Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-31
A special invitation has been sent 10

"A sPeClai INVITATION mas been sent 10
the city authorities 70 join in them.
Since the 10th Of July there has
been 22 we'll defined cases OF yellow
fever at Staten Island outside OF quar-
sntine limits.
The celebration in honor Of Cyrus
w. Field ut Great harrington, Mass,
took place on Friday. The whole
town was illuminated. Mr.. Field arri-
we'd at o'clock. David Lcavitt pre-
sided at the meeting, and Hon. In
crease Sumner made the presentation
speech. After Mr.. Fields reply, an
Grafton was delivered by Hon. E. 0.
Perrin. Populations from all the
towns in the neighborhood we're pres
emit, and the meeting was a large one.
The ceIebra ton at Stockbridge is
postponed.
We understand that Lord Derby, in
answer TO the representations Of the
directors Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, has signitied the willingness
Of the British Government to amend
the charter Of the Company SO as to
place its organization, &c.'upon foot
ing Of absolute government.
No special or private dispatches Of
European news have besn passed over
this to any other address, and none
will be passed until after the cable
have been thrown open to the public.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Times says Pierre Soulc is in that
city en- route for New York, there il is
understood he il to have an interview
with Gen. VIM. Walker, touching Cen
trail American atfirs. 1t is believed
Walker now has his eye on Yucatan
with view to an evcntal descent up
on Cuba.
Horace Moody has been reappointed
collector Of the port Of Ogdcnsburg.
The Committee appointed to invcs-
tigatc the affairs of the Ohio and Miss
issipPi Railroad Company, report that
the contractors did not perform their
contract nor intend to do so.
The deaths by that dreadful scourge
the Yellow fever, at New Orleans,
numbered Sixty on Thursday last.
Lord Campbell is about to submit
to Parliament measure of reform in
criminal law, dispensing with the prac-
tice Of requiring AN unanimous verdict
from jury. He does not propose the
majority principle, but he wishes to
get rid Of the practice of talnpcring
with q jury by placing one man upon
it to hold out against all the others
He desires that il, after certain dehtc-
ration by the jury, they are all agreed
except one or two, the verdict OF those
who had agreed should be considered
as good as the verdict Of the whole
twelve, subject however, to be review
cd, and, II necessary, set aside.
Some Of the contractors for supply
ing the Utah army with mules having
become dissatisfied and demanding an
increase of pay, a commissioner has
been appointed to investigate the
whole matter of mule supply. 1t is
anticipated that some interesting de-
vclopmcnts will be made.
The official aggregate of the New
York city tax levy for 1853, shows the
amount to be eight millions, four hun
dred and seventy Que thousand, ninety
one dollars and thirty one cents, or
nearly one hundred dollars per head
for every voter III the city.
A mass of copper weighing 40 300
pounds was taken from the Ridge mine
Michigan, few days ago.
We see it stated that extensive prep
arations are making in New York for
a national convention of Germans in
that city, to be composed of delegates
from the various German emlyrant
societies throughout the Union-thc
object being to urge the enactment Of
laws for the better protection Of emf
= .'''s. The convention is to com
mence on the lst of October, and be
continued for three or four days.
The iberia, a Madrid journal, says
that a naval division of Spain has taken
possession, in the Queens name, OF
some islands in the gulf Of Guinea, aud
that the commander of the division
had made himself Governor of them.
A Gcrrltt Smith paper, bearing the
title of The Xour and the Mon, is
about to be started in Albany.
According to o computation recent
ly made, there are about 5000 Israel
lite in Cincinnati. They are principal
ly engaged in trade.