Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-09
NEWS ITEMS.

ApyIcEs from Fort Dodge, ID Iowa, state that
ascttlement Of twenty families at the hend.wN
tiers Of the Des Moines River had been attacked
BY party Of Indians, and the supposition was
that all had been murdered, or carried into cap.
tivity. Some had been shot, and others dubbed
to death. A company Of whites had been or
gauized to pursue the Indians, and take ven
gcancc upon them.
Tmr Eastern papers publish details Of news
brought by the steamer Asia. The intelligence?
from China is down to Jan. 30, but does not
throw much light on the difficulties which have
arisen in the Canton river. Admiral Seymour
while waiting for reinforccments, had so diSPOs.
ell of his vessels as to keep the navigation open
and prevent surprise. But tho Chinese appear
to have done little or nothing in the way of re-
taliatorv measures. French versions Of the poi
soning cases ut Hong Kong, which comes
through MNrseilIes, states that the baker aud
three Of his nccomplircs had been tried By
council of war, condemned to death, and shot.
1t appears that large portion Of the city Of
Canton, both within and without the walls, had
been destroyed. The French charge dnitairS
to the Court Of China has already started on
Ibis mission. If some scraps Of Paris gossip
are to be credited, French army of 10000 men
is to he sent to China in English ships.
ACcouplSO to official returns, the decrease in
France Of the produce of the silk worms has
been enormous since 1858; then it amounted to
Rrtv.two millions pounds Of cocoons, worth
hundred and seventeen millions Of francs; last
wear it was only fifteen millions of pounds, Csti,
mated at lifly-scycn millions Of francs. France
NAV well be anxious about her relations with
China.
VESSEL from Zanzibar, Africa, says the
rewburyport MentW, arrived at Salem, M"ssH-
chnsctts, some time since, bringing as one item
of her cargo ninety thousand dollars value Of
ivory. 4 large part of the ivory imported into
this country is brought to Salem. This was on
account of Mcssrs. Bertrnm, Sheppard ( Co.
who have nearly monopozed the trade of Zan'
zibar
I Ora worthy contemporary, the Syracuse jour.
NIL, was the victim Of y magnificent sell, on
"April Fools Day" It received in advance cF
Its contemporaries, dispatch announcing inc
startling fact that Gen. Coss, Gov. Marcy, and
batch Of dgaitrics besides, would pass
through that city in the course Of the day, en-
route Tor Detroit. The Journal, which is an
afternoon papcr, published the announcement
with great flourish Of trumpets. Crowds
locked to the depot to await the coming won
der 4 horde of Office seekers and friends Of
the Administration" washed up, put on their
best abb and tucker, and rushed for tho Rail
road. Hour altor hour passed by. The shad'
ows lenEthenei-thc sun went down; the IRE.
ginr trains" rrlshc, in and crawled ont; but no
Especial" broke the solemn silence Of the air.
Finally itOccurrel to some one thar it was the
first of Acknowledgements the crowd did most
,nc,kingIy dispcrsc Poo: Mr.. Cas- was fight
ing oil the vultures Of office at Washington.
The Williamsburg Cval Gd'ette says that
lastweek two sailors discovered, about mile west
Of that place, the tusks Of some huge animal
which were five feet eight inches in length
Three joints Of the back bone were also FUND,
each measuring two feet seven inches in diane
ter. These specimens ARE to be removed to the
Philadelphia Museum.