Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-26
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Summary.

The Providence and Worcester Mass.
Railroad does not ow~a dollar Of floating
debt Happy company, and lucky stock.
holders,
The Paris correspondent Of the Time.
states that official despstches represent the
situation u affairs in OlEina as unfavorable
the Court Of Pekin daolining to agree to
any arrangement
The Mormons held . conference at
New York, on Sunday, The last they intend
holding. The Saints srs all going to Utah,
leaving the wicked 0entiles to shift tor
themselves.
We are likely to have no money in the
United States Treasury at the end Of the
fiscal year. At the present rate the Custom
House receipts for the present year will not
be more than from 81, 100000 to CSC, ,OO0,-
900.
On the back Of . Bridgeport $2 bank
bill gentleman discovered, a day or two
ago, the following: This is the last left TO
me Of an ill-spent fortune Of SO, 900. The
reason Of my still being the possessor Of this
is occasioned by the bank having, like my
self suspended
The illustrious Alexander Won Hum
boldt celebrated his eighty second birthday
on the l4th of September. A number of de-
putations called upon him to offer him their
congratulations.
Commodore Paulding. who has been
engaged in the exploration Of the Isthmus
between Aspinwall and Panama, to ascer-
tain the practicability Of constr ucting a ship
canal between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, has reported to the Navy Depart
ment that no serious obstacle exists, but
that the great difficulty would be to procure
laborers. The lengtl, of the proposed route
is 46 34 miles, and it Is estimated that the
cost will not exceed SsO.0OO,OO0.
The Galena Advertiser says, "ten thou
sand men can find employment in the lead
mines of that vicinity this winter"
The Norfolk Day Book states that part
of the hull and some eight thousand dollars
worth Of the goods Of the Norfolk had
washed ashore. The goods were sold in
the different districts From fifty to sixty
per cent salvage was allowed on the gross
amount of sales.
A mercantile firm in St. Louis, few
days since, received the sum Of $3.50 in gold.
from well known missionary, who said
that he was authorized to return them that
amount of money. He would give no fur
ther explanation, and it is presumed to be
from some conscience troubled person, who
had wronged them Of that amount
The New 81 oors or WAR-The President.
under date Of the 18th inst, in reply to an
earnest letter upon the subject from the Hon.
Thomas B. Florence, says "the Government
have determined to build one Of the new
sloops at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Albert d. Allin, a young man of much
promise, died at Spril gfield Mass. last
week. At one time he was the boy pub
Usher Of a newspaper, and, in connection
with other boys, wrote the articles, set the
type, and engraved the cuts lie was pas
sionately fond OF music, and was writer of
little operas and orat1ries. AT the time Of
his death he was accommodating funds for
the purpose of visiting Germany to study
music.
The Boston Transcript furnishes this in
formation:
In comparing the paper moley OF this
country with that of Great Britain, We find
q total in the L. ). Of $ls6,0oO,oo0 bank
notes, resting on IA basis of Sl3a,000,Oo0, (of
which S5S,310,0O0 is in species, s59, 900 900
in public stocks and &22O O,00O in the sub
Treasury) In Great Britain there are Sls4,-
1000 Of bank no "a basis Of s. A, 200, 900,
(oi which $72.00oooo is in specie. and
s27 100000 in public stocks.)