Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEw YuRk, Jan. 5.

Nav YoRk, Jan. 8.
J. c Lane, Chief Engineer Of the Allan
tic and Pacific Surveying Expedition in
New Grenada, at present in this city, states
he was at .Aspinwall whenthe sloop OF war
Albany wns last in that port on the 18th
Iof September, aud Capt. Grey informed
him that he intended to proceed at once
with the Albany direct to New York, with
out touching at any intermediate port
There is but little doubt therefore that
the Albany is lost.
The elegant Presbyterian Church OF DR..
Burchard On 18th street, near 7,h Avenue,
was entirely destroyed by fire this morning
Loss about $4,000. Insurance at Si3,-
900. A defect in the fue is supposed to
have been the cause.
The law for closing iquor shops on Sun
day was strictly enforced by our New May
or yesterday and but few drunken men
were seen inthe streets.
Captain Fabers, of the clipper ship Col
den Eagle, from Cpllao via. s.. Thomas,
reports, few days before the Golden Ea-
gle arrived, the American steamer Ben
Franklin, chartered by the Royal Mail
Steamship Company, to take the English
nails aud passengers to other islands, was
fred into by the authorities Of the island
when leaving port. one ball passing through
a state room in which were an English lady
aud child The Ben Franklin was detained
day or tw, for repairs. The reason Tor
the outrage was because the Franklin had
no right TO pass.
PHILADELPHIA, jan. 8.
The Injunction applied for. in the Su-
r. . 81, CA,au,aretal Rank
of this city, was granted this morning. II
restrains the directors Of the Bank tom
discouniing notes except at the regular
meetings OF the board. and from charging
more than the legal rates o; interest for do
ing Sc.
BosroN, Jan. 8.
The Legislature to-day elected Z. W.
Wright Secretary of State.
a motion was made in the House to a.
mend the constitution so that no persons
shall exercise the right of suffrage who
cannot read and write the English Ian
guage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.
Great dissatisfaction exists among the
printers in this city in consequence Of an
arrangement having been made by which
the matter is only set once which had for
merly been set twice. A large number OF
compositors of the Typographical Union..are
out of employment and they talk Of memo
rializing Congress on the subject.
CIScIsNATi, Jan. 8.
Gov Wright, Of Indiana, in his message
to the Legislature takes strong ground a.
gains, the Free Banks. and says the Legs
lature will fail in its duty to an outraged pub
lie If tn do not adopt prompt measures to
suppress the unjust and disreputahle plac-
tees of the Banks
The circulation of the Free Banks has
been reduced to the extent Of 100000
and ofthc State Bank $1,000, 900 within the
year.
The entire Know Nothing ticket was
elected in Covington at the municipal cleo
ton on Saturday.
ERIE, Jan. 8.
The track on the lake Shore Road was
torn up At Harbor Creek to day by order o.
the Commissioner Of Highways. The mob
are now engaged in breaking down tbs
bridge over State street Sheriff Vincent
endesvored TO make arrests but was driven
from tho grrund. Judge Miles was pslted
with Snow bulls and stones.
New YoRk, Jan. s
A commission de luaaiico. is said to have
been sent out by the family Of Miss Coutis
the lady who SO determndly follows up Sig
nor Mario.