Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-18
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reouire ali vessels arriving from ports
where yellow fever prevails, even when
free OF disease, TO discharge their car
goes on lighters at Quarantine. YES
sells arriving with sickness Oh board, or
having had sickness on board during
the voyage, discharge cargoes on light
ers in the lower bay.
The trial Of Cancemi, the Italian
charged with the murder Of policeman
Anderson, has progressed thus far with
out eleciting anything new or impor-
tant, except that one Of the witnesses
for the prosecution, Matthias Louth, a
rag picker, testified that he had been
offered a. much AS three thousand dol
lars by one Of the prisoners counsel
and his brother and one of the Jury
men serving in the case.
The trial Of Martin Dcwd, charged
with the homicide of John Doolcy, was
commenced in the Court of General
Sessions. The prisoner who is an el-
DERBY man, is charged with having, on
the It'll Of February, at l72 East
Twenty fifth street, inflicted wound
in tho breast Of Doolcy, six inches
deep, which produced death. The
empanncling of the jury occupied
most of the day. DR.. Finncl testified
that the instrument with which the
wound was inflicted penetrated the
heart and produced death.
The annual examination Of the
West Point Military Academy conclu-
dcd on Monday. Major Thomas &.
McCreery, of Kentucky, q member Of
the Board Of Visitors addressed the
graduating class, at their request, on
the occasion of their leaving the insti-
tuition. The chapel was crowded with
the cadets and number of ladies' and
gentlemen visiting the Point, and for
nearly an hour the audience was enter
tanned with one of the witticst, most
patriotic and most eloquent addresses
ever delivered on n similar occasion.
Mr.. Crcery handled the live questions
of the day with spirit, and concluded
with an impressive farewell to the
graduating class. He was frequently
interrupted 10y vehement demonstra
tions of applause.
The Royui Gazette Of Turks Island,
dated on the 22d ult., says, in its sum
mary OF News from st Thomas, the
town Of SANTANA has fallen into the
hands Of the rcvolutionists, and the
blockading force which had been for
some weeks before Porto Plata had
suddenly disappeared. Provisions at
Porto Plata are very scarce. Flour
was at $50 per barrel, and other arli-
cles in proportion.
We have the following additional
items from California and Central
America by the Tennessee, arrived at
New Orleans;
The reports regarding the newly dis
covered gold mines in the British pos
sessions had been verified IN every par
tlcular. Some three thousand persons
had already left California for the dig
gings, and large numbers were prepar-
ing to follow them. intelligence had
been received from Capt. Stones sur
veying party in Sonora thus rclicv-
inc the apprehcnsions felt concerning
their safety. The Governor OF Sonora
had expressed himself uniavorable to
the further progress of the survey, and
the party had suspended operations.
The accounts from Central Ameri-
ca are interesting. As usual, there
are all sorts OF rnmors and reports Will
reference to the movements and de
signs Of the Transit route people,
Monsieur Belly appears to be cock o
the walk. One Of the reports is to The
effect that the old Transit route viii
be abandoned, and that arrangement.
have been made by a Franco English
company for opening road on tho
Costa Rica side of the San Juan river
The route will be entirely within Costa
Rican territory, and under the protec-
tion Of France aud England. MIR. Bel
iy is supposed to he the abcttor ofthis
scheme. Greytown was quiet, but a
bad feeling existed between the native.
and the crew of the jamestown, on &C
count Of the proceedings Of the forme,
against Col. Kinney. 1t is said tina
the English at Greytown were prepar
ing to resist an expected visit from Gen
Walker.
The dates from Vera Cruz are t,
the eth inst. The despatch is bric
but important. The nominal govern
ment Of Zaloaga appears to have beef
in the throes of dissolution. Gen
Miramon had been twice defeated, an,
Echcagaray had triumphcd at Puebl;
Nacional. At the capital, Zuloaga la,
imposed forced loan upon foreigners
and was suppressing the newspapers
The intelligence from New Granad,
10 mainly OF local character. Tn,
mail from Bogata failed to connect a
Carthagena, and we are therefore with
out any reliable information respectin.
the fate of the Cass Hcrran treaty. i
report, however, prevailed at Cartha
gena that the Now Granadian govern
ment had positively refused to recog
nize the articles of the treaty.
From Chile We have the following
The case Of the ship Sportsman wa.
to be settled by the running of a new
boundary line between Chile and Boil
ivia, and when the limits of it wer,
fixed the republic which would b,
shown ct fault in the affair of tn,
Sportsman would have to pay all costs
The intolerant action Of the Roman
Catholic Archbishop Of Valparaiso, ii
eodsavosing 70 prevent the erection o
. sunall Protestant church, he'd produo
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