Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-20
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DEATH or GEN. PERCIFER p. SMITH
Important from Washington.
Measures of the administration recad;ua ne
Bsst'sh Insults.
Col. Kane not = Peace Commission
or to Utah.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT ONN. YCRR
Il Nter from II MrOue.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMERS FIIToN
AND NIAGARA.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT oNN. cRR
Il Nter fro M EwrOne
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMERS FULTON
AND NIAGARA.
Brc;lslslslGfs Lower.

~ an i'oihihgo, goes out Ia make inquire
INTO The insults and injuries of our Consu
and citizens OF that Isiard
Dispatches referring to the more recent
proceedings OF the british cruzers in th.
Vuii have been sent TO meet the Colorado
at san Domingo
The Cabinet is determined 10 ask Con
gress Tor "A loan OF fifteen million.
The Secretary will not name specific
rate Of interest, but will name & per cent
a. the maximum.
The Tribune Correspondence says: The
message which the President intend to send
yesterday to the Senate in ever to the
resolution enquiring respecting the British
outrage was deferred for further consulta-
tlon.
In the Cabinet, official evidence is re
ceived from our Consul at Havana, contain
ing the statements Of several masters who, c
vessels had been searched. The testimony
Is clear and positive, and justifies the fullest
action.
The spondencc has already been
opened with Lord Napier and from in.or-
nal conference held, there is every reason
To believe TINT the outrages will be disa-
vowed and offending officers dissembled
ST. LouIs May lJ.-Thc officers of the
steamer hickey Just arrived from Boonvillc
report that the remains Of Gen Smith were
10 leave I.eayenworth for the east on W ed
ncslay. Gen. llarney succeeds to the com
mand.
NV YoRK, May l9.-Ansun 6. PHELPS
the distinguished merchant and philanthro-
pst, partner III the house Of Phelps Dodge
d Co., died suddenly in this yesterday.
The Indignation meeting of chip masters
and owners called at the Exchange ycsier-
day, amounted to no hing. It was tinly
attended; no organization was made, The
call is believed to have Jeen hoax
The steamship Fulton from Southampton
May 9TH. arrived this morning
She isings London papers Of May 9th
The Times contain the official list of of
fieers killed and wounded at the siege of
Lnclnow, quoting | Q killed and As wound
ed
WAsIrsCroS. May 10. - IIorsE.-On
motion Of Harris, Of ILL.,, the committee on
election were discharged from further con
sIderatIon oil the memorial of Mr. Brook !,
contesting the seat of Mr. Davis Of Md.
Mr. Harris gave notice that he would to-.
morrow call up th. Ohio contested case
On motion of Marshal resolution was
adopted, calling the President for all the in
formation in his possession relative to the
Tehauntepec grant, including Instructions
To Minister Forsyth, ,ou sui iect and whether
the grant has passed into the hands OF
other parties under the advice Of the Iresi-
dent, and whether any contract has been
made and ii so to whom and what security.
Mr. Singleton, of Miss, from the commit
tee on printing reported "A resolution which
was adopted, to print 200, 900 copies of the
agricultural part of the report OF the patent
Office he said it would cost 50 or 90 cents a
volume.
On motion Of MIR Petit the further consid
Grafton of the Fort Smelling was postponed
until next Wednesday.
Mr.. Nichols, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on printing, called up the resolution
modifying former orders so that no extra
copies of the volume of Charts Of the Pa
cihc X. r. survey be printed for distribu-
tion, that the printing Of the volume com
prising the narrative of the expedition un-
der Gov. Stebbins be suspended until :,
further order of the House, that 300 in
stead of 1000 extra copies of the second vol
uine Of Eneris Mexican Boundary survey
be printed MIR. Nichols, President of the
committee proposed to suspend work not
commenced nor under contract The action
proposed would have S3l 500 The resolu-
tions were adopted by a vote of Us against
Co The House then went into commit
of the whole on the riyil appropriation bill
ELwlnA, N. Y, May 19.-Exprcss train
on the Elmira, Canandaigua d Niagara
Falls X. X. which lett suspension Bridge
yesteLlay Il. III. at $40, ran off the track
half mile west of Pen Yam station The
l., l,-t hn l,t;, Ia,
on the tender breaking which fell on the
track, thereby throwing the baggage and
two passenger ears off the track, stripping
the latter ol their seats. The following per
Sons were injured
Mr.. W. c. Boyd, Of N. Y, badly cut in
the face but no bones broken he Is on lis
way TO New York to day; Geo. Waters,
brakeman, cut above his eye; Mrs. Hurd
and Mrs Winans, mother of Mrs Hurd,
slightly bruised, a physician from Illinois
list dislocated; II lady from Addison. \.
V. slightly cut in the face all the injuree,
have gone tot heir respective destinations.
WAsHINGroS, May l9.-Senate-Mr. Sew
ard presented IA concurrent resolution OF
the Legislature oi n. Y in favor of the
light house board, and of Mr.. Ph.llips' IF
Mo. Pacific H. r. bill. Mr. Doolitte offer
ed resolution that the President communi,
cate all the correspondence concerning the
arrest of Gov. Walker, and Of the seizure
of property belonging to persons under his
command by Com. Paulding; also .or infor-
nation why certain correspondence on the
subject was withdrawn from the file of the
Navy department
Mr.. Leonard asked for the yeas and nays
on the question of taking up the bin for the
improv, ment of the harbor of Chicago -
The Senate then took up the reveral other
halhor npproi ration bills. The motion
was lost by a vote Of ~ against 90. The
blu for the fishery bounty act was taken up
and discussion ensued on amendment.
HALIFAX. May le.-The Niagara from Ii
verpoo Sth inst, arrived at this poin:
IIytEroog. MAEhEIs. --Breadsuffs favorbly
tend downwar! with the exception of corn
which is buoyaut pravisions with the ex-
ceptions of heaviness in beef market was
firm.
Consols for money 81 "a 977
The screw steamer City If Washington
which sailed from n. Y. with the mails o
25th Of April arrived at Liverpool on the
9th inst The screw steamship ludar
which left Portland oath April arrived al
Liverpool on the 7th.
The political news brought by the Mag
ara is not of much Importance but possess
es some Joints in interest The British gov
ernment had disapprovedo of the proclama-
ton Of the Governor General of India con
fscating the lands In order Sir Colin Cam
bell was to be created peer.
The Spanish Cortez had been rrorogue
and some of the ministers had tendere
their resignation.
There is article in the Union this mornin
denying that Col. Kane is'a Commissioner
government to Utah. The article attract
a great deal OF attention, most persons be
lieye that it embodies the views OF the ad
m;nistration alb ,ut the late news.
MARKETs-ksw YORK Nay ~ --FLOUR-Dr
and rather lower ses $3.50 bols at oSg4
70, super STATED; 256Is 30 for extra western
RYE-Qui 81 0OG3 ~
WHRAr-Active, lower Sales $500 bush Sig
for Chicago spring, 80 red Ind; 10 white do'
RYE FLOUR-Duli, 00I3 10
BARLay-ets ady. Sales 140O.