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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29
CANADIAN POLITICS.

The elections for members Of the Canadian
Parliament have been going on for over two
months in the different districts, and have re-
suited in an increase Of the strength Of the
Administration in Parliament The result, as
nearly as it can now be asccrtaincd, is as fol-
lows Moderates so Opposition 80; doubt
full 3. The Moloratos support the existing
ministry.
With no general issue to contend about, tho
Canadians nevertheless manage to infusc con-
siderable spirit into their politics and are
quite equal to their Yankee neghbJrs in ban
dying hard names. The "Rougos" and the
"Clcar Grits" are now the principal f4ctions.
Ia many cases tho choice between the candid
ates appears TO have been solely on personal
grounds. In others soctarian feeling ran
high. In Toronto vehement Protestant WAS
elected, while Montreal is 10 DO represented
by Romani,t of the ultra-montano school.
None Of the questions which occupied 50
prominent place in the eyes Of the public
before the election, have been moro than
slightly touched upon during the contest
The sat Of government question, tho IIud-
sons Bay Territory absorption, and the union
Of the Provinces, have scarcely received a
passing notice, while tho abolition Of Roman
Catholic soctarian schools, tho maiatainancc
Of tho national system Of schools and repre-.
sontation according to population, have beer
the great test questions with many candidates
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29
THE STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

'aIeu nluru'r'
THE STATE IEnPERA nee SOCIETY.
The Vermont Chroncle-onc Of whose
..t...-. ,,.. ... a.. ..;.
WIZ
mdrks a' l'iiows on the report and on tho
action Of tine Late State Temperance ; Jcietv's
Nrs.tip, ,, N,,tlril W. u,i,i, tb.r, i,
S4'' S'h7' ia Nhat Is 7dId ny inc 'hr1li'i@'
TIL" fr.oo ding, come to Us without the
signatures of the proper officers and a. they
were mot read ui approved by the meeting
except for the frat day. We notice some omis-
sion, and inaccuracies, which would doubt
less have been corrected had the record
been read for approval before adjourn
m.nt TIE word "stc," for instance,
is found in the first Rs tuition as adopted,
when the word "uts" will ha noticed in tho
amendment 49, originally offered by Dr..
Powers. Ih. chau.. is ult material but it
WAS not made, w. think. with the knowledge
OF the u,au'i.u. There Is also no Vice
Pr -dent for Windham County.
The discussion Of the first resolution occu-
pied large part Of the time nl the CJnv1n-
tiNu on luu-3uy aft rnoYn aud Wednesday
IL was opposed manly on the ground that II
!, ambiguous, uul IS it means that the us,
every rIrII-. vudt.r.r.--au INTERPRETATION
which the mlyr di,.himol though it is
o'il'utIy tl. one which tle lansuage nccea-
sr''y suggests. If it mans simply that if
alcohol is sid or used at all, it should be
| 'a don. without the sanction of law, or that
! There should he no law on the subject, any
NOR than there Is in relation to any other
| poison, 1t amounts to that Unrestricted use
ana sale which the opponents OF temperance
ANA rdms'II.rs have ever desired As pro-
hlhltyry measure, the resolution, it was
urS d, would - to overthrow the existing
law as the community were far from being
prepared TOR such step. II II is difficult to
carry mt effect the existing law, and right
Is clntrl! the matter Of agencies much less
could law be executed which prohibited the
u.s. OF alcohol for oay purpose 'r4aterr. Men
opposed to the existing Law may be in favor
oI ,dch measure, hut 1t IS, We apprehend,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

VERMONT George Campbell Of West
Westminster sold ten Spanish Merino Bucks
to =, to Buenos Ayr-s, South America. Three
y.ar. ,inc. he sold twenty Bucks and ten Ewes
% The SINE individual, and arrlns Hnents arl
now mad. for future expectations.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

Coon lIoBsr AND COOP PRroE.-We under
stand that Nj j. Merrill, Of Colchester, ha,
sold lis fist colt, well known among stock
breeders in this vicinity, to a gentleman Of
VI mr., 5u ny, A't,lml, hr the very hand
somcsum Of nco thousand s,1 huqdred dollars
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

