The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-11
rslsgrapAie news.

HALIFAX, April 8.
The B. n. stsamship Canada, Oapt. Long,
viii Mysrpool dass = ths 18Th nls., arrived
TAs nsvs b ~ Oa.ada i important.
Austria had ooaesntsd % the proposed Eu-
ropean OonkFeGo 70 ssttlo tho affairs OF lta-
y. The other fonf powers, England, France,
Russia and Prussia, had also consented.-
The Congress would probably meet at AK IL
Ohappslls. Piedmont and tho other Italian
6tai1s we're likely 70 be admitted. i 10 re-
portsd that Napoleon viii represent France,
and the Earl Of Malmssbury England.
The dsbate on tho Reform Bill Was pro-
crossing 10 Parliament. The Ministry would
doubtless be defeated on Lord John Russsll's
amsndment. Lord Palmerston had, howev-
Or, promised to support the second reading
Of tho bill, thereby probably saving the Cab
met.
Count Qevour had arrived as Paris.
Liverpool BreadstufEs dull, but not essen
tally changed. Provisions quiet.
The Money Market 10 more stringent. Con-
soils were quoted on tho 26th Ct 95ta95f.
WAsHlHoroS, April S.-Ths examinstion
for the prosecution, relative To- the facts i'm
medistely connected with the killing Of Mr..
Key, was resumed to-day. The Coroner
produced the bloody clothes Of tho deceased,
several brass keys and handkerchief, opera
glass and box, Deringer pistol, the latter
having been handed him BY MIR. Downer
shortly after the tragedy. Much sensation
was produced thereby.
BANGOR, Mo-, April 7.-Mrs. Potter, IN
old lady, her two sons. aged 40 and IS, and
q grand child aged 10 years, were burned
with their house in Lee last night. They
probably suffooated, - they made no strug.
gle. Another SON saved himself by jumping
from tho attio window. They were tho only
occupants OF the house.
NEw ORLEANS, April 7.--Levee press FIR.
yesterday was in the poorest part Of the CITY
The houses were small and the loss amounts
to only $850,OO. At noon to-day Hale
warehouse half square in extent on Full
ton street with large quantity Of bale bag
ging, gunnies, rope and western produce
With partially occupied stores adjoining wer,
destroyed By are. The loss - about $500,
| OOO.
OswEoo, April 8.-Ths Schooner Fairfield
from Detroit with fonr and grain, and TIL
Lively from Toledo with pork arrived her,
last night, being the Arst vessels through th,
Welland Osnal this season.
WASHINGTON, April Capt. Montgoms
~ 10 appointed to command the Pacific
Squadron, Capt. Inmsn to command the At
rican Squadron, Capt. Stribling to dominant
the East India Squadron, Capt. Mcintosh
to relieve Capt. Stfibling ct the Psnsacol,
navy yard. Capt. .Ra6d TO command th.
steam sloop Lancaster, Capt. Dormin to com
mand the steam sloop Hartford, Capt. Bel
to succeed Capt. Dormin at tho Norfolk nav,
yard. Commander Mason to command TIL
sloop of var J. B. Adams, and Conmands,
Hunt to command tho sloop Of war Lsvant
The Mexican Liberal Government has Civ
On % order to the Monstrom army Company
for 5000 bryech loading riGss and csrbinss
Lord Lyons and Suit accompanied BY Lor,
Napier arrived here from Annapolis this eve
ming.
The P. O. Department invite proposals fo
carrying the mails between New York ant
San Francisco from the let of October 1851
to tho 3Oth Of june 1860. Bids will be 70
ceivsd until Saturday April 3Oth. The OK
letting contracts by Panama and Tshaunts
pee expires on the let Of October. The Gus
toms receipts for the quarter ending Msr6l
3lst wsfo about 4l5, 900 900 sstimstsd OF
| the basis Of returns from New York. Thi
| was Mr.. Cobb's estimate. None Of the "a
thorized treasury notes are yet due, bat $l3,
600, 900 Of the old are to be rendered befor
July.