The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-03
spriakllnrs Of News.

Saratoga county, became 90 elsted w ednes-
day, At the result in Pennsylvania, that
they resolved to build bonfire. True to
the Irish instinct for "blundering bedeyil.
ment,n they built i, on bridge The
bridge took fire and they tried to put It out
by throwing water on it from the creek be-
low, This Corkonisn csper will cost the
town about $500.
- Nine Frenehmen, recsutly politics
prisoners at Cayenne, bu' wee succeeded
ia escaping on raft and reaching Demsrs-
rs. from whence they were conveyed to Bal
timore in sn American vessel. arrived at
New York on Tuesday last. Their friends
received them with open arms. They be-
longed to party of about forty who escsp-
ed ct the same time.
We regret to learn that Frank Les
lie has failed, and been compelled TO ask for
an extension. His liabilities we understand
amount to $4,000. Mr.. Leslie is an en-,
,eiprising man, and we hope he may recov-
er irom this shock by some means. lie
publishes at the present time four first class
weeklies, viz: The Illustrated News, Ca
zette of Fashion, New York journal and
Ledger of Romance.
-Considersble excitement has been
oceasioned at Detroit, by the discovery that
German in that city has be 90 using horse
meat in the manufacture OF sausages.
-At Albany n. Y, McCann who has
been on trial Ter the murder OF hrs wife, has
been convicted and sentenced 10 be exeea-
ted en- the 23d OF January
Speaking OF the quality Of paper now
manufactured, the Boston Transcript says
"A leading house in this city recently con-
racted for paper by sample for an impor-
tsnt work Alter the printing was finished
and copies were pressed and folded for ex-
animation, il was found that the paper was
o poor that the whole edition WAS laid aside
nd a new one got out with paper from an.
other manufacturer,
in the Methodist Conference al
Ly nchburg [Va.) last week, resolutions
were adopted fsvoring an increased effort
for the diffusion of Serplursl knowledge
among slaves. by oral instruction.
Col. Benton had great audience a
the fremont Temple in Boston on the 25th
to hear his lecture on the Union. He wa:
we'll received, and so was his lecture. HI
seemed to be rather taken aback when, on
mentioning that there would be no Fugltv'
Slave Law ia event of the Union beins
dissolved, like Cleopaira's pearl in the vine
gar, the audience came down with perfec
storm OF applause.
Tile Hon. ~ P Banks, Speaker o
House OF Representatives, delivered lee
ture on the Commercial Age to the Mer
camille Library Association, on the evening
II last FRIDAY The audience was numerous
and the lecture was received with frequent
manifestations 0! favor,
Mr. John B. Fairbanks, formerly one
OF the editors OF Life Illustrated, committed
suicide in New York by jumping rom an up
per story window to the pavement on the
morning Of Saturday lass,
The ship Robert Peel on her recent
passage had $50 passengers and Ihify-one
deaths from cholera. She went ashore at
Sandy Hook on last Saturday bat was speed.
NY gotten of.
Mr.. Preston's income from the Bos-
ten editions o. bis works has been $4,000
within the year
Mr. Hurt, teacher in one Of the
public schools in Richmond, Wayne county,
Ind, Was fined by jury eight dollars am
costs for whipping boy pupil "inRodsTase
sad excessive "
-The NY. Tribune says II has reliable
authority for stating that the place Of Sec
rotary OF State has been offered to Genera
Cas-, and tina, the General has accepted
the otter.
Among the advocates for re-oPenins
the African slave trade, is the Washington
Star, q semi.otieial Buchanan paper, pub
lshed in the District OF Columbia.
a trial before the Police Court o
Milwaukee, last w ednesday, developed 'h'
fact, that there is no statute in Wisconsi
under which man can be prosecuted 70
passing broken bank bill, knowing II 10 b
worthless.
a hundred and seventy poor samilis
OF r yxbury, Massachusetts,, were iurnishs'
by voluntary contributions, with a"Thank'
, giving dinner" on the 20th.
-The Roman Catholic FAIR in III
Crystal Palace, New York. has realized, :
il Is given out. $4,000 clear Of all expeI
! see. The proceeds are to be expressly d.
voted 10 the enlargement OF ST. Vincent
, Hospilal--where not Protestant can eve
. enter IS recipient Of charity.
J There are between thirty and fof'
. thousand Jews ia California, and they has
! lately started paper 10 San Francisco,