PuBlIc DOCUMENTS. We express our thanks
to Hon. solomon Foot of the L. S. Senate,
and Hon, Homer E, Royce OF the liouas Tor
the receipt of valuable public documents.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

rllroea G.,,, r l. Perkins. ESQ. followed
lac i,,,..,...+;,,,. ,.,,,orls rr,p, / w Hawkins
W. ',,,,' ,..,...,s -. 80, ,,r,sa,,.
i. ''' g:.; rl,
TO IN relation 10 the lr'H.hl c'l"I'"h ~! l"c
temperance cause IN the state. the committee
Of Ov.rturae presented for the considcriti'
Of tho convention tn, following resolutions
~, ,,,t rh,t ,r~c ol,.b,l i, a poisun and
,., -.,..-,.,
therefore '",u'I IN n. case W. "s'U d. O'''''s''
wv i" .'''t' pU'"'''..,' A., f,l.,;,. o,,or5-
~ 70" rs pres 'u''' ''! '',l.'
Hon. IN. ns' FIR anr rnrno.o whatever, ought
NOT :, lo s,,ctionad hv law. "This amend
m ny e,icitcj m obIo and snirited discussion,
onI WINS fn,lIv ojortcd
Ill Tb %'5 cI DI' @ on nomination presented
tho li.t far officers M follows. which was
o o,io W., W. 0'''' U.s. 90 '''''''
ror p,,,;5,,,-Pov : Cbomberl,in
T,,o,,,rgy-JT,n II VI Bates
Scr,,ory-Rev II, p. Cushing.
rvrcrrryr CovylT1rr.
e G porkor- U-a,cri,,,y
I'm F F MORRILL, ltantp,ter.
Nm II Crrentor-N ortifeid.
Poy r II Stone
]. G. Slim. On IVatcr,nu
Roy. :. Oh uni rlnin, II. NJ Bates II.
j. , ''nI"g' A'-"0''''
CN,lonia Co.,, Franklin Fairbanks, St. 1ohnsbury
0rIa1n. Ic,,e C'orer, Ira bursh'
Es-cv Jonah i,tookt .Lnnen6ursh
l.l.1 .i'' Hf.'4 rl 's'-'' H.1I.i-,
q II C,',-,,,r pr.c,,rsy,ra
Pen-i,.,tsn Goo H. Tamm-nd, Bcnnin1t1n
Rr'lul H.ot ". Burt, Ca'tlot9n,
lI
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

TIE ScaR-zr FEVER is very prevalent in
the vicinity of Br1t,l-5Jro, and several cases
have proved fatal
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

A PLEASING REFLEcIioN.-I Now York
Evening Post says very truly at Is. withal,
a source Of pleasing reelection to taos. Of US
who laborod to defeat Mr. Buchanan, that
tho worst forob1dings INDUCED by his parti
zans in regard to Mr.. Fromont's administra-
ton, meyer warned us Of anything half so
foobla and uniformly unsuccessful IN every
thing it undertook as this has been, over
which their grey-hairod favorito pr,sidos."
ANoTHER POINTED RE5rEE.--Tao new dc
mocratic Governor ofPonnsylgania--Mr Bu-
chanan's own Stato-distinctly ropudi.
atos, in his inaugural, the administration
policy for raciging Kansas by fore
ing on it constitution which its poo-
pie have rejected by 10000 to $4,000
votes And this, too, Notwithstanding Mr..
Attorney General Black went to Harrisburgh
to endcayor to persuade the Governor the
other way.
\ DFftRENcE-The majority against the
Lecompton constitution, at the Kansas cleo
ton of the 18th, was 10 ,22j, instead Of l,2-t
as at first reported by telegraph. This is
altogether more probable,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04

