The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-07
TeaeEraphtc News.

WASHINGTON, March 3. THE Committee on
Elections will report on Keeder's ease to-
morrow, setting forth important facts which
they expect TO prove, and renewing the APP
phcatlon for authority to send for persons
and papers.
Nir. Stephens Of Georgia, viii make mi
nority report.
Mr.. Champion has addressed note To the
editors of the National Inteiligencer, stating
that he was not instructed by Lord Claren-
don to submit proposition TO arbitrate the
Central American question, bat only to III
form Mr.. Marcy that such proposal had
been made to Mr.. Buchanan.
Nav YORK, March 1.-The following was
telegruphe1 to the Herald yesterday
A good deal of excitement was created In
the Cabinet to-day, by the reading Of an ar
ticie from the London Morning Post Of Feb
18th, proposing an alliance between France
and England, to prevent American hllisbus-
| tering.
The article proposes to increase the fleets
Of England and France IN the vicinity of
Central America and TO put in force the
right Of search Of au suspected American
vessels in the same manner rs it is exercised
IN the case Of African slayers This il more
significant from the fact that the Post is re-
garded here the organ Of Lord Palmcrs-
/ ton. The Cabinet had a protracted session,
when the article referred To received their at
tention.
The Committee on elections had refused
s. hear Gen. Whitfield in reply to Gov. Reed
er's statement.
William O'Brcn was arrested this 4. VI.
by the I. >. Marshal, on charge Of having
enlisted men IL Philadelphia for the Nieara-
guam army, and sending them out in the
Northern Light.
Mr. Greeley, Of the Tribune. telegraphs
from Washington, that the members of Con
gress who stand BY for free Kansas. and are
opposed to Mr.. Fillmore for the Presidency
are considering the policy of issuing call
for Peoples President ial Convention, prob
ably TO meet at Philadelphia simultaneously
or substantially 50 with the Republican Con-
yention. The movement will be carefully
considered, and no step taken without ex-
tensiye free concert and some delberation.
Mr.. Singleton, member Of the last Com
gress from Mississippi, has declined the Con
sulate Of Havana.
Urea, March 4.-Aleck Hubbell. Repub-
lean, probably elected Mayor by about 100
majority. Republicans elect four of six Al
dermen.
SYRACUSE, March 4.-Chas. +. Wiliston
$3.50 'o-daN Ct&Gtcl haA OF VI inc CIV DY ABOUT
100 majority.
ROCHESTER,, March At our charter elec
ton toe day Hon. 5. g. Andrews was elected
Mayor by 2,lo6 majority Mr.. A. was run
on the Republican and Citizens Reform tick
Ct. The ward officers elected are nearly all
anti American by large maisrties
New ORIEA>s, March 3.-Grcat excite
ment was created here on Saturday by the
discovery that Col. Garland, our CITY Treas
arcr, was a defaulter to the amount OF 5000
0oo. lie attempted u escapein an outward
bound schooner, hut was overtaken at the
baiize, and was brought back.
NnLotGHBY, March 3,-The Female Sem
mary at this place WAS destroyed ~ fire this
morning. No person injured.
Az INDIANS lDEA OF PaopERrY AND pRo-
fRiETY.-Ihe Green Bay Advocate Of the n 1t
ult. says that few weeks since a Belgian !,
that vicinity decampci. leaving his wife and
two children ia Il state Of destitution. 4
Chippewa became appraised Of their condi
ton, Just IN time TO save them from death by
e3i.' aud hunger. and took them home with
hlln. The Chippewa is inclined TO put his own