Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-13
THE N EWS.

the mail for independence.
Major Stein, of the first dragooons,
Lieut.. Hastings, Capt. M'Ferran, of the
Ouartcrmastcrs department, with
their families, are on leave of absence.
Mrs. Gen. Garland, Mcssrs. South
wick and Sawyer, surveyors of the
southern overland mail route, together
with an escort of 25 men under Lieut..
Craig, accompanied the train.
Large bands Of Chcynees, Arappa-
hoes. kiowas, and Camanchc Indians,
and a large number Of emlgrants,
bound for California and Arizona,
were met on the plains.
The Indians were peaceably dlspos-
cd.
The Santa Fc road was in excellent
order, and the party came through IN
3s days.
No Santa Fc papers received, and
no Mexican news OF interest.
Efforts were being made to organize
n Territorial Government over Ar
rlzona.
Rich gold deposits had been found
in the ncighborhood OF Tucson.
Advices from St. Domingo to May
22d, received by the brig Laurrilla,
Capt. Lavender, arrived at Boston on
Thursday from Cape Ilavtien.
Dcscrters from the ST. Domingo
army were daily arriving at Cape Hay
len, in destitute condition. These
dcscrters make the following state
ments
Santa Anna was chosen President
Of the north part of the Island, aQd
had invaded St. Domingo with con
siderable force.
After several months operation, R
returned to SANTANA, which place was
then taken with considerable slaughter,
and destroyed at the same time. >
President Bacz sent "A sail OF twenty
vessels to blockade Port an Platte un-
der command Of an American officer,
on the odd.
The report came that the Port had
been taken and destroyed.
1t is also stated that the Guano
island, Ncvassa, situated about sixty
miles southwest of Domingo, which
has been held by some Americans, has
been claimed by the IIayticn Govern
men' and two mcn-ot- War sent TO cx-
pei all ntrudcrs. The news created
great excitement.
There have been heavy rains in the
neighhorhood Of Lafayette.
Another accident occurred on the
Lafayette and indianapolis railroad.-
The engineer and fireman were killed.
No passengers seriously injured.
The railroad bridges and canal have
been swept away.
The Detroit Free Press, Of the 9th,
says that the steamer Illinois arrived
at that port on the Sth from Lake SUI
perior, with full load of copper and a
large number OF passengers On Mon
day when about ten miles this side of
the Saul, man was seen to put out
from the shore in small boat, evil
IDENTITY for the purpose of getting
aboard. Tho steamer turned aside
and picked him up. lie WAS one of
the three survivors ont of load OF
eight who left the Bruce mine on the
previous Saturday for the SAINT. When
in the vicinity of the place where the
Illinois picked up this man, the boat
was capsized by squall Of wind, and
five men were lost. The other three
chung to the boat, and finally succeed
cd in reaching shore. Two OF them
went on to the Saul by land, and the
other was the one taken on board the
steamer. One of those lost was James
Lord, Of the Bruce mine, but the
names Of the other four were not
known. Some of them were from La
Sale, Illinois, and it WAS known but
that all of them might be. They were
either from that place or from Wiscon-
sin. As all their baggage was lost, and
their bodies were not recovered, there
was no way by which they could be
identified.
In view of the hostile attitude of
several tribes of Indians in the North
ern SUPPLEMENTARY, the Secretary of
the Interior has asked Congress for an
appropriation Of 100000, to enable
him to perfect measures for the prcser-
walton OF peace. knowledge has come
TO the Department that the dissatisfac-
ton which has existed for years among
the turbulant bands of Sioux, is about
to manifest itself in general hostilities,
and the regular troops having been
withdrew, the frontier settlements arc
left entirely unprotected, and great
alarm consequently exists among the
settlers. The appropriation asked fol
10 to enable the Department to redeem
promises made by General Harvey t.
the Nine Bands of the Sioux in 1856
The correspondence between tn
Peruvian Minister De Osma and Secrc
tary Cass, relative to the seizure of tn
American vessels Georgiana and Liz,
Thompson, while engaged in taking i
guano, on the charge Of being engage
in contrabrand trade, has been commu
ncated to the Senate by the Presiden
De Osma defends the action Of the Pr
ruvian authorities, but at the sam
time hopes that nothing will occur
interrupt friendly relations. Secretar
Cas- considers the tae one worthy ,
the gravest consideration, and class
il with those Of q piratical characte
lie also incloses an opinion of Alto
nsy General Black, who maintains tn
ths whole proceeding BY the Peruvi'
anthositiss i contrary to the law
nae3ooA
Uansal astiSity prevails q The Ma