Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-17
ASrival OF the Ooty Of Haltim0re.
RsTING FROM ROPE
vuRTHER PARTICULARS oF THE ATTEMPTED A.
sAssssATloN OF LoUts NAPOLEON.

The Screw eteamership City Of baltimore
from Liyerpool arrived at New York ct
about 9l-2A NJ. yesterday morning. 9th
uItimo
Nothing further Of Importance had been
developed in regard TO the recent attempt
to assassinate the Emperor
A number OF Police agents had been dis
patched to London 10 make inquiries rela-
tive to the asssseins.
NJ Mason Thibault, political prisoner OF
1885, and n man Of extreme Republican
principles, had published letter in which
he absndons the party which disgrsces itseif
and rejects the flag which is so shamefuiiy
soiled with blood.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times gives the following synopsis OF the
report Of the surgeons who dressed the
wounds of the victims:
The wounds in general are small and
not deep-some are only skin deep, while
others descend into the muscles. In gener
al these wounds have but one orifice, which
10 Jagged The fragments Of the shell by
which the wounds were inflicted are angu-
lar, with intended edges and small; some
are not larger than pea, others resemble
broken nail or grain Of ehot flattened One
remarkable circumstance is the number OF
wounds received by the same person. Sur
geon Larrey counted twenty seven on the
body Of one soldier, and twenty on that OF
q young man who was an innocent spects-
tor in the crowd. The wounds ct hrrt
caused but little pain--so little that sever
sl persons seriously wounded we're NOT
aware OF the fact. A lady arrived from the
provinces, who was dangerously wounIed
In the face, the arm and the breast, thought
at first that the explosion was caused by
frework let off in honor Ct the Emperor
After some days the wounds became ex'
tremely irritable more SO than might be ex
pected from their small size. Some persons
who were near the projectiles when they
exploded had their bones broken and the
interior Of their stomachs torn open. One
rerson, who died in the hospital Laribois
ere, received large fragment of shell in
the abdomen. Fortunately such cases are
but few. Agreat number OF peesons were
wounded, not by the projeetiles, but by
splirters of wood or glass driven with great
force against them by the conclusion
Iu consequence Of the numerous com
missioners appointed to take evidence il
Fra &c and in foreign countries, the trla
til the end Of February.
The Paris correspondent OF the Londor
Times says:
"unheard.of efforts are being made by
this Government to find out u completely
between the assasains Of the 14th and Vic
tor Hugo and NJ. Charlss as yet, no proc
10 forthcoming, unless some may be founo
in the papers seized on your side Of thu
water. Madame Hugo is here now, witt
one Of her sons. They arrived two day.
since. Yound Hugo is resolved to take thu
oath at once, and present himself to thu
electors of the Sd arrondisse ment, in thu
place of Cen Cavaignac. This would be
serious event and, if the Government car
prevent it, Of course it will
1t is reported, on good authority, that tn
Emperor is firmly resolved to resist the ad
vice of those who advocate any further res
friction of the press. One rumor concern
ing the new repressive measure is, that tn
journals will be furnished with list OF Ger
tain subjects about which they must no
write ut all. and that law will be asked 70
empc ering the Government to imprisO
any person whatever for year, withou
bringing him to trial. This, however,
improbable.
In regard TO the obnoxious Belgian
journals which approved OF the attempte'
assassination, the lHoniteur has the follow
ing announcement:
"On the day before yesterday, the Bel
gian Government presented Police BIZ
concerning foreigners in the Chamber c
Representatives. Yesterday it laid anoth
er Dill on the Presto ent's desk for the mod
fication Of the penal code; the Government
proposes to extract from this bill the art
cles relating to crimes and offenses agains
international law, 50 as to form specia
law therefrom. This special law is to b
voted as urgent The Belgian Govern
ment intends prosecuting the newspaper
lie Drawsam and lie Crocodile"
The London Observer gives the following
result of the operations of the Leviathan
''She now ia within a few feet of the yer,
extremity Of the ways and at the ensuing
spring tides she will have amply sufficien
water under her to be fairly hoated. In
deed, on Wednesday, when there was
very good heap tide, she showed very live
ly symptoms of freeing herself from bond
age as if anxious to bound into her futur
element, and was seen to lift at her stem
and stern. As matter Of precaution t.
check her buoyancy, 1900 tons Of waite
was put into her compartments to keep he
down."
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