The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-04-18
Teiegraphlc News.

Teie1r4ph1C News
WASHINGTON, April 14.--Mr Stoeckls, the
Russian minister, j am informed, has got
himself into difficulty in engaging ths ser
vices of some eminent surgeons for ths Rus
sian army, and now that peace is about to be
declared, Informing them their services are
not wanted.
The Clay celebration at the Slash Cottage,
was attended by Gen. Gushing, Butler, Doug
las, and others Of the Senate.
Col. Hughes, special agent of the Post Of
ice Department, this A. n, arrested ID. w.
Townsend who broke Jail at New Castle,
while waiting sentence for stealing letter
from Wilmington Post Office. He had three
revolvcrs on his person fully loaded. When
he escaped from prison, he liberated seven
others. Townsend is about % years of age.
New York, April 1--we have advices
steamer Argus, which had arrived from Ha-
vana, had yellow fever on board. Lieut. Gal
lock with Assistant Surgeon Daily and 9TH
ers had already died.
In Demerara order was restored after the
jails had been filled with Angel Gabriel's re-
vilers, and $780, 900 worth of property de-
stroved.
WAsHrNeroN, April l6.-The anti -Nebras-
ka men held an enthusiastic caucus this eve
ming. Station of o., presided. Sew ard in
troduced resolutions congratulating the coun-
try on the recent victories, as cheering evil
dence of the cordial union of the opponents
Of Slavery extension.
A number Of stirring speeches were made
by Seward, Hale and others. Steps were
taken to defeat the attempt of the Admins
tration to procure an adjournment before
the report of the Kansas committe shall be
received.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Senate-Mr. Rus
sell from the Post Office committee, to which
was referred the memorial of Messrs. Van
derbilt Livingston, reported bill to en-
courage new steam navigation lines, to pro-
vide for the transportation OF mails and 9TH
er purposes.
BURIED TREAsuREs.-s'E usebus' writes to
the New York Observer from Rome, as fol-
lows:
The Tber is not only rich in historic as
sociations, ii rich in treasure. An Eng
ish company have actually offered to turn
the current Of the stream far above the city
and around it, provided the government
would give them what they might discover in
It's present bed. This would be attended
with vast expense, butt would pay. Treas
ures of art from age to age have found
their way into the stream, which
would bring in the market perfect remu-
neration In the museum Of St. John Later
IN, magnificent column of stone Is lying,
which was taken out long since from the IT,
Der, portion of which has been polished to
display its beauty, and no one can see it
without wishing to have more Of the secrets
Of this river revealed. Statuary more per-
feet and perhaps more beautiful than any
/ rks pf RI ~,
Rome lies imbedded in groups beneath the
stream. Agostino Chig, the famous banker
at the time Of Leo X, once gave splendid
entertainment to the Pope and his cardinals,
ut which the dishes were all Of precious met
ais. The price paid for three fish was $50
crowns. Ii is said that the dishes were all
thrown into the Tiber by order of the rich
banker, in order that no less illustrious
guests might ever use them. The sacred
vessels brought from Jerusalem to Titus, and
among them the golden candlestick, are re-
ported to have been lost from the Mllvian
bridge, and If so, are still lying there. The
government of Rome, will suffer nothing be-
longing to ancient art to pass from her ter
ritory, nor is it able to carry on such an in
vestigation on its own account.
| Tux FREE STATE QUEsrloS.-Gov. Robin
son OF Kansas, Just Previous to his depart
ure from Boston yesterday, met a number of
gentlemen-members Of the Legislature and
others-at the rooms Of the Emigrant Aid
Society.
| He expressed very decidedly the opinion
that the safety of Kansas as Free State de-
ponds upon defeating Mr.. Douglass bill for
a new Constitutional Convention. AZ. under
the present administration and its bogus
laws, there would be no chance Of securing
fair election. Mr.. Atchison, who he said
/ is President as far MS Kansas In concerned IL