Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-15
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session. IL Was reared tilht lic uls-
pute between England aud Naples
would lead 10 serious results.
The Atlantic telegraph hcct we're 10
sail from Plymouth, on AZ experiment
ri trip, about the 10th day oil Nav.
France was tranquil. NJ. de Penc,
the victim OF the late conspiracy ducls,
WAS still an-s diplomatic confer
-euce nau assembled in Paris ia order
to discuss n measure oi government or
ganization for the Danublan Principles.
Thirteen persons impli sted IN the late
outbreak at Chalons hal been tried,
convicted and sentenced. 1t WAS de-
creed that The property possessed by
the French hospitals and other chart
ties should be converted into govern
ment stock. Another decree regulates
the mode of selling foreign railway Sc
curitics on the Bourse.
Two French was vessels had appear
ed on the Turkish coast, owing To the
Montenegro difficulty, and in consc-
qucncc, Austria had ordered two war
frigatcs to cruise Oft Gattaro.
Achmct l'asha, heir appsrcntto the
pashaic Of Egypt, was drowned IN the
Nile on the 18th OF May, in consc-
qnencc OF the carriage In which he sat
having rolled oil steam ferry boat.
From India VIC have news dated ut
Calcutta on oith of April. The war
was prosecuted with varying success
on either side. The rebels had com
plctcly evacuated Azinghur, but the
British had lost one hundred men and
four officers in an attack on the fort Of
Racour, Sir Colin Campbell had march
ed from Cawnporc towards Rohhcund.
Telegraphic adviccs from China are
dated at Hong Kong on 18th of April.
Lord EIgin was about to move from
Shanghac towards Tce-Slng, and the
allied fleets would follow. The ship
Courscr, laden with tea for New York
had been lost on the Pratas shore.
We have adyces from the Cape of
Good Hope dated the 10th Of April.
Tie harvest was good and the vintage
abundant. Labor was in demand at
Cape Town, and the value OF land had
increased.
The Republican Central Committee
Of New York held Il meeting OF
Wednesday evening last when it wa,
resolved to get up IA demonstration fol
William IL. Seward on his arrival al
that city from Congress. The move.
ment is made with reference to the
Presidency.
The schooner yacht Wandcrcr was
seized on Tuesday last in Long Island
Sound, by the revenue cutter Harriet
Lane, on suspicion of being about to
engage in the slave trade. The schoon-
er Charter Oak, laden with provisions,
said to be Intended for the use of the
Wandercr, was also arrested. Both
vessels were towed to the city of New
York by the cutter.
A terrible blasting accident occurred
in Twenty seventh street New York on
Wednesday, which damaged the model
tenement building near Eighth avenue,
but which fortunately did but little in
Jury to the inmates. The shock was
like an earthquake, aud huge rocks,
weighing over ton, were hurled into
the buildings. The contractors were
arrested, and will be held to account.
The trial OF Paul Hernandez for the
murder of his wife, in West Broadway,
on the 25th Of February, by shooting
her with pistol, was commenced in
New York on Wednesday in the Court
of General Sessions. A number OF
witnesses were examined for the pros
ecution.
The third trial of Michael Cancemi fol
the murder of Eugene Anderson, on
the corner of Centre and Grand streets
Is progressing in the Circuit Court o
New York before Judge Wright. TIL,
interest which was exhibited on tn,
former trials has abated for the attend
ancc of spectators war not large.
A propeller, supposed to be tn
Buck Eye, exploded her boiler OF
Point Sable near Chicago on Thurs
day, and the passengers and crew, cor
sisting Of thirty three persons, wit
the exception of three were lost. w
have rs yet no further particulars.
Hon. Rufus Choat has been sugges
ed as the Democratic candidate ft
Governor Of Massa chusctts.
The Times correspondent, telegraph
from Washington that the GovcrnmcI
has notified President Martinez tn;
the Yrissari treaty will be insisted VI
on, Notwithstanding his refusal to sig
the ratification, and that the trans
will be protected by the army an
navy of the United States, if nccessar
The number of land warrants,
certificates in May, under the act OF Il
Sd Of March 1855, was thousand al
eighty five. Twenty millions one hu
bred thousand acres OF land are req
red to satisfy the entire number Of va
rants issued.
The annual examination of Att
Midshipmen at the Navy Academy, A
napolis, was concluded on Friday.
The following is the graduate
class, ranged in order on merit:
A. V. Reed, Of N. y; }. A. Howe
ofN. Y; G. L. Franklin, Of Ohio,
i. Harrison, Of Ind; G. Davey,
Vermont; J. Bishop, Of Missouri;
B. White, of Pa; ID. N. Blue, OF n
Jersey; n. J. Turbcr, Of Ohio; w.
White of Va; L. C. Way, of Ten
g. 8. Stores, of Alabama; w. A. ke
ofN.C.; G. ]. Grimball Of 8. c.;
XAats, II Ohio.
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