Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-19

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A correspondent of the st Louis Re-
publican, residing in Vernon, denies
the greater part OF the outrages recent
ly reported to have been committed by
the cut throats Of Montgomery in the
border counties Of Missouri and says:
The offer Of State aid tor Our county
is not fully appreciated. When we
need it we will raise the squall, and
alarm the capital, and Cole county
likewise, will stand moro in need OF
State aid than we do, if their Freesoll
Mayor and Free labor candidate for
Representative establish the principles.
A meeting of the Board of the old
State Bank Of Indiana, was held one
day last week-the last that is to be
held by the old Directors. The Board,
it is Sale, will make dividend Of fifty
to sixty per cent. Of surplus capital
The circulation has been reduced to
about 500, 900 to each of the branches.
On Friday morning last about 0
O'Clock, the steamer James Lyon, Capt.
w. Ii. Blake, went into the Missouri
river, loaded with lumber, and bound
to st. Joseph. She loaded at Musca-
tine, and had shipped pilots at Alton,
and gone directly into the mouth with
ont going to st. Louis. She was pro
crossing up the river at the rate Of
four miles per hour, when, in crossing
Howard Bend, she stuck sand bar, or
log which caused her to leak SO rapidly
that she sunk in half an hour. While
filling with water she sank at lIonhom-
ME Island, where she went down in
six and a feet of water. The water is
Just over her man deck, she lies per-
fectly straight and can be easily raised.
Capt. Blake, WHO left the boat, and ar
rived at st. Louis on the cars from St.
Charles on Saturday evening, thinks
the hull is not broken but that the
butts are only sprung open, in which
case the boat wonld raise herself when
relieved of her deck load. lie sent up
large crew to unload the boat, and
raise her. she had on board 800, 700
feet OF lumber, about halfof which was
dressed-thc dressed lumber being in
the hold. 1t was shipped by Messrs.
Dunrmore Chambers a Drury at Mus
catine, and all destined for st. Joseph.
The lumber was insured for $1,000
The boat was uninsured and is owned
by Capt. Blake and others OF st. Louis.
A hail storm in Livingston county,
ILL.,, lately came with such force as to
PROSTATE crops and shrubbery and even
striking down cattle and men the hail
stones being seven inches in diameter
and sharp as cut ice. Thousands OF
acres of corn were cut to the earth,
orchards are stripped, gardens dcspoil-
ed and fields of wheat and oats ruined.
One man in Dwight township lost two
hundred and forty acres Of corn, and
five hundred acres of wheat, and one
hundred and ten acres Of oats. Scarce
ly a pane Of glass ia lef, in window,
and sashes and roofs were split, gashes
were cut in the hides of cattle, and one
man is laid up and severely injured by
the hail.
D. +. Miller has declined to run on
the republican ticket for member Of the
Board of Education in the First Judi.
cial District.
The excitement in regard to the
supposed kidnapping Of the man Pen.
dIeton at Burlington still continues
He has out turned to be a slave who
ran away from Palmyra, Mo.
A grand celebration was held il
Chicago on Tuesday evening in homo
ofthe success Of the Atlantic cable EN-
terprise. 1t consisted Of a nationa
salute from each division Of the city
and general ringing OF bells at sun
down.
A torch light procession Of the Fir
Department and civic societies, escort
ed by the m'lit; ry.
A general illumination of publ
buildings, private residences and bon
fires.
A display of fire works from the en-
tire length Of the breakwater frontin
Michigan Avenue.
A beautiful and accomplished youn
LADY, named Ellen 3. Soubervill, wa
recently killed by accidentally shootin
herself with pistol which she took o
from q table.
Omir Everett, formerly resident {
GAINESVILLE, was killed by lightning j
his dwelling house, in Spring Vale.
Rock Co., wis., on Tuesday las
Severed other persons were in tn
house, but escaped.
Two young ladies and a young ma
rowed from Provincetown to Barnst'
bic, 80 miles, in four hours to take II }
cars for Boston, making nearly eigl
miles On hour, and thas two in . con
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