Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-31


A largely attended meeting was held
in New York on Tussday. IL bshalf Of tie
proposed library for women. ct ID. Chapin's
church. Henry Ward Besehsr and James
r. Bsady delivered addresses on the oses-
sion. Resolutions in favor Of the scheme
we're adopted, and committee appointed to
devise means for carrying out the object Of
Of the meeting Subscriptionsto the amount
Of Is, 100 were handed In. Another meet
log will be held st an early day.
News is received from Ceylon, dated
at Colombo on the 18th ult The Observer
Of that day says: Another great revolution
Is going silently on. Ceylon 10 Joined TO
India BY submarine cable, and in Novem-
bsr It Is hoped the line Of communication
will be complete. Before the end Of 1859
We have no doubt the gap between Corfu
and India will be supplied BY electric cable
and London and Peshswur within speaking
distance. ceylon stauaj1g BY. and enjoying
the benefit Of the cont Isstion. Silver con-
tinues scarce, and although exchanges are
fast being squalized. Australian gold con-
tinuss to come pouring into Ceylon,
From the west coast of Africa We
have advicss dated 1t Old Cslsbsr August
n, Cape Coast the 18th. Liberia the 18th
and Sierra Leone the 2lst Of September
The quarrslling Of the tribes on the Sierra
Leone river rendered the aspect Of Affairs
very sn.asisfsssosy- The Kiag n Dahomsy
vas driving brisk trade In slsvss. At from
$50 TO go each, ct Wydah. Immense nam
bers Of negroes were collected along the
coast for export Sierra Lsone Vas healthy.
Gold rated 1t sS l5A per ounce.
On Monday Of last week an Italian
boy ct St Louis, named Antonio Canezza.
who was peddling apples on the Leves. fell
from the steamboat Polar Star and was
drowned. On Wednesday afternoon bis
body WAS found floating at the foot Of
Spruce street, where an inquest was held
and q verdict rendered of death by acciden-
tai dro wing. His parents, on learning Of
the recovery Of their son, repaired to the
Levee. and their inconsolable grief when
the body was drawn from the water, Is des-
cribsd as the most heart rendering.
A correspondent of the Richmond
Dispateh, writing from Hillville, Carroll
County, Virginia, under date of October
18th says: A very extraordinary occur
renee has just come to light here. tap
pears that on Tuesday after last Carroll
Court, Abner Brady, whose age is supposed
to be about sixty years. went to the we'll Of
Mr.. Crockett, hotel keeper in this place,
and, in attempting to send down the bucket
fell In, He was missed. but it seems no
one suspected he was in the we'll until yes.
terday, for Mr.. C.'s family used water from
the we'll until then. period of about nine
days, when it became very offensive. On
search for the cause, Mr.. c. and another
man discovered the body and brought il
up.
A singular match took place at But.
falo few days since. Capt Boman Of the
steam ferry boat Cygnet, wagered Mr.. l. Sta.
ley Of Grand Island the sum offorty dollars
that the latter could not pull boat from
Grand Island to Black Rock while the stea.
mer was going the same distance-nine
miles. Mr.. staley obtained the race boat
Mary, Of Buffalo, and won the race by Z
minute and half The nine miles was 40
complished by Mr.. Staley. against four
mile current, in one hour and thirteen
minutes, and by theiteamer in one hour and
fourteen and half minutes The steamer
Va built last spring. and is considered the
fastest boat west Of New York.
The Nantucket Straw Works were
opened on the 2lst, and will remain in oper
alton until next summer. They employ
males and 2S7 females; they turn ou'
5000 bonnets and l3s, 900 straw hats year
valued at $95.250. The county of Middle
eek manufactures annually $s.5, 900 Of these
| articles, and theswhole State makes $4,000,
600 worth. The only incorporated com
pany in the business, the Union Straw
Works, is at Peterborough; it was chartered
in 1855 with . capital Of 100000 1t en-
ploys $50 males and 5000 females. most o.
the latter working 1t their homes, which
are scattered for miles about the vicinity
they annually produce 100000 bonnet'
and 9OO, 900 hats. In the entire State above
1900 males and 5000 females are employed
| in this manufacture.
A weekly paper has been started al
Vienna. Marion county. Missouri. 1t is vel
edited, and We wish it success.
DsArH or PR1NcE GHIKA.-" AS
was walking down the Champs Elyseea
near tho round point, on the 22d Sep
TENDER, about S P. n, was suddenly
startled by = noise, saw a Victoria
Attclee in livery, with two horses com.
inc 18th <hn .y>oo1 of EOhtninO Tho