The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-08
Telegraphsc News.

| NRw York, Oct. 6.--The terew steamship
City of Washingtsn, from Liverpool at noon
esd ult., arrived here this mesning.
/ Great activity prevailed h England in
sending reinforoements to India. The over
/ land mail steamer was to take 1000 troops
/ from Malta to Alexandria, to be sent through
Egypt to India. Several hundred troops
! will 60 out in succeeding steamers.
| The India Company had decided to engage
the feetest European and American steamers.
! Lord Elgin's mission to Calcutta was to pro-
pose an exchange Of European for native
Bengal regiments, As the Indians would prove
sufficiently effective and more Trustworthy in
Canton than in their own country.
Lord Elgin took with him to Calcutta 700
troops, and marines in naval brigade or
ganized 10 proceed forthwith up the Ganges.
The French Government had received dis
patches from India, announcing that the gov
ernor Of Pondicherry had, as a speculation,
called upon the Admiral of the French feet
in the Indian seas, for some ships of war.
Gen. Neil, ut Cawnpore, was compelling
ali tho high caste, or Brahmins, whom he
could capture, to collect oil the bloody
clothes Of the victims and wash the blood
from the floors, their movements being ac-
celebrated by the application Of cat.
Afterwards the Sepoys were hanged one
after another.
One hundred Austrian officers have offered
to serve in India.
London letter, in the Paris Patrie, as
serts that Salif was marching upon Lucknow
at the head of 900 insurgents, and rs he
was within four days Of Gen. Havelock it
was considered certain that he would effect
junction with the insurgents before the En-
glish Generals arrived. The Fort of Luck
now was well supplied with provisions and
ammunition. 1t was deemed impregnable.
Advices from St. Petersburgh report q
great storm and FIRE on the Snndago Canal.
200 country crafts with their cargoes OF pro-
duce were wrecked.
The following is said to be the result OF
the new election in Moldayia:
Out Of 81 electors &C have declared for
the Union of the Principnlitics, 6 against,
and Is neutral. The election ut Wallachia
is to commence on the 18th.
The Persian troops have evacuated Herat.
DKrRoIr, Oct. 6.--The Farmers & Me-
chan;cs' bank, Of this city, has been placed
under Injunction BY the Attorney General.
HARTFORD, Oct. 6.-The Charter Oak bnnk,
tho Mercantile bank, and the Exchange bank
suspended specie payment this morning.
The officers of all the other banks met last
night and resolved not to suspend.
Nxw YORK, Oct. 6.--Biiis OF the Lee bank,
Mass, Mercantile bank, Charter Oak bank,
and Exchange bank, Of Conn.,, and the bank
of WATERFOWL, n. y, are thrown out to- day.
The Weare bank, N. H., was thrown out.
The billie of the bank Of Lima, N. T., were
again taken.
BosroS, Oct. 6.-Judse Mcrrick, on mo-
ton of the bank Commissioners, has granted
! temporary injunction upon the Western
bank Of Springfield, Mass.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 6 The Legislature
convened to-day. Gov. Pollock delivered
his message, suggesting measures for the re.
lief Of the banks and public.
BUFFALO, Oct. 6.--The New York State
Fair opens tomorrow, and continues fos
three days. The entries up to this noon are
over 2,500.-A greater number than ever be-
fore made. The weather is very favorable.