Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-18
l. TEST NEW S.
Later frOsn California.
New York, Marcb. l6th.

The leo. Law arrived this morning
from Aspinwal, Mc'h l6, brings up
wards ofsl 100000 in specie.
The U. S. Ship Independence 10 ly'
ing oil Panama. The steamer Sierra
nevada lief, San Francisco Feb. End
with 200 Recruits for Walker.
DIR. Bates, State Treasurer, and g.
W. Whitman, Comptroller, for misap'
preparation Of State funds To the
amount OF t25O,OOo, have been im'
pcached by the Legislature. Hr.
Bates resigned. Jas. English, ex'may-
or of Sacramento City, succeeds HING
Twelve of band OF robbers, who
recently murdered Sheriff Barton. have
been hung by the people at San Die.
90.
An atiray occurred at San Francisco
between 4 Cohen, banker, and Tho.
mas King, editor Of the Evening Bull.'
tin. Cohen WAS the aggrcssor, he re.
ceivcd a pistol shot through the Jaws.
Companies OF filibusiers were organ.
l1C'f ." tut tNlCitct !OI inc All Oh W nj
ker.
Two siIocka of au earthquake were
felt a, San Francisco on the evening
Of Feb. q. Much CONSERVATION cnsucd
no damage WAS done.
y large body Of filibuste,s were
! bound 10 Sonora to join zen. Dara
Advice from the Mexican coast state
that General blanchard had seized all
vessels in the harbor. putting them
under cmhorgo. and was 'o leave in
few laws wich 700 men for the Capi'
tai.
Adviccs from Salt Lake to Jan. eth.
state that IIcher Kiml,alI WAS elected
President Of the Council.
OREGON dates are to Feb y. There
had been AL Indian outbreak near Fort
Simcoc Four white men and large
number Of cattle We're carried off
Adriccs from Washington Territory
state that the Legislature adjourned on
the 18th. after having considered the
course of Gov. Stevens in the Indian
war aud the martial law affair.
Dates from Australia are to Dec. Cd.
The mines Weld immensely.
\ fire at Adelaide had DESTROYED
property to III" amount Of $500. 900.
A flood at Nevada, California. had
done damage to the amount of SIC. 200.
The Indians had made an attack on
Pitt River Valley. Stark Co.. and muir
dered all the Inhabitants. burned the
houses ard killed all the horses. cattle.
d.. The largest part cf the inhabi-
tants had previously left the valley
with the intention of returning in the
spring.
J. ". Rhodes. OF Sacramento. one OF
the hondsmcn Of Bates. State Trcasur.
or. has suspended
New Orleans. Mprch -.
The Picouunr has later advices from
Tehuantepec. bringing the important
information that the preliminary car
riage road across the Isthmus had been
completed after the almost inccssant
labor of two or three hundred men for
a period Of several months.
The two first carriages pesSed over
the road 10 the Paif terninus on the
4th Of Jannsrv Among their occn-
pants were the American Consul nj We.
IA Cruz. Senior Onitiercs. formerly Sec.
retarv Of the Treasury Of Mexico, and
Others.
The carriages returned the next lav.
when there was great rejoicing in con-
sequence Of the glorious achievement
all along the Isthmus.
The contract with the Mexican Gov.
eminent is now fulfilled. and the priv.
leges guaranteed BY it secured. The
perfect complet on OF the road will he
pnshea forward As rapidly ~ possible,
and il will probably be opened bv the
1t q June 10 the travelling pub.
lie.
81, Johns. \. F.. March 10.
The adviras brought BY the laa,
English mail.lto the effect that tina
English Government had entered into
a convention with France TO transfer
to that power ol the New Foundland
fisheries. created intense excitement
here. 4 general meeting Of all classes
was called
The British flag everywhere was
administration down, and in some pls.
ces n black flag was hoisted.
The result Of the meeting waa a de.
termination that tho wrong to our peo'
pie shall not be pcrpetrated.
The Legislature and commercial
classes are sending petitions to
Queen. and delegates are to procee
England TO protest against the M -
Hre. ess.
Washington. March as.
Lord Napier. the British Minister, was
introduced 70 the President to. day at l |
O'Clock BY Gen. Cass. snd presented bic
credentials. HE expressions Of con.
CIRCULATION, and bis desires to preserve |
the pssee Of the two countries, we're |
cordially reoiprocatsd By The President. |
Many visttsrs u the White House desi.
rcd to witness the ceremony bat Il being
OF . private character thew we're sxclu. |
dod from the audience chamber.
Buffalo, March Is.
The funeral Of Samuel Zimmerman,
which took place THE P. n. ct Nisgara
Falls, Canada, was probably the lsrgest
and most imposing Masonic display ever
witnessed in the country. Large dele
cations OF Knieh's Templars, Roysl
Arch and Master Masoos we're present
in full reealis, from the various enoamp.
ments Of Western New York aud Cana
da. 1t was attended bv several members
OF Parliament and prominent men Of
The concourse u people was
not less than $4,000.
st Louie, March 16.
10 consequence Of tho increased travel
Wess. two passenRer trains havs been