Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-19
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SUMMARY.

"A man has been arrested In Ohio for
attempting to steal stone quarry.
Mankind in general, mistake difficulties
for impossibilites that il The difference he.
tween those who effect, and those who do
not
=" Have you Blasted Hopes 2 asked a
iady OF a green librarian. whose face was
much swollen by the tooth ache
No, ma'arn, but have blasted tooth
ache" was the reply.
"A gentleman residing at the lower part
Of Newburyport, Mass, and who Is nov 81
years OF age, made his first visit 70 Boston,
and took his first ride in the rars, on Mon
day last
Cato. the censor. said TO vers de
| bauched old fellow Friend. old age has
deforuities enough Of its own, do not add
to the deforinity Of vice.
DR. Irankli. Baehc. Professor OF Che
| uistry IN Jefferson College is the eldest son
Of Dr. FrankIin's only daughter
MIR. James Ward, who owns a large
number of lepements in Chicago. haa. ~
view Of tie hard times, visited Ills &c
nants and reduced their rents ~ per cen;
each
Mile Rachel i said to lie rapidly sink
ing Her physicians declare that she can
no, survive two months
The new law Of Mississippi agains;
a-sing bank bills Of less denomination
than s., will 90 into operation on the 1T Of
November next. After that day il will lie
an indictable oifense to pass smaller not
than - within the state OF AIississiT pi Thu
thorough eniorc. meni Of this law will make
specie more plenty in Mi ssippi two yels
hence than it ever has been.
FscArrp Many Of tie lsi passenger.
who had arrived a, Southampton il II,
steamer from India escaped from Delhi
Lucknow, and other parts OF Dude For
,unately they started from these places AZ
the commencement Of the mutnie5 II
language OF their husbands was. Get or
of the country with the children a. soon a.
you can, and never mind rs Many ofth n
have never heard anything Of their hus
| bands since. Some of the ladies c-cauEz
nearly naked, lived in the Jungle for day.
with their infant children, starving. and
rarely able Ia get handful Of rice TO satisfy
the cravings OF hunger
Hon. Andrew johnson. who has iuei
| been elected 70 the | : Senate from Ten
rcsscc to succeed Hon. james G. Jones, re-
presents IN his own person one Of tie no
remarkable example, Of what proper aIlbi
ton may attain under Republican .nsiitu
,ions.--Elis origin was very obscure, and
educational advantages in early life he ha.
none. After he married. his wife taught
Inn his letters, and while lac prosecuted la,
calling as a journeYlaan tailor Ia suppof'
lis family he acquired the simplest rudi
intnts Of et!rca,ion liut advancing step b,
step. reading with ayi,li;y. -tudyiug e.oaoly
and striving constantly 10 improve his con
! liuon, he has al last attained one uf {,
most eminent positions in the gut Of il
couutrymen.
WoN'r SrNSp il AsY IoNGEr -Gcrrii
| Smith, who pledged one thousand dollar
per month 10 the Kansas fund during iii,
| Fremont campaign, has concluded that l.,
has BLEED enough He gives notice tia, II,
| has drawn his rursc-strings, and that ANY
| extent of -hricking will not make him CIV,
another dollar. At parti-colored COM en-
| iion held at Syracuse on "Wednesday q
lat week. Mr.. smith presiding, the question
OF finance came NJ, when Mr. s.. aecurliu.
the Co"rier report, sid " lie had dom
bleeding 10 the society. i had co.' hin
now over fvc thousand dollars, wicrea TIL
society had only raised = 800. IL said i
was riding free horse to death, ana Il,
would no longer stand it; that he had -
note after note discounted last fall for III,
| purpose of raising funds for Kansas. and L.
aidn't know where ii had gone. and H.
didn't see that the society was any bette
Tor it, He said in conclusion. he hal dom
The society must help Themselves that IL
! was tired, Disguised aud needed sleep, an.
| if there was 30 other question before a.,
house. he would declare the cony ention ad
! iourned sine die