Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-01

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The steamer Illinois arrived t New York
on he morning OF the 20, h inst, with Cali
furnia dates 10 Dec !. She brings 800
passengers a d nearly 81 100 900 n treasure
Sae connected with the Golden Gate; and
i.ft Aspitw u on the 10Th
TIE fiig.e Wan. sh Irf he same day for
New York 81 Havana
The -loap of war Cav.n. renamed in
pol'.
The California news Is .. but little inpor
lance.
Report fror, the rninins districts are ~
yorabIe. though there was want OF ram in
some OF them.
Tie none, market is unchanged Bu>i'
hcsS a: San Franc isco generally duh
Richari p. Hammond. ,v'collecior of
San Francisco. charged w,th deira,d,,g the
United states Government wi.ir IN Office
has been acquitted.
Dates from P..iama are 10 Dee. 18th
The Panama ar continues an account of
the war in Nicaragua confirming The advic'
e. reeeved here by the Tennessee, but
nothing new.
A British Squadron arrived at Panama,
Dec 10Th. Its object Is 10 examine into the
pruc,icabiiity of establishing naval depot
in the Bay of Panama, probably at Tobago.
A letter from Cathagena Of Nov s3d says
that the British difficulty was still pending
and the bl, ckadc Of the New Granadian
ports would commence immediately. The
revolution in Peru is on the increase. two
good vessels had gone over 10 The Revou'
| tionists. and President Castillo hal denonn-
ced them as pirates and ut three armed
ships in pursuit He had also authorized
the vessels o, any nation TO seize them. One
| of these insurgent vessels. the steamer AS
| piuwall had overpowered the British mail
stegm Sandago, Oh hei way from Callao TO
| Valparaiso, amt taken om her all the Pc
| ru,ian mails. II was believed that Cas,el
| 10 woulp be able TO suppress the revolution
as the convention had voted him exiraordi'
nary powers. Advices from Melbourne are
to October 18th. News unimpo,'an'.
R.R. AccIDpxr.-Tne Albany Express
| ,ra,n which ,ef, New York at p NJ. OF
Inc 9th. met with . serious accident neal
| Tounero station. about 8 miles from tina
CITY. A broken rail which had been frac
,ured by the frost on the passing of a pre-
vious irsia was the cause Of the accident
The engine and tender passed over the ia
iured rail in safety, but the baggage car wa
thrown off the track The second passen
ser- car was thrown off on its side, and TN
third turned completely upside down. ~:
passengers were On board at the time.
The Conductor, Mr.. Hills. was consider
ably injured, also some or 10 passengers
viz; Mr.. s. Gaskill, OF Albany, N. Y.
severe confusion of the spins;, w Kennedy
Of Bnfial, severe cut on the right hand an
| con, usion about the body; Mrs. Thompson
Of LWilliamsbu,g. head badly cut; Mrs v
II;sby Of New York, l,ft arm fraciurei;-
Go Arnold OF New York and Mary Holm
4 sustained severe Commissions; Tie passenger
names not known though badly bruised
were able TO resume their journey.
ST.. Louis, Dec. 29.-Santa Fe mail
via Independence, Of the both, has ar
rived.
Mining operations progressing fave
rably.
Heavy snow storms on the plains.
Bent's Fort was attacked by the Isl
owas, and but for the interference c
the Chcyennes would have been DIES
troyed.
The Kiawas gave the mail trail
much trouble. Capt Dodge, agent c
the Navajos, was taken prisoner by tn
Apaches.. The usual Indian depreda
4 lions are reported. e~ss'
. Izouisyulls, Dee. 29-Thc exam
nation Of the negroes charged with til
murder Of Joyce family, look place 0
B Saeprdry. The Court House was SUI
} roundedwlsh an excited crowd, one (
3 IA Ak A.~hknp- ~ tho sv.,s vf2osa,