Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-04

States. with the representation that
many may be sacrificed to negro wrath.
The intelligence was derived from
Uayticn passenger 10y the British mail
steamer.
A resident of St. Thomas has an
nounced in Cuba that General Santa
Anna had purchased an elegant resid-
encc in the first named island, for
which he paid forty thousand dollars
cash. This does not have the appear
ancc OF a speedy return TO Mexico.
In another column will be found a
particular account of fearful tornado,
which destroyed the whole town Of
Ellison H., and was attended by a
most fearful loss Of life.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
held session II ten 0 clock on Tues
day night, in an unsuccessful attempt
to finish business and adjourn sine de.
1t was anticipated that the sessions
would be closed at noon on Wedncs-
day.
4 most disgraceiul assault was com
mitted upon the person ofGoy. Stewart
of Mo, few DAYS since, on account Of
his action ID regard to the pardon Of
OBlinnis.
On Tuesday the eastward bound
express train on the c., w. d X. X.
near GAINESVILLE Ohio, ran into wagon
which was crossing the track at Cir
cleville, killing a man and severely in
juring his wife.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.. Sc
ward moved AN amendment, that the
public lands in Kansas shall not be Of
lercd at public sale until the expiration
OF one year from next November,
which was lost, yeas Il, nays 33.
Mr.. Mason. from the committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill author
izing the executive to employ force to
protect the rights Of our citizens from
outrage 10y foreign nations, having a
special reference TO Central and South
America. This is the bill recently in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Douglas, slightly al
tered.
Messrs. Mason, Gwin and Houston
argued the Importance of immediate
action, 50 AS TO obtain the concurrence
OF the House ere the adjournment.
Mr.. Seward, of New York, expressed
strong disapprobation of the measure.
lie was unwilling to involve the count
" in war with all the notions of
America south Of our own.
Mr.. Slideli introduced an amend
ment authorizing the President in GER
tain cases to suspend the neutrality
laws. An attempt to make the bill
the special order of Wednesday was
voted down by 81 majority.
Mr.. Jones moved an additional $780,
600 Tor the Dcs Monies and Red River
isapids, which was lost by 80 against | 7.
Mr.. Pughs amendment was then
voted on, and rejected by 90 against
%.
Mr.. Pugh then moved to strike out
all the appropriations for life boats ana
life saving stations on the Atlantic
coast, with the wish, he SAID, of ascer
tanning whether the North Western
States are to have justice or whether
they were mere conquered provinces.
The Senate voted 1t down by 81
against II.
Mr.. Seward made a powerful appeal
for the Western interests.
The question being on Mr.. Chan
dlcr's proposition to provide $1,000
for the Improvement of the st. Clair
flats, it was lost by a tic vote-oO to
20-whcrcupon Mr.. Pugh moved an
amendment, which was virtually to en-
graft the whole river and harbor bill
AS an additional section to hi. bill, and
asking appropriations for the harbors
of Chicago, Milwaukee, shcboygan, St.
Joseph, Monroe, st. CLAIR flats, Cleve-
land, Huron, Grand River, Ashtabula,
Lanslngburg, Buffalo, Genescc, Solus
Bay, Oswego, Burligton, and few
others, amounting to over 100000,
also si0,o for the Red River raft