Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-25
THE uEWs.


THE HEws.
The Green Mountain State is 40
thoroughly Anti Slavery that it might
be supposed m Abolition party could
have no mission there. Such would,
undoubtedly, be the opinion Of all
practical people. Yet such is not the
view taken by the Abolitionists. On
tho contrary, they regard all Anti
Slavery sentiments except the kind
which bears their own peculiar brand
a spurious and wicked. Accordingly,
they recently assembled, not in great
number TO be sure, and nominated q
State ticket.
The people of the Azore Islands, par
ticularly the inhabitants Of Fayal and
Funchal, are reported To be again in
the most deplorablc condition. Mr..
VIM. Poole writes to the Journal Of
Commerce i:
"Famine Is stalking the streets and
throughout the island and unlesa
speedy assistance is rendered them, It
il feared large numbsrs must perish.
"Uur excellent Consul, Mr.. Dabney,
has done and il doing all in his power
70 alleviate the suffering in Fayal, and
distributes 100 bushels Of corn, besides
money, every week, from his own pm
vate resources, but this reaches but a
ANAL number Of the suffering.
"About six weeks weasel, grain
laden, passed close into Funchal, but
~ it was blowing a gale at the time, it
was impossible to board her from small
boats. The inhabitants kindled fires
on the headlands and cid everything
in their power to attract the attention
Of those on board and induce them TO
run into port; but as the captain, Of
course, was not aware of the wrctched
condition Of the people, and the navi-
cation in the harbor being dangerous,
he passed the island without stopping.
"Provisions Of every kind with us
are abundant and cheap, and very few
thousand dollars would suffice TO pro-
cure sufficient corn, -four and other
necessaries to fill small vcssl of $50
or 200 tons. Cannot something be
done to interest the benevolent among
us and produce q concert Of act for SO
worthy an object.
We have news from Port an Platte
20 the I'd inst. Up to that time no de-
cisive action had taken place between
the troops of Santa Anna and those OF
Bacz. Santa Anna, however, was be.
fore st. Domingo City with seven thou.
sand men, and only awaited the coop
Grafton of his fleet to make an assault
upon the town. Both parties have
procured and armed some dozen vessels
each, and it was thought probable that
the quar,els of the opposing parties
might be finally settled by naval bat
tie between the two squadrons.
We have adviccs from Havana to
the 18th inst. Besides various mat
ten Of interest, there is a full account
Of the double boarding Of the Ameri.
can bark Marmion by the British gun
boat Buzzard, with the statement Of
Of tho captain of the Marmion. There
is also very full abstract Of the testi-
mony Of the officers, crew and passcn-
gers Of the American schooner Cortez,
seized by the British gunboat Forward,
and attempted to be confscated as a
SLAYER. The British officers are charged
with committing gross outrages on
these parties, besides robbing them Of
all their valuables. These accusations
have been previously published, and
did not originate with the American
papers. 1t will be perceived that they
have been noticed in England, and
doubtless that government will soon
investigate as TO their truth or falsity.
1t is stated that copies Of these char
ges have been forwarded to our gov
eminent for its action.
The correspondent of the N. Y. Her.
aid at Bermuda, writing on the l4th
inst says The British steamer Styx
10 of and on, and has received positive
orders to board no more American
vessels, and Admiral Stewart very much
regrets that visits performed in the po-
litest and friendliest manner should
cause unpleasant feelings between 1--WE
powerful nations Of similar blood. man
ner, laws, language and rer, oion. Thi,
archipelago Il very t..ealthy, and pro
duces this year very largely.
The New York Police cases wer'
conclude on Saturday in the Court o
Apr.als, in the case Of German as. Th'
.oard Of Metropolitan Police. Thu
decision is against the action Of thu
Board-the Court ruling that no Pc
liceman can be removed except upor
written charges, and after an opportu
nifty of being heard in his own defence
The Court also decided that the sale o
liquor without q license is an indictabl'
offence.
At Norristown, Pa, on Friday,
young married man, named Pilli]
Brown cut the thread Of his life b.
by swallowing arsenic. Cause, the in
fidelity Of his wife. He left q lctte
telling her to 60 and live with the ma
shc loved better.
M. Hustled, Of Brooklyn, proprieto
Of the Skillman street stables, and Of
distillery in Myrtle avenue, was exam
ined before the stump tail committc
on Thursday. He could hardly DO re
garded "a disinterested witness, bu
any lack in this respect was made u
by the abundance Of his medical skill
In fact Mr.. Hustled must be considere
the founder Of . new school in med
cine. He has invented theory an