al years Of age named Webster, Va
stabbed with . knife BY another Of the
same age, named w. Brown.
Three brother named Thomas Of
the town of Aishicott Mantiowoc
county, Wis, have been arrested on q
charge Of beating . Bohemian whom
they met in the road, no a. to occasion
his death. The Bohemian population
Of the town we're much excited, and
threatened TO lynch the parties, who
were kept in Jail for their own safety.
A young married woman named
Mrs. Stafford has beeu arrested at Ca
harras county, N. Y, on . charge Of
.oisoniug her husband. thereby caus-
ing his death. 1t was proved that she
had reason for desiring his death.
Mira. Catherine Potter was examin-
ed at Muskhcgan, Mich, last week for
the murder Of her husband, Christian
I'atter. by poisoning him. She was
held for trial and is now in Jail.
DR.. W. S. Hsiden, of Bryan county,
Ga, was killed on Saturday by his
sep son, George Land.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives the
particulars of q swimming race in the
river at which five hundred people
men, women and children-were con-
gregated not as swimmers, but as
spectators. Fifteen competitors enter
ed the water, most of them wearing
short drawers. The race was a mile.
Five dropped off after a short swim,
but ten held on for the mile, and the
race WAS won by Mr.. Bennett who
swain the mile in 81 minutes.
On Monday, the 23d ult., the wealth
er was 80 cool in Savannah, Ca, that
thick clothing was necessary.
The corn in the valley Of the Wis
consin between Madison and Prairie
du Chen, is reported to be greatly ill.,
jured by frost.
The extensive Oar factory Of J. B.
Page, in Wayne, Ashtabula county,
Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night. The building and
machinery cost about $4,000. A
large amount Of lumber and oars we're
lost.
Hon. Frank Blair, Jr., of st. Louis,
has given formal notice that he will
contest the seat in Congress to which
J. Richard Barrel has been declared
elected, on the ground Of fraud.
friedrich S. Cozzens, the author Of
the Spsrrowgrass papers, will represent
American authors in the literary con-
gress at Baussela, next autumn.
Charles Matthews, the actor. per-
formed l42 nights during his recent
visit TO this country, and his average
receipts we're Sl2O per night, making
IN aggregate of $4,000.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
The Judgeship.

WHAT THEY THINK IN CLINTON COUNTY.
The following letter is from one of the
most prominent citizens and Democrats in
Clinton county;
CLINTON CITr. Iowa, Aug. 3. 1865.
Mr.. EDI1oR: Let Democrats beware Of at
tempts 10y Mr.. Dillon and his runners in
Scott and Clinton counties to induce few
democrats to bring gu, candidate for
Judge, 80 as to weaken Judge Benne,t's
strength
Let no Democrat be made willing tool
10y Dir. Dillon for any such purpose.
Any Democrat who has any idea of apy
such M vernent for Dillon's benefit. would
do well to read again the old fable of the
monkey and the cat, in which is described
how certain monkey very adroitly used
the cats paw to haul the hot chesputs from
the fire.
Let Democrats keep clear of billions
tricks. or they will wake up eome morning
after the election feeling very much like the
cat III the 'abie. OAK.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04

THE; NEWS,

We have from Venezuela informa.
ton that the work of enforcing the
Anglo-Freuch Intervention has been
commenced. Laguayra and Port Ca
belio are In state of Blockade, and
are to remain SO until the refractory
Government accedes to the demand OF
the assa'lants. A large number OF
ccastlng vessels had been captured.
Intelligence of slight moment reach
ca US from Mexico. 1t merely con-
hrms the reports already received. 1t
10 stated on the authority Of letters
said to have been received by Gen.
Degollado, that Zuloaga has abandon
ed the Government but this story is
an old one, still lacking veritcat,on.
The Government has telegraphed to
Charleston, through the War Depart
ment, to the U. S. Marshal Of that
District, to have the negroes on board
the slave brig Echo removed to Fort
Sumpter, about FIVE miles from the
city. Arrangements are to be made
for their restoration to their native
land. Twelve Of them have died since
the capture of the brig.
Much excitement is growing up in
New York, in consequence Of the mys-
FERROUS disappearance Of Mrs Brennan.
daughter Of the late Col. Crane of the
army. Mrs. B., with her mother and
brother, on the goth Of July, came to
New York city in q ferry boat from
Staten Island, and when they parted.
agreed to meet At 4 o'clock on the
boat. Since that time noth;ng Re-
been heard of Mrs. b., although every
possible effort has been made to f;nd
her. nun
1t has been aacertained that . 70
man answering the description Of Mn.
brennan was seen on the evening Of
the goth Of July, crossing on the Sta,
ten Island Ferry boat; on arriving At
Quarantine, she wac seen to get into =
carriage, followed by stranger, who.
It u thought, had concluded with the
driver of the carriage to rob her. or
even for . more diabolical purpose
anc that on offering resistance, thew
murdered her and sunk her bodv IN
the river. Nothing has been seen or
heard Of the stranger, the diver or the
woman slncs that evening, and there
~ teaseas % feat that the woman Va
~ - aad Aas aho has beon fosllt
T1Ha.,sA y s.s>.r IN, Y
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
proclamation.

