in Basle, Switzerland, that has
been making uio'Cat ATTACKS upon the Emp,
error OF France was instigatcd thereto and
sustained with money by the American
Consul at Basic, and the French authorities
have made urgent appeal TO Mr Mason to
try and check the abuse.
Gov Clark intended to call out the milf
,ary in This city to enforce the Maine Liquor
Law induced Mayor Wood TO write letter
t. him to enquire in regard to the subject,
70 which the Governor replied there was no
truth in the rumor and that so important
measure could not properly be proposed un-
I'll the necessity Of it should be brought to
his knowledge in some official or outhorc
way.
The case of Jeropima Enez, charged
with bringing an African boy into this port
with intent to make him slave, in Sep
TENDER, came up in the u s. District AT
tutney Office here and the defendant was
held in $40 ,ooO.bonds to answer,
BUFFALO, June %
Flour market still quiet sales $50 bbls
common w sconsin at SO some enquiry
for wheat, but as vet no sales inquiry for
Corn very moderate, being Saturday sales
at So Oats tend upwards and holders firm,
business restricted, sales 1000 bushels at
ssmething over SOC; whiskey quiet canal
freights dull. Corn II cts. TO Albany and II
cents TO New York.
NEw ORLEANS, June %.
The steamship Daniel Webster from
San Juan de Nicaragua, arrived here to-day
with SIS passengers and San Francisco
dates to the ist. The steamer Star of tae
West left Sau Juan for New York, on the
10Th, with 500 passengers and S700oO0 in
gold California news not reached u.s.
WAsHiNGrog, June %.
The War department has received furth-
err advices which entirely discorded the
statement Of the capture Of Fort Larimie.
DETROIT, June %.
The steamer Illinois pissed into Lake
Superior through the Slut Canal on Non.
day night She is the first boat through -
The steamer Baltimore passed through from
Lake Superior immediately after.
New York, Juns 20,
Flour continues heavy with moderate de.
nand. Sales Of 1900 bbls. ut $500 5000
for common to stright states sS@ 81 80 for
mixed and good Western Sl1@Sl2,25 for
extra Genesse.
Wheat market dull with dropping ten.
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