The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-03-05
BY CATIONS LINE.
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ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC
NEW York. March I

Zines announces that the 10th regimen
= and battalion Of rifles were about to be de
tached to Canada, and that several othe
D regiments will follow, SO as to concentr at
powerful force in that country. /. wa
also rumored that almost every regimen
attached to the home service has receive,
intmation that their service might be re
quired in Canada.
| There i much gossip about the Peace
Conference. Baron Brunow is reported tc
have said that he ia sincerely DESTROYS o
peace, but if it be not concluded within five
or six weeks from the opening of the con.
ference, serious difficulties might interfere
with the final settlement of the question.
Lord Clai endon had private interview
with the Emperor Immediately on his arrival
in Paris.
! French news unin,eresting. The article
in the AssembIee National touching the def
ensive works being constructed at Ports.
mouth, England, has ELECTED some remark,
and is looked on rs an exhibition of French
Jealousy.
Some additional particulars of the forth.
coming Austrian amnesty had transpired-
IL will with few exceptions be uncondition-
al, and will be made known individually to
those Immediately concerned Those who
! choose can reassume their citizenship, and
be put IN possession OF their property at
| once, Those who do not choose TO return
| Immediately may SELL Those who do not
| either will be considered as dead and their
| property handed to their legal heirs
Asia, Jan. 48-Six battalions of Rus
slams surprised battalion of Turks near
rha Lace toI L.. a.
baggage and guns. The Russians burned
the Pasha's palace and several villages.
RusslA.-The Emperor's brother Grand
Duke Nicholas as married to the Princess
of Oldenburgh,
Among the passengers by the Baltic are
B. c. Townsend, bearer of dispatches, D.
E. Hughes, inventor of the new telegraph,
Liverpool Market.
New YORK, March 4.
The circular of Bigsnd g. Co. quotes as
follows: B.eadstuffs since Friday have been
much depressed, and sales have been made
at irregular prices, hut to-day there was
much improved tone, and moderate bust.
ness done in Wheat at Friday quotations,
for the ordinary.run of Red and White, and
the finest qualities both of red and white
were more in demand at an addance Of Ia
I'd for 10 lbs Flour in better demand and
easier to sell than on Tuesday. Scarcely
qustably dearer. Western canal GAS. q 36s.
Ohio 37s. Indian corn was sold yesterday as
low as ass. 81. for mixed. To-day freely
offered with better demand, and Fridays pri-
ces easily obtained and at the close an ad-
vance OF 3D. per quarter was demanded.
Brown, shipley g. Co. write, Wheat Id.
higher. Flour unchanged and dull.
Provisions. impression is, that we
have touched the lowest There is some
inquiry for Cleveland brands at zoos. per
fierce. Pork business restricted for want
of stock. Bacon in demand at 5ls. @ 5as.
for long and short midtlings
Congressional.
Washington, March 4.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for new
Notifications at Galveston, has passed the
Senate.
In tn e House, Senate bill for the con-
struction OF four sloops OF war was referred
to the Naval Committee,
Mr.. Smith, of Ala. presented bill for
preventing the Introduction into the Uni.
ted States of foreign paupers and criminal
refugees.
Arrest of Fillibuster.
New York, March 4.
VIM O'Bren was arrested this morning
by the U. s. Marshal, on charge Of having
enlisted men in Philadelphia for the Nicar-
aguan army and sent them out in the North
ern Light.
Sailing of the Potomac.
Pensacola, March 4.
The frigate Potomac dropped down to
the anchorage OF the navy yard yesterday.
days for Havana.
Democratic Convention
Harrisburg, March i.
The Dem. State Convention met this am.
and after settling contested seats, and ap-
pointing a committee to select permanent
officers, adjourned till afternoon.
From Washington via New York.
New YORK, March lth.
The following was telegraphed to the
Herald, Washington, Sd. A good deal oil
excitement was created in the Cabinet to-
day by the reading Of an article from the
London Morning Post of Feb. 81, proposing
an alliance between France and England.
TO prevent American fill clustering. The
article proposes increasing the fleets oil
ENGLAND and France, in the vicinity OF Gen.
trail America, and to put in force the right
of search of all suspected American vessels
in the same manner as it is exercised in the
case of African slavery. This is more Gig
nificant from the fact that the Post IS re-
earded here as the organ of Lord Palmer
ston The Cabinet had protracted session
when the article referred to received their
attention. !,
The committee on elections had refused
TO hear Cen Whitfield in reply to Gov.
Reeder's statement.
Mr.. Greeley of the Tribune telegraphs
from Washington that the members OF the
committee who stand by Free Kansas and
are opposed to Mr.. Fillmore for the Presl'
tency, are considering the policy OF issuing
cali for Peoples Presidential Conven-
ton. Probably, SO will the Republican com
mittee. The movement will be carefully
considered and no step taken without e1-
tsnsiye free concert and mature de!lbefa-
tons.
Mr.. Singleton, member OF Congress from
Mass. has declined the consulate TO Havana
Large Defalcation.
New ORLEANS, March 4!h'
| Great excitement was caused here Oh