w HEaEAS, by an Act OF the Sew nth Genera,
~ AS M ~ 81 The State of low. en- tiled !,
Ac' resisi' ~ am nding Il " fCoda and e,r
'hf p'o"i 'irs II elec ion ing cincies in OF d
IssiRn ~ ms and cortes ing ei,c,iops sp,r, 81
al 'Fch rs 'S5o, it was male the duty II the
ioi al leas' tnieiy - D, gen al e'ecijoa
70 Issue sis pro c'ama'ion. t.signating All he oacns
70 he led by The Of al The lie tors IN che st,,e
OF os IN electors In any Judi, ;. Dist lex:
no" therI re. I, Ralth z L,w. DoSernor ~ Tho
"a VI NV, 40 ~ us my j. ocla nation yubi sh
@u Ga e, IN the next t,ene al e'ect! n 10 h.
no IN tbis State o.. tn a. OND TIL sD4Y IN
uOtobsh next tn f, owing Offices are to be filed
% vote Of sli the elect Of this State In wit:
III once Of Secretary - state;
The Office Of Auditor OF & ste;
In flice Of Tire .surer of s Ate:
TIE ONO " Attorney Generals;
IA once "l H. gis'er Of Stste Land Once;
er Improve rent ' NV
And the fol owing ocee are to b. filled by vote o,
ec.ors OF edcn OF the eleven Ju icis tricts OF
tnis state - tabfshed by act of tn. said neral
Assembly to-wi;:
me o'fic3 Of District judge.
Tne ONCE Of District Attorney;
ton. - "ous"'
whereof al citizens aud officers concerned par.i,
notice, and b. ,verned acco dinghy
In testimony W ereo, hive herern.,. s..
my hand. and a1ix ID the Great sal -
49, tns 8 ate of Iowa "
LIS. Done At Des u. iaes this ninth d.v -,
gust A. ID ISIS Of the Ind pen ience q,
s a.s oaued states the SD, anu OF this
By the Governor. E. LOWE.
.,uo.,A., ELIJAH 6ELvS
~ - = W secretary Of State
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
Surveyor Vandover W tho Philadelphia
Platform and thu Republican Fsoss.

Re 'olped, That the Constitution confera
upon Congress sovereign poUer over the Ter
ritories of the United states, etc.-Ph;ladsl.
phia Platform.
Popular Sovereignty 10 . humbug.-N
y Tribune.
Popular Sovereignty Is an exploded dog
ma.-B"riingtom Hauk- Aye
Popular Sovereignty is an exploded hum
bug.-Davenport Gazette.
Upon the question Of Popular Sovereign
ty have no difference with Mr.. Leffingwcll
and the Democratic party. - Tauiluey's
Speech at Davenport.
l will vote for the admission Of q slave
Stat provided it 10 the wish Of the people
to come into the Union with a slave consti-
tuition Wanderers Speech at Deihi.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
THE aEsT AhD CHEAPEST
IURSE AND CATTLE. FiEnICINE
~ Trr World.
siGaG's Ointment, and Condition Powder

