Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-07

sligo their poe1taoo ID Inc UEo0s Oo0y.
On Friday afternoon last in the City
Of St. Louis Miss Bridget Crane
slapped one Of Nrs. Mary Ann Stew
art's children, and Mn. Stewart resen-
ted II by seizing . stick Of wood and
beating Mn. Cranes brains out The
ARRAY occurred on Seventh street, be.
tween franklin avenue and Washing
ton street
The fine packet steamer Galena wa
totally burned At the landing 1t Red
Wing, on Wednesday night on her
down trip. She left Galena and Du-
buquc with . very heavy St. Lou g
freight, having taken on at the former
place the up river freight Of the Dew
Drop, a St. Louis boat. Various ri.
mors are current as to the origin ol
the fife, but as none of them are au.
thenticated we do not give them
Rumors says that some lives were lost,
but there is proof As yet, The CLERK
OF the Cremons which brought down
some Of the officers and passenger
says, not.
The fire burnt very rapidly and
many Of the passengers escaped in al
most a nude state, and most Of them
lost all their baggage. The captain
when he found out that the boat war
on fire used every means for the safety
Of the passengers. 1t is to be hoped
that there we're no lives lost, though
in the hurry it is impossible to tell
We cannot. We cannot tell whether
the boat was insured or not, or the
freight. The particulars will be found
in another column.
The Kansas Herald Of Freedom
gives a d~iscouraging view Of the times
IN Kansas. 1t says:
We pity the ma who is compelled
to raise money now in Kansas. We
we're told by a money-lender the other
day, that he was receiving from 10 to
90 per cent. per month for the use OF
money, and had been paid at the rate
of 20, 25 and 80 per cent. per month
to discount notes. The lowest rates on
good security, for the use of money
seem to range between three and five
per cent. per month. Business in all
II Kansas towns is nearly suspended.
News have been received at the
Mexicon legation at Washington Of a
movement of the c%ontending forces OF
the government and constitutional
party in Mexico. The army of each
was nearly equal in numbers-about
fouI or five thousand-the former un-
der command of Miramon, and the lat
ter under DegolIado. A decisive bat
tie would probably take place near
Guanajusta. Osollos was indisposed,
and was in command of a strong gar
rison at St. Luis Potosi. The ant,ci-
pated battle would probably decide the
fate of parties.
Dispatches have arrived at the
State Department from Minister For
syth. It is not known how the adj
ministration may view his conduct
with regard to demanding his pass
ports. 1t appears he officially inform
ed American citizens that they should
pay the loan, if enforced, under pro-
test, and leave the settlement Of the
matter to their government. Unless
there be something more than resis-
tence in this way to the loan on the
part Of our citizens it is difficult to un-
derstand why he demanded his pass
ports.
The corner stone of the first church
for the Swedenhogian denomination in
New York city was laid on Thursday
morning, with appropriate ceremonies,
at the site of the church in Y fifth
street, near Fourth venue.
On Friday last a large fire occurred
in Chicago destroying the planning mill
Of Mr.. L. Il. Lamb, aud several adjoin.
ing buildings. The loss is estimated
at fifteen thousand dollars.
A fiend named Michael M'Namee
living IN Chicago, on Friday morning,
most brutally murdered his wife by
beating out her brains. Her body and
limbs were also bruised and injured in
n manner to stamp the affair n Of a
brutal and ferocious purpose of muir
der, persistently carried out in a work
OF no speedy accomplishment.
A man named Henry Rabich was
drowned some time since at Blue Is
land, near Chicago. An inquest was
held, but the result was unsatisfactory,
as there were suspicious of foul play.
The body has been examined and the
nose is found to have been broken in,
and the fascial region fractured. The
injuries were undoubtedly received be-
fore death.
On Saturday morning the remains
Of President Monroe were escorted
from the City Hail in New York, by
the Seventh Regiment, and reached
the steamer jamestown about noon,
and were formally delivered over to
the Virginia Committee. The Nation
al Guard embarked on board the Err.
lesson at eleven o'clock. Both boats
were to sail at three o'clock on Friday
if the weather IS propitious.
On the arrival of the steamer, the
Hon. John Cochran formally deliver,
ed the remains to the Virginia CON-
mittec, in an eloquent speech. to which
0, Jennings Wise, Esq, Of the COM
mittee, made a delicious response, ten
dering the earnest gratitude of the peo-
pie Of Virginia for the honor done by
New York to her distinguished SON.
He could not, he said, abstain
from some reference to the ex-
ample and memories Of James Monroe.
This was no mere pageant. 1t was a
political %solemnity, necessary, on occa-
sions, to preserve the virtue and pa