Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-11-25
SUMMARY.

The people of Minnesota are to enjoy ,hsi
Thanksgiving on the 10 Of December.
A dispatch from Augusta, Georgia. says
killing frost prevailed there yesterday morn
ing, and ice formed an inch thick.
The Mississippi was entirely free from ic
OF St Paul On the 10th, though it was ex
pected that navigation would close in . few
days.
The Governor of Canada has appointed
the 9th inst. as day Of Testing humihs
ton in I"dia.
Judge Breese has been elected Judge o.
the supreme Court in the Southern Division
Of Illinois.
Elk are reported plenty in the neighbor
hood Of Glencoe, Minnesota. apparently
making their way TO the Big WoodA
OsE Vork.-It is now rendered certain
by the official return from Franklin county
that Russell, the American candidate fol
Assembly, is elected by one vote over And
rus, the Democrat The vote stand fol
Russell ,673 for Andrus, ,672.
A LosING BUsINEss.-A report Of Prince
Napoleon on the great industrial exhibition
at Paris in 1855 has Just appeared. The to-
tai number Of visitors was 5,l62 ,O0O-ihe
receipts were 2,S75, 900 francs, and the ex
penses were nearly three times as much
The entire loss therefore, was over u mil
| lion dollars.
Two men and little girl attempted to
cross Rock River, near Sterling, in this State,
last Saturday night, and the boat capsized,
drowning one Of the men and the girl Their
names are not given. The men were intox-
icated.
Three new States will apply for admi.
sion into the Union during the next session
Of Congress, to wit: Minnesota, Kansas and
Oregon. When these are admitted the
number ofStates will be thirty -four. and the
number Of Senators sixty eight. The terri
tories than left will be Washington, Nebras.
ka, New Mexico, Utah. Dakota and Arizona.
MARCH OF ISTELLEcr-Ws copy the fol-
lowing notice verbatim ct literatum. from
one posted up recently il, the little village OF
Of White Plains:
"Take Notice. 1857 Thar will be preach
ing on the Redemvtion Of spirit soul aud
/ bouy Ou suHu0y wv. tHc ist, az WV oCioch
P. NJ at the depot at West White Plains By
James Poillon if good Weather.'-N y
Tribune.
A special committee appointed by the
Board of New York, have decided to report
an ordinance requiring bakers to bake thei1
bread of one, two and four pounds weight
and to stamp the same with the initials o.
the makers name, and figures representing
the weight. The Inspector or his subordi
mates are to seize all bread not made in con
formity to the requirement, Of the law and
conhscate said bread to the use Of the Almt
House Department.
ANOTHER RAscALLY BANK PRESIDENT -James
O'Brien late President Of the Island City
Bank, New York, has been arrested on
civil suit, and in default Of bail for $40 OOO
committed to Jail. 1t is ascertained that
not over 100000 Zone -third) of the capital
stock was ever paid in, bona .fde. the re-
mainder being bald by notes Of Brien and
his friends. Suits have also been commenc
ed against the stock holders by the Receiv
er, Mr.. Butterworth. Both stockholdera
ard depositors are likely to lose everything
Some Of the largest notes discounted by the
President had fictitious signatures, and bear
the names Of persons not in existence.