Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

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r.llabe, and OF The NEST encouraging
character. Doubters must cease to
doubt, and Join in the general rejoic-
ing IN the good news that the rail. oad
i. com ng. Aud with it new 'mpe-
tus to Central Iowa-men to Till the
ore hundred thousand Wild acres If
jasper county-who will develop her
immense resources aud make her great
in wealth and power. The following
we take fom he Chicago Democrat:
"The Mississippi L. Missouri Rail
road has just completed a negotiation
for it's bonds, of considerable amount,
at a very tan price. With the mon
ey thus obtained. the Company have
bought and sent forward 5000 tons of
iron to be laid we OF Iowa City. the
present western terminus of the road.
Including the Muscat'ne branch, this
road has now lO7 miles in use. Tween
" miles have been completed since
the panic. The road has land grant
winch is not embarrassed at all 4l7,-
900 acres are in the p session Of the
company, and from $4,000 to 100, 900
aces more will be acquired 81 the
road progresses" -Jusper Free Press
AMERICAN TIMBER FOR THE BRl1>
ISL GovERSM4 NT.-Our forests are
yielding their riches for the forts and
war ships of Great Britain. John
Bull has received in the past three
years from this country thirty large
ship loads Of a superior white oak,
f-om the line OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, on the Allegheny
Mountains. Three hundred men are
now engaged, near Cheat River, fell
ing and preparing this timber, which
is worked up i'll England for guu car
,iages. Brother }. furnishes J. B.
steam cvli.drr presses and gun stocks,
and We hope Will Lever have occasion
to take the guns or stocks away from
her, uness the g umber m sbehaves
himself in the San Juan affair." in-
ci,tl,oh Press.
"VAricAN."-Mary who see this
word may not understand its import.
1t is a pie of bui di gs, covering a
space oil 1900 feet in length AID l4OO
in bread h, on o:.e If the seven hills
of Rome. The site was once the
garden Of the ban ba Gus Nero. Early
IN the sixth ce' fury the Hi,hop Of
Rome erected there an humble dwell /.
ling. This has been add,d to by
one Pope after another, until it Is
now one OF the most spacious and
magnificent palaces, stocked with
paintings, statues. books aud antiqul-
ties Of tue la,est kind.
A BLACK REPUBLICAN CRITICISM
OF DANIEL WEBsrER.-A Boston
correspondent of the New YO,k
Tribune, furnishes the following crit
ical sketch OF Daniel Webster. Old
line Wings who now swear by the
Tribune will make note ont:
"Daniel Webster was born in
New Hampshire, from which place,
having been starved out by his credl-
tors in early life, he came to Boston,
where be was owned for thirty years
by a few corporations, who, then
finding him damaged and expensive to
keep, sold him for $4,000 to a New
Yo'k comp any, who soon put him
off to the slave power fer a promise
OF the Presidency. he last purchaser
having Ct the article Gid not pay
the consideration, and there being no
means OF enforcing the contract
either in federal or State courts, Mr..
Wei ster retired to Mar4htield, where,
having 'sot on Mr.. Winthrop, he
died, and was buried with great
pomr. He was then duly canonized
by Mr.. Everett, and his statue by
Powers, an exccrable caricatuIe, was
set up in the State House yard, caus-
lag much speculation among the
members Of the general court, whcth
er it was meant for Pericles, Pompey' 8
Pillar, or the Razor Strop Man IN a
mood Of wrapt contemplation, or, if it
is Webster, whether it is Daniel, Noah,
or the Professor. Opinions differ.
A respectable tailor attracts good Gus
tom by advertising that he did not
make the pantaloons, on his statue.
"Mr. Webster was good lawyer,
moderate statesman, poor diplo-
matist, and at one period Of his life an
orator. From this latter complaint,
however, owing to full feed ng. he re-
covered. His private life was adorn-
ed with some virtues; he WAS first
rate judge of chowder, the English
classics, and old otard; he was an
expert fisherman, though timid in a
boat !; poor shot, and had the best
hog IN Plym outh county. He attend
ed church with considerable regular
i'y, and his respect for the Methodist
, clergy was great. He hated a lean
OK, an untitled can, and Abbott Law
renee. He loved brook trout, Peter
Harvey, and his country. He left 10
his iami y splendid legacy Of unpaid
detts, and a sincere love of good
liquor. He was good looking man,
Powers to the contrary notwithstand
ing. The great army and innumera.
Bile company Of American insoIvents
viii, continue throughout all time to
hail him as their august apostle, and
will treasure his memory and copy bis
example With sffect!ora fidelity and
respect. To all good lite boys and
Presidential aspirants the chief lesson
Of his life is, O,cn ThystH"
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC NoMrNA.
TONS. The Kansas Democratic State
Convention winch met ut Lawrence