Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-24
The Election will be held on
Tuesday, October 10Th.
THE NEWS.

We learn from the Galena Adverh-
ser that a bloody fight occurred at Vim
cgar I'LL, 10 Davies county, on Sunday
last. A man named Skehan was shot,
and 80 badly wounded that little or no
hope is entertained Of his recovery. lie
has two pistol balls in his abdomen
lust below the pit OF the stomach. An
other man named Ryan, who was shot
ut the same time, had a frightful
wound, the ball striking him in the
fieshy part IF the hip and glancing
down towards the calf Of the leg, OF
which he died on Tuesday. Two of
those supposed to have been concerned
in the affair young Skehan and Mahan)
have been arrested.
A shocking affair occurred on Thurs
day in the town ofCalais Vt. A young
man, about ls years Of age, named
Ariel Martin took his rifle in the morn
ing. went into a ncighboring haying
field, put himself in ambush, and AS
Mr.. Wheelock, the owner made his APP
pearance to work, shot him
deliberately through the heart. Mr..
Wheelock fell at once, and in five min
utes breathed his last. Martin lmmedi-
atcly hurried of to another farm, where
lie met a hir d man named Ainsworth,
and after exchanging a word or two
with him, shot him also. Ainsworth
staggered into the house not far dis
tant, and died in about an hour and a
half. The neighborhood became
alarmed and Martin took to the woods.
He soon, however, made his appear
ance in the road and was arrested. On
being questioned why he had been
shooting these men he replied, " be-
cause they were mean men, No
cause can DO assigned for the horrld
act. There had beon no difficulties be-
tween the parties, and between Martin
and Wheelock a considerable degree
Of intimancy had existed. Doth of
the unfortunate mel were young and
had families. Martin has always been
considered rather weak-minded, but
has never been considered insane
The affair is undergoing thorough
investigation.
A horse railroad is proposed in State
street Chicago, and the press of that
city is engaged in discussing the ques-
ton pro and on. The arrival Of the
brig Black Hawk and Bark Chieftain,
from Chicago at Liverpool is
ced. The vessels went by the Lakes
and arrived at their destination with
ont the loss of a rope oil shipping a
sea.
The Coroner's investigation of the
facts and circumstances attending the
shocking catastrophe which happened
on the Erie Railroad, near Port Jeryis,
on Thursday night, by which six per-
sons were killed and between thirty and
forty wounded, was concluded on Satur-
day evening. The jury in their verdict
find that the catastrophe was purely &C
cidental, and, furthermore, that it was
one against which ordinary care and
foresight on the part Of those having
charge Of the train could not guard.
A clerk in Wheeling, Va, a few days
since, in emptying a sack Of Rio coffee,
discovered in the middle of it two
small cotton bags or purses. On ex-
aiming the contents of one of the
bags he found a note ON the Royal
Bank Of Brazil, with the characters of
1000" purporting to be payable at
that institution for value received, da-
ted 1887 !; also a piece Of silver coin
about the size Of a quarter of a dollar,
OF Brazilian stamp, issued under the
reign Of "Petros H." and dated 1887.
The contents Of the other bag proved
to be twelve "yaller boys a little lar
ger than our dollar pieces, also of Bra
lillian coinage, and marked very plainly
with the figures 800" 49," and 49,"
The effect of tho Frazer River gold
excitement is already beginning to be
felt in the increase Of emigration to
California; there was quite a number
Of emigrants among the c ovid on board
the Star of the West, the last steamer
from New York to California.
We find in the Baltimore papers the
proceedings Of ameeting Of slavehol-
ders ON the eastern shore Of MARYLAND
held in Chestertown, Kent County, on
Saturday last. The meeting was
" called to take into considera-
ton tho proper measures to be adopt
ed to promote the better security o
slave property" &C., and was numer
ously attended by leading Citizens
The direct cause for calling the meet
ing seems to have been the belief that
there are living in the n~eighborhood
some few " mischevous and evil dispos.
cd persons who have secretly and clan.
destinely operated to induce slaves to
abscond, and in some instances, to aid
them in escaping" and it was resolved
unanimously not to traffic or deal with
any man who will not 'openly anc
plainly, without limitation or modi6
cation, express his detestation Of every
thing like tampering with slaves to as
sist or induce them to abscond."
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