Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-12

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The saints IN Utah made at one time
quite . lucrative business by claiming
= theirs, stock out Of the droves which
the les fortunate emigrants brought
through the valley. 1t was in the
height Of to the Mo,mons,) most
profitable season in TIN particular line
Of doing the Lords will, that an old
Illinois farmer, who was elnigrating to
California, found himself compelled to
run the gauntlet and pass through the
Mormon settlements in order TO pro-
cure provision. As usual he was scarce
" within the bounds Of Zion, " the
sainted city," ere some Of the prophets
revealed to him that it was the will OF
the Lord that his cattle should be kept
in the pound for a day, 70 that the
saints might identify and reclaim any
of their own which might have strsyed
and got into his herd.
Mr.. H--was quietly sitting in
her parlor, bedroom and kitchen, put
ting the last finishing touch to a pair
of those delicate calico psntxlets which
are so essential to the beauty Of the
Desert or Bloomer costume, when
she heard that a fine drove Of cattle
had been detained, in order that the
"Gentile proprietor might pay his
tithing." 1t was the work Of min
ute for her to put on her sun bonnet
and rush for the pound, for she had
recollected perhaps some Of the cattle
in which Mr.. II. intended some fine
day to own, might have got into the
drove. She soon reached the spot, for
no long skirts impeded her light, sylph-
like motions, but gracefully a. a bob
tailed squirrel, she mounted one, two,
three bars Of the Enclosure, and thus
obtained full view Of all the stock
Casting her eagle eye over the herd,
she soon recognized her animal, and
cried out to the Pound-kceper.
"Sco here, sir drive out for me
that short-horned, line backed, brindle
COW, standing yonder on the other side,
she is mine."
"Are you sure that the animal be-
longs to you, madam. said the "Gen-
tile" owner.
Mine, sir! Yes stree. Don't
know my animals! Don't know my
old Bess, that l have MIXED for the
last three years! Bess Bess! come
here poor old Bess. do wonder how
you got her; she never before strayed
from home"
"Well madam value that animal
very much, and have taken great care
Of it from the States here, but If you
have MIXED it for the last three years
that is proof sufficient. Here, son,
drive that animal out here"
The animal was soon driven round
but the little boy, much to the lady,
discontinue, would halloo out
"If you've been milking dads old
bull for the last three years you beats
any woman I've seen yit.."
Madam Il descended from
her perch and made tracks in 2.4O
time but left her I" Bess in the pound.
1t would scarcely be safe to mention
he cows in her presence.
DEATH FROM FREEZING AND STARyA-
rIoN.-Mr. Hoxie Rathbun, aged forty
four, Of Mankato, says a correspondent
Of the st. Peter Courier, left Mankato
with the Sioux City Mail about the 9TH
ofNovember last, and carried 1t through
to Sioux City, and left that place with
the mail for Mankato on the 9th Of
December, and was found on the 26th
by the men who went through in
search Of him at a place on the mail
route. called Des Moincs Station about
100 miles from Sioux City and 80
from Mankato. When found, he was
very badly frozen, and could not speak
but extended his hand to one of the
men he died in about fifteen minutes
after. He had when found, matches
in his pocket, and there were shavings
and wood in the building, but it is
supposed he was SO badly frozen when
he arrived there that he could not
make fire.
1t is the opinion Of those who found
him, that he had remained in that sit
nation ten or twelve days, entirely dcs-
titute Of food. lie had gnawed his
fingers and hands badly, and from
medical examination it is the opinion
Of physicians that he died not only of
cold but Of absolute starvation, 1.-THE
most horrible of all deaths.) lie
would probably have been saved if
found few days earlier. Mr.. Rath-
bun was one Of the oldest residents of
Mankato he had an iron constitution
and must have struggled long and hard
against his awful tate. He leaves a
wife aud large family of children to
mourn his untimely loss. The Attic
ted family have the deepest sympathics
ofthe citizens of Mankato.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR TIE
FOURTH OF MARcH.-The approaching
Inauguration of the President elect
bids fair to excel all other in the
number # it, witnesses. We hear of