Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-13

cd 10 the Senate By M. OWN q
fornia on Thursday. A consideration
Of il vas deferred for the present.
The bill, for the restoration Of ou'css.
dropped by the Naval Retiring Board
was also passed by the Senate. The
effect of this bill if passed BY the House
will be TO heal up much Of the ill-fsel-
ing created by the discharge Of many
old officers OF the Navy.
During the temporary absence OF
the cashier the Grafton Bank, at Graz
ton. Mass. was entered, on Wednes-
day. and $4,000 stolen, seven thous-
and Of which was in denomination OF
800.
Last Friday the Pennsylvania House
of Representatives passed stringent
liquor bill by vote Of As TO 90.
No less than eleven unfortunate in
dividuals were swindled at passage
ticket Office in Cedar street New York,
on Wednesday out Of sums varying
from $50 to $50 each. The police at
the Deputy Superintendent office
succeeded in recovering the greater
part Of the money thus -fraudulently
obtained. When will these emigrani
swindlcrs be crushed out!
Sylvester Doane, witness who tes-
tilted against Townsend on his recent
trial in Canada, for murder was attack.
ed on Wednesday night when on h''
way home, and nearly beaten to death
His assailants were two men, who is-
sued from the woods as he passed, and
are supposed to be accemplices OF
Townsend. Thew both escaped. Doane
is not expected to live. The excite
mcnt which previously existed here in
consequence Of Townsends acquittal
has been very much augmented by this
outrage.
Townsend has been again arrested
and committed for trial for the murder
of Willis at Cayuga.
Distelberg the Prussian defaultel
was arrested at Paducah, Ky, on
Wednesday last. He was, it will be
remembered cashier of one ofthe Prus.
sian Railroads and embezzled 100000
thalers and started on travelling tour
to this country. Soon after his arrival
in New York he was arrested, but in
consequence of insufficient evidence
was discharged The necessary proof
having been obtained he is again ar
rested and will probably, shortly, re-
visit his native land.
We have learned that, on Wednes-
day last, man was stabbed at Tolono,
on the Illinois Central railroad, by a
farmer named Henry Clay West, who
lives at Pesotum, a short distance from
there. The name of the victim our
informant did not know he was an
Irishman. In the morning, he had
traded horses with West, and in the
afternoon came back and complained
that he had been cheated in trade
High words cnsucd, and the Irishmar
charged the other with falschood
whcreupon West drew knife ant
stabbed him in the abdomen.
The Cedar County Democrat sug
gcsts change in the name of Upton
The most intense excitement rcigns ii
Keokuk consequent upon the attemp
ted murder of Mr.. Harrison which WI
noticed few days since. Mr.. Harrison
on Saturday was in a very critical con
dition and not expected to survive. L
| was feared that the citizens would TAKE
| the law into their own hands and exc
cute summary vengeance upon Redou
and Nash, the offenders.
Our Washington correspondence O
the 9Th received yesterday morning
contains no items of Importance othe1
than those which have heretofore beer
reported by telegraph.
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