for Purity Miifn1ss. le,tatatg ead TAor97i1h.
ness SLo.N ulNTIAaT Greets and ID r,I.sa, H..
p=rs edias nu rthF wi t1n.hts s.cd lianirnts NJ =
IA US '"T u following dls ewes.
ETe-h wcun's, galis CT E!l rad, sprsius btu'-
crScs''' hAaiS r rhpr". vi.ass.4, y j.. f. cnI!g~
spsv'os, eusy i-tata tiiftst, = sins isr,s e.
AID crlei 3, i.uIacT q q scTatch,s and sfe.se
msrRe -lr n drsten1iHf
'Es Pow Ds viii ruIDove al !; fanroati,n and
fever, I'nriS III t~cd lg9stn the 4su cleanse ihe
~afe-, anh strengthen eve ptrt OF II body guo
has y owed a soTeielsn remedy for The following
d.seas
Dist. rnper, hiis bopri. less o. a1Iefite, Inward
fifatEs, Yellow water, iifaruIaItgn III ihe " ~ IA
tigne On hard exn'ci, alse ffeBul.l ~ c6mn.0r-
" CALI ~ ,omp.aiut, III lrr.as I'D taia4 IA
many valuable horses I'D this nrtrF. u IL at4,
at ard O. rtaiI remedy f3r 4r4s and Colds
when Generate so .nany iises5aa,
WALTER q sto.E.
:. i-lHai Proprietor.
Grand Dept, q solth wator = n ba srneut o,
the Richmsnd Honso Che.go, il.sasie, ard sola S.
Lesfly every town ~ al the y .4trill BATES
Al WlolrSsls Drupe Is sell the medicine ~ our
regular wholesale prices,
FOR H0RSf5 AND CATTLE,
sLois'S Instant kEIIEt "a truly Gtes Penedy
Halt 70 cen bcst,e Df oan' iastaot atlief gtvfr
In pint "f rs-rn water So IA fails cure Hors.
OF common Collie in try hi Ia txt!Gne cssps
repeat the d. ee In teen minutes
Far B'usss, Straits. s. rains. a1f MANY otber IN
Jrilae GA Hnrfcs Cstt Il aId other anmsi., SlosE'g
Instant Ee LEI prs dig rect cure, Many pe.sons
IA re been AstOri htd Tfness tfe rapI cures e.
tscied nv the rsc NJ inis Won1t rful medicine
taugI-lh~6m
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
81 the f.llo ainS piscss
STATE CANVASS.

The Hon. J. n. EI.Lw .OD, Democratic candidate
for Attorney elerAl Of III State Of Iowa, viii sd-
dress tn. people At thu following places, 10 wit
Adj, September 3, 3 o'clo~t.
,oxvii~, S.ptem.e II, O'Clock.
Oskslposa, Septem .er 10, O'Clock.
ntdyvilie, september III, O'Clock.
OttumsA, crpt,mb.r 10, 3 o'closk.
Fstih I'd, September Is, o'cioek.
K,us uqna September 10. IL O'Clock.
" Madison. S.p'emo-r II o'clock.
x -okuk, sep'e nb-r ~, I O'Clock.
Bu,i.nston, septic NIB ~. o'clock.
4uscsttne, sept mbrr ~, O'Clock.
DsvenpDrt. Sept~mb E ~, CLOCK
Lyons, september -, O'Clock.
Dubuque Septsm ~, Is, O'Clock.
Iowa City, OCTOBER 9, ! O'Clock.
Hon. 9. A. MOE. Republican candidate for
Attorney On raj Is Invited to DO present and dis.
suss the Issues b.fore the people.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04

hAIk hkSTnRATlVE We are pleas, L TO De abb
TO record the sai faction Of patrons, aer tris
ot An article Adveriised in our columns. We hay
the abstraction to know several Of our re,cers who
oave used Prof Woods Halo Restorative, and pro-
nouncei It to he just wat the advertisement say, /,
i5. We have several personal ac1ualn. snces, too,
who We gray heaird-ttey have tried It, and now
tn r hai restored to its "riginsl color AMI they
willingly sdd their testimony to It's efficacy and m
give further into NATION 10 others desiring IT, This
So AIS vel! fer she article and We aavise all who do
not *ish to appesr g-ay-hea ed 10 use Woods Hair
Rest rative.-- rtstern Patriot
Sold by sll good rugIis j.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
MMSscGy.

I}ROF. WoLLNER ofG rrnanr, who has for
= tie iast Two and a h IL years had charge he
I'psf'tnest OF insru rentai music Ia th' TROY Can-
l:iehce 6ced my, West foultney W., has made this
ny lbs oern nent home, and off 70 his professional
service 70 be ctz Of Davenport aul vicinity, u;-
ON tho following terms
Rates OF ms rucfon per sesS'o" OF ten weeks at
Lessons per week-Piano or Me,oieon $40; violin
Ia cla SIS. 70, Musical Composition and Thorough
Bass, go 10 add ion 70 the shove, instruction ia
ofsred 70 q - Ia German q. S. per term OF 10
WEEKS, Lessons 4 week
Instruction will BIZ given At Wollner's Mus;c
Rooms, No. !, Forests Bio Corner OF 81 and Per.
~ streets
Sh MD any desiring Instruction On the Piano cr
Melodeon al their own homes, they can be aScommo-
dated at an extra charge IS So per term
FREDRICK WOI.LHRR
Pianos tuned BY the year or otherwise.
lf29-d1mo
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04

