Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-20
THE NEWS.


The amount Of the indemnity which
China is to pay to the United states lie
$500, 900.
Judge Ingraham, of New York has
Just decided that the property obt aimed by
taxation, can not he taken by execution
against the corporation Of a city. when
such property has been, ami by law is, d.
rected to be applied for public purposes,
that is not in the property Of the corpora.
ton, but is held by them for the public use.
and the remedy to enforce claims against
them by judgement can be exercised only
against the property acquired from some
other source than by taxation.
The Deseret Necs Of Sept. 9Th, has
an account Of picnic attended by Brigham
Young. Gov. Cumming. and their families.
at a romantic spot in Big Cottonwood can
non. There was music, dancing and singing
| and perfect equality and fraternity between
the Mormon and Gentle Governors.
Two hundred thousand pounds
weight Of woran's hair is annually sold in
France, AMI the price paid for it is usually
| elk cents an ounce.
Queen Victoria is about to present
to the emperor Of China a steam yacht Of
the finest construction and thoroughly
equipped. The idea of presenting to his
pig, tail majesty an English war-vessel, is
very like that Of shaking before the terri
fled eyes of an urcti in the rod with which
| he has just been chastised.
In the New York market the excess
Of capital over the general means Of invest
ment begins to have its effect upon the
| stock market III which the general tendency
| at present appears to be toward higher
prices. especially in the dividend paying Sc
curities, which are in more demand for in
vestment. State stocks in particular are
very firmly held, and the sales Of the past
week have been quite important.
The anthracite coal tonnage of the
four leading transportation lines in Penn
sylvania, this year. has been 3, O97 ,055 tons,
against a total of 3 .l43 .04s for the cores
ponding period last year.
Secretary Cass-we learn from the
Washington papers-is again detained from
his official duties by severe illness but no
serious results are anticipated.
\ few weeks since, says the New
Orleans Crescent, we mentioned as Singh
lar circumstance. the marriage of German
widow, in the third district to her fifth
husband-not one OF the previous four hav-
ing outlived his wedding year. Well few
days since, the fifth husband took the yell
low fever, and died.
While some workmen were digging
in a marsh on the land Of John McElthone,
in Ellenville, Ulster county New York they
| discovered several huge bones. One is
portion Of a aw bone, the others are evil
Ienrly portions of leg or thigh bones. They
are al! much decayed, having apparently
been under the soft mud for ages In the
most perfect preservation. 1t is the tooth
OF a granniverous animal, and measures
seven inches in length acd three in width
These bones are undoubtedly those of
rnastadon of the largest size. such bones
are usually found in places like this
Those here discovered are said to be five
or six times larger than the corresponding
bones of any living animal, and are in con-
formation unlike them.
On the LIST inst, the village Of New
Tim, some so miles west of St Peters, ON
the Minnesota river, was visited by most
fearful storm, lasting only few minutes,
but during great damage. Six buildings
were entirely destroyed 10y the storm, and
not single building in the place escaped
without injury. One building was lifted
from it's foundation. and carried some
twenty-five feet, and turned over on its
side. Another large house Of the best in
the place, not finished, was moved some
six feet. and badly raked and injured
Several others had their walls rem: and bro
ken. A kitchen built up against a house,
was entirely demolished and tie cook stope
hurled across an entire block-the pipe being
driven so far that it could not be found a,
ell! The Post Office was kept in store,
the front of which had large windowa-
These were broken by the violence of-the
wind. and the contents of the building con.
sisting of the mail matter, dry goods ETC.,
were gathered in its embrace, and scattered
over the prairie in every direction! Many
OF the letters we're entirely lost
A stage owned by a citizen Of Traverse.a
brother.in law Of the Messrs. Klein Of Saint
Peter, was standing in the street at the
time, and was carried distance of tw enty-
five rods, being literally torn to pieces
the wheels even been broken from the
axlesl
The damage in figures has not been
stated yet, but it must be heavy loss.