Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-05
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In consequence of the non arrival OF
mails from the East and West, and the
fact that the telegraph wires arc not in
. working condition, We are able to
present but few interesting items OF
news 10 our readers to-day.
The Toledo Biaie says boy about
eighteen years old got free pass over
the G. Il I. Road, all the way from
that city TO Cleveland. When the
cars stopped at Cleveland he crawlcd
out from under the rear car, havIn5
ridden one hundred and twenty miles
on tho trucks. He was well busted
and complained of a roaring in his
head, but otherwise was "Iight side up.
A young man about II years of age
was arrested on Friday night at the
Theatre by Chief Best, charged with
having stolen package of money from
the Express Office at Erie, Pa, that
morning. The boy on committing the
robbery Immediately left for Bnilalo.
Chief Best received information Just at
evening, and falling on the track, ar
rested the boy in about one hour after
wards. The package contained 500
oil Of which was found in his posses
sion with the exception of about 800.
On the morning of the 9Th inst,
when about five miles from Cleveland,
Ohio, Mr.. Amos Barlow, of Media, saw
some hogs ravenously tearing an object
ON the road, which proved to be the
remains Of an infant, the head, one
foot, and few bones alone remaining
to show the nature of their horrible
banquet A little further on, Mr.
Barlow found German woman, about
40 years old, in state of bcastly in
toxication, and had her removed to a
neighboring farmhouse. The infant
belonged to her.
The Albany Statesman says that a
gentleman who recently travelled
through the Mohawk Valley, informs
us that the farmers of that region
instead Of the old fashioned
figure Of a ragged man with a
wooden gun for scarecrow, now hang
up hoped skirts in their corn fields,
and the carrion birds are cticctually
alarmed by this modern fashionable
continuance. Who will say, after this
that the Mohawk Dutchman are old
fogies?
A man named John Cunningham,
says tho South-Sidc Democrat, was
MORALLY wounded Wednesday morn
ing about three miles below Lynchburg
by Alexander Gousby, captain of the
boat Ladonia," running on the canal
between Lynchburg and Richmond.
He made his escape in the direction of
Fallsburg Mills situated on James river
in Buckingham county, and is still at
large. Unfortunately his personal ap-
pearance is not described.
It is said that the beautiful Miss
Henrietta Baker, of the Louisville the
atre, is shortly to be married to Mr.. +.
s. Chanfrau, comedian, and immediate
ly take up her residence with him at
0l0 Vlc6SWut uOiuC vi CuC
Miss Baker will at once and forever re-
tire from the stage.
Henry Kean, who had been put in
the city Jail, New Orleans, for drunk
ennesa, was murdered on Sunday week,
by Jas. Wright, desperate character,
who had been confined in the same cell
with him. Wright tore piece of
plank from the bunk and beat hlm to
death without apparent provocation
In France there are not less than
nineteen presidents Of commercial So
cieties awaiting their trials for fraudu
lent operations.
The Washington correspondent o
the Philadelphia Press says Chief Jus
tice fancy is about to retire from tn
Supreme Court A number Of names
are suggested in connection with tn
vacancy.