Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-07
xi,i stRaresa the people At
THE NEWS.

A New Orleans paper says Of the over
flowed district known as the Bell Crevas
&C." that the spot looks like . desert. Not
blade Of grass appears where once was
smiling plantation verdure. The ground il
furrowed into every shape, and the chan
mel OF the crevasse is wide and deep enough
TO form respectable river.
The extensive paper mill Of Thomas Rice
jr., at Newton Lower Falls. Masa., was to-
tally destroyed by fire on Sunday. Loss
$l6 900. nearly covered by insurance.
The typhoid fever, which had assumed
an epidemical form In the Penitentiary at
Columbus, Ohio. has 30 far subsidized that
that the Chapel is no longer used a. an
hospital.
There was roit at an Italian Lager
Beer Garden. on Fifth Avenue, New York,
between fifty Italian organ grinder, and a
party Of Irishman. Pistols and knives were
used freely. One Irishman was killed in
simultaneously. two OF hers mortally wound
ed, and Others severely injured.
The lion-killer. julius Gerard, in letter
descriptive Of q campaign against mon
strous lion, states that in the Algerian sub
division, Bona, there are at present no less
than six Of these ferocious beasts, who have
destroyed in one year ten thousand head OF
cattle. In his hunting excucursions. Ger
ard now makes use of the Devisne bullet,
which explodes in the body of the animal
Mr.. Hughes, the inventor of the late
printing telegraph-dubbed Professor" &C
cordng to the absurd American custom of
dis6guring IN some way a man Of note-is
. native Of London, England, whence his
father emigrated to this country while he
wss child. He perfected his instrument
1t Springfield. Tenn, where lie was teach
ing music, His father. resides at Clarks-
vile Tenn.
Camden, Arkansas, was visited by de-
structive fi-e on the 18th, which destroy ed
fifteen buildings. involving a loss of over
100000. The principal sufferers were
Toney 4 Stone. the Esgle office, Wilmoth
d Jornsn, Griffin 4 Green, B. +. Jett Il Co,
Block 4 Fiebleman, Hodnett, Green 4 KEEL
lum. N. J. Wilson 4 Co., Mr.. Thomas.
Rainey 4 Daily, Green 4 Bullock, and the
Court House.
A remarkable little genius, Author Ma
polean. IL astonishing the English by hi:
performances on the piano. He appears to
be what the excellent Mr. Crummies W ould
call an ''infant phenomenon OF course, b.
10 coming to Americs-all phenomena turf
up here in the long run.
TheS Louis Republican informs US thai
Lonfsllov's Hiawatha has been set to music
by Emile Karst, of St. Louis, and is now
sung 1t the hall Of the Mercantile Library
Association, in that city, by troupe com
prising leading soprano, contralto, tenor
and baritone. The accompaniment is il
part orchestral. and part upon the piano.
Itis considered great and striking novelty
A Southern paper mentions that Hon
Shsrard Clemens, who was severity wound
ed in the late duel with O. Jennings Wise
y not likely TO recover. But the paper
adds: "Mr. Clemens was q prominen
member of the Methodist Church, and i
constantly surrounded, and every possibl
attention paid him by his religious asso
ciates, as we'll as othsra" Think Of that
duelist "prominet" church member!
Vincent Hall and James Gaffney, VIII,
had been found guilty Of the murder Of F
J. Hinton, near Carrolton, Green county
were hung on the 3Oth September. in tn
pressnce Of On immense crowd. They boil
admitted the killing. but contended that i
vas done In self defence.
r. r. IxTELLIGEScE-The Mimi Transit
r. Co have completed. Is miles Of tn
track, and are now entitled to the first in
stallment Of the State honda issued for rail
5 road psspossa resg ~ g
Ground was broken and work commend
Cd on the Southern Minnesota Railroad .
L. Crsssat last week. %
The Keuosha (Wis.) 7r;Jssae informs d
thAt track laying a the Ksnosha and Rock
/, 1esd Railrosd had reached Fox river. Tn
I. laying Of the track will BE- dslayeda few
days ct that point, until the completion o
~ Fox river bridge.
- Arailvay commission. appointed by tn
Hssssh government upon the subject Q
1 Sailvags state in their rspest to TIE Enpe
n. that IN dngis year there vas one pei
- iajafsd n he United Ssatss ont Of 1888,
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