Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-26

and powerful. The tcslings Of the
Mosmons ore evideatly undergoing .
change, bat the leaders arc still hostile
to the United States amthorities, and
throw obstacles in their way. They
are also endeavoring to raise an Indian
war. Many Of the Mormon people are
in wretched condition, and some Of
the women are without proper cloth
ing.
The Galena Courier states that on
Monday morning last the Chicago
bound passenger train Of the Illinois
Central RaiIroad, struck IN aged man
named DeNeur, At Warren, throwing
him distance Of thirty feet, and kill
ing him instantly. When the man
was seen, every effort was made to stop
the train, but without avail. The nn-
fortunate man lived at Nora, and il said
TO have been deaf.
We learn that passenger train from
Galena TO Cairo, on the Illinois Central
Railroad, met with An accident about
two and half miles north Of Mendoza,
At IL o'clock last Thursday night. The
engine, tender and two baggage cars
were thrown of the track, and the en-
CINE plunged down an embankment
some forty feet. The fireman was badly
injured, but the engineer, although he
went down with the machine, was
not hurt. The frt passenger car was
thrown from the track, but not turned
over, and none of the passengers we're
injured. The accident Was in conse.
quence Of the removal of rail, which
10 supposed to have been done as our
informant expressed it, "by some evil
disposed person :" but IS we should say
some devil-disposed person.
The following, from the St. Paul
Pioneer, shows that the Red River
proved Red Sea to the grass hoppers
the present season:
1t seems that about the Goth of June
the grass hoppers rose in the air, and
in q body attempted to emigrate east
Of Red River but 10! and behold
their ambition exceeded their ability,
and down they all fell and we're drown
cd in the Red River, whose surface
they covered to the depth of three OF
fonr inches! This has improved the
fisheries on Red River, and the fish now
caught, it is said, are gloriously fat
The drowning of the grasshoppers,
therefore, not only rejolced the hearts
Of all the people Of the Red River Of
the North, but even the fish must have
shonted with gladness at the plentiful
feast spread before their maws. otis
an i'll wind that blows nobody any
good"
The Crescent City Oarocle says
About dozen of our most enterprising
citizens start for the mines, on Monday
morning, and although we regret the
loss Of their pleasant and interesting
society, yet we can but admire their
energy, and the determined manner in
which they set out to give battle to the
tediousness Of the times.
The season is somewhat advanced
for undertaking such trip, but the
stout resolute hearts OF the little party
will be match for all the hardships
and danger they may have to cncoun-
ter, and the heartfelt prayers of many,
Mill quietly arise from the heart for
their prosperity, and safe return. The
news we have through both public and
private sources, leave no doubt with
us, but that we have within 500 miles
Of where we now write, gold mines,
equal to those Of California, with a
climate much warmer than ours, where
work may be carried on in the dry
diggings all winter. The valleys have
rich soil streams abound with fish,
and the mountains and valleys with
buffalo, elk, deer, goats, sheep and 9th
er wild game. The road is fine, smooth
and through valleys all the way, with
few hills and no mountains to cross :;
no hostile Indians to encounter. and
the distance so small that a man, on foot
may carry enough provisions from the
farthest settlement to last him through
on the road.
From the Dominican Republic we
have intelligence of the entry Of Santa
Anna into Santiago on the LIST inst. :;
the dissolution of the Government, and
the flight Of the President Valverde to
Turks Island. The State appears to
be in anarchy; business is suspended ;
the Government money discreditcd.-
The next proceedings of Santa Anna
were anxiously looked for.
A great mystery disturbs the peo-
pie of Sag Aarbor, L. l. Last Satur-
day a brig was seen off Montauk, south
ward, but quite near shore. Her move
ments were not closely watched, butan
hour afterwards she was not to be seen.
Soon after her disappearance was no.
ticed, boat containing nine men land
ed, left their boat in the surf, and got
Mr.. Gould, whose house is the only
one in the vicinity, to take them on to
Sag Harbor. They made much dis
play of their money, which was all
Spanish would not ride quite into
the village, and before dark had char
tered boats and men to set them over
to the Connecticut shore. Soon after
the first boat landed, another landed
near the same spot with thirteen men
on board. These professed that they
had become separated from fishing
smack to which they belonged. They
went up to Sag Harbor stragglingly,
seemed anxious to keep out Of sight,
and on Sunday one Of them died.
whether these men were mutineer. on
board vessel which they had scut-
tied, or were the officers and crew of
asiaver, who had divided their gains
and sunk their vessel. tho v;ll.o..s -.