Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-22
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1t 10 now reported that Mirs Blount and
de Riviere have been married for some
time, even as far back as the eth Of June.
1t 10 n very mixed business, to make the
best Of it,
The Peace Commissioners report at Wash
ington the supremacy of the laws and au-
thority Of the Government in Utah, and
consequent peace. They also confirm the
accounts of letter writers Of the unjust and
tyrannical conduct Of Brigham Young to-
ward his followers.
The widow Of Gen. Harrison ha. been
quite i'll for some time The Cincinnati
Gasette Of the 18th says she is now regarded
as out of immedist danger.
French engineers have completed the
surveys OF q carriage road from Damascus
to Eevrout and have Indicated the route by
mems Of stones bearing numbers. They
calculate that the road will require three
years 10 execute, and will cost irom 5000
900 10 900 O00i
SENTIMENT FOR CAELE DISSKR. - IHe
Eg9ator-An imaginary line which d,ride,
the world
The Catie-A real line which mnites it.
1t is stated that the people of the city Of
London sent by post 80, 0oo,oo0 more letters
during the last ten years than all the people
Of the United States, although the popula-
ton of that country is ten times gnGAter.
of the 950,000,0o0 letters posted in Lon
don. more than 400 900 900 were for circu-
iation within the limits of that city.
A RELIC OF MrNGo PARK - Lieutenant
Glover Of Baikie's West Coast Expedition
has met with a valuable relic of Mungo
Park. 1t is volume of loyarithms, with
Mungo Parks name and autographs notes
and memoranda. The possessor offered it
to Mr. Glover for 100000 cowries The
price demanded was enormous, and it was
impossible to payit. After some considera-
ton, the lieutenant took from his pocket a
clasp-knife, and asked the native what he
thought of that. This was too tempting a
bate to be refused the native ioyfullv took
the knife, and the lieutenant still more Joy
fully secured his valuable memento of the
distinguished AZ lean traveller.
PLowISe Ky SrEAM-The practicability
and expectancy of steam blowing, has OF
late received considerable attention both in
this country and in England. In England,
after repeated trials conducted with the
utmost strictness, the Royal Agricultural
society have decided that steam tillage ma V
be generally introduced with profit as =
sui stitute for the horse plow and spade.
We have already noticed the intended trial
OF one of these plows at Lancaster, Pa The
Philadelphia Ptnnsaloantan, in al article on
this subj ect, says:
The United States. where hand labor is
scarce, and its high value forms one of the
greatest drawbacks of agriculture, where a
million of acres are annually to be titled.
and immeasurable tracks of fertile soil vet
await the first labors of the cultiyator. are
pre-eminently the field for steam cultiya-
ton. In 1890 the area oil improved lands in
the United States was estimated at 49,
ouo,ooo acres. AT present il comprises
probably some 10000 900 acres. Assum.
ing chat OF these only l00.00O,00o acres are
to be titled annually, and that the average
cost OF horse ploughing being not higher
than in England namely, s2,75 per acre
the work still requires the il. mense outlay
of S2.5, 100000 per year, one half of which,
or over sl30,o00,oo0 might. according to
the experiments made in England, he saved
by steam cultivation. 1t is difficult to re-
alize the magnitude of such an economical
achievement. Wepridc ourselves upon our
Immense foreign commerce. Our total eX-
ports. valued al $3.50 o00, 600 annually. COS t
us perhaps some S3oo,0Oo,0 ( o to produce.
and deliver them at the markets. leaving II
profit of 500 900, 600 to be divided amongst
farmers, carriers and merchants, which is a
liberal estimate. Now, the successful intro
duction OF the steam plough would result in
q clear gain of three times the amount.