Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-13
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NONE aY Morning. AprsiI3
NsCARss.IA
BY the steamer Teras ncas has
reached this rountr, 81 4 fierce aud
bloody battle between the force, .. g.. n
Walker. and those VI the Allies at II.
George and Rvas. Walker ma,ele
out To attack The Ciry oi ". 1.aaIge,
aud white cutting his way To The hcar'
u the city, hc hca,d The report u lire
arms III the direction II k.a,, and IN
stantiy beat retreat and marched 10
RNas where he cnco inier,i 4 large
body oi the enemy icticatns aud lcil
upon them killing 300 aud woanding
400. The battle was complete
slaughter to the allies, Walker losing
but killed and % wounded. When
this tiilibustcr hero seems upon the
brink OF destruction, he performs a
brilliant coup, that increases the mag
nitude ofhis fame, and rcvives the no
pes OF his numerous friends in this
country. lie is to-day stronger than
he has been at any time since January
last, and force Of $50 ii those brave
Texan Rangers who fought under
Houston, have landed il Nicaragua
and marched TO join Col. Lotkbrldgc.
About 500 more are to sail from New
Orleans, in few DAYS. Commodore
Vanderbilts plan OF vengeance may f.
nally fail, and then his reputation will
be seriousl Y damaged. To his obs.i-
macy Walker owes all his recent en-
barrassments. But andcrbilt CABINET
find Americans to fight his bat
ties. lie must use tAe cowariiv native
greds.Ts OF Central America, and
Walkers little band OF brave alventu-
rers, are equal to any force oil the ma
tives, that can be brought against him
Wemay soon expect To hear ot thrilling
battles, in Nicaragua and IA few months
will determine the question of Amer
can or foreign dominance.
An INTERESTING ASNi,nnsAuy.-
The following proceedings, reported
BY Martin Luther, should he OF spccia
interest to the Abolition nulifiers, and
to Cheever and the political parsons
generally
The Devil held great anniversary,
1t which his cmissaries were conven
ed to report the result Of their several
missions.
IL let loose the wild beasts OF the
desert" said one, ION "A caravan OF
Christians, and there bones are now
bleaching on the sands"
"Pshaw !" said the Devil. .'theil souls
were all saved"
~ drove the east wind SAID ano-
ther. against ship frcighted with
Christians, ard they were all irow-
ned"
What OF that p sail tn, Devil,
"their souls were all saved.
"For three years." said lhir,. Il
cultivated an acquaintance with an In
dependent preacher OF the Gospel ; at
last became on very intimate terms
with him; and then persuaded him
to preach politics, and throw away his
Bible"
Then the Devil shouted, ms the Devil
only can shout, and the night stars OF
hell sang for JOY.
Appropos of this, there !, cler-
gyinan in Worcester. Mas, the Rev.
+. IL. Newhali, who ha, been preach
ing political sermon, in which he j.
said to have uttered these words
"Ihere is one paper in tins city which
support Buchanan, and the Devil is
Ut the head oft" This is, however,
denied by the clcrgymans friends no
ask The Bay State, the paper alluded
to, to publish the whole discourse, to
which 1t assents, upon condition that
Mr. Newhall agrees to real from his
pulpit q speech Of Senator Douglas
Tho clergyman refuses.
DECISION OF A WILL CAsg.-In
May, 1853, Elijah Willis died just al.
ter landing in Cincinnati. lie was ac-
sompanied by negro woman and
child, who, bya will found on his
person, were to be emancpatei The
will Was taken to Barnwell district, ).
e., for Probate, Mr.. w. having come
from that section. Some heirs contes.
ted the will on the ground Of sanity,
and jury decided against it. But
the Supreme Court Of the State sent
the case back for trial, and another
jary.aftera nights elaboration, brought
In verdict in favor Of the will.
REl,olous FASArlcIsM.--We copy
from the Now York Daily Ne,os a
TRANSLATION Of an article ON this subject.
The article appeared originally in the
N. Y. LEO DItalia, a paper publish