Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-01

DUDLEY OnsEavAfoRY-We learn fom . |
letter written by DE-. Gould, daAed Jan. IS,
1858, published in No. 1880 Of the German
Astronomical JoSrwsl, that be U. g. Coast
Survey has made donation 10 the Dudley
Observatory Of the large feet Trsusit BY
Piston d Martins, Of Berlin. This II . may
ni6cent gift. and will add greatly 70 the a.
ready splendid equipment Of this institu-
ton.
u The following rather apoehryphal
story we clip from the Albany Ks;eksv6ock.
A gentleman and servant, stalwart me-
gro, went fishing on the Bay shore. Nor
folk. Va. The big darby, after wading out,
tied the line around his body. Soon IN
old shark came along and swallowed the
bait, and Ssmbo held the line. The power
full fish, however, drew him gradually out
in deep wafer, by a rapid movement tight
ened the line. and dashed furiously out from
the shore, followed by the darby, who al
ternately disappeared beneath the waves.
and rose to the surface, grabbing at his
knife as he rushed on with almost lightning
speed in the wake Of the shark. He was
last seen at the distance Of nearly mile, en-
tirely beyond the reach Of assistance, and
victim Of his own hazardous daring and i'm
prudent temerite.
~ Three men were killed by the fall
ing ofa clay bank, at Toronto. recently
The cries Of one of them were heard for sew
eral minutes after the bank fell, but he was
dead when his body was reached.
tH-Another woman has been arrested ut
Rochester. New York, for attempting to
take the life Of her husband by administer
ing poison..to him in {. glass of milk.
tN-The Boston Bee states that = few
days since, girl under thirteen years Of
eye, sentenced for larceny TO the house OF
correction, gave birth to a fine child.
tE-A Kansas paper states that culture
OF grapes will become great object OF at
ten,ion in that Territory, and it is the inten.
ton Of gentleman in Virginia to carry to
Topeca, early in the coming spring, 100000
grape roots. embracing the most productive
and hardy varieties cultivated in the coun-
try.
cH-The Legislature of Maine has repeal
ed the law of that State which required in
tentions of marriage to be published, and a
new law has been enacted which requires
the parties to deposit notice of their in
tention, with the town clerk. and he shall
enter the same in book kept for the pur.
pose. At the end of FIVE days, if no legal
objections are interposed, the parties may
be married.
cH-On the goth inst, the citizens Of San
doval, ILL.,, held meeting and took into
consideration the morals and reputation OF
their town. They adopted set of resou-
tions expressive oftheir views. and appoints
ed vigilence committee, whose duty it
was made to notify all suspicious persons to
leave the place, and all persons who have
no visible means of support, and also all
drunkards, DC. The Sandovalians seem
bent on sweeping reform.
eEThe Albany Kniokerbocker says
An alligator was caught in net in the riv-
er, between Troy and Greensburgh, on Sun
day. When found he was dead.
rET The bill limiting Bank notes to $40
and $50, has been defeated in the Virginia
Senate for want Of a constitutional major
ity.
The papers say that the Maine Legis
lature has fallen into the habit of singing
hymns just before opening business for the
day.
- Meetings have been held at Vintor
to take into consideration the practicability
of building small steamboat to navigate
the waters Of the Cedar from Cedar Rapids
to Cedar Falls. That such thing could b,
done, is very evident
"a The proposition to remove the coun-
ty seat of jackson county from Belleview t.
Fulton is exciting quite an interest among
the citizens of that county.
A resolution was introduced into tn,
Wisconsin Legislatures few days since. pro
posing to cede back to the General Govern
ment all that part of the State lying nortl
of the third correction line, provided Michi-
gan will cede back that part of her Stat.
north and west of Lake Michign, for tn.
purpose Of forming a new Territory.
ewWe see it stated that the Hamburgl
correspondent Of the London Post, wher
writing in relation to the attitude of the U
S. in the matter Of the State duties on tn,
Elbe, says:
The United States Consul at Hamburgf
was making preliminary arrangements will
a view to the abolition of the payment o
duties on the expiring Of the commercial
treaty with Hanover in June next.
Another great exhibition is spoker
Of in England, to take place in 1861.
.B-The correspondence Of the N. Yorl
Times says:
I'm my last mentioned something abou
the silver mines about to be worked in tn.
Gadsden Purchase and Mexico. have no,
time to go into particulars now, but will
tell you more about them anon. Some We
ry rich mines have been discovered nea
Tucson, and now that there are few U. s
troops in that region, the Indians will b,
held in check, and the en'erprising Ameri
cans reap rich reward. A gentleman JUS
from there says the country is safe"
GARaorrSa-The absurd humbug abou
garroters is pretty we'll exploded. 1t is We
ry we'll understood now, that there hav,
never been any such cases in the city. Tn,
report was started by fuddled old gents
who lost their watches in mysterious man
ner, and kept up by omnibus proprietors'ant
hackmen, to induce tlmid people to invaria
bly, tide home. There have never beef
any people garroted in the city of N. Y, ex
except those who have been found asleel
on stoops and cellar doors, and the CARROT
ers have always begun with their Shoes
". ". Spirit Of the Times.
The Oakaale Cemetery Company
HAVE an Office for the transaction Of business ii
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