Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-22
TIA r NEWS.

On the Sd inst. Mr.. Daniel Garner
a justice OF the peace. living in Huron
township, Des Moines county. Iowa, was
murdered by man named William Enos.
The two men engaged in political discus
sion, and Enos becoming excited, attacked
Carney with Ratchet. Garner attempted
to escape, but Enos overtaking him, struck
him on the head with the Ratchet, break
ing his skull He died the same day.
The result Of the election in Mime
sofa is yet uncertain. Both Democrats and
Republicans claim that they will have each
a majority in the next Legislature. From
present appearance it will be nearly tie.
but the returns yet to come in may give an
unlocked for majority to either party
A Boston correspondent of the N.
Y. Express says that George w. Gordon
will probably be the American candidate
for Congress in Burlingame's district. The
writer thinks Mr. Lawrence will poll
heavy vote for Gov ernor, and that the Re-
publican party is about dissolving.
Napoleon is training his soldiers to
swim and fight in the water. On the 18th
ult two hundred Of the regiment Of grena-
diers were ordered to swim across the
Seine, and to discharge their muskets as
they did SO, at any enemy supposed to be
on the opposite side of the river. The
movement was well done and without &C.
cident.
Ernest Perring the tenor in Karl
Formes concert company, lies very sick at
Biddle House. Detroit The company have
been obliged to filltheir engagements with
out him.
Davy Il. Atkinson, "whose fierce
tramp made prairies tremble" four years
ago. has abandoned politics in disgust. and
is said to be dispensing the unostenta-
tious hospitality for which even his enc
mics always said he was distinguished, upon
one Of the finest farms in Missouri.
The new Senate of California CON-
prises "a democrats. 10 Opposition, and
there is one vacancy. Housc-democrats,
81; Opposition, sc. Joint ballot-demo-
Gratis Is; Opposition 46. s.4sa
The Baltimore San says it seems as
If fortune had spite against the famous
literary men. The debts of authors and &C.
tors and actresses have long been subject
Of remark. No matter how great the in
comes they derieve from their professional
career in England. not two in hundred
ofthem have paid their debts. from Sheri-
dams day to this. and not one in thousand
makes suitable provision for old nge or q
family.
We have news from Rio de Jauciro
to Sept 18th. There is no local news Of
Importance. The city had been given up
to the great national festivities in honor OF
the Brazilian Independence. On the 10th,
the sales Of coffee amounted to 1900 bags
5000 bags we're shipped for the United
States on the same day. Total exports Of
coffee since Sept 18th, 45,sOe bags.
The SEASON IN EURopE.-Notwith-
standing the dryness of the season the re-
ports from the agricultural districts we're
never better. The wheat and rye turn out
nagnh6cently. Potatoes. although attacked
more or less with the rot In the North, a.
lord argepredscs. Az for fruit, especial
y grapes, the harvest is fabuleus; the trees
Of all kinda groan under their loads, and the
grapes mature pniiornly.. Froa thS great
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