Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-14
THE NEWS.

A serious accident happened to the
eleven o'clock X. |. tram thursday
night. The engine ran of the track
in passing over bridge about three
miles west Of Peru, breaking through
the bridge to the bottom OF the creek,
killing the engineer and dangerously
wouuding the fireman. The ear nm
medlatoly behind the engine went over
killing a horse valued at 81 900. The
engine lies bottom side up. Addition
nj particulars will bc found IN another
column
As the "Wednesday morning inward
bound passenger tram on the Chicago,
Alton and St. Louis Railroad was pas
slug the city limits Of Chicago at 8 y.
NJ, newsbov named Cornems Barry
attempted TO leap on the cars while
they were running AT reduced speed,
and missing his footing, was thrown
across the rail, the wheels passing over
him, shockmgiv crushing AMI mang-
ling him, killing him instantly. De-
ceased was sixteen years ct aye, and
resided with a brother al %, Clinton
street, in the West division. An in
quest was held ~ Coroner Hansen,
aud the verdict of accidental death was
rendered The warning IN one often
repeated, that il Is dangerous To at
tempt to get upon ears ia motion.
Ca Monday afternoon at Chicago
an elderly man, German, named Fer
lnand Crittcndcn, was drowrcd, of
the foot of twelfth street, in the |. {.
K. :. basin. He had gone in bathing
with two others, and had challenged
them to swim with HIM, and it is
supposed was taken with sudden cranp.
His body had not been recovered.
A little glrl named Elizabeth Hast
ings, daughter of William Hastings oil
Chicago died day or two since from
the effects OF eating toadstools. Sew
eral families in the North Division
have been taken sick lately from the
same cause.
Recent adyices from the Frazer kiv-
or gold regions contradict the gloomy
description given 10y the London
Times OF the rcpulsivc bagrenncss des-
olation aud Siberian trigidity OF the
great valley Of the Saskatchewan is
false and imaginary. Instead OF a
blank and bowling wilderness, as the
Times has described it, this vast and
heretofore generally unknown region,
according to the evidence "of one OF
the earliest travellers" An experienced
royagear and practical man" is an cx-
cceding beautiful, attractive and desira
bile country. This experienced eoYt-
.qcar and practical man says that the
Saskatchewan, except that lis waters
are "turbid and whitish, lis one of the
grandest rivers rivers in the world =
that "the banks are perfectly caarm,
ing, and OTTER IN many places a scene
the fairest, the most smiling and the
best diversified that can be behcd or
imagined-valleys agreeably cmbower-
ed and cmbrowned at evening and at
morning 10y the prolonged shadows OF
the hills and of the woods which adorn
them"-in word, picture Of bcanty.
purity and salubrity which "pours
contentment and JOY into the soul OF
the enchanted spectator '
Recent adyices from Europe state
that the spectators in the stock of the
Submarine Gable Company have made
handsome thing out of it,
Persons who bought the stock at
the rate Of thirty per cent on its nom
mai value-on account of the inclem.
ency OF the wcather-wll have made
quite nice operation. We should
not wonder If, among the earliest news
transmitted over the line, it should be
announced that the stock was at q
pretty high premium. That is a very
good beginning of the influence Of the
Atlantic telegraph on the stock mar
ket.
The determination Of the English
government to leave the chastiscnen
oil the Jlddah assasns entirely to tn,
forces OF the Porte created some sur
prise in Paris.
The return of the Emperor of Russi:
to st, Petersburg from ArchangeI wa
accompanied by the publication of
ukase restoring the Bible societies tn,
privileges they formerly possessed, bu
Of which they deprived of by the lat
Emperor Nicholas.
Accounts from Tegernsee speak ia
vorably of the improved health of tn
King Of Prussia, but hold out no hop
Of his Majesty being able to resume tn
reins Of power.
The China advices, dated at Hon,
Kong on the 7th of June, report tn
already announced success Of the allie
st the mouth Pei-He. President Blu
sAaaaa's letter had been received B,
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