Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-31

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The people Of Roxbury have voted, sOs
70 Tea, In favor Of annexation 70 Boston, in
stead Of against. - first reported.
The year which u abest elosine has bssa
more healthy in Boston than any year Sor >
great length Of time.
The Longmans Of Londoo, dictionary
pulishers, are going TO insert the new word
zslyrsm. in oil their future Dictionaries
There IL tank Of water on the receiving.
ship At the Bro,klya Navy Yard. which haa
been on board that vessel for 81 years. and
Is now deemed equal 70 The best Crotoa.
The Jsrssy Telegraph. which Ohss carried
Senator DouglaS name ct IT. mast bead sinea
the Presidsntial election, has now with
drawn it.
Two arrivals at Philadelphia. last week
from the Western Coast Of Africa. brought
nearly seven thousand bushels Of pea OF
ground nuts.
DrLonAnc.-A verdant Yankee expect
ant for Office was advised the other day to
apply for the consulship atthe Lobos Islands
vice 0waso, ss.sossd He had his letter
written before be discovered the joke.
Next to my friends. love ny enemies.
Tor from then 6ssG hear of my hulta HI
must bs . wise man who asts %.
Health comes Of itself; but We ere d
great pains 70 get disssseA Health Gomez
from simple life Of nature; disease from
the artificial life Of nature.
The Philadelphia Gazette. speaking Of
new prima donna. says:
"Her voice 10 soft - roll Of velvet, and
- tender - . pair Of slop shop psntaloons
To Puruy WArss.-As much pulverized
alum - will lie on the point Of . small casa
knife mixed thoroughly with bucket o.
water, in an hour will settle all impurities
at the bottom, making it clear and pure.
A good story Is told Of a Michigan farm
er who recently went down into Indiana tc
buy drove of horses. He was longer ab
sent than he intended to be failed to meet q
business engagement. On being repre- ach
ed for not being homo. he made due apollo
gy. al toll you how it il squire; at every
little darned town they wanted me to stoF
and be president of the bank"
The Springfield (Alass) Republican-the
central organ of the Mass. Rspublicans-ir
describing the person of the man stoubs, ar
rested for the murder Of bis wife and chill
dren. says:
He is short, thick set man, Of good
manners, and of more than ordinary intel
ligence for foreigner" Because some
Germans have been deluded into the sup
port Of the Republican party. this Msssa
chusstts editor thinks the whole race want
ing in ordinary intelligence.
A young physician dissenting upon tn.
loyliness Of female, said, wouldn't sh.
make magnificent subject-how l would
like to disssect her"
The Buffalo Commercial mentions tha
two lidies-mother an daughter, the latte'
handsome, and sometimes seen behind tn,
footlights Of the theatre-wsre active par
Elephants in cowhiding young man in tha
city. Cause, slanderous words.
A bill to punish professional gambler
by whipping. has. passed the lower hous'
Of the s c. Legislature. It provides tina
in addition to the punishment already pro
vided by law, that the guilty party shall
receive not to exceed thirty nine lashes.
The Long Island Star, in printing tina
portion Of Secretary Stanton's messag'
which spoke Of the Seeretary's regret o
the absence OF Gov. Walker. whose wise ant
patriotic counsels he che -ished,' d., By
misprinting single letter made the acting
governor cherish the absent governor
vife
The Record, . religious paper. published
in London, attributes the failure to launch
the monster steamer to the impiety Of tn
directors in christening her the Leviathan
The editor says. with astounding profan
itY:
THE great Leviathan no sooner receives
its inausplcious, repulsive name, than prov
idence put hook in it, nose, and forbid
it to proceed any further on it, wayv
Mrs.. Ruth Hin, wife Of Capt Hill, o
Rowley, Mass, died As was supposed, sud
denly. on Tuesday. The funeral was fxet
for tho Friday following. but IS the BODY
still preserved its warmth, it was deferred
till last Monday. On that day the body
presented NO change, the body was laid i.
the vsstsy, and strong hopes are entertain
ed that it will revive.