Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-17

that he was from Boston and had been
regarded rs what he had represented
his suicidal imaginative friend to be. 1t
Was not discovered that he had been
purchasing goods, or borrowing money,
or committing any unlawful act there.
1t seems that the negotiation for
loan Of 100000 in London and
Paris for the embryo Atlantic and
Great Western Broad Guage Railway,
had not been concluded, and that the
actual advance Of the money depends
upon certain contigences, The capital
lists interested have dispatched an
agent TO this country to see whether
the advantages of the proposed road ~
set forth by its projectors really exist,
and to Judge for himself at its probable
cost. It is believed that he will find
some OF the former grossly exaggera-
ted; but should he be satisfied, and
the money and iron be forthcoming,
it will be but repetition of the old
game OF plumber by which the railroad
system Of this country has been almost
hoPelessly swampcd.
AT a recent adjourned meeting OF
merchants and citizens Of New York.
to take measures for extending some
proper act of respect TO G. w. Field,
Esq, to Captain Hudson and the off
GERS Of the United States steamer
Niagara, and others" it was resolved
that of the sum collected 81, 900 should
be appropriated to the purchase Of
first and second class gold medals to
be awarded to the officers and gentle
men named and it was further resell
we'd that all money collected above the
sum OF $4,000 be appropriated to the
purchase of a house, to be presented
to Captain William l.. Hudson, of the
United States Navy. The collection
up to Saturday amounted to S4,77O.
NJ. Poitevin. the intrepid seronaut
whose excursions on horseback caused
so much excitement in London, has
met the fate of several Of his predeces-
sors. He fell into the sea near MaIa-
ga, when descending with his balloon,
and was drowned.
a man who registered himself in
New Orleans as S. Bostwick, La Sale,
ILL.,, carried notice of his own death
by yellow fever to the Picoyune and
then took the steamer for Texas. lie
had no baggage but plenty Of money,
aud is supposed to be engaged in some
swindling operation.
The President warmly denies the
truth of Col. Forncy's reported CONVEX
stations with himself about Lecompton,
spoken of by the latter IN his late Tar
rytown speech, and says that at the
time they are alleged to have occurred
all intercourse between them had ceas-
ed.
The canvass for the selection of a
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Virginia is agitating that State almost as
intensely as the more important strug-
gle on the question Of the succession to
Judge Douglas does the people of Hi
nois. The contest appears to lie be-
tween John Letchcr and Charles j.
Faulkner.
Madeline Smith, who a year ago was
tried for poisoning her lover, at Edin-
burgh, Scotland, is said to be making a
tour in this country.
A card Of the American Directors OF
the Atlantic Telegraph states that the
particular scheme for the Atlantic
Telegraph, chartered by the Legisla-
ture of New Foundland and perfected
by the laying of the cable, originated
with the two brothers, Cyrus w. and
David Dudley Field. They do not
claim that the idea of an ocean tele-
graph first originated with them, nor
any other scheme for putting it into
practice, but this particular scheme
which has succeeded.
The citizens OF Fort Wayne, Indiana,
have raised, by voluntary contributions.
$4,000 to sustain their free schools du-
ring the year. This sum, added to the
legal appropriations, will keep up the
schools, it is said, for year.
The river Seine on the 26th ultimo
was SO low in some places that it coald
be crossed on foot, which is the first
time for one hundred and fifty nine
years that such a thing has happened.
A letter from David V. Whiting,
Esq, postmaster of Santa Fc, New
Mexico, states that he has collected, in
tina. far off town, the sum of $50, for
the Mount Vernon cause. The asso-
citation seems to have lis knights" ev-
erywhere.
1t is said that the Emperor of China
will pay the thirty millions of francs
damages to the allies, in English and
French COINS, OF which he has got a
quantity, to which he attaches no
value, they not being current in those
parts, and his ideas on the subject of
exchanges being very vague.
The Iowa Baptist State Convention
will meet at Iowa City, October lst.
Seven hundred and fifty pounds OF
ambergris, the whole of which was ia