Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-13
At TWO O'CLOCK, r. NJ,
at the following places
THE N II VS..

A correspondent of the New York
HerGid writing from Kingston, jamaica
on the 10Th ult., says The situation
of the planters was never more precar-
Gus than at present as regards labor
Slavery Is prohibited. and the non-ar
rival of coolies has fairly changed the
minds and position of planters. sol
dIcrs demand their ratlous and pay,
which the planters grumble at paying
and the discomfort created will afford
an abundance Of work for the Secretary
Of the Colonies TO concoct and carry
into effect. The crops are abundant,
weather favorable, island healthy but
taxation on the planter has grown to a
pitch which sayors much Of separation
or revolution.
On Thursday Of last wcccl,, says the
Peoria Transcrt, two men named
Jerry lline and Robert Tuttcn, miners
at Wheclcr's coal bank, about eight
miles from this city, started down the
river in skill, destination unknown.
They were seen about o'clock in The
evening in Pckln, aud as near as can
be asccrtaincd, must have lett about !
o'clock, both under the influence Of
liquor. After they had got near the
middle pier Of the railroad bridge, u
lady who was watching the boat. states
that she saw one Of them drop an oar
overheard; and In trying TO recover it.,
lost his balance and was not seen after
wards. Ii was not very long before
Tuttcn was again in the City irving 10
get assistance, but owing to his incbri-
alton no attention wes paid to his story
Tuition was missing the next day, aud
il was generally supposed that lie had
run away, but the miners turned out in
a body to search for the body OF lines.
The search was unsuccessful, but Sat
nrday about I 0 clock L. NJ the body
of Tuition was found one mile below,
and on Sunday the body of his com
rade, lines They were both single
men.
Five persons were snn-struck in the
city OF Peoria, III, on Wepnesday.
From our Southern exchanges we
take the following items:
The stock OF coffee IN New Orleans
at the close OF July was SIS ,o12 bags.
A decrease of stock oil $83,725 bags
compared with that date OF last wear.
During the week ending tue 3lst
,,l& 81 IL
hhds sugar, and 100 bbIs Moasses.
The Delta says of the general business
OF that city
For the season OF the year there has
been great deal of business done to-
day. The depression and dullLcss OF
former years do not attend the course
of trade at this time. 1t is observable
that there are large receipts of produce
from the West; that, with the suga
and molasses almost daily arriving,
keep the general market moving
OF the new cotton crop the circular
of w. L. Wright saws
The report from the cotton growing
districts vary somewhat From tn, |
Atlantic States, AS well as the Uplands
IN all, the accounts are favorable, The
recent seasonable rains having benefit
ted the plant, and the prospect OF Ill
yield is highly promising. From the
low lands, in the largest cotton grow
ing section, the accounts are contradict
tory, and..we hear is me injury by too
much rain, &c. Taken as a whole,
however, the progress SO far is satisiac.
tory, though it is by no means as early
as was expected, and on this point
there is good deal of disappointment.
So far we only hear of five bales of
new cotton, all at n W Orleans, one of
which was sold on Monday last at lac
per ID.
From the annual abstract of returns
of the militia of the United States e.,
1857, transmitted to Congress in ac.
coriance with the act of 1903, by the
Secretary OF War, we learn that the
grand aggregate in all the States, Ter
ritories and the District of Columbia,
is 2,755,726. OF this number about |
100000 are infantry, 10000 cavalry.
$4,000 artillery ond 81, 900 rifles.
We see by the Burlington Ha,oAeye
that wheat is in good demand at Is
cents per bushel.
The Dubuque Herald says that there
is band of villains in that city who
seem determined to burn it up. Fires
are becoming an every day occurrence.
The weather at Dubuque is the warm |
est ever known.
The vote on the Railroad loan in
Jones county resulted in its defeat by |
Two to one.
The crops Of wheat corn, DC, in
Ksnsss, arc said 70 promise enormous
yields. A Ossawatqis correspon.
am d 10 ~ tsui1 Osmssras writes