Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-24


or the people are pouring into our place
this morning. in large numbers. A dele
cation of abou, Sain one body came in from
Raysl,on, and other towns appear to be
well represented At this whiting IL III.
the meeting is not organized. Everything
promises I fine time.
0iHsial Quarrel Heavy Robbery.
NEw York Sep. %.
The Washington correspondent Of the
N. Y Times telegraphs that bitter contro-
versy is going on between the Secretary OF
War and Gen. Scott in regard to the SIX
months, leave OF absence granted by the
latter TO Gen. Hitchcock The Secretary
couatermanded Gen. Scots permission, at
the same time demanding his reason for
granting it. Gen. Scott responded by sta.
ting that he was not responsible TO the
Secretary Ia such cases for his action, and
he would hereafter oblige him by addressing
official communications TO him through the
President, to whom alone he was respon-
sible.
The cores anlcncc is not yet closed
I, will undoubtedly be communicated to
the Senate at the opening Of the session or
if it is not il will be called for by special
resolutions.
Two boxes containing fifty thousand dol
lars in gold were stolen from Wells, But
terrified & Co.'S Express, while in tran
mission from Dubuque, lows, to this city.
The money belonged to the us. Treasury
and its delivery in this city was contracted
BY Adams s. Co., who employed w. B. &
Co for the purpose. On the arrival the
two boxes supp, sed to contain gold were
found 10 be filed with bullets.
From New York.
New York, Sept. %.
The steamers Ariel and Arago, both for
Havre, sailed at noon, the iarmer with A
passengers and S6s,ao9 in specie, and the
latter with l23 passengers and Ss63,5oi in
specie,
Ogden Hoffman writes a letter stating
that he is no, a candidate for denomination,
and that he would not accept the nomina-
ton for any Office at the ensuing election.
Yellow Fever.-fire.
New Orleans Sept. %.
The yellow fever is no longer considered
an epidemic. The deaths from il this
week will not equal those by other dis
eases.
Four stores on Charles street we're burn
ed yesterday. The Bee office was damag-
ed considerable.
Presidential Appointments.
The PtesideRt has appointed Ex-Gos.
Pillsbury as Consul to Halifax in place of
R. ~ Frazer, removed.
Massachusetts K. Ms.
Bcsrox, Sept %.
The Know Nothings are highly indignant
at the failure of the nomination ofG rliuer.
Meetings were held last evening in Boston
and Charlestown, & Rockwell's nomination
was regulated. Resolutions passed in
favor of separate action aud the nomination
OF Gardner. They also elected delegates
to the ssraigh. out X. N. Convention.
Telegraph Rates.
New York, Sept. %.
The Journal of Commerce, Courier & En-.
quirer, Express, and other papers contain
severe editorial articles against the extortion-
ate demand ofthc two New York and Wash
ington Telegraph Companies, whose mar
ayers recently advanced their figures, rang
ing in some classes OF messages from So to
$500 per cent above former rates. We
understand from most reliable authority thar
q new line to be worked upon an entirely
novel and much improved principle is to be
bull, without delay between the two cities.
New York Market
New York, Sept %.
Flour, sales of 1900 bbls. at S7,25@7,87
! for common to extra state S81s,27 for
fancy western. Flour and corn meal firm.
Prime wheat firmer; other kinds unchanged
sales 10000 bu. at 81 500 l.75 for Wiscon-
Sin, S1,s7E $500 for white southern, S1,S7
q sl,93 for red ditto Corn western mixed
8T0s815. Oats unchanged. Pork $22,a7
/. ca. 80 for mess S2l.97G2l,,o for prime.
Beef firm.
TELrGEAFHfc. When twas first re ported
tia, Prof, Morse had succeededin conveying
intelligence between Baltimore and WASH
ington, through the wires Of the magnetic
telegraph, one old savan. Who had been
schJoimaster and member OF the Lcgis!at
tare, gave It as his opinion that the report
vas humbug. In fact, from his knowledge
Of astronomy, he knew the thing could no.
be done! Shortly after, O'RcilIy's men
/ we're seen setting the poles directly By the
I old man dwelling. One day he joined the
crowd who were witnessing the operation