The Davenport daily gazette., 1856-11-06
sprinkIin9s G. News.

4 The Cincinnati Gsz.tts says the sewing
machines Of that cily give employment to
three or four thousand girls.
The value of foreign goods imported 8,
The port of Boston during the We / ending
3Sah inst, amounted 10 sss6 ass.
w. Gilmore Simms has new work in
press called THE Wigwsn and the Cab
in"
A man in Louisville, Ky, was caught re-
Gently thrusiing hot pins into his vie Ii
ordsf to drive out the devil.
A compsny is sreported TO have been or
sasised In New York, with capital Of
eloo0.ooo, to manufacture 'PetiingalPs
telegraph revolving pistol new inren,ioa.
il 10 said TO be Commended by officers Of
The Army and Navy and other scientific
nes, and tha, il will be adopted by govern
msnt.
Al the commencement Of the present year
thsre we're in the United States about 22 900
miles Of railroad, employing 5000 locomo-
tivss. 1t 10 estimated that these locomotives
consume between four and FIVE million cords
Of wood anRusliy--the product Of at least
10000 acres Of woodland.
Since the publication of the new tolera-
tion las in Turkey, loe Christian Churches
hsys bseR repaired or constructed. Tse
Sultan has contributed $1,000 10 one build
ing. In fact, everything 10 done BY him
and his Government TO conciliste HE sub
jsets Ia this respect.
An elk, with large branching horns, har
messed to buggy, shd driven through the
.treets Of ST. Paul, Minnesota, d week or
ive since, created some excitement among
the denIens Of that place He was well
broken. and distsnced the "iast horses" " ilh
eass.
Gen. Walker he. published decree In
the of6cisi paper Of Nicaragua. whereby he
unEnls the laws which abolished slavery
ard leciares that the old laws are revived
snd the owners OF sla. 8 entitled 10 protec.
ton from the goyernnent.
Among the items Of English papers. il is
stated that et Ballinfobe, IN Galway, Ire
land. the wlfe Of farmer named neGrath,
lett her two httle children while she went
to bring kettle of hot water TO eesld the
chnYn enc was sbou, to use tor making but
tey. The eldest caild, lneantime, forced the
baby into the churn, aud the mother unwit
tinclv ecalded il to death. Rendered iran.
4 s4aa lFa IL
etnsr child wnich killed u, and then drown
cd herself.
In San Francls on The 9th last, Ma.
dame Lola Nontezs diamonds were cold al
suction They brought nearly $4,000
9ne intends deyeung THE money 10 the
education Of MIR. FoIand's ehiloreDin New
York. He was her agent and was drowned
while coming from Australia recently.
South Carolina and her son Brooks have
met with powerful cOmpstitOrs in Utah and
Heisham Young. The Prophet swears tina
uniess Utah 10 admitted into the Unlon, he
viii vltndras with all bis wives from con-
nection with the government, and appeal.
3pg 10 the Lord, setuP on his own account.
Col. Titus, the ruffian Of Kansas, is, &C.
soeding TO report, 10 exhlb. bis prowess on
another field. A letter from Leeompton I
ssys that he has received letter from Gen. |
Quitman, OF Mississippi, Inviting him to
lexye Kansas aud take Command OF q expe. /
dition for Central America, and that two
hundred and 6ly thousand doilars has been
~ will be provided for the object eontem.
,isteo--she conquest OF Central Amercs
,ad mose sluve ierrllory. The offer will
probably be accepted. 4,