The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-20

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WAsalNorox, June lS.-Mr. Parmel has
bssu re-appointsd Surveyor Of Csstons Of
wheeling.
This completes N ae.ioa Of the adninis-
tration in all the sasss vhers The eommis-
sions Of custom houss oalesrs have expired.
Baron Van Lismbourg was yesterday in
rotary Of State Appleton, and delivered his
erlands. Mutual assurances and . desire to
maintain the friendship which has always Ak
| listed between the two governments were ex-
pressed. Baron Van L. was in full court
costume.
The President has officially recognized Jean
Nottbreck as Vice Consul for Russia at New
York.
| The examination just completed in the
coast survey Office fully con6rns the fact OF
suiIcient depth Of water in Long Island
Sound for the passage Of the Great Eastern.
MsnPms, June l8.--An extensive FIRE broke
out Last night on Front Row, which destroyed
the whole block occupied BY the Bank Of
Tenn, Commercial Bank, j. W. MoCraokeu
4 Co., Goodlet, Nabcrs l. Co., Stuart, King
4 Co., s. McManus, Griesman b Hoffman
also a number Of Ofioes occupied by cotton
factories. Loss not yet ascertained.
/ NEW YoRk, June ls.--Stewart, Of the
4 steamship Fulton, was arrested yesterday,
charged with smuggling 5000 worth OF dia-
monds.
Gen. Walker held levee yesterday at the
Lafarge House, and attended the Bowery
theatre in the evening, where he made brief
speech.
Our city remains quiet at shutdown. All
special metropolitan police were discharged
and many Of the Mayors police withdrawn
from the City Hall. The Governor returned
to Albany this p. M.
Judge Russell closed the proceeding in the
6rst habsas corpus by discharging the Mayor
from arrest.
The grand Jury have under consideration
the complaint Of the Mayor, and the calling
Of q special term Of oyer and termlner IN July
for the trial Of the Mayor.
Mr.. Crofut Of the Metropolitan police, beat
en- on Tuesday, died to-day.
NEw YoRK, June l8.-A special dispatch
to the Tribune dated Topeka, Kansas, June
| 10, saws that Gov. Walker and suite are there
| he has spoken twice and is trying to defeat
the action Of the people. The pro-slavery
men made step toward having the legisla-
| ture broken up, but the executive authorities
! have not sanctioned it
CORNING, june 18.-The village Of Cor
ming is flooded. The principal bridges and
walks have been torn away and the destruc-
ton Of property 10 immense. The working
class have suffered severely, large number
Of their houses having been washed away
Communication between the upper and lower
parts Of the village are entirely shut or
The running Of trains on the Erie r. X. is
obstructed, but they will doubtless be regu-
lar to morrow.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The freshet has in measure subsidized and
the danger is now past, The cellars Of the
business portion of the town are filed with
water and great masses OF timber ell the
streets.
CO The Cincinnati Gazette, OF Tuesday,
has the following:
PEACHES in ABUNDANCE.-The failure Of
fruit has been the doleful cry from the coun-
try for weeks, but we were shown yesterday
n slender peach tree twig, not larger than an
ordinary switch, and about three feet long,
that bore more than three hundred young
peaches. We undertook to count them, but
soon got tired of the task. This branch was
taken from the farm OF Mr.. Daniel Piatt, in
Boone county, Kentucky. Tho farm 10 on
tho Ohio; nearly opposite Rising Sun, and
has 3, LOO peach trees on it, l 800 Of which
are bearing.
CHANGED HANDs.--We learn that that por-
ton Of the railroad between Galosburg and
Ouircv rocort1x BALLAD tha Nnrtk s.v, G.c..