Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-29
Additional by the Moses Taylor
FSgitives from ArogGippa on Meiir;
'coy to the United States.
EXTENSIVE FORGERY ON THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
~, 80 drawn q the Forged draft
zAe Report Of Fort 0ssell6esu
COsoeaettte.
The English proposition in the
Speech Of Mr.. HOacard.
-, 90 drawn en The PsrgeA DRAFT


NEw YoaK. April ga passenger on
the Moses Taylor says the John L. Stephens
on her down trip put into Manzaville where
che took on board Gnarez. the fugitive Pres
ident from Mexico, together with his cabi
net. On arrival at Aspinwall. the whole
party took passage for New Orleans intend
ing TO proceed thence To Vera Cruz. which
at last accounts, April 18th, still held out
for the Guarez government.
Fuller was arrested in tins city yesterday
on q charge Of forging draft on the United
States overnment for $50. 900 The draft
10 dated 1884, and purports TO have drawn
in favor Of mail agent and accepted by ..
r. Brown who was then Treasurer Of the
Post Office department, beth of which par
ties are now dead 1t IL said FIVE other
drafts Of a similar nature have been presen-
ted at various times to the government for
payment.
The Z. S. Frigate Merrimac At Panama
from Callao. April 18th.
A letter in the daily Times says Castello's ;
loss at the storrning Of Araquippa was 800
killed and Vivsnces 500. The former had
1000 wounded who ara dying in great num-
bers and it 10 thought the number Of his
dead would reach 1000. CastilIo's whole
500 besides which he had great mum Der
Of citizens enrolled.
WAsmsoTos, April 2sth.-Advices by the
last steamer from Aspinwall, state that the
expedition for the survey of Otrato river,
has been completely successful. Lieut. Cra-
ven expected to sail with his party for N
Y on the 7th inst. Although much toll
and privation had been undergone, all were
in good health and spirits.
HousE-Mr. Nichols, from the Printing
Committe, reported resolution to print
10000 copies Of the mechanical part Of the
Patent Office report Of 1857, or one-third
less than formerly He remarked that
general distribution cannot be effected un-
less this system is carried to excess.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. English. from the Post-office Commit
tee, reported joint resolution in effect that
the Post Master General, Attorney General,
aud Secretary Of the Treasury, make such
arrangements for the accommodation of the
Post Office. Custom House, and u S Courts
in Philadelphia, as shall best conduce to the
public service. 1t prohibits any increase
Of the present appropriation, and authorizes
the President to sell any Of the buildings on
the grounds which are not necessary for the
public service. Mr.. Florence said the Phil
adelphia delegation had consulted with the
Post Office Committee and had come to the
conclusion that this was the most feasible
way to relieve the subject of difficulty.
The report of the majority of the CON-
mittee on the TT. Smelling case, is signed by
Merrill, Petit. and Morris of ILL.,, and con-
cludes with resolutions that the sale was
without authority Of law-that the action
of the Secretary Of War was grave official
fault, that the provisions for the manage
ment of the sale were 80 carelessly and in.
judiciously made as to permit a combina
tion against the government to exclude all
competition, and bring loss upon the gov
ernment; that John c. Mather in making
the purchase, acted in violation of his Off
cial duty as agent Of the War Department
for the examination and sale Of the TT.
Ripley Reservation, and declaring the sale
null and void. A minority of the commit
tee, Burnett and Faulkner, say that there
is not one wora in the testimony casting
the slighest imputation on the Secretary of
War, that the sale was fairly effectea in a
proper manner, that considerations Of mil
itary policy no longer requiring that TT
Smelling should be retained as Fort, and
that the property was sold at its full and
fair value, and that the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration of
the subject, and that the report Of the
committee be laid on the table.
The House passed several bills, among
them the Senate bill providing for the pay
ment Of the Judiciary expense in Utah
during the present disturbance.
SENArE-T The Kansas report being the
special order, was taken up. Mr.. Stuart
of Michigan, who had the floor from yes
terday, is making many facetious hits.
Mr. Howard, in giving reasons why he
withheld his assent to the report. said that
it did not rise to the dignity of com
promise open and above board, but was
= specie of dodge If the proceedings of
the Lecompton Constitution were legal and
binding and conclusive on the people, and
if Congress had no power to interfere,
how and by what process will Lecompton
become dead? 1t reminded him of fel
low who craved pardon Of his Sovereign.
prostrat,ng himself before His Majesty, he
prayed forgiveness for having knocked off
the hat of fellow subject, and pardon
being readily granted, he then informed
His Majesty that the man head was
knocked off too. In this manner the Le-
COIupJou SOusIitutiou Is NOW
In rejecting the ordinance, the head of
Lscompton is knocked off.
This report is for the best OF all reasons
offensive to conditions attached which he
believed, the North would never submit to-
His constituents he knew would regard the
PROPOSE ZION as an insult If the South yield
ed 80 much as is claimed to principle, the
North is to be the most cheated in the de-
tail
SrEuBENvnLE, Ohio, April 2S-Judge
John X. Sutherland of this city, died this
morning at o'clock.