AlmAst every body ha, h ard OF Msnn's Aqua Il a.
SIM the attention OF cur numerous readers IL d.
rected to tae advertisement found is m her coun
OF us paper, f the high esttn. alton thst ,s pla ed
upon THIS, tn gfea est 'emejy knorn to modern
s''efce. We haze never known any oth-r me ieine
in a. iarae share prbc confd nee in 80 ,hort
time as this has done. If mag bs iov-4i 10
Ju'se by whatwe read but I'll . hculd b. 8, ficrnt
particularly when see suc1 testimonials comiag
II In men # uadoub ed v"racty fran s art. o. the
country. TIL re be no dou but tia, IL Is one 81
the greasest discoveries the ed cal world and de.
serves the appreciation and esteem OF our readers
and NJ uiis >oIs by all 90 d drugci ia
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04
County Work Houses.


the reasons for the neglect Of our State
Legislature, in adopting efficient laws
for the County prison system Of Iowa.
Under our present law the prisoners
are confined in our county jails, for pc.
riods ranging from one week to one
year, without any employment to
divert their attention and reform their
habits. In the night time they are
confined to their solitary cells, and in
the day time they congregate in the
halls outside the cells, aud employ
their time in profane swearing, vulgar
anecdotes, and in connecting schemes
Of escape or of future crime, when their
term Of confinement shall have expir-
el. An idle head is the De, lis
work shop" Many prisoners are con-
fined in jails for assaults, intoxication,
and other trivial offences, whose gener-
al characters are otherwise good, but it
the Jail, with no employment, they as.
,ciate with murderers, burglars,
thieves and the worst kind of criminals,
aud listen to their language, learn to
sympathize in their plans, and ulti-
mately, by the Infection, become hsr-
dened and degraded as the most infa-
nous criminals. Our county jails are
hotbeds for making criminals, instead
OF Furnishing aud reforming them.
Under the present system the ex-
penses Of maintaining our jaiIs arc |
enormous, and are becoming greater
and greater yearly. The State Demo-
cr"t has repeatedly called the attention
o. the Legislature Of Iowa to the evils
Of the present system. Now the pris-
toner's earn nothing, the county pays
for their comfortable support and prls-
oners graduate from these jails as igno-
rant OF industrious habits as they were
on entering.
The immediate effects of the work
house system attached to the tails.
would be the relief of tax PAYERS, in
'educing the expenses of the system
o mere nominal sum, as it wonld be
elf supporting. The prisoner would
'arn enough to pay his board, his fine
md all the charges incident to his i'm.
'r'sonment and what is more impor.
ant he would be constantly engaged
q honest labor, and perhaps for the
'rst time in his life learn the rudi-
nen's OF a trade that might, and often
'A' proven to be, the means Of secur
ng him an honest life in the future. :
In the States of Illinois, New York.
Connecticut and most Of the older
'tatea such system has long been I
10 uses and has been found to h. tho
'ery best way Of puuishing and refor.
ming criminals, and at the same time
the County of taxation for
heir support.
In Connecticut the work houscs are
Under the supervisor of the County
Judge and County Commissioner.
whose duty it is to Gee that the ner.on
Keeping the Jail treat. the prisoner.
properly, renders . just and true accom-.
Of their time and labor, and in oths, /;
'spect' conforms to the provisions Of.
'ne law IN his discipline. Prisoner. ara ::
allowed fifty cent. per day for
their labor, what they earn. A.
ter paying the costs and an..
becomes their own money. He,a
: offered an incentive to labor.
laa = labor 70 moi persons, /. NOR. :
I. ssses'its y soisS1siasst prisoner.
|. sead 70 y nort srdeels ana -.
|peolaot & tStAtiAe ~. q 49,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-04

STEM PLow.-At Chr.s'iana, Pa a trial
OF Fawkes' new steam pillow was made re-
Gently in a meadow having tough fod
which had never brf)rs. been broken The
iron horse walk ed into it with comparative
ease. dra awning six plows. cutting six feet elk
inches in width. aud six inch. deer, the
engine working under pressure OF only
sixty pounds to the square inch which is
about half the pressure u-ed on former oc.
casions in blowing In soft stuhbles with the
same number of plows. The plows work
ed beautifully, turning over the sod with
sinoothness and Uniformity which could not
be exceied by any other process