Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-23
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Loss $4,000.
Important from. Wa.hinx,on
MORE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES
By TELEGRAPH.

BUFFALO, July pa fire broke out yes
terday forenoon in Fish's elevator. attach ed
to the New York Central Railroad Comma
nys freight depot, owned and occupied bv
the n. \. G. II. X. Co. as a store house.
completely destroying the building together
with the wooden warehouse next south of
It, also occupied by the Central Company.
quantity OF coffee, fifty hogsheads of su
| gar, aud forty tons of unclaimed dry goods
were destroyed. The Central Railroad.
loss will be $4,000 Total loss bv fire
about $4,000. The fire took from SHARKS
from the propeller Bradbury.
WHITLEY, q. W, July Ala frigh,ful
hail storm occurred here THE forenoon, last
ing an hour, during which houses were un-
| rooted and a schooner dismasted. Crops in
this vicinity are totally destroyed
WASHINGTON. July 2l.-1he Commission
er OF Indian Affairs has received private
letter dated June 22, stating that the Ca
inanches are nightly engaged in extensive
depredatloEs Gen. Cooper, the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Agent, had just sailed for
Washington, when the trouble commenced.
but an express had been sent requesting his
return. There were but six white men AT
Fort Arbuckle, anu the Fort might be taken
at any time.
The Camanches are very much irritated
by the losses they sustained in the recent
conflict with the Texas Rangers.
The order for the march of the Second
Cavalry to Fort Leavenworth had been
count. rmanded and that Regiment will re-
main on duty in the vicinity Of Texas. On
the lst of August the departm ent Will be
broken up, and the seven military stations
there will 90 to the east
Lieut. Gen. Scott compliments Colonel
Loomis for bringing to "a successful clos. the
late Indian hostilities in Florida, and saws
that those who served with him deserves
the good will of the country.
One Of the sufferers Of the taxation move.
ment of the Zualoga government had this
4. " an interview with the President on the
subject. IL is understood that he will make
an affidavit of all the facts in the case, and
file it IN the State Department Acting un-
der the advice Of Minister Forsyth, he re.
fused to pay the tax, and was compelled TO
leave Mexico. II is probable Mr. Forsyth
would have been directed with the Lega-
tion and returned home had he not terInina-
ted his diplomatic business with the Zualo.
ga government.
Contrary to the statement, it is we'll
known here that Colonel Kane will
not publish report of his tab mis-
sion. Sufficient reasons are assigned why
this would not advance the public interest.
There Is good reason to believe from re-
Gently received information, that our gov
ernment is in a fair way to acquire the
island OF Cuba. This is derived from an
unquestionable source
j. il. McGrath, Of Salem, Mass, has been
appointed Consul to Munchain
A second Sloop of War will be built at
the Philadelphia Navy yard. An order
therefor will probably be issued Tomorrow.
The Fulton and Harriet Lane are the oa-
ly vessels yet designated for the Paraguay
expedition. The President will take the
greatest care in selecting Commissioners
Sec'y Toucey has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness TO transact the bust
ness Of tie Navy department. tie will
leave for Connecticut toward the close of
the month.
Gov Denver left this p. NJ. for Kansas.
MARKETS.-EEw YORK july 2i-FIoUR-
Unsettled. sale G5 90 bbl at 3 SsG3 % for |
sulrr state, . s5a3 80 for extra state, s0G3 80
rtuper W. stern; 95tG4 - 70 common 10 medium |
extra western.
CAS.pIAN FLoua-very im. Sales l5o bbis at
. 300 20 = common to choic. extra.
Rye FLorR-Duli al 3 opll3 ca
WHEAT-Scarc. eaes 800 bush at SO for Chi
spring; s7h fo- rel Ind.
RYE-Dnli at 659s3
oRS-Firmer. Sales 5000 bush at Sids5 for |
mixed western; 7Sds0 for southern
OATs-Dnll A. 456l47 Tor state and western.
PoaK-steady. Sales 500 bbls at II C0t1I7 Il foi
mess; 13 81 for prime.
HAMS &6rj.
LAsD--Dull. Bales 100 btls at l4M1li. |
BUTTkR--Stsady At I2@l7 for OHIO 16lsie for |
state.
CHEEsE-Drll At 3a7.-