Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-09
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A company has been organized and SUB
scriptions commenced, ia Minnesota, for the
construction of Telegraph line to connect
ST Paul, Minneapolis and st. Anthony with
Chicago. 1t is designed to have the line
completed by the first Of December-$4O,-
900 IL the amount required.
The two men named Hall and Galley,
whose murder of Mr. Hinton, in Greene Co.,
ILL.,, and subsequent trial and sentence. We
noticed some time since, were hanged at
Carroton, in that county. on Wednesday
of last week. The murderers were both
young men, and laid the cause of the crime
to whiskey. 1t is stated that they were re-
signed to their fate and made confession Of
their crime upon the scptfold. Both were
citizens Of Greene county.
The line Of steamships Of which the aus
sria was one has been very unfortunate
The Hammonia exploded her magazine
which compelled her. after leaving Ham
burgh, to return to port. The Bornssid, Of
the same line. once came near laundering at
sea from springing leak and the Soxo~ia
ron down the pilot boat Jacob a. Westey-
aels, by which two or three lives were lost.
We learn from the Joliet True Democrat
that Mr.. John Dewson. a most respected cit
izen Of that county, was engaged in stack
ing grain on mis- farm on Saturday. and &C
cidentally fell from the stack, striking
scyshe which was lying on the ground point
upwards. The scythe penetrated his bow
els. killing him almost instantly. He leaves
q wife and four children.
Mr. Hiram Pearson, of P,ainfeld, Viii,
county. Ill, an old settler. died very sudden
ly at that place on Thursday Of last week.
He was formerly a most worthy man, but
has of late years been given TO strong drink,
which caused his death.
At Quincy, ILL.,, q man named Shredder
died suddenly last week, and poison was
suspected. The officer went to the house
to arrest the wife of the deceased, when she
ran into the back yard and jumped into the
cistsrn the officer also jumped in. and both
were rescued by other psrsons The woman
10 on trial
We learn from the La Crosse (Wis) Dem
ocrat. that the large steam saw and planning
mill in North La Crosse, belonging to E. X
4 F Buttrick, took fire on the 4th, and
burned to the ground blacksmith shop
and large quantity Of lumber was also de-
atroyed. The loss to the mill owners is over
$4,000. No insurance.
The Ohio Cmltipator for October, says
that it he's pretty we'll demonstrated that.
once up, the Chinese Sugar Cane is quite
- thrifty and hardy % the common field
corn.
Ten prisoners escaped from the Chatau-
que county jail at Naysville, N. Y, Thurs
day the night previouA Large rewards
are offered for their apprshepaiea.
In the Boston Supreme Court, en- Thurs
day the, goth ult, Ar& Mabel Jones rseov-
cred from III. city Of Chelsea, the sum Of
ts,s5s. - dan ages tOs Injuries received by
falling through hole in the sidewalk.
The psissips, hotels ~ sarasogA closed
last week. : II h estimated that the Congress
Union ssl UsiSsd saAsss. sash realized .
nett profit Of 81, 900 during the last sum
msr.
The Oldest, and at the same time the
smallsA city N New England. it thst Of
Vsresnsss, VT. vhick was Incorporated in
l7ss. 1t 10 the only city in Vermont. and
In 1858 contained 1877 8 inhabitants.
The expenses Of the late Mormon War
q Il IL sallsd: with b thought. auaosnt d
over nine millions Of dollarsL
We lsasa from the Springfield Res;ste'
Tat . ysuag man named Willis n. Warnes
eomm,ttsd sueids q the Msnard House in
town Of Pstsrrburg. 1snard county on ths
asa alt. ~ t6kias twenty grains Of nor
phiss. Previous 70 retiring for the night
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