Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-15
Flood on the Miami.
Arrival Of the Nova SCOTIA.
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AsnINaToA, June l2.-IioU-E-A mes
sage was received from the President in
which he says that it his indispensable duty
TO call the attention of Congress to the con :
dition of the Treasury. On the 18th Nav
the Secretary Of the Treasury estimated that
:5.2oo,o0 wodld probably be required for
the first two quarters Of the next fiscal
year. This does not include such amounts
as may be appropriated over and above the
estimates there submitted and the proba-
BILE deficiency cannot be ascertained till the
appropriation and private bills shall form
ally be passed. He recommends Congress
to provide the necessary means before tie
adjournment The failure to do 80 would be
n disgrace which should not fall on the
country.
Both Houses were engaged till late
hour last night with reports from the COM
mittee Of Conference on the Appropriation
bill.
A million dollars was appropriated for
Notifications and custom houses.
The House refused to concur in the Sen
ate's amendments increasing the rate Of
postage and abolshing the franking priv
llege, but agreed to the amendment giving
the post office printing To the lowest bidder.
NEW IoRk June l2.-'fhe yacht Wander
CT shows a clean record, and will be re
leased to-day. She is bound on u pleasure
excursion
Chauncey Shaffer, n prominent lawyer
and politician, attempted yesterday to shoot
Justice Stearns, while the latter was attend
ing to his duties in the police court. Mr..
Shaffer Is and of the revival converts and
is supposed to be insane.
Mining and agricultural reports are very
satisfactory.
The coming crops promise abundance.
The people were still rushing to the
mines at Frazer's River, the reports Of
which are very exciting.
Gold dnst was coming in more freely and
money abundant at former rates.
Adyices Of no date from San Bernardino
state that the Mormons had evacuated Salt
Lake city and proceeded to Southern Utah.
A fight had occurred in Plumas county
between the Indians and whites. Twenty
Indians We're killed.
The San Francisco Fire Department is in
a state Of disorganizatlcn in consequence Of
the refusal OF some companies to obey the
new chief, Whitney. Two companies dis
banded by the authorities and the engines
locked up.
Advices are received from Oregon to the
Sth and Washington Territory to the lth
Of May. but there is no important news
from either. There were occasional out
breaks of Indians, and fears Of general ri
sing among the tribes.
BosToS, jane l2-The French packet
from Pierre to Sydney reports heavy gale
precious to the 1st inst, on the banks of
Newfoundland, attended with immense loss
of life and property among the fishermen.
besides the loss and damage to vessels. Ii
is said that no less than 300 perished during
the storm. Orders have been sent to Hall.
fax for 500 fathoms of cable
DAYTON June l2.-The Miami river rose
two feet last night To-day noon ut stand
and approximations for the safety Of the Day-
ton lcvee have subsidized
McPhersontown is completely inundated
Weather stIil cloudy with occasional driz
zling rain.
The railroads have suffered very little as
yet.
1CLEvELAsp, June l2.-'The propeller Indi
ana, with $50 tons Of iron, sunk loo miles
west of the Saut. Lake Superior on the eve
Ming of the 9Th. Grow and passengers saw
ed III small boats. The vessel was partially
insured
ST. JOINS, June 12.-Thc Canadian Co. s
screw steamship Nova Scotian, Capt. Nc
Masters. passed Cape Race on her first voy-
age to Quebec. She has 2yl passengers
The steamship Europa, from Boston, ar
rived at Liverpool on the I'd
GeEAr DRTAIS-Lord Stanley has been
appointed to the Indian Board and Sir
Bulwer Lytton, Colonel Secretary
In, III. Hnua. of rn,nrnnus -, a.. lat ~.
Lindsay asked the government If It wa.
true that the United States vessels on the |
Havana or western coast Of Africa had been
fired into, boarded searched. or detained by |
British cruizers, and il so, by what authori-
ty, or under whose instructions did the com
rnanders Of these ships so act.
Nv. Fitzgerald said the government had |
no official information. but they had reason /
to believe the reports had been exaggerated
They were as anxious as the American
to avoid all cause Of complaint,
and strict order had been issued to the Off
GERS in the stations to be especially cautious
The Niagara and Agamemnon having tele-
graph cable on board, sailed from Plymouth
Sound on Saturday evening for the west
coost OF Ireland
The weather was not very favorable for
the growing crops.
ISDA-Alexandria May goth, via Malta.
May 3Oth. The Ganges, with Bombay
mails, arrived at Suez yesterday
The commander in chief and Gen. Wal. |
pole entered Shalyhampor, without opposi-
tion, on the goth Of April, and marched for |
Bareilly on the second Of May.
The Maumlere and his followers were
flying back to Maqueldee, in Dude.
Neena Sahib was in Bareily.
= Sir Hugh Rose marched from Jahnsies for
Calpee the 25th April, and was opposed by
the enemy at Kinch, who were estimated at
10000. The were headed by the brother |
&c Tie RainL Of Iahnsins and ,u4ro LafaafaI