Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-19
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Havana, by the steamship Pennsylva-
mia, additional to those reported by
telegraph, together with additional de-
tails Of some already reported.
The British war ship Devastation
had called at Havana with dispatches
from Admiral Stewart on the subject
Of the naval outragcs. The exact pur-
port of the papers did not transpire,
but it was thought that orders for the
cessation of the action OF the ghnboat
officers had been sent TO the Cult OF
Mexico,
The Pennsylvania also brought the
particulars of the boarding Of the
American ship Reliance, as well as
some additional facts relative to the
late outrages at Sagua la Grande.--
The United States steamers Water
Witch and Fulton We've at Havana.
Commander Rodgers, of the Water
Witch, had had an interview with
General Concha, who assured him that
he approved Of the attitude assumed by
Mr.. Buchanan towards the English
cruisers. 1t was reported that Com
modorc Rodgers, after consultations
with Lieut.. Pym, OF the gun boat JAS
per, and the British Consul General
and Captain Walker, OF the Devasta-
ton, thought that many of the Amcrl-
can captains were to blame in not
showing their colors quietly, and that
the affair was not so bad after all.
Lieut.. Amy, Of the Fulton, had land
ed with batch of books containing,
it was thought, the laws of the fright
of search" Twenty cargocs of slaves
had been landed in Havana since
March last, and IN no instance had the
English war vessels intercepted them.
1t is again asserted that the squadron
acts under orders issued to the ships on
the African coast in 1919. The Grand
Duke Of Mccklenberg, cousin to Queen
Victoria, had arrived in Havana, on his
way to New York. Col. Kinney had
left for New Orleans.
Letter from st. Domingo City on
the oath ult., announce the safe arriv-
al at that port of the steam frisatc
Colorado. The performance of the
vessel during this, her first voyage,
either under canvas or steam, was fully
equal to that of any other ship OF her
class in the navy.
Col. Harrison, the venerable United
States Consul at kinston Jamaica,
died at that place on the oath ult.
The friends of Mr. Schell collector
Of the port OF New York on Monday
evening last gave expression to their
feelings of qualification on the occas-
ion of his confirmation 10y the Senate,
by firing salute in the Park and
making congratulatory speeches and
by other usual modes of popular re-
joicing.
The case Of Cancemi, charged with
the murder of policeman Anderson,
has assumed a different aspect. Mr.
BIankman, counsel for the defence, and
three other witnesses, testified that the
rag picker volunteered his services and
improtuned them for money to leave
the country before the present trial.
Mr.. Blankman refused, and the tcsti-
mony clearly refutes the allegation of
any offer Of money on the part of the
counsel for the prisoner to purchase
the rag picker, towards whom the de-
fence now points with something more
than suspicion as being himself impli-
Gated in the murder.
The trial of Martin Dowd for the
murder Of John Dooley, at East TWEEN
ty-fourth street, on the 18th of Feb1u-
rary, is progressing slowly in the
Court of General Sessions. Witnesses
have been examined for the prosecu-
ton, giving a minute account of the
affray, in which the deceased (as is
alleged) was stabbed with a sword
cane by the prisoner.
There was a large meeting of the
citizens of the Seventeenth ward, 0
New York, on Monday evening at the
Norfolk street Methodist chapel, "ir
relation to the expulsion of the Bible
from the pnblic schools of some of the
wards Of that city, thereby encourag
ing the growth Of crime and depravity
among the Juvenile population" DIR
J. X. Bigelow was called to the chair
and addresses were delivered by DIR
Rees, Col. Snow, Gen. Lloyd ant
others, and appropriate resolutions il
support Of the object Of the meeting
having been adopted the meeting sep
Grated,
The seventy second birth day O
Gen. Scott was celebrated with militar,
honors in New York on Monday. l
WAS the occasion of the presentation
on behalf Of the ladies OF New York, o
. stand of colors, to the Scott Lift
Guard. The Boston Light Infantry
escorted by battalion Of the Nationa
Guard, Joined in the parade, and dinet
with the New York battalion at tn
Astor House in the evening. Tn
CITY Guard celebrated their twent,
hhh anniversary by parade, and
grand entertainment at their new Al
morv. The President Of the compan.
delivered an eloquent address, review
iag II history from il commencement
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