Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-19
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In 1912 corn was sold in Chicago at six
cents per bushel, that had been hauled fifty
miles by oxen.
The New York canal tolls for September
are $27 900 less than for the same month
last Year
The last proposition is to lay guttaper-
cha tube alongside of the Atlantic Tele-
graph Cable.
The total debt of the city Of St Louis.
according to the report Of the comptroller,
just published. is S5,750,0o6. Some of it
will not be due for 81 years.
Hon. WIN. 3. Preston, Of kentucky. has
accepted the appointment of Minister to
Spain.
Judge Bowlin. who goes out as Commits
sioner to Paraguay. was a lawyer Of St.
Louis
Tha manager Of the Louisville theater has
adopted the rule. which he has made pub
lie, that where ladies take up more room
than one person is Justly entitled to, they
shall pay extra for their seats
The Scientific american Gays that where
ever the leak is in the Atlantic Cable, it is
mere conjecture to assert that it is here or
there-one mile or two hundred miles from
Ireland No person can reliably tell with
out lifting the cable.
Twelve cast iron columns, said to be the
largest in the United States, are now in the
process of construction at Cincinnati They
are each fifty feet in height four feet two
inches in diameter, weigh between two and
three hundred tons, and will cost about
$4,000 They are designed for the State
House, Madison, Wis.
1t is reported in Great Salt Lake City
that Brigham Young has received reveal
ton from the Lord, commanding him to hold
his tongue for a season. The secret of the
revelation" was exposed 10y one of Brig
hams wives in conversation with Gentle
when she said, Brigham will not preach
handed reporter here to take down his dis
courses
Mrs. Nanny. the proprietress of the Pa
tent Nanny Reaper. residing at Belvidere
in Illinois. has RENTED to the Lafay ette
(lnd) Ere Department the SUN of $500. as
| a mark Of her gratitude to the firemen fol
saving $4,000 worth of her property that
was endangered at recent fire Lafay-
| cite.
| The New York Times publishes a mass Of
testimony from officials, exhibitors and Wis.,
itors, which show conclusively that the fire
which destroyed the Crystal Palace could
not have been occasioned by accident OF
carelessness The $4,000 reward offered
may lead to the detection OF the incendiary
The naval expedition to Paraguay is com
posed of two frigates Of So guns each, two
sloops-of-war, three briggs, revenue cutter
seven steamers. and supply ship-carry
ing total of 800 guns, 2,4lO men, and PSI
officers.
A young lady named Catherine G. Richie
has obtained verdict of $500 againt the
Hudson River Railroad Company for an &C
CT lent which caused her the loss of her leg
in 1854 Her father had previously recovered
$3.50 for the loss Of her service, and for med
ical attendance. The cars started while
she was getting out, and the plea on he,
side was that the cars did not stop lone
enough for passengers to get out safely.
A correspondent Of the National InteHi.
gencer proposes q method of suddenly stop
ping train of cars on a railroad to preven
accident. His plan is to have an appara
tus placed in front Of the driving wheel
and over the track, with communicating
string leading to the engineers stand; al
most Immediately constant stream of OF
could be poured on the rails, and the for
ward motion of the train would entirel,
cease, when or soon after, the last car Of th,
train reached the oiled portion Of the raile
James Flora, wealthy leather merchan
Of williamshurgh, lately doing business i,
New York. has disappeared on the eve Q
his Wedding with young lady belonein,
to one of the first families Of Will;amshur,
who is said to have loved mot wisely bu
too WELL" Flora is thought to have sale,
for Europe in the Niagara. Should it prov
so. brother Of the lady viii follow him
f'ora was I. 5. Consul at Manchester Eng
land, under Van Buren, and Polk.
Inc proposition for the sstablishmsnt 4
bullion bank with . capital Of 81. 0Oo,O 90
u New York meets with hvoe. The u,
positioa y that the baak atall dIaoouaa 1
The ssssss only Of ~ sap,nt Il b y 4