Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-18

IL ~ ototoo tDot menyW tD0 CIeOics
Of Orleans who in former years have
been proof against attseks q yellow
fever, have the present season fallen
victims to it; and another circumstance
that indicates the unusual virulence Of
the disease is the fact that an unprecc-
denied proportion ofyoungpeoplc from
fifteen to twenty five years Of age, are
among the victims. The deaths from
yellow fever -duriue the, week ending
on the 5th were 44s, besides IOs from
other diseases. The whole number Of
deaths from the fever for thirteen weeks
were 1928.
TIE story, which we believe first ap-
peared in the Utica Evening Telegraph
about the death OF Mr.. Smith, the for
mer proprietor Of the Sea View House,
and his confession of the murder of
Moses, for which Donnelly was hung,
turns ont, as we supposed it would,
sheer fabrication. Mr.. Smith is alive
and hearty, and residing in New York,
and Of course the whole story of his
confession is without shadow of truth.
Late intelligence has been received
and published in the London Times
from Captain McClintock, who is com
mand of an expedition now in quest Of
Sir John Franklin and his men. The
last letter was dated at Disco, May
24th, where he then wac recruiting,
after having spent the last winter in
the ice. CaptiMcClintock, on the l 9Th
of August, 1857, was stopped At Mel
vile Bay by the ice, and from that time
until the 18th Of April, 1858, was in.
pack drifting southwark. lie drifted
l,lS4 geographical miles. Capt. McC.
expects to get early in West Water,
and thoroughly sift the Ponds Bay ma
tives so as to separate the history of
Belcher's abandoned ships rom such
knowledge as they may possess Of
Franklin's ships.
The Daily Minnesotion, St. Paul, of
the l4th inst, states that letter has
been received in that city from the
Collector of Customs at Pembia, under
the date Of August 22d, He says,
am sorry to say that the Sioux killed
two ofOur men on the plains about one
day march from St. Joseph. There were
four in the party; two escaped. They
had left the carts and started on ahead
for Pembina, when they were overta-
ken by the Sioux, nine in number, and
fired upon.
Our carts have not arrived yet,
and VIC begin to feel alarmed about
them, | am going to send out par
ty of men to meet them.'
A Mr.. Scott, Railroad Agent and
keeper of Station at Odin, the junct-
ion Of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road with the Chicago branch of the
Central, cut his throat with a razor on
Tuesday morning, at the time of the
meeting of the four trains there. The
station building was crowded with
passengers who left the cars to look at
the terribly bloody spectacle of the ap-
parcntly dying man. But amongthem
all, seemed to be no physician or sur
geon, or any one capable of suggesting
remedy or relief. The cash in the
throat was frightful one, and the
large amount of blood shed was appal-
ling. When the train left, the man
was living, but small hopes were enter
tanned OF his recovery.
On Monday night, domestic broil
arose between D. Dcvinc and his wheat
st. Louis. The woman was in bed with
her daug htcr, child about five years
old. ID. extinguishing the light, went
to where they were lying, and, mista-
king the little girl for her mother, de-
liberately stopped down and bit her
nose Oft, discovering the whole of that
member from the facc-a deed too hor-
riblc almost to think of. The brute
was, of course, arrested on two charges,
one of disturbing the peace and the
other of mayhem. On the former the
Recorder fined him 500, and on the
State offence sent him before the Grim
inal Court, now in session.
The exercises of the winter session of
the III. State University commenced
yesterday, the eth inst. The Spring
field papers announce that several new
professors have been added to the corps
of instructors, and its operations will
be conducted with greater energy than
ever before.
The Lyons, Iowa, Female Seminary,
erected at a cost of 10000, was dcdi-
Gated on WedI Q ;day the 18th instant.
1t will be opened for pupils on Monday
next.