Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-02-03
Capitol of the State.

james Hogan, or Oakland has absconded
with $4,000 oil the public fund.
A general stampede of the State prison
ers took place on the 9th, and about thirty
OF them made their escape after II struggle
with the Sheriff and posse.
Considerable apprehension is telt for the
agricultural interest, though there is no rea-
son to doubt thatt viii be sufficient but
It may come too late.
The interior merchants are unable to
meet their engagements with jobbers IN the
cities and they in turn but partially meet
their own payments, Prices have given
way little but will probably recover with
a renewed demand for consumption. Flour
and Grain have attracted some attention,
and large parcels OF both have changed
hands on speculation.
The steamer Falcoa is safe. She left
Aspnwall on the p. NJ OF the 10th without
passengers and is to be lad up for time
The Etaoraao takes her place
Tae Panama X. r. will probably be for
mally opened on February LIST
Via San Fracisco we have Honolulu
dates TO the 9th Dec The Hawaiian Gov
ernor apprehensive of hllibuster in
vasion issued the following proclamation on
the Sth:
"Whereas II has come to my knowledge
from the highest Official sources that my gov
eminent mas been recently threatened with
overthrow b. lawless violence. and whereas
the presentations OF the United States,
Gr Al Britain and France, being cognizant
oil tie threats have offered me the prompt as
sistance of the naval forces of their respec-
tive countries, thereby publicly proclaim
my acceptance Of said offers in the support
of my sovereignty. NY independence is
more firmly established than ever before"
(Signed) KAMEHAMEHA"
This fear of fillibnsters, the Ala Celifor-
MIA says, comes from the foreign residents
for the purpose OF arousing the popular op-
position against annexation. Nothing is
said as to the treaty with the United States
except in letter to the San Francisco Her
aid in which it is affirmed that the treaty is
signed and its consummation rests alto
gether with the authorities at Washington.
A robbery was committed on board the
steamship Sonora on her trip to Panama. =
The sum of $4,000 was taken from the
! Treasurers room and the theft not discover
ed until the arrival at Panama. $4,000
have been discovered. The remainder is
still missing. The carpenter and boat
swain OF the Sonora have been arrested on
suspicion of being concerned in the robbery
and taken TO San Francisco for examina-
ton.
! The fifth Legislature Of the State began
it's session on the lth.
The leading question before the body will
be the election of a successor of DIR. Gwin
to the U. S. Senate. The prominent can
didates are Gwin and Broderick.
Congressional
WASHINGTON, Jan %.
! SESArE.-Ar Seward, from the commit.
tee on Commerce, reported bill to carry
the Reciprocity Treaty into effect, and ask
ed, that the committee be discharged
The Senate then adjourned.
Tho Washington Globe reiterates its
charge of fraud against Seldom, With
ers g. Co., and challenges an inyes tiga.
ton.
Mr. Merr, IN Co. offered resol .ton cali
/ ing on the President for information in re-
gard to any correspondence between the
United States and Spain, in relation to the
treaty ofl795 between the two counties,
being applicable to the Spanish colonies
The resolution passed. and the House went
inte Committee of the Whole on the French
Spoliation bill.
Considerable dis ussion sprang up on the
proposition Of DIR. Bayly, to strike out the
enacting clause.
| Some confusion also arose. The bill,
however, was pressed to gnal vote and
passed. Yeas ITO; Nays 95. House ad-
Iiourned.
New YORK, Jan. 20.
Two young men named J. nderson and
VIM. l.. Dtnas, were arrested yesterday
for passing bill OF the Union, Belfast Ne,
purpofting to be ten, but altered from II
genuine one. 50 90 in spurious bills were
found upon them.
| The steamer Massachusetts, was seized
by the authorities yesterday on suspicion
that she was about TO 5 art on filiibuster-
! ing expedition against Cuba. She had
cleared for New Orleans via Mobile. The
manifest Of her cargo was OF a pacific char
acter, but upon sezng her, large number
Of muskets and other articles 81 war, so
saddles, &c, were found She had also
shipped greater quantity Of water than
she ordinarily used Offers have been
made to bond the vessel and secure her from
any illegal verdict as well as to change the
objectional part of her cargo An invesli-
CATION Of the matter is first to be goue into.
tits said there is another vessel in this port
f ted out and intended for similar purpos-
es and she is probably arrested by th.
time.
SECOND DISPATCH - The upper cabins
have been removed from the spar deck of
the steamer, and the deck is found to be fit
tedto receive two pivot guns. tits conse-
quently assumed that she belongs to the
Itillibusterng party.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 90.
The river is nearly closed at this point
with only narrow strip of running water
on this side. Weather calm and freezing