The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-30
Foreign News.
Arrival Of the Steamer Africa.

SANDY HOOK, Nov. 26.
The steamship Africa psssed here this
morning for New York, with Liverpool dates
to the 18th inst.
Breadstuffs continue very dull. Flour is
steady but dull. Wheat steady and quota
tions nominal at 2Ss for mixed.
Provisions show a declining tendency
Pork dull at slight decline. Lard heavy at
53s-54s. Holders are pressing on the mar
kst. Tallow firm.
Ex Electrician Whitehouse, in letter to
the Atlantic Telegraph Company, says his
recent experiment concluslvely demonstrate
that the system Of testing the cable hitherto
adopted is fallacious. lie believes the fault
is not far from the shore, and rciterates the
conviction that the cable may be probably
worked.
The cable between Dover and Calais is in
working order again.
| Meetings in aid or the new reform move
ment in Parliament continue in vaaious parts
of England.
Montalambert's trial had been fixed for
the 18th inst. French papers are not permit
ted to publish the proceedings.
The Bank OF France lost q, o00, 900 francs
iu specie during the month.
| The Spanish expedition of eight steamers
against the Riff pirates had sailed.
| The primary elections at Berlin resulted
/ entirely in favor Of the new ministry.
| 4 telegram from Beirut announces that q
general agitation was reigning in Asiatc-
/ Turkey. Instructions had taken place In
several places, and Omar Pacha was main
tanning himself at Bagdad with difficulty.
t The tribes living between Tripoli and Alp
/ 20, had rsyolted, and communication was
interrupted between Lebanon and Tripoli,
and between Alexandria and Aleppo.
| The London Times says according to o
statement received from Spain that the Span
ish Government seem likely to order their
/ fleet ut Cuba to proceed at once to demand
satisfaction from Mexico on the matter in
dispute between the two countries. Proba.
bly, the countenance Of the French Govern
ment who are likewise reported to have
sent out additional ships Of war to that
point, is relied upon in this movement
+ While it is also known that England has Sc
rious demands to urge which will cause her
to insist upon redress at least equal to that
which may be accorded in other cases.
A telegram from Madrid states that tbs
Spanish feet, consisting Of eight steamers
had sailed from Cadiz on the 10th of Noycm,
Der for Tauqiers. 1t is added that the fee
has orders, after presenting the demands Of
the Spanish Government upon Morocco, u
scour the coast Of Africa and destroy Oil yes
sells manned by the Riff Moors which may b
found without regular papers, and treat then
as pirates.
Accounts from Cadiz state that the secon,
portion Of the reinforcement for Cuba wa
. ready to start ut moments notice, com
plotting the expedition to force OF 2l00 il
fantry and 500 marines.
, The ST. Petersburg Northern Bee publish
es an account Of the re-estabishment of re
) ations between the Russians and Chinese
on the Goth of August, at Schongoutsche'
s kouldga, in Western China, and the solem
: Inauguration Of a consulor factory.
. The Russian Ambassador TO Japan had al
/, rived at Marseilles with the advantageou
e treaty which he had succeeded in negotiatin
G with that government.