Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-04

rewarded in our search. A couple Of
very pretty and interesting demolselles
proceeded us by a few yards. A por-
tion of the sidewalk fronting the ruins
# the St. Clond, corner OF Main and
Ninth streets, is raised above the rest
aud being comparatively dry, is usually
chosen by pedestrians. This portion
Of the walk has openings, which are
covered with iron gratings, except the
last one, which is covered with boards
between which there is an il terstlce a
couple or three inches in width.
The damscls approached this spot
in the blithest Of humors. They were
spreading the music of tone and laugh
ter--no I.clond lowered upon the
roseate horizon Of their futures sky.
They approached-they walked on
the aforementioned boar l-covered
excavation.
There was scream
We looked up. One young woman
had clasped her skirts as if trying to
dislodge dozen rats which had taken
possession Of the sacred and mysterious
precincts of crinolinc and snowy liuen.
What was the matter = que
ried we Of the seemingly at-possessed
lady. "A man aman W was the re-
ply, and one delicate hand left the
skirts and pointed to the hole. We
investigated the phenomena, and sue
ceeded in unearthing the biggest,
blacklist, buckiest kind of niger
As he was biggest by about.two thirds,
and could outrun us, we let him slide
which he did 10 magnificent style over
the debris of the St. Cloud till he dis
appeared in the direction of the river
How long the darby had been
engaged in this species Of astronomic-
al invcstlgations-or how many ladies
had walked over the spot without hap
penlng to spy a niger in the wood
pile" transcends our knowledge. We
leave this to our readers imaginations
The moral we would draw, is that
ladies' should shun that spot and others
of thai ilk
The Butler County Transcript of
the 25th says the decision of the
Supreme Court in reference to the
School Law has had iireful effect
upon the schools N that vicinity. The
school in CIarksvil!e stopped in conse-
qucnce, and others in the vicinity
were discontinued.
In various parts OF the State the
people arc refusing to pay the school
tax levied under the law, and some OF
The county collectors are receiving the
taxes, minus the school tax. But
where they do this, they do not give a
tax receipt, but only an acknowledge
ment OF SO much on account Of tax
ANAMosA i. Owe learn that
Amos Ii. Peaslee, Esq, has been
appointed Postmaster at Anamosa,
oOhCo
Wo'F HUNTINc.-Thc following al
venture of Gov. Baker, of Clinton, VIZ
clip from the Maquoketa Erceisior.-
How about it, Governor.
This animal has two values soinducc
its capture-First: its own worth and
the fun Ut hunting it Second Both
III these times desirable attalnments
at least SO thought our Clinton friend.
few days since. The facts are about
these:
As the GOvernor was strolling over
! the pralrlcs short distance from the
, city limits looking tor game, he sud
denly came upon some suspicious our.
; rowlngs; after careful investigation
he came to the conclusion that "wol
YES" must inhablt those diggings. Be
, my near nlghttall, how to proven,
their escape until means could be pro
cured to capture them was naturally
his first thought. Casting about him
he found nothing could be had short
of two or three miles. Twas the bes,
: he could do, SO off posted the Goper.
nor and IN due time returned with q
8 back load OF rails and an axe, with
which he soon etfectually plugged W
the doors to the evolves" dormtory
Returning home, be communicated
} his tuck to a few friends, who decided
to go on the morrow and have ian an
cient wolf hunt" Tomorrow the
Governor and friends, with severa
paddles, were on their way, arriving
they found everything o, H., and at i,
they went. The light soil was as easy
Of excavation by "wolves" as by pad
dies, the latter doing the utmost fol
several long hours. After having due
large "cellar," their prospects began
to brighten, game certainly was neal
, at hand, the hunters ANXIOUS for the
first shot closed up. All was silent
Paddy diggs quicker, stops, he hears a
noise and Is scarce out of the way be.
fore bang it goes-the shot from TIE
'wolf" took effect as the Governor car
signify.
Moral-Never look for wolves in
skunks' holes.
f BOARD OF EDucATIoN.-The State
Board adjourned Saturday last. The
5 Board sat their constitutional term
! twenty days. They passed a curative
, act, the purpose OF which was to re-
enact that portion of the School Law
| declared unconstitutional by Supreme
Court, leaving the system Of common
f schools with county superintendent
ETC., just about as the last Legislature
fixed it. The Board elected Thomas
, Ii. Benton, formerly Superinfendant ri