The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-22
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Man i, without doubt. an Initiative being.
No sooner do our Reprsse natives at Wash
irgton ~ into trouble abou, the election
Of Speaker, than the Legislatures OF the
States begin to do so likewise. York State
Is playing, in miniature, the game which Is
being enacted at the federal capitol; and
Gov. Clark threatens US with his message
shortly whether our Solons are or are not
presided over by a Speaker. AT Washing
ton, the tug of war is between the Demo-
Gratis and epublicans; At Albany. the Dem
ocss,s and Republicans have joined IN OPP
/ position to the Know Nothings. In truth.
it NAV be said Of the former, that like the
q in the mangsr, they cannot eat the hay
themselves and will not permit the hungry
OK TO do SO.
The late severe weather has caused con.
siderable destruction among our coasting
vessels, as we'll as loss of life. The pilot
boat E. K Collins went ashore on the dry
shosl in Fire Island Inlet with nine persons
on board, sir of whom were frozen to death
before assistance reached them, three were
saved. Oae of the deceased had been thir-
ty-six hours in the water-his head only
t shove the surface-and was yet living when
he reached the shore. Many other pilot
boats escaped with difficulty. Immense
masses of ice come down the rivers into
the bay. The ferry boats ply with great
difficulty between this and the neighboring
cities.
We came near having scene from the
drama OF the Northern Light enacted on
board the Star of the West previous TO her
! departure for Nicaragua. The Central
American Transit Company notified the
/ District Attorney Of their intention TO take
anv person who presented himself and was
able to pay his passage, either to California
or port on the route. As the vessel was
on the point Of starting. officers went on
board and arrested and brought ashore five
persons for an intention to violate the Neu-
trality Laws Unable to obtain bail, they
ware put in Jail where they yet remain -
The arrest and all connected herewith de-
/ tanned the Star of the West only about if
/ teen minutes. Ithas been rumored through
the city the last couple of days, that Par
ker H French-the Nicaraguan Minister
/ was on the eve Of being arrested; but this
event has not yet taken place.
| In connection with fillibustering events,
| may mention the perfection of another
fre.arm eclipsing Sharp's rife, which has
just been patented by ]. w. Post OF this
/ city. 1t is repeating rifle which can be
loaded and discharged thirty times in min
ute 1t is very light and convenient, ha.
but one discharging barrel, and does not re.
volve. Under the barrel, the place oil the
ramrod in other guns, is tube which re.
ceiYes thirty acorn-shaped water proof balls
each containing within itself powder anc
percussion for propulsion. The act of cock.
ing the piece places ball in the breech
and the whole thirty may be discharged in
! q
the gun vas discharged ten times in ten
seconds. The ball is shaped like that oil
the Minnie rife, and the gun itself is cslcu.
lated as well for long distances as rapid
firing. With the use OF this gun new era
will open upon the hunters of the Western
Prsiries. II it has been enjoyment to fol.
low buffalo whole day TO get second
shot at him, how bewildering must be the
excitement of shooting thirty oul of a hero
before they have time to stir out of thei,
tracks. The gun has been patented il
England and France, and both government,
have ordered them to be put on trial
Since the celebrated fight between Ton
Hyer and Yankee Sullivan. this city hal
been infested with class Of men whose
highest earthly ambition is to smash some
body's head. The murder of William Poole
brought them more prominently before the
people of the United States. They have
become, at length, so audacious, and have
entered into such perfec! arrangements fol
the defence of each other, that the police arr
! afraid to arrest one Of their number No,
content with being let alone, they attacked
policeman last night and beat him almost
TO death. After our Model Mayor gets
through writing essays on the tariff a4a pub.
fishing them as messages to our City Grand.
FATHERS, he will probably turn his attention
to devising means for the protection of our
! citizens.
The Irish are catching the flibustering
fever. Last night Col. Doherty and few
F! fre-eaters OF his stamp held meeting at
the broadway Tabernacle in order to en-.
Courage each other in some plan for the lib
Grafton OF Ireland, and denounce all who
/ differed tros4 them in the manner of effect
ing tie resurrection Of The "dear little Isle
of our own" In characteristic spec oh
the gallant Col. exhorled the Irish in this
country 10 20 steadily ts work, with their
teeth cIenched, Until an opportunity fitting