Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-01
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LATEST NEW S.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ILLINOIS,

The s,enrner I,linoi- arrived at half pat
two. with 600 passengers and nearly 81,
,ouu in specie Left Aspinwall on the
goth The sloop. .. war Cyanc and British
frigate Tartar ere there, III. latter having
on board the remainder ., Col Lockridge's
men, 200 In nutnier. Who were 10 be sent
To TIA [ nitc'i >taies ia y ssiiing vessel
The British steamer Orion left ~an Juan
for the purpose Of bloclaIing Carthng.nis.
Col. fockridge's men On their arrival al
Greytown. were protected BY British gun
boats from the Costa Ricans, who followed
them down the river iochridge remained
At Gr.Nto~n.
"a Anderson Wa awaiting y, A-pn~ali
Tor the next news from Walker. The .o,t
If April Was the day fixed 10y the COST" IA
cans To finish Walker
The Costa Rican papers give different
version Of the battle of the 9Th Of March ut
Rivas Walker They say. AT the head "'
100 men. gave ground with treat loo, of men
and ammunition.
In the BATH, of the 18TH near san Jorge,
100 f!ilm.ters were killed a. stated by the
d..ert.r- from Walker The allies lott %
and 80 wounded at has, account in same IN
pcr-. Gen. Ward held possession Of the
llpftn anu rbuth cltiFS ~ teisa", WA''''h $500
hundred wards Of the plan, and was soon Q
open hire.
Lat.-t accounts 10 March 2sih. state that
fighting had continued AT Risas Tor four
dny. without much impression ON either
side
correspondence had taken place be
tween the Costa kican General katruci ana
Captaiu Davis ofSt Law renee. i'll which the
4 hs.h
grrcnts
Mining business generally prosperous.
fire at Sacramento destroyed $500
worth of PROPERTY OF the California Stage
Co
! serious dessention- have arisen among
| the Mormon- ut ran tornado and salt
I Lake
/ san Francisco market duh Money market
easy
so provisions have been made for the
ia, rneni Of the state debt.
oregon dates are 10 March e6th.
lh. steamer Portland was carried oven
the falls at oregon City "n the 18th. killing
/ Capt jameson and -eaman, AMI entirely
ic-troying the boat.
Pear ar. entertained of another outbreak
! ia Washington Territory
Costa ltican papers Of April 18th contain 4
Litter from zen Mora to the Minieter q
War H.. say Walker is hemned in 81
the Plaza nj Rivas. the allies being en-
tr,nched thin four hundred yards Of III
linz. and that he was -uhs.ting On null
and dogs flesh
Kingston, Jamaica, April %.
An english man -ofwar has carried in
to st. Anne an American sch 0Onef from
Africa to Cuba with 311 slaves, ono bun
ired and seven had died on the passag
and she remainder were iu . starving
condition.
Ii WAS rumored that another SLAYER va
of the coast and British steamer ha
started in pursuit.
Boston. April %.
! In tho Municipal Court to. day, Rober
| Sullivan was convicted OF the rape o
Ellen Desmond. The law imposes con
tncmeut in State Prison for life for th
offence.
uoodrich and White who were impli
Gated 10 the same outrage, which resul
ted in the young woman's death froi
. irjurie. received in jumping from thir
story window, are yet to be tried.
Washington, April 90.
TIE President has appointed Lewis 4
Ryle- Tegster Of the Land Ofice ~ Ne
t. Evansville, Florida, vice Previtt, doces
sed.
Also, Abraham II. Palmer, Receive
a OF Public Monies at Council Bluffs, IL
I wa, vice Lowe, resigned.
IA New York April %
luiet DAWES to-day di,snl, "a the iniun
tiou against the new pole. r"mmi-rio
;. ..na,ht fur hy Mavor Wood on the oroui
thai the M.>or without cooperation hn
ne rivlt IT, ask lot il. inli,nating howry.
thai ii h, ,on ,hi ine injunction in cooper!
; tinn With others. and ior The whole ella
t. &C ,aN l,a,Is il might hav, been mad. rc
\ nan.nt
i Lawrence, X r. April ~:
secretary stanton addressed ,h, ri,iz,r
lat ,Aening introduced 10y COY Robinson
lie repeated the general point, published
. hi address said tn, bogus laws must b. ct
, forced. and Tn, territorial taxes paid. III
Hit,r prn,c.,ation was decidedly ncgativ,
hN the audience II, Wa, listened to plea,
antly and respectively throughout.
Richmond Va. April %
\ block of s'arc- ut bNtord. \. e.. VI
= burn, few DAY ago M.ssre. lieindc
Mitchell * Lynch were III, heaviest loser
Loss s.,n.utni
, ta-ter- Ln.,y stable. Mt N"ntr"mer
4 Ala. was burned thl> week. including thiri
Lor'e,. most. hcl"urinr /" Ortoh- tircu
: l"-> s.,O.,tip
! lmnkirk April 20
Lake navigation with Western ports vi
e resumed on SATURDAY The ~ Y aud Er
Y Railroad COS propeller, Elmir, olcan al
). New York departed and four "thers II
rived