Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-06
SUMMARY.

The Supreme court Of California met at
Sacramento on the 4th, ana decided that
the state debt is legal and eonstitutionally
valid.
The Artesian we'll Of Belcher d Bros, in
st. Louis is now 1920 feet deeper than that
Of Messrs. Dupont, at Louisville, Ky.
Senator King Of New York has presented
a petition to Congress for a law to establish
a system Of lightsto be carmel by vessels
navigating the lakes. 1t is needed.
The thousand and seventy-six persona are
engaged in the manufacturing Of jewels in
Newark, N. J.. The capital invested is
about one million and . half Of dollars.
The Atlantic Telegraphic Co., is to com
before Parliament with a bill to increase
their capital stock, or TO borrow on mort
gage. They are likely to be short Of funds
The marble statute of Daniel w ebster has
been lost at sea on its way from Leghorn to
Boston, on board the ship Oxford, which
was abandoned at sea in November.
Ex-President Tyler is lying very i'll at his
residence, Sherwood Forest, Charles City
TO-, Va. lie has been suffering for sew ersl
weeks past with a severe chronic attack.
Com HusKrR.-J. D. Heaton and W. A.
Clark, Of Dixon, H.:
They claim a set Of hammers and holsters
in combination with knives, and a double
pronged fork.
IIENvy STocK OPERATION. AT the stock
board yesterday. three shares of the once
famous Vermont Central Railroad were Of
fered for sale, and brought one cent. per
share. 1t was not a "time contra Ct" but
for cash on delivery. Boston Traveller,
Thursday.
FlRE.-The new Hotel at Preston MINES
ota was destroyed by fire a few nights since.
1t was called the Stanwix and cost from 10
to $4,000.
A new illustrated paper is about to he
started in London, on the plan of the Illus
trated London News, the pecuniary success
Of which doubtless, stimulated the establish
ment Of a rival. Alarge capital is guaran-
teed for the new paper which will bear the
title Of "Thc Illustrated News of London"
DEATH OF TIE MOTHER OF Gov. RIcIAKp-
soN.-We learn that the mother of Gov.
Vim. A. Richardson, late Of Illinois. and
now Governor of Nebraska Territory, died
at her old family residence, Montgomery
Plains, Fayette county, KY, OIL the 18th
day of January, aged 6s years.
Jerome Ravel, Of the celebrated Gravel
Family" met with a serious accident at Bos-
ton, on Thursday evening. While perform.
ing in a piece which obliged him to pass
through the air on a wire, about six feet
from the stage, he fell by the parting ofthe
wire, and broke two Of his ribs. lie con-
tinued to perform his part, Notwithstanding
the accident, but it will probably be a
fortnight before he is again able to appear
and resume the duties of his vocation.
WRITING IN MALEp NEwsrArEns.-The
British Government has made complaint To
the Postmaster General Of the United States
Of the large number Of newspapers from
this country which are made to serve as
Substitutes for letters, by having commune
cations written inside. The Postmaster
General has responded by desiring the Brit
ish post office to return all such newspapars
to the office at Washington, that the send
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their prosecution. The penalty for the of
been instructed to exercise vigilance with
reference to mailed newspapers.
MAID, WIFE, WIDow, MANIAC AND SUICIDE
WITHIN One MoSrH.-Miss Jex, of Clients,
KY, was married to a Mr.. Pegs on New
Years day, in two weeks from that dav,
her husband died ten days afterwards che
was discovered to be a maniac, in conse-
quence of excessive grief for his loss, and on
Saturday last the ill-starred lady strayed
away from home, and or Being searched
for, was found dead in the woods near her
home. She had hung herself with a hand
kerchiet to q limb of tree.
a Quick TRp.-The Nebraska Neus. pub.
lished in Nebraska Territory, under date Of
January 23d, says:
On Saturday of last week we received a
New Nork Tribune bearing date January 10,
1857. The paper had been on the road one
gear and sir days-one Of the quickest pas
sages on record. We lent the copy to q
friend in the post office to read for a mo-
ment, he mot noticing the date) was peru.
sing the latest news With intense interest
and avidity and begged Of US to preserve
| tho M nor for him oftor VIZ had Soossovolt
the latest news items. This we have done,
and We are now Though with the paper.
The following are a few Of the Oldest and
most populous counties Of Iowa. with the
number Of acres of land they contain and
the assessed value: