Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-19

The Syracuse. N. Y. Journal cay the fol-
lowing dispatch Wa sent 70 N. r. By the
wires on Saturday evening:
. Il lent you one year ago tonight four
dollars eighty seven cents II you have not
had it long enough, please keep it year
longer"
We give the answer:
Had forgotten, and hoped you had. Let
her run another year"
A german in Albany lately came into
possession Of $4,000, the bequest Of his
wife. who ran away to California with
another man some years ago. made money
UNANIMOUSLY, but repented on her death bed.
and made an atonement by leaving her mo-
ney 10 the injured husband.
At an inquest uponithe body Of drowned
man, in Columbia county, n. Y, the jury
rendered the following verdict:
THAT Dater Car came to his death by the
visitation of God, and not otherwise"
The Bangor Wig says that, at the time
the injunction was served on the Suffolk
Bank, Maine. they had safely slowed away
in their vaults in specie. the enormous sum
of four dollars and seventeen centsi
The case of John Finn VS.. !the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,
terminated in the court of Newcastle, Del
on Monday. The jury gave a verdict in
favor::of Mr.. F. F., for $4,000. The plain
tiff sud to recover for per sonal injuries re-
ceived by collision of two trains
Samuel Lamprey, Mass. has Turkey,
which, he says, has laid lsO eggs in 1870
successive days.
course of lectures has been inaugurated
in Portland. the proceeds Of which are to 60
to the poor. A good idea
A country youth came to town to see his
intended wife, and for long time could
think Of nothing to say. At last, great
snow falling, he took occasion to tell her
that his fathers sheep would ba all undone'
"Well said she taking him by the hand, Il Il
keep one of them"
The Montreal Herald announces it as a
very singular fact, that the river there is
still uncongealed, and boats are knowing
about briskly.
Mr., Ten Brock, owner of the American
racer Prioress, arrived at the Girard House
yesterday evening, from New York. He i.
accompanied by his wife.
An exciting game of billiards-22 OC
points, for 81, 500 side-has commenced in
Now Orleans, the parties being the "Algiers
Bull" and the bayou Lafourche Mule"
The contemplated marriage of Lola Mon
tee, Countess of Landsfeldt, has been an
nounced. The bridegroom, 1t is stated, i.
the Prince Solkowsk. He has been resid-
ing for several years in the northern part O
New York, on farm which he purchased
lie is about forty years Of age. 1t is stat &c
that, when married, he will return at ono,
to Austria
The expenses of the recent obsequies o
Gen Worth, at New York city, chargeabl,
to the City Exchequer, amounted to l,77e.
~. One of the items as made up by tn.
Common Council Committee, was 1922, fol
refreshments at the st. Nicholas HOTEL
Queer item to be included in funeral expen
| scs
The shoe blacks Of London are formed il
to regular brigade, under suitable super
vision. The third annual report, just pub.
| lished, states that the earnings Of forty boy
for the past year have amounted to $3.50
OF this sum, 81 ,Sl5 was paid for their main
tenance, and the balance is placed to thei
credit in the savings bank
Charles Gilmore committed suicide in New
York Friday night. Deceased, it appeared
had lately arrived from Scranton, Pa, fo
the purpose Of having an interview with
young lady is Brooklyn, with whom he wa
in love- The interview proved an unhappy
one, and had such an effect upon the mine
of the deceased that he determined to CON-
NIT suicide.
1t is seldom editors get into such scrape
as the following paragraph represents:
A suit was commenced against Mr.. JOSEPH
Tomlinson, Jr., of Huntington, Tor a breacl
of marriage contract with daughter of Mr.
Elias Hall, of that ploce Mr. T.. we notice
was married few days since to daugh
ter OF the Rev. Mr.. Brewster, of Birming
ham. five are rightly informed, he wa
editor of the Derby Messsnyer.-Bridgepor
Com. advertiser
The will Of the late Geo. W.P. Gusts
who resided near Washington City, ha
been admitted probate. Mr.. Gusts has pro
vided that all his slves on different planta
tions be set free within the next five wears
leaving it to his executors to provide tn
necessary funds, from his estate, to remov
them from Virginia. There are about tire,
hundred slaves to be set free.
TIE VICTORIA BR,DGk.-The Montrea
Transcript says the first tube between tn
abutment and pier No. on the Montreal