The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-12
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Hudson 3, r. Accident

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namely Mrs. Chas. II. Green. Of Utica,
Mrs Hurlbnt, of Albany, and a man sup
posed to be James Gordon, Of Clinton, c.
w. The wounded are doing well. The
eofohef's investigation is proceeding,
shipwrscks.
New YoKR, Jan. II.
The schooner Pacific, OF Washington, N.
c., loaded with tar and turpentine, came
ashore about ~ O'Clock last night during
most tremendous wind and snow storm, and
all hands persisted except the mate
Near the same place a foreign ship OF
bark has gone to pieces. aud all hands sup.
posed to be lost.
Nsw York Legislature.
ALBANY, Jan. IL.
Two ballots for Speaker; no choice. In
Assembly Odell 40. Prendergsst 35. Bsiley
| ~. Americans introduced plurality resou.
ton. which was postponed Indefinitely BY 10
to 81 Mr.. Dudley moved that after 18th
irs.. no per diem allowance be received BY
members until Speaker is elected; tabled,
| 81 10 S. Various other attempte to organ
i.s made By Americans without effect AID. i
jourhed Till 80 p. NJ.
Southern Nails
BALTIMORE. Jan. II.
New Orleans mail from The 2Sth to the
% January inclusive are received here
Charleston mails 10 the 9Th and 9th are also /
received. The warehouse OF Magged L
Son together with 600 bales cotton and
considerable quantity OF rice was burnt on
Sunday. Loss S75 900.
Stormy Passage Of Canada.
Boston, Jan. IL.
Capt Long reports that the passage the
most stormy he ever knew on 2Sth lat
tude - 80 longitude ~ encountered ter
rible hurricane which lasted from 10 at
night till A. NJ. next morning. The pad
die wheels of the Canada we're considerably
damaged
New York Market
New YoRK, Jan. IL.
Flour market unchanged demand moder-
ate, S7,37@ $500 per state S7.87a $3.50
for Western, Ss,l2@S9.75 for Canadian,
Wheat dull and dropping, Rye steady salss
of 800 bush. at Sl.3oGs$l,Sl, Corn better
sales 10000 bush. at 9l@93 for mixed
Western, Oats unchanged Provisons,--
Pork firmer sales 200 bbls. at Si5,S7@Sl6
mess SI3,50@Sl3,75, Prime Beef dull.
small sales, Beef hams ID, Bacon in good
demand, Lard iirmer $50 bills. sold at l0L
@Ilx, Stocks dull and heavy. money firm
and in good demand at per cent. Sterling
exchange I,o8@ 1881
From California and oregon.
NIw ORLEANS, Jan. 10.
The steamer Promothus from San Juan
arrived here to-day; she connected at the
Isthmu. with the Corte2, which left San
Francisco December 20th. The steamer
Northern Light sailed from San Juan 4th
inst. with 5000 900 ia tres sure.
Affairs at Nicaragua are progressing favor
ably.
Adyces from California are not very i'm
portant. A tiiiibustering expedition from
San Francisco. consisting of 500. is reported
to have landed in Lower California. Bread
stuff. at San Francisco dull. Mess pork
Ss5 But little business doing in any ar.
ticles.
News from Oregon is OF startling char
acter. Several battles had bsens fought
between the Indians and whites and mum.
beers killed on both sides. Ia battle near
Walla river Capt. Burnet, Lieut.. Burrows
and 3 priyates were killed and Ia wounded
4 mother battle occurred at Puget's Sound,
in which Lieut. Slaughter and several 9th.
ers we're killed. General Wool was ar
rang ng preiiminaries for the eampsign at
early day.
Snow upon Railroads.
Buffalo, Jan. 10.
Weather moderating: storm still contih.
ues undated Lake Shore Railroad blocked
up with snow; no trains over yesterday
#N Drivers Frozen TO Death.
New YoRK, Jan. TO-
eycrsl drivers in the different Brooklyn !
Railroad routes, now traversed by sieighs,
were nearly frozen TO death yesterday morn
inc. One of them was nearly stiff when he
arrived at the ferry. A number of others
were frost bitten. The East River 10 filed
with floating ice, and navigation is greatly
impeded
n, Temperature at St. Lsuis.
Or. LOUIS, Jan. 10. /
The thermometer stood degrees below
zero this morning at eight o'clock. The
Terrv boats are running regularly and there
is no detent ion 10 travellers going east or
north.