Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-01
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SUMMARY.
IL Hon. J. T. Headley is engaged in the
preparation of life of Gen. Havelock.
tF Prof Agassiz is in Florida, recrea-
ting and looking into things.
~ Several valua BILE horses have been
lost in Ohio, by eating unsound corn, within
few weeks.
~ At a meeting Of the Germans Of Buff
falo. few evenings since, 81 GOO was raised
for the relief Of the poor.
If In Philadelphia fireman has been
convicted Of arson for firing building so
that his company might get first to the fire
eB Ex- President Tyler has nearly recov-
cred from his severe illness, at his residence
in Virginia
cB In Massachusett 8, last year. 3S2 Ii
quor sellers were imprison ed for violations
Of the liquor-law.
az A new French military company has
been organized at Buffalo, n Y, called the
Zouaves.
~ 1t is estimated that were all the Uni
ted States as densely populated as Massa-
chusetts. they would have population Of
about 446, 100000 souls.
1 A. J. Bernard, OF the United States
has been appointed by the government of
Chill, chief engineer Of the Santiago and
Quiliota Railroad
~ The Boston Transcript says q music
house in that city has paid 81 200 to Mr.
George F. Root for the copyright Of the lit
tie song of Rosa Lee"
B- There are 621 iron furnaces and FLO
rolling mills in the United States. which 10
1856 produced 7s2,9sO tans of iron.
tT New York as it is The banks glut-
ted with money, the city with -four. and
something like one-ffth Of the population
dependent on charity.
"a In removing some bodies from an old
graveyard in Attention, Penn. recently, two
bodies were found to be petrifed-one per.
fectly and the other partly SO. The one was
found to be almost as perfect as it appeared
In life, but turned into solid stone. It had
been buried for fourteen years.
tB Socrates, when asked what was the
best mode Of gazing high reputation, re-
piled ITO be what you appear to be-"
cTA maiden lady in westport, Me-.
who is possessed of considerable real estate.
on being called upon to pay her highway
tax for the year, claimed an equal aight
with the lords of creation of working it out
upon the highway, and actually appear
ed with hoe in hand, and discharged her du
t. to the satisfaction of the surveyor.
cEWe are exceedingly panied to hear
of the death of this venerable prelate Dish
op Loras.) He died yesterday morning, at
his residence in this city, between the hours
of and 8. Bishop Loras had attained q
ripe old age, being upwards o6 years old.
In his death the Catholic Church, in this
section especially, loses one Of her brightest
and most exemplary sons, while his flock
over whom he had 80 long watched, will b
called upon to mourn the death of one who
was, in the truest sense of the word, their
father.-Du6uqus North West
a They are having juvenile Spurgeon
in Missouri. Dpring the late revival in the
Baptist church. at Lagrange. lad II years
old. who had acquissd some notoristy in
the town a. thearatical performer, Joined
The church and prepared himself for the
ministry. He has recently been licensed
and has entered on his clerical duties. and
20 wonderful are his powers. that the whole
community is in ecstatiss with his effeota-
When he breaches, the church IL crowded
persons from all the country round about.
fock to hear him, and the Oldest veterans
declare that they never before listened to
such thrilling eloquence. The name Of the
hoy preacher" is J. B. Fuller.
THs CARRor PAsrA1ooxA-Ths follovino
10 description Of the latest style Of fashion
| able pantaloons:
Each limb case of these new. fashioned
garments is modelled after . carrot, fitting
tightly at the sncles. and becoming bulbeus
Is they ascend toward the waist, Thew ara
only seen in perfection when displayed BY
hoops, which appendages are actually worn
by few exqnisites'