Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-18
THE NEWS.

We have the following additions
details of news from Europe by the
mails of the Fulton:
The advices from India are dated al
Bombay, 5th Of June. The despatch
60 say that the English division a
Lucknow was strong, and the city vel
defended; thus differing from the Cal
cutta news by the Africa, which re-
ported the garrison to be sickly and to
number only 1000 men. The chief
Of Nurgoond, who was at the head OF
the rising of the Bombay district, is
reported TO have been captured. 1t
was reported that the Arabs and Ro-
hillas were plundering towns in the
Nisam's country, but a field dctach-
mont left Bombay to restore order.
The mails from China are dated at
Hong Kong on the 5th Of May. 1t is
said that the Emperor had replied to
the foreign plenpotentiaries. He
could give no direct answer to the de-
mands Of the English, but congratula-
ted the Americans on their faithful OBJ
ssrvance Of treaty stipulations and the
avoidance of a participation in what he
terms the aggressions of the British
and French" 1t is said that special
ENJOYS would treat with the Hon. Mr..
Reed. at Canton, and with the Rus
sian minister on the banks of the
AMOR. A very uneasy state OF feel
ing prevailed in and about Canton
The coolie slave trade to Cuba was
flourishing.
Queen Victoria's message to Presi-
dent Buchanan, to be first transmitte
by the Atlantic telegraph cable, if sue
cessfully laid, had been deposited in a
sealed packet with Mr.. Dallas.
The steamship Leviathan has been
rebaptized, and is now the "Grea1
Eastern" again.
Some spirited contests had taken
place on the English turf.
BY way Of Charleston we have new
from Havana to the 10th Instant
Sugar was active and firm. The vel
low fever was prevailing extensively
There was nothing Of interest trans
piring in political affairs. The steam
er Water Witch arrived at Charles
ton on Monday with dispatches iron
Commodore M'Intosh to the Navy DE
partment.
The bark Rapid sailed from New
York on Monday, for the Isthmus o
Tehuantepec, with a party of engin
eers, mechanics and laboreIs number
ing 100, and an abundant supply o
every description, for the purpose o
opening the transit route. 1t is be
lieved that when the route is in opera
ton passengers and mails a b.
transported from New York via New
Orleans to San Francisco in seventeen
days and a halt.
Two brothers, Joseph and Johr
Murphy, residing at Gosport, Ind, OF
the New Albany and Salem Railroad
quarreled about six o'clock on Friday
evening, and from words proceeded te
blows. In the fight Joseph caught up
an axe and struck his brother a ter
rible blow in the back, between The
shoulders, telling him to the ground
and then struck him another murder
ous blow on the neck, almost ~severine
his head from the body. lie dice
almost instantly. The conscience
stricken fratricide made no attempt te
escape, and was at once taken into
custody.
The whole loss by the flood at Cairo
it is said, will be inside of 100000
The Illinois Central Railroad car
make all repairs for $1,000, The los'
TO the citizens, in furniture, building
and stock, will not exceed $4,000
The water rose above low water mari
forty-seveu feet, which Is two fee
higher than ever before known by
those who have lived in that vicinity
since l776.
The great base ball match which
wa to come off on Tuesday afternoon
on the Fashion race course, l.. l., be
tween the crack" players of New
York and Brooklyn, has been postpon
ed for one week on account of the rail-
storm. The players and members O
the clubs we're not q little disconcertc,
by the circumstance, but console them
selves with the hope that next Tues
day must be favorable. The arrange
meuts on the ground were admirabl,
for the convenience of those VIII,
would have been spectators Of tn
game. Notwithstanding the approach
Of the storm there we're upwards q
two thousand persons on the course q
the time the play was to have com
menoed, and it is estimated that Their
would have been ten thousand had tn
day been propitious.
An inquest was held in Chicago o
Thursday afternoon, by Coroner Ha,
cen, on the body Of an infant child
John M'Cabe, residing on the corner
Polk and Clinton streets, in the We
Division. The mother of the chi
led left it on . feather led, and gor
70 . neighbor's. During her absea,
the babe rolled over in such q positie
That II died from suff ocation. The ci
cumstences we're such a. to warrant /,
inouest. Verdict returned of accide
I'll deoth.
A young man, evidently Germa
aeea about twenty yesrss fell from Z
Ceuha breakwater into the Ia
= Ihnrsday afternoon, # the foot
ollsoa street. The body VA rece
ed bat Ne was extinct Coron
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