Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-11
ATE DEMOCRAT---DAvENPORT IOWA. DECEMBER IL. 1856.
CONGRESSIONAL

" oSas10B S0ts1 49,
Senate-Mr Collamer com q need speak.
ing ID opposition TO the positions in the
Presidents Message. He criticised the
charges against the Republican party, and
condemned them ~ having no Foundation.
He devoted much time 10 show the right Of
Congress 10 legislste on slavery in ferritor-
les. Adjourned.
House.-Mr Smith replied 10 the speeches
OF Campbell and Sherman. He proceeded
to show that the repeal Of the Missouri
Comprise was not condemned in the late
canvass ~ had been asserted.
The vote to allow Mr. Whitfield to be
sworn was reconsidered, and majority OF
four found his favor, and he took the oath
Of ONCE.
FOREIGN NEWS.
New York, Dec 9
The steamer Atlantic has arrived with
dates 10 the 10Th.
Mr. Wilson hac addressed to E. w Field
OF New York, an official notice that the
British Government engages ships TO take
additional soundings for the Atlantic Tele.
graph and guarantees 4 per cent on the cap
Itai of f35O,OOO, until the earnings reach
q per cent, after which 10000 per snnum
for rs ysars, or such larger sums as govern
ment messages may amount 10. and the U.
s. government made similar arrangements.
0The Kilkenny Moderator, say that orders
have been issued to the Colonies of Irish
| military regiments TO complete the quota OF
the corps. The object Of this filling up is
only known TO the Government.
! Affairs in Spain are quiet.
=, Accounts on the l4th from Con-
stantinaple state that 600 houses burn
ed in Pcra. Another extensive fire at
Adrianoplc.
Lightning struck the immense store
Of powder at Rhodes, edestro6ed the
Turkish quarters completely, and kill
cd many persons.
{ Cincinnati, Dec. 8
! The train on Cleveland and Pittsburgh
ran into The Express on the q. and Pa X r
coming west, at Alliance U. at I p m xii.
ling ten and ins1ring several persons. List
OF killed so far as heard from:
J. keedy, Alliance. J M'Intosh, do, DR..
Smith and lady do, J Atterhurst N. Garden
o.. w Richie do, NC Taylor Phil Brooks
NJ
Cincinnati Dec Q
], At thu X X collision in Alliance last
evening one Of the passenger cars was
ihrewn INTO the rotunda of the depot and
| another into the sitting room Of Sour bucks
hotel. Both these rooms were torn TO pie
css and the inmates other killed or wOur-
ded Rn, few on the train were injured
among the wounded are c. Coats, Engineer
NJ A Roth, Phil. S C Ciellen, conductor,
DIR Courtney, Wheeling, Kavanaugh aud 10.
dy, Ann Armour, Columbia, Ind. J Painter
.. Those killed are as reported las. night
The train that left Pittsburgh at } O'Clock
arrived at Alliance behind time. The pas
ssngers had just eat supper, and the tram
had inst left when the Cleveland train came
dashihg along al speed, 3 miles an hour. A,
that moment the Pittsburgh train stood a
cross the track at the junction Of the two
roads, and the Cleveland train struck hel
between two passenger cars. throwing them
both OFT the track. II is said the engineer
OF the Cleveland train has absconded.
New York Dec Q
Washington Inteliigence.-The Tribune.
Washington correspondence under date oil
the Sth says: The!St announces an i'm
preston tina, Judge I.ecompton Of Kansa.
is removed aud y o Harrison appointed il
his place. learn that This isinot the case
Up 10 this morning Jaage l. is not removed
and the president, ia waiting for the Judg',
defeAce.
AALrixoRE, DEc. ..
The special committee Of the South
Carolina Legislature, on the Governor,
recommendation to reopen the slav.
trade, nave reported, asking leave to 81
during the recess and report at the mex
session.
A FIRE in Norfolk On Monday last de-
stroyed the Catholic Church and ssvsra
of the adjoining buildings.
PnILADxLPHlA, DEc.9.
Letters fromm Cannonsburg, Pa, stat
that Jefferson College at that place wa
burned on Friday evening, together viii
q library consisting Of 10, 900 Volumes
total loss Sc, 200.