The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-21
Telegraphic News.

WAsnIsGroS, Aug. ls.--No New Orleans
papers were received here to-day.
The Mobile Mercury has received discour-
aging accounts Of the cotton crop from al
most every section of Alabama and eastern
Mississippi, but the crops Of wheat and oats
are extraordinary, and great yield Of corn
is expected.
A postal convention has been concluded
between the U. S. and Hamburg.
1'he mails are to be exchanged BY means
of the L. S. or Hamburg mail steamers run
ming directly between New York and Ham.
burg. The postage between the u s. and
Hamburg under this arrangement Is 10 cents
for a single letter Of half an ounce or under
pre- payment optional---and cents on
ne~spapers--pre-pay required. The
rates to all countries and places beyond
Hamburg are identically the Same in all re.
spects as the rates charged via. Bremen I'M
der the Z. S. and Bremen postal convention.
1 New Orleans papers Of the 18th contain
articles from the Vera Cruz papers Of the
Goth ult., and End inst, in relation to the
Tehuantepec route. They urge the Govern
4 ment TO make suitable provision for the
opening Of business, which 10 to take place
4 in October, and they say everything is pro-
crossing in q satisfactory manner. The
papers also notice in terms Of congratulation
the recent arrangement between the different
claimants OF the grants, md express their
/ confidence in the happy issue OF the Messrs.
Benjamin md Laceer.
4 A favorable issue Of the negotiation with
Spain was much doubted.
( The defences OF Vera Cruz and the castle
Of San Juan were being pushed forward
with remarkable activity. Troops we're con.
centrating ut the City Of Mexico and Vera
I Cruz.
Tho intelligence of instructions to Mr.
Forsyth for 4 new treaty was received il
Mexico with lively interest.
The Texas news is unimportant.
The papers abound in contradictory re-
ports with regard TO the crops. The roa,
from Goliad to San Antonio was infested
with band OF outlaws, and murders IN,
Mbberies were Of almost daily occurrence.
eBosToN, Aug. lS.--A suit claiming $25,
600 damages Tor nm alleged breach Of prom
Use OF marriage, is causing considerable OF
element in the fashionable circles OF tn
city. The parties are Moses lngic of N. Y.
plaintiff, and DIR. Geo. Hayward and wife
defendants. Mr.. Ingle met Mrs. Haywar.
in Europe as the youthful, beautiful an,
wealthy widow OF the late Amos Binney
where he says she promised to marry him
The defendants are now abroad. Ruff
Choate and Peleg w. Chandler are retaine,
for the defence. II is thought that the cas-
will be pressed to triai
WASHINGTON TKRxlrosY.-A officer of tn
army stationed at Port Townsend, lat. 4,
deg, writes to the Commissioner Of Pat
ents
Although the winter was Aarshsr thai
usual, according TO the old residents, 1t VA
not sufficiently cold to freeze the safde,
ground and some Of the volunteer radish
es, parsnips, teets, and lettuce, were grow
! ing 80 finely in winter that it suggested TIL
idea Of making garden. Accordingly, Of
the 10th Of January,I planted few bed
with peas, potatoes, AND such seeds a. ha.
received from the Patent Office, all Of whicl
th.!yed beyond my expectation