Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-21
BY CATIONS LINE.
Telegraphea expressly for Daily Gazette
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Six DAYS Later from Europe,
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O'Clock las, night with Liverpool dates to
+ Sept. sth. Among the passengers are the
new Spanish minister to the United States,
aad Gen. Uraga, the Mexican minister to
4 II ussia.
The week which this arrival covers is
! more barren Of news than any similar period
4 since the commencement of the war.-With
the exception Of the announcement that
the Russians on the Tchernaya are again
menacing the allied line, and the surmise
tina, England insfgated by France is about
10 pick quarrel with Naples. the papers
contain little else than odds and ends OF
ceres onienee regarding III. battle of
Trackir bridge and the bombardmeIt Of
Sweaborp.
/, The Bank of England has increased the
rate of discoun, to four and half per cent.
| which has been since June first At four.
Consols recedcd to 9o2i, closed 90 Is.
The following are the lutest official dis
patches from Geu Simpson.
Before Sebastopol Aug, 25th.-The enemy
have been concentrating troops at the Cas-
euya and CaFles, their left extending as far
as the village OF Makou and they are sup
posed TO have received considerable rein
forcemcnts which probably consist of two
divisions. The btfdge across the great har
Dor is nov nearly completed and large bod
I les OF men are EN- p!oyed upon car;hworks
. -. Is s,ft l1a knrtN- sab
ments have been thrown up on the Tcher-
4 maya hill extending from the coast to the
site OF the first light house facing the north.
From various sources we learn that the
4 Russians no right bank Of the Tchernaya
are held in readiness for any offensive move
meu,. Our siege operations continue
steady with numerous casualties on our
| side.
! Prince Gortschakof briefly says, The fire
! OF the enemy continues as before. Al the
same date Psljssier telegraphel "Ail goes
well, everything advances, we are masiag
progress"
1 The French minister Of wa, received dis
/ patches dated Crimea, s o'clk. 4. d., on
I the 9th inst. which contain the following
intelligence: On the night OF the 9TH inst.
great FIRE took place which was caused BY
the burning OF the Russian ,wo-decker Ma.
rion, which was anchored before Sebasto-
/ pol. The fire originated by the bursting Of
shell discharged from the right attack
/ The hrillancy Of the flames illuminated the
I whole camp.
4 Commercial intelligence. Flour, prices
are sitter, though no, quotably higher
Wheat advanced TO two pence. Corn
advanced one shilling. Pork transactions
have been large, but a, slightly lower prices.
From Norfolk.
/ BALTIMORE, Sep. 90.
Tidngs from Norfolk anl Portsmouth
this morning are gloomy. A, Norfolk for
the "a hours up to Tuesday noon the new
cases were 50 and the Deaths 3S, at Ports
mouth during the same time the deaths
were IL.
Railroad Accident.
ALBANY, Sep, ID.
This morning the 1 O'clock train on the
Central r. R., from Buffalo came in coils
ION with cattle train, throwing the engine
( and tender of the track, The Engineer
and Fireman were killed, aud the brakeman
and express messenger badly injured M
passengers were killed, though several
/ bones were fractured. Several freight cars
were demolished, and number OF cattle
slaughtered.
! Second Dispatch.
Albany, Sept. 20.
< The locomotives AMI tender Of both trains
+ were demolished. John Pratt, engineer,
Of Albany, was instantly killed. Fra nkin
Keilland fireman, of Albany. both legs and
arms broken and cannot I've. WIN. Grf-
fin, Of Buffalo, express messenger, it is fear
ed fatally wounded M4.hewson, mes
/ sengsr, had bis leg broken. Geo. Simpson,
! of Chicago, q clerk in employ of the Ex-
press Co had bis hip broken. Another
passenger belonging to Albany had his back
broken. No other passengers injured.
+ When the Express train cane up the cat
tie train was Oc.ng drawn off on switch,
but the coupling breaking one half Of the
cars were left on the track with The Buffalo
/ train.
Destructive Fire.
New York, Sept. 20.
( a fire occurred at Carbonate this A. NJ,
destroying about half Of the business part
of the town including Bonson's Hotel
! Loss estimrted at from rs to 100000.
View York Market
/ New YoRx, Sept. 30.
! Flour marke, Il. higher and in good de-
nsnd. Sales of 10000 bills. S78783 IS
+ for western. Canadian b ttcr-seles Of
/ 500 bbIs at So %. Whezt advanced 8
! @5 cents and 10 good demand. Sales 3d.
! OJg bushels. at S2,o4@2,1O for white Cana
dian, S2@2,o5 for white southern. Rye
bctter-saes Of 10 900 bash. at Sl,l8mi,-