The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-09
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Nsw Yoae, May Z.
The Washirgton correspondent Of the
Tribune intimates that ~. Belmont, the
y. g. Minister to the Hisus. has put la IN
urgent claim for the mission to Spain.
The District Attorney announced q the
close u the session Of the Court Of Oyer
and Tsrminer yesterday. that he had but
three Or four Witnesses to examine, and
that he should rest the case Of Mss. Gun.
ninghsm in the courso Of two hours.
The main fssturss Of yesterdays svi.
dence were - tollows
Mr.. Baldwin, . lawyer. residing at No.
Is Bond street. testified that On leaving his
house, about u o'clock, he and his CON-
pan,ons remarked that they smelt old rags
burning. On his return in The course OF On
hour. the smell ives gone.
Officer Dsvis says he hssrd Mrs.. G.
charge Dr.. Burdsli. q the time OF the din.
Guilty about the note. with ~ ming her char.
acter and said she would have Bic hearts
blood.
M. Psrmelse, who lived at % Bond
street. swore that on returning nome from
q walk about II o'clock, no noticed q smell
OF burning clothes. and saw = bright Ugh,
ct No. 81, which diminished 90 he se-
psoached and dashsd up. HE dog whom
he called did not answer his whistle. IT,
found him on the steps VI Dr.. Bardeli's
house. On crossing the street the light
was stil visible bu, not as bright o. bsivss.
A session Of the Academy Of Medicine
was held Isst night. DR.. Winnie. VI Dai,i.
more, made . communication and gave
other proofs with respect To the National
Hotel dlsesse. proving beyond oil douO, this,
the disease originated IRON pulrid exhala.
TONS.
The afternoon the prosecution closed
~herupcn Mr. Dean moved that III case
be Dismissed, onies, the District ttorney
would call % ~ituessr., EckeI, Snodgrass,
and Helen and Augusta Cunningham. the
court refused the morton. Mr.. Dean then
moved dismissal OF the case on the ground
that the Court wee not properly coasil,0'e ed
The Court would nut entertain tn motion.
"A ressss wss then taken.
The building. st Sequins Point. Staten
Island. recently purchased tor Qasraa,inr,
~ere bufaed to The grSuad last night. The
work y, IN ,assndiiy. Lisa sl:o 900
John T. Sanford. an eminent mercnan, oil
this city, kn"~n - ~xecut.r 0 the late DR.
Emers N. and nom,nsl plaintiff 10 the Df.a
Se.st Case, died here o. TUESDAY.
The Wilson Snail Democratic Commit.
tee held large meeting IN Tammany Tall
last evening. Long asd 6rfy addresses
were 0-llvsf I'd. conservatory u the course
VI the seven Sachems themselves
the s-iormers, aud adopted resolutions. cell.
ing on Wilson Small delegates tn enroll
lists Of democratic voters, with view to
defeat the corrupt primary election sys,em.
The steamer Baltic took IRE this morn
ing, bot the lance we're fortunately ex' In
gui.hsd before material damage was dyne.
Lose covered BY INSURANCE.
The Burdeii murder case opened for the
defence sl,ef the recess. DIR. Cafnach-
sn's evidence stated bic theory 81 the hole
sHair was that the deed was committed b.
q rish, handed eers,n. Two other ~iiness.
e. were examined whose tsss.mon wss
wholly vita references TO the alleged mar.
risys.
Adjeurasd 70 Friday moraisg.
Buffalo. Nay :.
rhs,s 40 ~. ross Of serisus eseats in the
..idsie Sivls,,e. o, .,hs Erie Csasl. The
Ssnsca River ssusdscs. = said % have CIV
% sul, also The issser ons near Sost ~.
rcn.
The asws ID no, fully sushsa,iestsd
and The dsparsmsns has no infosms,ion %
the subject. Both sqasducts are snowa 20
b in emisent dagger. Thsse will prove