Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-14

favor the stock. The editors Of the
Express, however stigmstize such
suspicious rs unjust and uncharitable.
The Troy Wing says that there is
reading in that city young mechan-
ic, who claims TO have constructed t.
telegraph apparatus which will trans
init words with twice the velocity that
Hughes instrument is capable Of.
A little shooting match on Monday
between man who wanted his
umbrella and the barkeepcr Of the
Prescott House, N. Y, who would not
deliver it, resulted in no damage,
though two shots were fired. The
umbrella was kept for a supper eaten
by its owner.
In fight at Indigo head, Coffee co.
Ala, on the Goth nit, between William
TAYLOR and Richard n. and Richard
w, Armour, the Armors were killed.
Taylor made his escape, and reward
of $4,000 is offered for his apprehen-
sion.
We learn that difficulty occurred
in Midway, on Sunday, in which man
named Eaton was killed BY young
They were engaged in playing cards
in blacksmiths shop. The weapon
used in the murderous attack was q
swingletree.
A letter from Springfield, KY, gives
some particulars Of two murders in
Washington comfy, near Springfield
Some days since, two men, Hender-
son and Yocum, made An attack upon
. man named Thomas Faris, and in
the ARRAY killed Faris' son, the old
man escaped for the time. Henderson
and Yocum were arrested, and are now
IN Jail in Springfield. On Friday the
elder Faris was found in the public
road not far from his own house. He
was shot, and as yet the murderers are
undetectcd. The affair is enveloped
in mystere, but it is probable he was
at personal enmity. These are all the
particulars detailed in the latter.
On Sunday last, during divine
service in st. Jones church in Rich.
mond, Ma, Mr.. Solyman, the organist
fell down inscnsible, and almost
instantly expired. He had been ill O
the asthma.
The New Orleans Picayxne, speak
ing Of the sensitivencss to noise o.
yellow fever patients, suggests the
abandonment of the custom that nov
prevails in that city Of following
friends to the grave to full brass bands
1t says not only the noise but thu
mournful notes Of the dead march ar.
peculiarly adapted to excite debiltatec
patients with agitation and alarm
The disuse Of this custom is suggested
as a matter of humanity during thu
prevalence of the yellow fever, a ples
never made to a citizen of New
Orleans in vain.
A serious affray occurred at the fail
grounds in St. Louis on Monday
evening, between Robt. w. Hunt ant
Robt. Morrow, two well known citizen
of that city.
The parties had a difficulty OF
Sunday week ago in the country, o
of merely conversational character
On account Of what transpired then
Morrow armed himself in anticipation
of further difficulty. On the Fai
Grounds he passed his adversary sever
sary several times neither making ap
proaches. In the afternoon, in pass
ing near where Hunt was seated, acci
denally trod upon his toe. The latte
jumped up and asked if the inciden
was intentional, Morrow replied, "no
intentional but you may take it as yo'
please" Hunt followed this remarl
up with blow of the fist. Morrow
drew pistol and fired, but having
been staggered and confused by thu
blow, he missed his aim. Hunt thcl
knocked him down, drew pistol anc
shot him, while he was PROSTATE, il
the back, the ball entering near tn
spine, giving, it is hoped, only flesl
wound. Morrows remembers Hun
standicg over him with pistol at hi
head.
The wounded man was conveyed t.
the city Immediately after the affray
and sent to the Sisters Hospital. AL
examination of the wound with /,
probe and its insertion to the depth O
four inches, failed to discover the posi-
of the ball.
For this offense which if it result il
the death of Morrow, an event yer,
probable, the guardians of the publ
peace and sworn executives Of tn
law, held Hunt to bail in the sum G
$500.