Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-03

The mrderer, niece, looks like .
living death, and remorse and agony
in few short weeks, have reduced
him from the vigorous, hale hearty
young man with the warm vigorous
blood Of youth, then dashing and
bounding through his veins aud sys-
tenn, to = haggard and skeleton looking
old man. The wild suuken eye, the
cadaverous jaws, the deep Premature
wrinkles on his parchcd and withered
face, the imploring look for relief from
mental misery, deeply impress the be-
holder with the awful consequences
and reaction of crime. 3 Death would
be welcome visitor to him. lie still
refuses to eat, and often has to be for
ced to do 20. His mind il evidently
wandering.
Johnson, the murderer Of Ostland,
still retains the same stolid animal in
look and action. He exhibits but little
mental or moral feeling.
Crowley tried for the murder Of Glea-
son inthe District Court, where the Jury
could not agree, will be taken to Delhi,
Delaware county, for trial Of the same
offense, . change Of venue having been
granted.
ACCIDENT AT OR1soN.-The Deco
rah Gazette of the 22d inst, says that
on the Monday previous man named
Hans c. Larson, who resided near
Orison, was killed in the following
manner He was bringing home
a load Of wood with q yoke Of
young steers, when they ran away.
Larson and his little boy about seven
years Of age we're IN the wagon. Lar
son fill from the wagon, and one Of
the wheels ran over his head, killing
him instantly. His left temple was
broken in, probably by the fall. The
wheel Of the wagon run over his head.
He leaves wife and four children.
TRAVELLING GRocERy.-Among 9TH
or amusing things that transpired in
the neighborhood of the menageric at
Burlington, was fellow with stone
jug containing, we suppose, "shot gun
whisky" a. pint flask and tin cup,
crying at the top Of his voice, "Here's
the place to get your money back
two drinks for a fee striker" The
Gazette says he must have realized
handsome profit on the article Judging
from the faces Of thosc'who got q their
money back. Perhaps.
The Burlington Gazette says: We
are informed that yesterday, 7. w.
Newman received through the Post
Office "drop letter" containing liv-
ing snake some FIVE or six inches in
length. Feeling something move in
the envelope, Mr.. Newman held the
letter up to the light, and discovered
his snakeship before breaking the seal.
Such joking is rather too practical to
be pleasant, and should not be coun-
tenanced.
A VILLAIN CAUGHr.-The Burling-
ton Hawkeye says, Marshal Winton
and Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald Of JET.
ferson county have just returned to
his old quarters in the Monmouth Jail
a desperate rogue named James Pink
or, who had been tried and committed
for putting obstruction upon the track
of the B. & c. Railroad at Cameron.
On the night of the 10th of August
last, he, with other prisoners escaped
from the Jail. The Sheriff of Warren
county came to Burlington on the 18th.
BY advice of Mr.. Winton person was
employed to watch the family of Pink
Ter at Cameron. On the 2lst of Sep
TENDER he got word that the family
had left for this city, and met them at
the steamboat landlng-got a seat be-
hind the woman on the cars of the B..
l. NJ. Railroad-looked over her shout
der and read letter from her husband
dated in Missouri, proposing to meet
her at Ottumwa or Abba in this State
on a given day. Winton being CON-
PEELED to come this city, got Mcdonald
to follow up the game, which he did, and
secured the villain very handsomely.
Much credit is due to these officers.
The people Of Mitchell county, are
agitating the subject Of q Rail Road
construction.
The Usage 1oscan says:-The
Cedar Valley Road will be built
in any event, Chicago is directly inter-
ested in it, and Chicago capitalists will
never allow the project to 60 through.
We await the action Of the executive
committee now sitting at Cedar Rap
ids with impotence and anxiety, for
upou that depends our future course
and prospects.